Participants were asked to judge people based on their accents alone to determine how likely they were to commit crimes or do ...

From the approachable Northern English accent often associated with openness, to the Glaswegian accent which can be ...

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have revealed accents that sound 'guiltier' than others. The research, which was ...

Researchers have found that people think a Geordie accent sounds more guilty than others. The study by the University of ...

British accents can vary hugely — and face positive or negative stereotypes. Listen to these five British accents and see if ...

Accents influence perceptions of guilt, with those judged as "lower status" being considered more likely to commit crimes.

The fact those speaking with a Received Pronunciation (RP), seen as posh, accent were perceived more likely to commit a ...

Speakers of some accents perceived as working class including from Liverpool, Newcastle, Bradford and London risk being stereotyped as more likely to have committed a crime, a study suggests.

A University of Cambridge study, in collaboration with Nottingham Trent University, sought to understand people’s perceptions around 10 different accents across the UK – and concluded ...