We continue the series which introduces important role-holders in the School of Psychology and Counselling. This week we meet the School’s Director of Research, Dr Eleni Andreouli. As the School of Psychology and Counselling Director of Research (DoR), my job is primarily to support colleagues in their research and to nurture a constructive research environment.… Continue reading Meet the Director of Research in the School of Psychology and Counselling: Eleni Andreouli
Professor Paul Stenner leads the Culture and Social Psychology group in the School. This blog outlines some of his recent research activities, including the presentation of an international lecture and the publications of new chapters and articles. This August, Paul Stenner (Professor of Social Psychology, OU) gave the ‘Innovations in Psychology Lecture’ at Aalborg University,… Continue reading What do professors do all day?
Rachel Penny, the School's Director of Teaching, tells us about an online event for our students and provides the links to access it. The School of Psychology and Counselling recently hosted a Student Hub Live event to welcome new and returning students. Session topics included starting well on your module, meeting members of the central academic team, ‘unpacking’ assessment… Continue reading An online event for Psychology and Counselling Students
Dr Zoe Walkington from the School reports on a conference on policing research. This week I attended the annual conference for the Centre for Policing Research and Learning. This conference invites police officers and staff to come out of their work place for two days to engage with talks and workshops alongside academic colleagues, and… Continue reading Learning from success, near miss and failure: A psychologist at the Centre for Policing Research and Learning’s annual Conference
Sarah Crafter, the pathway lead for the Doctoral Training Partnership in Psychology, talks about applying for doctoral funding. Students have many different reasons for wanting to do a PhD but figuring out the process for applying for doctoral studies is a bit of a minefield. This is partly because applying for doctoral studies is a… Continue reading Understanding the Doctoral Training Partnership: A guide to getting funding for a PhD in psychology
