By Emily Rayfield Conversion courses, such the MSc in Experimental Psychology at Sussex, are unique experiences, and in lots of ways unlike both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. This is because you are covering diverse UG modules at lightning speed. Before…
Yearly Archives: 2017
Tips for prospective conversion course students
Tagged with: Academic Writing, Advice, Conversion course, Experimental Psychology, Masters, Postgrad
Posted in Masters research
Posted in Masters research
Why I recommend trying something outside of your comfort zone
By Tamara Albaja How did I discover my inner passion for working with children? Two words, ‘Social Detectives’. What is Social Detectives? Social Detectives is a structured yet flexible curriculum and teaching process that focuses on social skills development using…
Surviving or Thriving? Lifelong mental health in children with chronic physical illness
By Ekin Secinti Chronic physical illness affects large numbers of children and families. Worldwide, 1 in 5 children has a chronic physical illness, including arthritis, asthma, cancer, chronic renal failure, congenital heart disease, cystic fibrosis, type-1 diabetes, and epilepsy. With…
King Lab goes to Westminster
By Dr Sarah King Last Tuesday was Posters in Parliament, a day organised by the British Conference of Undergraduate Research, to allow students to visit Westminster and present their research to Members of Parliament. Robert Tempelaar, who spent the summer working…
A Student Voice
Watch the second episode of the psychology vlog to find out how Psychology faculty listen to the Student Voice. Prof Robin Banerjee (Deputy Head of School), Alison Pike (Director of Teaching and Learning), and Dr Richard De Visser (Director of Student…
Tagged with: Academic Advising, Evaluations, Module, Student Experience, Undergrad, Vlog
Posted in Uncategorized, Undergraduate
Posted in Uncategorized, Undergraduate
Life as a postdoc – 10 things to consider
By Dr Christiane Oedekoven I am currently working as a postdoc in Chris Bird’s Episodic Memory Lab after doing my first postdoc in Tuebingen, in a more clinical setting. Of course, every lab is different, and obviously not everyone…
Thesis Boot Camp
By Molly Berenhaus Right before the holiday season, I decided to attend the doctoral school’s Thesis Boot Camp and was pleasantly surprised by how much I accomplished and learned. One limitation was that the writing workshops mostly catered to the…
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