By Alexandra Schmidt Who are the Psychology Student mentors? Student mentors are both undergraduate and postgraduate students, who have been trained to provide information and support to other students in the School of Psychology. We can offer information and support…
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Junior Research Associate in the ChatLab
By Madeleine Weaver This summer I took part in the Junior Research Associates (JRA) scheme in the Children and Technology Lab (Chatlab) http://www.sussex.ac.uk/psychology/chatlab/ with Professor Nicola Yuill. The JRA scheme is an 8 week programme designed for students who are considering post…
Tagged with: Autism, Conference, JRA, Research, Undergrad
Posted in Research, Undergraduate research
Posted in Research, Undergraduate research
Exploring Kindness as a JRA
By Alessia Goglio Being a Psychology undergraduate here at Sussex enabled me to explore different domains of interest in this fascinating subject and to develop my passion for “Positive Psychology”, the field that studies what is good in life. Among…
Tagged with: JRA, Kindness, Poster Presentation, Research, Student Experience, Undergrad
Posted in Research, Undergraduate research
Posted in Research, Undergraduate research
My JRA experience at the EDGE Lab
By Alexandra Schmidt Over the summer I had the pleasure to be part of the Junior Research Associate scheme and conduct my first own piece of research in the EDGE lab. I got interested in the scheme when I visited…
Tagged with: JRA, Research, Student Experience, Undergrad
Posted in Research, Undergraduate research
Posted in Research, Undergraduate research
Psychology’s Ingenious Bar
We work hard to provide a great student experience for our students. We also want to make sure that there is always a place where you can tell us how to make your time at Sussex even better. That place…
Tagged with: Faculty, Masters, PhD students, Student Experience, Undergrad
Posted in Student Experience
Posted in Student Experience
Student view: studying Psychology at Sussex
By Leila Davis When I began studying psychology at Sussex in 2015, my biggest fear was how I would cope with the research and statistical aspect of the course, and generally whether I could cope with degree level work. It…
Final Year “Retreat” Programme 2018-19
It’s back and it’s bigger and better than ever – drawing on student feedback from the January and September 2017 events, we’ve put together 3 events over your final year to provide extra support on careers, wellbeing, and the dissertation.…
Welcome to the School of Psychology
As we start the new academic year, I am delighted as Head of School to welcome our new cohort of Undergraduate, Masters and Doctoral students to the School of Psychology at Sussex, and to welcome back our current Undergraduate and…
My Colourful JRA
By Katie Barnes Even before coming to Sussex, I was aware of the work being done by the Sussex Colour Group and knew that I would love to be involved in some colourful projects one day. The JRA enabled me…
Tagged with: Child development, Colour, JRA, Research, Student Experience, Transferable skills, Undergrad
Posted in Uncategorized, Undergraduate research
Posted in Uncategorized, Undergraduate 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…
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