[14 July 2017]
We are delighted to announce that the School of Psychology has been successful in its application to host the British Psychological Society Scottish Branch Undergraduate Student Conference in March 2018. |
[26 June 2017] CuttingEEG 2017Well done to everyone involved in organising this year’s event, which took place between 19–22 June. Professor Philippe Schyns said: “Many thanks to Marios Philiastides, his team and support for organising what has been the most successful conference so far in terms of number of participants, diversity of topics, prominent international speakers and participation from the audience.” |
| [23 June 2017] “Your Multisensory Brain" with Stephanie Boyle The Question of Perception lectures bring experts in brain science and perception to Glasgow Science Centre to talk about the science behind our new exhibition - Question of Perception - and to explore how our brains work. Wednesday 12 July 2017 18:30–21:00 details:www.glasgowsciencecentre.org/special-events/ |
| [22 June 2017] Congratulations to Dr Niamh Stack who has received a Teaching Excellence Award in Individual Excellence from the College of Science and Engineering. The awards are given to individuals who demonstrate excellent teaching practice throughout their work and who have made a significant contribution to learning and teaching in their subject area. Dr Stack has played a leading role in shaping UK undergraduate psychology education nationally through her position as Chair of the BPS Undergraduate Education Committee (BPS). The award was presented at the Graduation Reception on Thursday 22 June in the Kelvin Gallery. |
| [21 June 2017] Congratulations to Lorna Morrow, Maxine Swingler, Phil McAleer and Niamh Friel who are the recipients of the first Paddy O’Donnell Teaching Excellence award, for their project entitled “My anxiety levels rise just flicking the pages”, which addresses statistics anxiety in Level 2 Psychology Students. The Paddy O’Donnell Teaching Excellence award was set up last year in memory of Paddy’s immense contribution to Psychology at Glasgow. The award provides an opportunity for individuals or groups to be recognised for an outstanding contribution to the missions, values and priorities in learning and teaching within the School and the INP. The award was presented at the Graduation Reception on Thursday 22 June in the Kelvin Gallery. |
| Psychology at the University of Glasgow is rated very highly for research and teaching. In the 2014 UK Research Excellence Framework, Psychology at Glasgow was ranked #1 in research intensity (jointly with UCL) according to the Times Higher Education. We earned the highest grade possible (4*) for a very high proportion (44%) of research. For teaching, we are consistently ranked 1st in Scotland and in the top 5 in the UK in national league tables, such as #2 in the 2015 Guardian Universities Guide. |
The Subject Area of Psychology spans two colleges: - the College of Science and Engineering - the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences |
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