Northumbria Psychology Department

11/07/2024

Congratulations to all Psychology students at Northumbria University who are graduating today. We hope you are very proud of your achievement.
Departmental staff hope you all have a great day celebrating with family and friends

14/03/2024

There are lots of events taking place at Northumbria University for University Mental Health Day. Why not take this opportunity to discover more about Northumbria's support services and meet representatives from mental health organisations?

19/01/2024

Book your slot!

22/12/2023

18/12/2023

We’re proud to announce we've been rated gold for student outcomes and silver overall in the latest Teaching Excellence Framework – a national measure of teaching quality. Our rating is thanks to our inspiring teaching and research-rich education and the outstanding range of opportunities this creates.

The Teaching Excellence Framework is run by the Office for Students (OfS) and aims to encourage higher education providers to continuously improve and deliver excellence in the areas that students care about the most: teaching, learning and achieving positive outcomes from their studies.

Read more over on our website https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/news-events/news/tef-2023/

20/10/2023

https://www.bps.org.uk/psychologist/careers-festival-back-bigger-and-bolder

The BPS Psychology Careers Festival is taking place soon. Register for the live stream access below.

The British Psychological Society’s Psychology Careers Festival is back for a second year and this time around promises to be bigger and bolder than before.

18/08/2023

Congratulations to everyone who will be joining us in the Department of Psychology. We look forward to meeting you.

Congratulations to all students who have accepted an offer for Northumbria today!

Your University journey starts now! To discover your next steps and begin preparation for September, head to our website: https://orlo.uk/4jfPd

If you are looking for a place at Northumbria University, our Clearing hotline is open from 8AM to 8PM, call 0800 085 1085.

18/07/2023

The British Psychological Society will be holding their Careers Festival online from 6th to 11th November 2023. Throughout the six-day festival, they'll be hosting careers sessions across different online stages where you’ll hear from inspirational speakers across a broad range of disciplines.

They’ll have talks from a number of individuals at different stages of their career, from a variety of different backgrounds.

You will be able to explore the world of ‘hidden psychology’ - occupations where psychology is applied, and they'll be running workshop-style sessions so you can practice some of those key employability skills required, when transitioning through your career journey.

They will also be hosting an employability fayre, and sharing hints and tips with you about how you can best prepare for a career in psychology!

Early-bird registration
Sign up now to receive a discounted price and free access to all of last year’s pre-recorded festival sessions.

If you are a current Psychology student at Northumbria please look out for an email from your Programme Leader which will give you an early bird code to use to bring registration cost down to £4 (from £13).

Throughout our six-day festival, we’ll be hosting careers sessions across different online stages where you’ll hear from inspirational speakers across a broad range of disciplines.

14/07/2023

Congratulations to all Psychology students who are graduating today. We hope you are very proud of your achievement as we are proud of you!
Have a great day celebrating with family and friends 👩‍🎓👩‍🎓🧑‍🎓👨‍🎓🎉

12/05/2023

Well done to all current final year undergraduate students for completing their degree. Have a good time at the Graduation Ball this evening.

27/04/2023

A big thank-you to all students who nominated a member of staff from the Psychology Department for a Student Led Teaching Award for academic year 2022-23. Your nominations are very much appreciated. Staff had a great time at the awards evening tonight.

11/04/2023

Our MSc Health Psychology, MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology and MSc Occupational and Organisational Psychology are all eligible courses for these bursary opportunities!

50% tuition fee reduction for up to 50 Extraordinary UK/Home Masters students.

Apply Now https://orlo.uk/5uB0f

We’re thrilled to be offering our 'Master Your Future' Scholarship. A new and unique opportunity for you to join us on a Full-Time Masters in September 2023, with a 50% tuition fee reduction on one year Full-Time eligible courses.*

If you’re ready to make a remarkable impact on the world and you’re interested in one of our eligible Masters courses, are a UK/Home student and meet all of the terms and conditions, then apply now. *T&Cs Apply.

The deadline for applications is 16:00 on Friday 14 July 2023

21/03/2023

Free toiletries on campus today !

The Access Funds Team and Northumbria Students' Union are hosting a free pop-up market offering a range of toiletries to help reduce your weekly shopping, available to all students. Visit Escape on City Campus between 11:00-14:00 tomorrow! https://orlo.uk/StudentPopUpMarket_S0IPo

09/03/2023

Today is University Mental Health Day.
There are lots of free digital resources to support your mental health at https://www.unimentalhealthday.co.uk/

Northumbria University is also holding a marketplace event and wellbeing workshops.

Marketplace event and wellbeing workshops

To mark the occasion, Student Life and Wellbeing will be running a Marketplace in Student Central on Newcastle City Campus between 11:00 to 14:00.

Join us to share your favourite affirmations on our Kindness Wall and hear from student support teams, including Counselling and Mental Health Support, Student Accessibility and Northumbria Sport.

You can also take part in our wellbeing workshops or sign up to future sessions on Body Image and Eating Distress, Avoiding Burnout, Stress and Worry, Relaxation, Social Confidence and Getting Things Done, to help you deal with the pressures of university life.

The workshops take place either at City Campus or online via Teams and are open to all Northumbria students on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Also see your student portal for further mental health support.

We can't wait for you to join us for this year's University Mental health Day on Thursday 9th March 2023. ​ Together with your university communities we can make mental health a university-wide...

03/03/2023

27/02/2023

This week (27th Feb to 5th March 2023) is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week which aims to raise awareness of eating disorders, the symptoms and where to seek support.

The BEAT website has useful resources and support

Eating Disorders Awareness Week (EDAW) will be back 27 February-5 March 2023. This year, we'll be focusing on eating disorders in men.

26/02/2023

RESCHEDULED UNTIL 19TH APRIL DUE TO YELLOW SNOW WARNING (Or would it be snar?)

Pitmatic and the language of coal miners

Calling all former coal miners!
We are supporting researchers for a university project on the language of coal miners, called Pit Talk or Pitmatic.

On Friday 10 March researchers from Nottingham Trent University and Manchester Met University will be at the Gatehouse in Durham Miners’ Hall in Flass Street, where we would be very interested to talk to you about words you have used down the mines.

If you are interested in taking part, please get in touch with Natalie and John.

E-mail address: [email protected]

23/02/2023

UNDERGRADUATE CONFERENCE 2023 NEXT WEEK 28th Feb - 3rd March 2023

Please join in celebrating the achievements of the final-year undergraduate students.
Everyone is invited, Foundation Year, 1st, 2nd, postgraduate students, staff and of course our main act the final year undergraduate students.
Even you the audience can be a winner. The people attending the most sessions of the conference will enter a raffle to win a prize. Come to be in it to win it.

Why come:
We have workshops tailored to you!

• Learn about the Placement Module
• Meet some of Northumbria Psychology Alumni
• Networking opportunities
• Information sessions
• and many more opportunities...

SIGN UP HERE that we can order enough food https://forms.microsoft.com/e/2yqDfqdmjx

Please also come along to the info sessions on the 28th.

• Info sessions will cover the Placement module
• Dissertation/Project Module

See Blackboard announcements and emails for full details of the programme.

Let me welcome you to this year's Undergraduate Conference showcasing our final year students' project. We will have talks from level 6 students, staff and workshops supporting you for your future careers- No matter what level of study! Why come along?  Foundation year, level 4 and leve...

16/12/2022

In January 2023, Waterstones bookshop in Newcastle are holding a launch event and panel discussion about a new book about mental health. Some of you may be interested in attending. Booking details are on the photo.

24/11/2022

As part of our Cost-of-Living campaign, we’re offering FREE breakfast to Northumbria students across ALL campuses. Grab a bowl of cereal or a couple slices of toast in Habita to fuel your morning lectures or library session every weekday between 9-11am 🥣🍞

Or find your nearest Cereal Bar for a FREE snack to keep you going throughout the day. Our Cereal Bars are located at the SU, Library, CCE, Coach Lane, and London Campus and are open from 11am Monday to Friday. If you are an Amsterdam student, you can access FREE breakfast vouchers – keep an eye out for more info from Northumbria University 🙌

17/11/2022

13/11/2022

🥳🥳🥳And we officially have a website store up and running. Our amazing website designer has done a fantastic job. You can order to pick up or for delivery. Not all of our books that we have in stock are up there, but we are working away at it! If there is a book you want that isn't on the website, just get in contact, and we'll let you know if we have it, or if we can order it for you. We hope you like it as much as we do.🥳🥳🥳

www.featherbedbooks.co.uk

We would really appreciate it if you could share this post to help word get out. :) Thank you for all your support.

P.S If you spot anything daft or have any feedback, don't hesitate to tell us :)

08/11/2022

The National Education and Training Survey (NETS) is now open!
Encouraging psychological profession trainees to complete the National Education and Training Survey (NETS)

Health Education England’s National Education and Training Survey (NETS) is now open and will remain live until 30 November 2022.

In 2021, over 25,000 learners completed the NETs, but only received 82 responses from learners and trainees across the psychological professions. We’re seeking psychological profession leaders and educators who can help increase the psychological profession response.

Dr Adrian Whittington, National Clinical Lead for Psychological Professions at NHS England and Health Education England, said:

"If you are a trainee psychological professional, we want to hear from you. The annual National Education and Training Survey (NETS) is your chance to have your say about the ups and downs of the psychological professions training you are undergoing.”

This means Health Education England can learn and respond, so that training carries on improving. Please take a few minutes to respond to the brief survey, or your voice will not be heard!"

NETs is open to all undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as apprentices in training undertaking a practice placement or training post in all healthcare services across England.​

The NETS is unique and offers a multi-professional window into the environments and services in which the current and future healthcare workforce are training and working and can identify emerging and escalating concerns.​ The survey gathers opinions from students and trainees about their time working and training in practice placements and training posts, asking them to provide feedback on what worked well and what they think could be improved.

Every survey response, across every profession and location, counts and helps to improve the experience of current and future students and trainees. To complete the survey visit the NETs webpage.

https://poll.hee.nhs.uk/s/nets22/

The NHS National Education
and Training Survey is now open

The NETS is your survey. We want to hear from you. Your diverse skills, experience and knowledge will help us to shape the future of education and training according to those who understand it best.

The NETS is the voice of the health workforce training and working in health and care services across England.

The survey takes just 10 minutes to complete, and your feedback is vital in ensuring that all learning environments are safe, inclusive and support healthcare professionals to work together to deliver the highest standards of care.

Please take a few minutes to take our survey.

08/11/2022

Let’s celebrate Psychological Professions Week 2022

Spread the word about Psychological Professions Week being held on 14-18 November 2022 and register for the free Psychological Professions Network virtual conference on www.PPWeek22.com

Whether you are a psychological professional, a person with lived experience, a member of the public, a workforce lead, a policy maker, or just interested in the psychological professions – everyone is welcome and encouraged to get involved.

This week is an opportunity for us to celebrate the psychological professions. It will also strategically help us to ensure we can achieve the ambitions of the NHS Long Term Plan by delivering a 60 per cent growth in the psychological profession’s workforce by March 2024, for the benefit of service users, families, and carers.

In England, the psychological professions are a diverse group of professions whose work is informed by the disciplines of psychology and psychological therapy.

The Psychological Professions Networks in England is a network with over 12,500 members providing a joined-up voice for the psychological professions in workforce planning and development, as well as supporting excellence in practice.

To find out more and to get involved, visit www.ppn.nhs.uk follow on Twitter or download communication resources.

Welcome to Psychological Professions Week! Register for the FREE virtual national Psychological Professions Network (PPN) conference events, taking place from 14-18 November. Click here to register.

14/10/2022

The British Psychological Society are holding a Careers Festival from 31/10/22 to 05/11/22 with webinars giving lots of details about careers in psychology. It looks really good.
Full details are here:

We’ll have talks from a number of BPS members at different stages of their career from a variety of different backgrounds.

07/07/2022

Congratulations to all the northumbria psychology students graduating today! As a department, we’re Immensely proud of you all and thrilled to be sharing the day with your family and friends 🎓👨‍🎓👩‍🎓🎉🎉

20/06/2022

Hi everyone. Please take two mins, if you are a current UG student, to complete out short survey on student social opportunities and sense of departmental community. Much appreciated. https://nupsych.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1LJLcZpM1ua17F4

20/06/2022

We're looking for current students to give us their views on community in psychology.

Students in psychology tell us that a sense of student community could be better. It would be appreciated if you could please access the following link to share your thoughts and any ideas you have for helping us foster a greater sense of student togetherness and community

https://nupsych.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1LJLcZpM1ua17F4

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14/06/2022

07/04/2022

Well done to final year undergraduate students who submitted their project reports today. I hope you are proud of what you have achieved.