Department of Psychology

Time has flown by so fast – it feels like I started last month, but here we are, in July with the end of my placement year fast approaching. For my final blog post, I’d like to take some time...

Doing a placement year can be an invaluable opportunity, which can help inform you of whether the career path you’re working towards is right for you. It also helps boost your applications for both the workforce and post-graduate qualifications. Learning...

Back when I was in the second year of my psychology degree, I remember being unsure about which career path I wanted to take. I have always been interested in clinical psychology, but had no idea what it was like...

Hi everyone! I’m Riya, a third-year Psychology student currently on placement in London as an Honorary Assistant Psychologist. I’m about four months into working with the Traumatic Stress Service (TSS), a specialist service within the NHS that provides evidence-based support...

Hi, I’m Alessia, and in September, I started a clinical psychology placement at SLaM (South London and Maudsley) Trust for the NHS, working with SCAAND (Service for Complex Autism and Associated Neurodevelopmental Disorders). Before starting, I was excited yet also...

Hi, I am Riya, and I will soon be starting my Psychology placement as an Honorary Psychologist at St George’s NHS Trust, London. While I am very excited for my first step into the clinical setting, I’ve realised how helpful...

  Hi, I'm Millie and I'm a 3rd year psychology student on placement at the Harvard lab for developmental studies. As I go into my second semester here, I thought it would be good to wrap up my first semester-...

This summer, twenty students from the University of Bath's Faculty of Humanties & Social Sciences have been given the unique opportunity to undertake courses from the One Young World Academy. This is an innovative learning experience developed by One Young...

One of the assignments towards the end of your placement is a “Conference Poster”. This is a document that is shared with Year 1 and Year 2 students and displayed at a Poster presentation to give incoming students an insight...

Have you started thinking about your placement already, and wondering whether to do it at a university or rather a corporate setting? Continue reading to find out about my thought process when applying for a placement at a university.  Research...