Department of Psychology
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A Placement Year in Clinical Psychology: A Week in a Life
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...
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A Day in the Life of an NHS Placement Student in London
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...
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Starting Placements: Dispelling Your Potential Worries
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...
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Getting Ready for Placement: A Quick Overview
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...
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Semester 1 round up: Harvard Research Assistant
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-...
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One Young World Academy - how Bath students are benefiting from this unique learning opportunity
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...
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Walking you Through my Placement Poster
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...
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Advantages of Doing your Placement at a University
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...
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Discussions in Research
We have DEI talks every semester in our lab, considering how we can foster inclusivity and open research in our lab at New York University! Useful graphic shown to us about equity. What is DEI? DEI stands for diversity, equity...
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Are the rumors true? My take on American culture
Moving to the States has been incredibly eye-opening and a great experience to see how a different part of the world lives - a part of the world that is very dominant not only politically and economically, but also in...