Department of Psychology

 Not to scare you, but whilst the idea of a placement year can be really empowering and exciting, it can also be absolutely terrifying. The extent of the unknown about your placement year will obviously depend on what your placement...

So it seems that things are finally looking up! Vaccine rollouts are astronomical, shops, restaurants and other businesses are opening again and the sun is shining down on us all. But what does this mean for students and our placements/courses?...

We all face setbacks in life: some minor, some major. As Sartre would say it’s part of our ‘human condition’: that we as people are forced to face external circumstances that are completely out of our control. And being at...

Hi everyone, So in my last blog post I outlined our VIP project on sustainable transport. We have made lots of progress since then, which I will summarise in this post. To remind you, our project is a report for...

(I'd like to start off by apologising for the title of this blog, it is shameful and wonderful and we are not worthy of it.) Now, let's begin... Research placements have their advantages One of the most daunting aspects of...

Hi, my name is Sarah and I’m a third year psychology placement student. For my placement I’ve ended up travelling to the coastal, rainy region of Dublin to work in a homeless hostel. Though my placement choice may come across...

Hi, my name is Sarah and I’m a 3rd year Psychology student currently on placement in Dublin. This is my very first post, and so to begin with I would like to pitch to you why I believe it is...