Psychology
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Starting at a Research Centre and What to Expect
You’ve been offered a role at a research centre – congrats! Now what? Joining a research centre, or the world of work in general, can be an intimidating experience; I’m now over halfway through my placement year with UCL’s...
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VIP Student Wellbeing - 3: My VIP Experience
My VIP Experience I have now been a Vertically Integrated Project - VIP - member since September 2021, and I thought it might be useful to document some of my experiences. I am in a team of 11 other people...
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VIP Student Wellbeing - 2
VIP Student Wellbeing (2) Hello, and welcome back to the second blog. I will be documenting what we are doing as part of the student wellbeing Vertically Integrated Project (VIP). If you are new here, my name is Elly, and...
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VIP - Student Wellbeing
VIP Student Wellbeing Hello, I am Elly, an MSc Forensic Psychology student studying at the University of Bath, originally from Cornwall. I want to tell you about a Vertically Integrated Project (VIP) I have recently got involved with. What is...
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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) at the University of Bath
Like many people last year, I found myself struggling at Uni. In response to my flailing about, and upon the recommendation of the University counsellor I was seeing at the time, I enrolled on an 8-week mindfulness-based stress reduction...
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The Placement Perspective
Having now completed my placement, I thought I’d share a few thoughts about the experience of having a placement year, and why I’d 100% recommend it to anyone considering applying for placements. Subject-specific merit The first, and probably most obvious...
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All your psychology placement assignments + top tips
One of the most crucial things to remember whilst on placement is that you are still a University of Bath student. It is easy to get caught up in the novelty of your placement and disconnect yourself from your student-ship,...
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The Purpose of Placements: What to Look for When Applying
As I'm sure you're well aware, applying for placements can be a lot. First up there’s the whole ordeal of deciding which placements you want to apply for. And after that there’s the cover letters, CVs, interviews and tests. So...