Student Life

Conquering Conferences

At the end of June, I attended and presented at my first international conference in Virginia, USA.  My field is Cyberpsychology and, as it is a relatively new area of…

Journal Clubs at UoL

Being a research assistant who hates bad science like a homeopathist hates good science, I’m very anxious to know that the research I’m conducting is solid, and there’s no better…

A Final Year Survival Guide for Psychology

Firstly, congratulations on making it into your final year of University, if it hasn’t yet hit you then the inevitable mixture of excitement and anxiety the accompanies final year will…

What Is A Higher Education Achievement Record

The School of Psychology offers a wide range of extra-curricular activities to both Undergraduate and Postgraduate students. Such activities are important for professional development as you can gain a wide…

11 Reasons You Should Use R

R is a programming language that many researchers use to analyse their data. There are many reasons why you should consider learning R (with RStudio) in addition to SPSS, whether…

Mature Or Just Old

So in my 43rd year of life on this planet, most of it spent avoiding academia, it is somewhat ironic that I am now in my 3rd of Psychology a…

Gender Inequality In Academia

A few weeks ago, Channel 4’s interview with Jordan Peterson went viral, receiving over 4 million views in just one week. If you haven’t already watched it, you can watch…