Research seminars and reading groups

Regular meetings to discuss research, books, and papers

Edinburgh Psychology Keynote Talks

High-profile invited talks on current topics in psychology

PPLS interdisciplinary seminar series

Meets between 3-6 times a year to host speakers of an international calibre

Human cognitive neuroscience seminars

Presentations and discussions of research into human cognitive neuroscience in typical and atypical populations

Philosophy, psychology and informatics group (PPIG)

We aim to gain an interdisciplinary understanding of the threads that bind the human mind and the world

Psychology statistics group

An informal and multidisciplinary group and psychology researchers who are interested in statistics

Discuss recent findings in personality, intelligence, and applied social science.

The Individual Differences journal club meet biweekly, allowing students to discuss their ongoing projects, or discuss recent findings within the field. Discussions are student-led, with staff and students alike debating about the different directions that the field is going in.

Time and place

Thursdays, 12pm - 1pm (semester 1), 11am - 12pm (semester 2) in room S38, Psychology Building, 7 George Square (whenever the Edinburgh Psychology keynote talks are not scheduled).

Contact

The seminars are organised by the differential psychology research group.

Differential psychology

To suggest papers or for more information, contact Ross Stewart:

Ross Stewart


Biweekly Social Psychology meetings to foster collaborative discussions on recent research and projects.

We meet every two weeks to discuss recent findings and projects within Social Psychology. This space allows faculty, students, or external speakers to share and discuss research via journal clubs, idea blitz talks, conference posters, or through keynote presentations of projects. All staff and postgraduate students (PhD students, MSc, MScR) are invited to attend and present.

Time and place

Semester 1: Every second Monday starting 23rd September @ 14:30 – 15:30 in room G32, Psychology Building, 7 George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9JZ.

Semester 2: Every second Monday starting 20th January @ 14:30 – 15:30, room TBC.

Contact

The seminars are organised by Taranah Gazder and Kayleigh Smith. If you would like to be added to the mailing list, or would like to sign up to present, please contact Taranah:

Taranah Gazder


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