Follow the link below to book for the Psychology CPD event of the year! Join us  from 6th - 8th July 2012 at Aston University
http://www.bps.org.uk/events/association-teaching-psychology-annual-conference-2012

We are delighted to announce that Professor Robert Plomin has kindly agreed to be one of our keynote speakers for the 2012 ATP Conference at Aston University.

Robert Plomin is Professor of Behavioural Genetics at the MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry (SGDP) Centre at the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London.

He is best known for his work on twin studies and his research into the nature-nurture debate. He launched the Twins Early Development Study (TEDs) of all twins born in England and Wales in 1994-96 which focuses on developmental problems in cognition and behaviour.

During the past decade his research has increasingly turned towards harnessing the power of molecular genetics, especially genome-wide association strategies, to identify genes for psychological traits in order to help understand the developmental interplay between genes and environment.

He is an international leader in behavioural genetics and was the youngest President of the Behavior Genetics Association. Professor Plomin has published more than 500 papers and is senior author of the major textbook in the field (’Behavioral Genetics,’ Worth Publishers, 5th edition, 2008) as well as author of a dozen other books including ‘Genetics and Experience: The Interplay between Nature and Nurture’ (Sage Publications, 1994).

(thanks to the Kings College London website for biographical information)

The ATP annual conference will be held on 6th-8th July 2012 at Aston University, Birmingham.

The ATP Conference 2012  has held prices fo members.

Offering fantastic networking opportunities, the chance to meet with your exam board representatives as well as providing inspiring CPD breakout events and keynote speakers, the ATP Conference offers great value for money.

If the full conference is beyond your budget, the ATP  also offer day rates.

As Aston University is close to Birmingham City Centre it has excellent road and rail links.

Your ATP Needs You

Can you offer a workshop or symposium at Aston ATP conference next July? Do you consistently get good AS results? Do you have lessons that inspire your students? Have you got great ways of teaching the more ‘dry’ topics? Or maybe there is something important that you feel needs airing? If so, then consider sharing your ideas with colleagues.

If you are interested and would like to discuss it further, then email: info@theatp.org. If you are new to presenting, we can offer support and guidance. Remember, you don’t have to go it alone – workshops are often very effective when presented by two or more colleagues.

Meeting your CPD needs

The ATP  want to continue to inspire you and provide you with the best CPD event possible. Is there a workshop that you would love to see on next year’s programme? A burning issue in psychology that you want to debate? Then contact us and we will do our very best to arrange it.

See more here www.atpconference.org.uk

Email: info@theatp.org

No, this is not a conference for students studying anomalistic psychology – it’s for all psychology students.

Aims to enthuse and educate them about the role of Science in Psychology.

BOOK NOW  full details here

Venues are Bristol (14 Nov), Nottingham (15, Nov), Edinburgh (24 Nov) and London (25 Nov)

Rave reviews from last year ‘Wow, wow and wow!!! What a fantastic day we all had. How to inspire and motivate. You absolutely blew their minds! We all loved it. It was worth the major hassle of trying to get them to stomp up the cash’. “It was a wonderful conference and my students and I are buzzing. It’s what education should be about – broadening horizons and motivating the desire to learn.’

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Love and attraction’ and ‘How e-fits help to identify offenders’  are just two of the topics being discussed at the BPS annual event ‘Psychology4students’ on Thursday 1 December at Watford Colosseum and Wednesday 23 November at the University of Central Lancashire.

As well as 5 keynote lectures by established UK Psychologists, attendees will have the opportunity to take part in mini workshops including ‘revision techniques’ and ‘developing evaluation skills’. Students will also have the opportunity to speak to local University students to find out ‘What it’s really like at University?’

This year will see the BPS launch the interactive demonstration fair. Taking place over an extended lunch break, the BPS have invited local Universities and Division’s of the Society to showcase their current research, get the students involved and be available for questions.

It is a great opportunity to give students a glimpse into the exciting world of Psychology.

Tickets are only £16 (including a packed lunch).  For every 10 places booked the BPS provide one free tutor place.

For more information about the speakers and how to book please visit:

www.bps.org.uk/p4sn (North)

www.bps.org.uk/p4ss (South)

Email: p4s@bps.org.uk

David Buss, from the University of Texas, is probably the best known evolutionary psychologist, having researched and written about a evolutionary explanations for a range of behaviour, including mating strategies, jealousy, homocide, rape and stalking.

Teachers are invited to a one day INSET course on Monday 21 March.

• • David Buss will talk on Why students love evolutionary Psychology … and how to teach it.
  • The programme also features Christian Jarrett, editor of the BPS Digest.

There is also a student conference on Wednesday 23 March, tickets £20.

• • The aim of the day is to expose students to the wonder of psychology. While some talks may not be directly relevant to their studies, they will come away inspired!
  • David Buss will talk on Strategies of human mating. This is a fascinating topic and one that communicates a deeper understanding of evolutionary psychology.
  • The programme also features Claudia Hammond (BBc’s All in the Mind), and talks from Phil Banyard, Mike Cardwell and Cara Flanagan.

View further details here for the INSET day or student conference

Or contact Cara Flanagan at cara.flanagan@btopenworld.com

The 2011 British Psychological Society Annual Conference will be held at the Marriott Hotel, Glasgow on 4-6 May 2011.

The British Psychological Society Annual Conference celebrates the 110th Anniversary of the Society. Focusing on the past, present and future of the science, the BPS will showcase how psychology has influenced our lives; present the work they carry out today and discuss how it will shape the future.

The themes for 2011 are:

• Development, Learning and Education

• Psychology, the Law and Justice

• Psychologists and Neuroscience

Here is a list of the keynote speakers who will enhance the scientific programme, and there will be a mix of workshops, symposia, oral and poster presentations presented throughout the conference. Social activities and networking will also feature highly on the agenda.

http://www.bps.org.uk/ac2011/

Psychology 4 Students

The BPS has announced that they are to offer two interesting one day events in Nottingham and London for psychology students.   The cost is £15 which includes a packed lunch and one free tutor place per ten student bookings.

Nottingham Lectures: 17 November 2010

Lectures will include.

Mark Griffiths, Professor of Gambling Studies, Nottingham Trent University
Slots of fun: The psychology of gambling addiction.

Brett Smith, Lecturer, School of Sport & Health Sciences, University of Loughborough
The narrative shaping of lives: A qualitative study of traumatic spinal cord injury “Imagine breaking your neck whilst playing the sport you love and being told you’ll never walk again. Imagine that. How would you cope? How would you live?” (Mark, age 19, former rugby club captain)

Carol Ireland, Forensic Psychology Course Director at the University of Central Lancashire
Crisis Negotiation and the role of the Crisis Negotiation Advisor

Catriona Morrison, Senior Lecturer in Experimental Psychology, University of Leeds
Beyond Words and Images in Memory: Using Other Senses to Unlock Our Past and Plan Our Future

Alison Lee, Neuropsychologist, Bath Spa University
How small changes in the visual world can make a big difference to the lives of Parkinson’s patients.

London Lectures: 7 December 2010

Lectures will include.

Paul Gardner, Principal Teaching Fellow at the School of Psychology, University of St Andrews
What makes other people attractive to us and what mechanisms might underpin falling in love.

John Oates, Senior Lecturer in Developmental Psychology at The Open University
How our genes and environments interact as our attachments develop.

Simon Baron-Cohen, Professor of Developmental Psychopathology at the University of Cambridge and Fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge
The foetal testosterone theory of autism: Autism affects males much more often than females. Why?

Rhiannon Turner, Lecturer in Social Psychology, University of Leeds
Using different forms of intergroup contact to reduce prejudice

Peter Thompson, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of York
Visual Illusions in the Real World