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Since starting my degree at Aberdeen Uni, my interest in Psychology has grown and transformed. While I started out doing a joint degree, my growing interest in Psychology and Medical Science courses made me decide to switch to a single honours BSc Psychology degree, and I’ve grown more and more…

I feel very honoured to have been awarded the Anderson Prize by the School of Psychology. Especially in an academic year like this past one – which was so out of the ordinary and a bit hard to get used to – it means a lot to receive this award.

The BPS (British Psychological Society) Undergraduate Conference is an annual event, where Level 4 students get the opportunity to present their thesis projects, meet fellow students from other universities and hear about their thesis projects. It is a great opportunity for students to network with their peers and…

I am a BSc Psychology student who will start my final year (level 4) in September. My individual curiosity of understanding why people behave the way they do made me want to pursue a degree in psychology and broaden my knowledge in human bengs. 

I am originally from…

I'm Nwadiaso and I’m currently studying MSc Psychological Studies. You know how you’ve always been interested in something, but it just seemed like a faraway interest that might never pan out? That’s the relationship I have with Psychology. I have always been interested in the mind, mental health, how…

What was supposed to be my “regular” 3-week Christmas holiday back home in Helsinki in December 2020 turned into almost a 5-month long stay as the government guidelines prevented me from returning back to Aberdeen. Funnily enough, the same thing happened last time I left Aberdeen in March 2020…

A first-of-its-kind online Scottish Vision Group (SVG) conference, organised by PhD students, took place on March 26^th, 2021. SVG is an annual small, friendly, tight-knit conference for vision scientists. Every year, a picturesque location in Scotland is chosen where researchers come together and share their work on vision science. When…

One of my earliest childhood memories is of standing in the playground on an icy December day, scolding the children who were having fun, whizzing down their makeshift ice slide, crying whoops of glee as the hurtled towards the bottom of the hill.  My 5-year-old brows knitted together with concern…

I started “skiing” at the age of 3 by being pushed down a hill on the golf course in Nethy Bridge near Aviemore, where my grandparents lived by my Dad. Once I passed the test of being able to carry my skis all by myself, my parents deemed me to…