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The Psychology department at the University of Edinburgh was established in 1906 by the estate of George Combe. The first permanent post was known as the Combe lectureship in General and Experimental Psychology. Smith, was a PhD student of Wilhelm Wundt, a founding father of modern psychology. The second incumbent, James Drever, became the first Professor of Psychology in Scotland. After a philoso

phically oriented start, the appointment of a biologist, Professor D.M. Vowles, as chair in 1968 saw psychology develop strongly as a scientific discipline. The department was incorporated into the School of Philosophy, Psychology, & Language Sciences in 2003. We currently have around forty members of academic staff spanning all major areas of academic psychology: cognition, development, individual differences, neuroscience, and social psychology. We offer both undergraduate and postgraduate training, including several taught and research Masters, and PhDs. The quality of our research and researchers have been recognised as world leading. As part of the wider community of neuroscience research at Edinburgh, the British Government judged our research as 1st in Scotland and 3rd in the UK, based on volume of world-leading and internationally excellent research. Our research environment is rated as 100% conducive to world-leading research, and 82% of our research is rated as outstanding in terms of its reach and significance.

Our Psychology Christmas tree is up! 🎄🎅🏻🎁
07/12/2022

Our Psychology Christmas tree is up! 🎄🎅🏻🎁

Psychology graduation
07/12/2022

Psychology graduation

To mark Black History Month, PPLS have organised a roundtable event on Decolonising the Curriculum that takes place toda...
31/10/2022

To mark Black History Month, PPLS have organised a roundtable event on Decolonising the Curriculum that takes place today (4pm G.06 50 George Square).

If you are interested in attending, spaces can be booked via Eventbrite -

Black History Month closes with a discussion on decolonising the curriculum.

Congratulations to psychology Professor Wendy Johnson who has been announced as the winner of the Jack Block Award by th...
05/09/2022

Congratulations to psychology Professor Wendy Johnson who has been announced as the winner of the Jack Block Award by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.

Read more below:

Professor Wendy Johnson has been awarded the Jack Block Award for Distinguished Research in Personality.

Congratulations class of 2022! Last Friday was graduation. Here are some of the Psychology staff who were able to proces...
20/07/2022

Congratulations class of 2022! Last Friday was graduation. Here are some of the Psychology staff who were able to process and watch you all graduate.

One of our Psychology PhD tutors has been shortlisted for the Student Tutor of the Year award!
11/05/2022

One of our Psychology PhD tutors has been shortlisted for the Student Tutor of the Year award!

Congratulations to psychology PhD tutor, Brittany Blankinship, who has been shortlisted for Student Tutor of the Year award at the 2022 Students’ Association Teaching Awards.

The Teaching Awards are back for another year! Nominate your teachers, supervisors, tutors and professional services sta...
03/02/2022

The Teaching Awards are back for another year!
Nominate your teachers, supervisors, tutors and professional services staff for a Teaching Award today!
Your nominations really do mean the world to our hard-working staff. Find out more and nominate now at www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/teachingawards

Edinburgh University Students’ Association was the first in the UK to offer student-led Teaching Awards and our Awards are now in their 13th year.   Staff play a pivotal role in the student experience at Edinburgh, from lecturers and tutors, to supervisors and Personal Tutors, and professional se...

31/01/2022
On Saturday, we celebrated our first in-person graduation since the pandemic! A very exciting day for everyone.
06/12/2021

On Saturday, we celebrated our first in-person graduation since the pandemic! A very exciting day for everyone.

We hope you can join this week's online and interactive event with Dr Nic Hooper where he'll be speaking to students abo...
06/10/2021

We hope you can join this week's online and interactive event with Dr Nic Hooper where he'll be speaking to students about his new book and effective strategies to support mental wellbeing, and help navigate the ups and downs of university life!

Hosted by PPLS Senior Tutor, Dr Sue Widdicombe, the talk will be followed by a live Q&A.

In this free and exclusive online event for PPLS students, Dr Nic Hooper shares his simple rules for staying sane at university.

If you are looking for study space, the PPLS Library is now open again from 9.15am to 4.45pm (weekdays only). In line wi...
30/09/2021

If you are looking for study space, the PPLS Library is now open again from 9.15am to 4.45pm (weekdays only). In line with current Scottish Government guidelines, please wear face coverings, use our hand sanitising stations, and use cleaning materials provided to clean desk surfaces and computer accessories. You do not need to book but you must check in at your desk by scanning the SeatEd QR code. We look forward to seeing many of you back in the library!

Considering your career path in psychology? Got questions that need answers? You could join for their 2020 Careers in P...
02/11/2020

Considering your career path in psychology? Got questions that need answers? You could join for their 2020 Careers in Psychology event. Perfect for final year undergrads & postgrads starting their journey.

Sat 21 November, 9.30-4pm
Register now: https://www.bps.org.uk/events/careers-psychology

(NB: Registration costs £5)

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