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News on our career destinations survey
In 2012 The British Psychological Society launched a longitudinal study to determine the career destinations of psychology graduates.
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Psychology4Graduates 2014
Following the success of last year's first ever Psychology4Graduates we are delighted to invite you to the bigger & better 2014 event! We will have fascinating talks from prominent psychologists where you’ll hear about their careers an
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International accreditation
The Society’s accreditation process is open to all UK education providers and covers both provision that is delivered in the UK, and courses that are primarily or entirely outside of the UK.
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Career Pathways in Clinical Forensic Psychology: Past, Present and Future
This workshop aims to provide psychology graduates and those enrolled on clinical training an overview of clinical forensic psychology.  The training will consider how the speciality has evolved over time and widened in terms of the roles and
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PhD supervision
Any early steps you can take in finidng and applying for a good student-supervisor match will be a great help in ensuring a smooth passage to the award of a doctorate.
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Support for PhD students
Psychology Postgraduate Affairs Group The Psychology Postgraduate Affairs Group (PsyPAG) is a national organisation that supports all aspects of postgraduate work in the UK.
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Doing PhD research
If you are passionate about psychology and want to familiarise yourself with various viewpoints about what a PhD in Psychology actually involves before weighing up the benefits and costs of doing one, read on.
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Schemes for overseas students
 
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Commerce
The main research councils (ESRC, MRC, EPSRC, BBSRC and AHRC) all run collaborative/industrial (CASE) studentship schemes.
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Charities
Many charitable organisations provide studentship funding but, as with institutional awards, the details are hugely variable.
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Universities
While research council funding is probably the best kind - because things like conference attendance are usually built into the award - there are other sources of funding available if you prefer a department which cannot get research council money
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Research councils
The UK research councils are autonomous government-funded agencies whose remit is to support research and research training in science, the arts and humanities.
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Types of postgraduate research degree
What is a doctoral degree? A doctoral degree is the highest academic qualification that universities can award following an agreed programme of study.
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Postgraduate research degrees
Welcome to our guide to postgraduate research degrees. In these pages you will find information on:
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Psychology4Graduates Event 2013
THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED!!!! If you would like to receive information about next year's Graduate Event, please
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University pays off in the long run
Students can be confident that their time at university will pay off in the long run, new research has suggested.
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Testing helps both young and old learn
Learning among both young and old people can be improved through testing.
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The Big Bang Fair 14-17 March
Find out more about what psychology is and what psychologists do at the UK’s largest celebration of science and engineering for young people ‘The Big Bang Fair’ in London at the ExCel next week (March 14th to 17th).
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Dr Pat Lindley receives career award
This year’s Lifetime Achievement Award from our Division of Occupational Psychology (DOP) was presented to Dr Pat Lindley at a ceremony held in London last month.
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Over a million seen by IAPT programme
Britain’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme is now the largest programme of psychological intervention in history, the final session of our Division of Clinical Psychology’s Annual C
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The best psychology books of 2012
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Scottish psychology workforce report
A new National Statistics report on the psychology services workforce in NHSScotland has been published.
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Students to benefit from extra universities
The setting up of new universities in England should result in students having more higher education opportunities.
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Darlington student wins Society award
A sixth-former has received a national award from the British Psychological Society after gaining the country's top exam marks.
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Directory of Voluntary Careers Speakers now available online
We are pleased to announce the online launch of our Directory of Voluntary Careers Speakers. Our free service helps provide a link between teachers, lecturers and careers advisers who are looking for inspirational and informative speakers and our members. 
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