Psychology At The University Of Sheffield

"Due to my engineering background, I wanted a course in neuroscience that was approachable from an engineer's standpoint.
"The MSc Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience course has every aspect of neuroscience that I am interested in, from the biological side to imaging or simulation."
Read Jake's story: www.sheffield.ac.uk/…/pr…/masters/sto ries/jake-toth-1.761934

Dr Elizabeth Milne from our department led a major project to develop a deeper understanding of people with autism spectrum conditions (ASC).
In this video Liz meets three amazing people who were diagnosed with an ASC in adulthood.

We're offering 100 International Postgraduate Taught Merit Scholarships in 2019 👇
https://goo.gl/Qc39Dn
Each scholarship is a competitive award worth 25% of the original tuition fee for masters programmes starting with us in September 2019.
... Deadline: Friday 26 April 2019.
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Ekaterina spent last summer on the Sheffield Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) scheme — a 6-8 week project that allows undergraduate students to conduct their own research.
Ekaterina’s research into stereotypes surrounding those with Autism Spectrum Conditions greatly improved her understanding of social psychology and gave her the ambition to pursue a career in research.
Read Ekaterina's story: www.sheffield.ac.uk/…/prospectiveug/sto ries/ekaterina-yukhn…

We're currently recruiting students to our team of Science and Engineering champions.
If you're interested in informing prospective students about The University of Sheffield student experience and the benefits of studying a Science or Engineering degree, apply by 5pm on 25th November: www.sheffield.ac.uk/faculty/engineering/c hampions

🏢 A big welcome to all our guests joining us for our postgraduate open day today.
We have over 100 £10,000 scholarships available to fund talented new postgraduate students in 2019.
Find out if you’re eligible: www.sheffield.ac.uk/sps

Our third year students are conducting their research projects at the moment. Before their participants arrived, we caught up with one group who are measuring prosocial behaviour and emotional reactivity.
The students are examining skin conductance responses from participant's fingers, which are a measure of sweat gland activity.

"My BSc in Psychology here at the University of Sheffield gave me the perfect foundation for the MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience and Human Neuroimaging.
"This course comprises both medicine and psychology modules which allowed me to learn about the brain from both a medical and psychological stand point; in addition to learning about the physics behind the neuroimaging techniques themselves."
Read Georgia's story: www.sheffield.ac.uk/…/prospectivepg/mas ters/stories/georgia…

Join us on 29th November for our PhD Open Evening.
Network with current PhD students and PhD alumni to hear about their experiences, and discover what a PhD is all about: from research opportunities to PhD funding.
Book your place: www.sheffield.ac.uk/pgopenday

Are you thinking about university study as a mature student? It's not too late to register to join us this month for our Mature Student Open Evening to find out more about our exciting range of full and part-time courses.
Book now for 28th November: www.sheffield.ac.uk/rediscover
The Department for Lifelong Learning, University of Sheffield

🔬 We’re offering a number of fee scholarships to support excellent UK, EU and overseas students wishing to study for a PhD across biological sciences, chemistry, physics & mathematics.
Deadline 23/01/19.
www.sheffield.ac.uk/sgs/funding/scholarsh ips

Find out about our masters courses at The University of Sheffield's postgraduate open day on Wednesday 21 November 👩‍🎓👨‍🎓
www.sheffield.ac.uk/postgraduate/visit/op en-days

"I decided to become a student ambassador as it’s a great opportunity to combine work and study.
"It allows me to teach other people about psychology, and I get to learn more about other departments within the university."
Read Luke's story: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/…/prospecti veug/stories/luke-cl…

🌈 What can you learn about yourself from your daydreams? Professor Peter Totterdell from our department is featured in this article "The Upside of Daydreaming" with his research that suggests social daydreams are able to regulate people's social feelings.

🧠 At Sheffield, our Psychology degree helps you to understand how humans see, think, feel, learn, remember and interact. You'll even learn how to design and conduct your own psychological experiments on topics including mental health, autism and child development.

"As many do, I couldn’t resist staying in Sheffield after my undergraduate and was fortunate enough to gain a place on the clinical doctorate at Sheffield.
"Currently I’m in my first year and have just finished my Older Adult placement which was in a memory service. This was a totally new area of psychology for me but great to learn more about!"
Read Amber's story: www.sheffield.ac.uk/…/prospectiveug/sto ries/amber-sophie-du…

The Russell Group Universities Postgraduate Study Roadshow is here in Sheffield on Thursday 8th November from 11.30-15.00.
We'll be there, alongside other leading UK universities to help you explore postgraduate study opportunities. You could even be in with a chance of winning a £10,000 scholarship just by registering and attending the event.
Sign up: https://goo.gl/vEkViD

🐱 It's National Cat Day and in our department, we've joined forces with Cat Smart to better understand the choices made by cat owners, advocating early neutering which could have a profound impact on Sheffield’s stray cat crisis. https://goo.gl/cpd3qh