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WINTER NEWSLETTER 2015
@PsyPAGfacebook.com/PsyPAG www.psypag.co.uk
Welcome to the Winter edition of the tri-annual
Psychology Postgraduate Affairs Group
(PsyPAG) Newsletter. PsyPAG offers
opportunities, representation and support to all
psychology postgraduates based in the UK.
Membership is automatic for anyone registered
on a relevant course.
2015
has
been
eagerly
anticipated
by
all
of
us,
as
PsyPAG
is
holding
its
30th
Annual
Conference!
The
conference
will
be
hosted
by
the
prestigious
University
of
Glasgow
on
July
22nd
-­‐
24th
2015.
We
are
honoured
to
have
Lord
Provost
of
Glasgow
City
opening
the
celebrations.
Several
drinks
receptions,
conference
dinners,
workshops,
talks
from
PsyPAG’s
alumni,
and
a
traditional
Scottish
Ceilidh
are
just
some
events
planned!
For
updates
and
information,
follow:
WEBSITE:
http://psypag.psy.gla.ac.uk/
FACEBOOK:
facebook.com/PsyPAGAnnualConference
TWITTER:
@PsyPAG2015
Registration/abstract
submission
is
now
open!
Early-­‐bird
registration
will
close
31st
March.
The
Quarterly
Guidance
Book
for
Postgraduates
30th
Annual
Conference
2015
Current
Available
Positions:
• Coaching
Psychology
Representative
Please
contact
vicechair@psypag.co.uk
for
more
details.
Our
Quarterly
Editor,
Emma
Norris,
would
like
to
thank
readers
for
submitting
more
articles
in
2014
than
have
ever
been
received
before.
The
current
project
of
archiving
past
Quarterly
issues
to
make
them
searchable
is
progressing
well.
The
December
issue
is
a
Health
Psychology
special
and
is
available
now
from
our
website!
You
can
follow
The
Quarterly
on
Twitter
@PsyPAGQuarterly
for
regular
updates.
Calling
all
PsyPAG
Alumni:
This
year
will
be
the
30th
Anniversary
special
and
we
would
like
you
to
share
your
advice
and
experiences!
If
you
would
like
to
submit
an
article,
admission
guidelines
are
at
the
following
link:
http://www.psypag.co.uk/wp-­‐content/uploads/2013/06/PsyPAG-­‐
Quarterly-­‐submission-­‐guidelines.pdf
Committee
Meeting
November
2014
PsyPAG
representatives
joined
forces
on
the
21st
November
at
Sunderland
University
to
discuss
the
exciting
events
for
this
upcoming
year.
The
meeting
was
well
attended
and
was
great
opportunity
to
welcome
the
many
new
PsyPAG
reps
as
well
as
current
members.
Items
discussed
on
the
agenda
included
The
Quarterly
progress,
future
bursary
opportunities
and
exciting
plans
for
our
30th
conference!
The
Quarterly
editorial
team
are
currently
devising
a
PsyPAG
guidance
book
provision
for
new
psychology
postgraduates,
which
will
include
a
compilation
of
helpful
tips
and
advice.
Progress
for
the
book
is
well
underway
and
we
would
love
to
receive
your
contributions.
Please
ask
yourself:
‘What
would
I
have
done
differently
starting
my
postgraduate
course,
knowing
what
I
do
now?’
If
you
have
any
good
answers
and
would
like
to
get
involved,
please
get
in
touch
with
quarterly@psypag.co.uk.
Deadline
for
initial
article
submission
and
review
is
mid/end
February!

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Written by Jessica Littlefair, North East Branch Representative & News Officer
Get
Involved:
• Please promote the 30th Special PsyPAG Annual Conference 2015 within your networks and ask
them to join in the celebrations!
• Follow @PsyPAG2015 on Twitter and facebook.com/PsyPAGAnnualConference on Facebook
for conference updates!
• There will be more position vacancies arising prior to the conference in July, as many current
representatives will be standing down. If you would like to get involved with PsyPAG, keep updated with our
social media and website during this time.
Bursaries
and
Awards
Social
Media
As
it
stands,
we
currently
have
5,550+
followers
on
Twitter
and
2,080+
‘likes’
on
the
PsyPAG
Facebook
page!
These
accounts
offer
postgraduate
student
tips,
advice,
funding,
job
offers,
and
CPD
opportunities.
Please
help
us
extend
this
by
recommending
the
pages
to
your
fellow
postgraduates!
PsyPAG’s
current
bursary
opportunities
include:
• Research
Grant
Bursary
(up
to
£300)
• Domestic
conferences
(up
to
£100)
• International
conferences
(up
to
£300)
• Workshop/training
bursaries
(up
to
£100)
• Travel
bursaries
(up
to
£50)
• Study
visit
(up
to
£200)
Please
visit
http://www.psypag.co.uk/bursaries-­‐2/
for
more
information!
PsyPAG’s
current
award
opportunities
include:
• Master’s
Award
• Rising
Researcher
Award
• PsyPAG
Teaching
Award
Please
visit
http://www.psypag.co.uk/awards/
for
more
information!
Application
submissions
for
2015
will
open
30th
January!
The
submission
deadline
is
13th
March
2015.
Workshops
Some
workshops
in
2014
included:
• Poster
Preparation
and
Presentation
• Stage
2:
Programs,
Pitfalls
and
Presentations
• Communication
Skills
for
Motivational
Speaking
• Social
media
• Student
Roadshow
Events
Many
workshops
will
be
offered
during
our
annual
30th
Special
Annual
Conference,
so
keep
updated
with
the
events
if
you
wish
to
take
part.
Details
on
future
workshops
will
be
added
to
http://www.psypag.co.uk/workshops/.
You
can
also
email
workshop@psypag.co.uk for
more
information.
The
deadline
for
workshop
applications
is
1st
February
2015
for
all
workshops
commencing
1st
June
2015
onwards.
WINTER NEWSLETTER 2015
PsyPAG would like to thank all past and present members of PsyPAG for their continued commitment
and hard work!