Psychology societies..
Is anyone a member of a psychology society at their university?
At Salford I'm setting one up as there's never been one, but I need help with ideas and things!
Any advice would be great
At Salford I'm setting one up as there's never been one, but I need help with ideas and things!
Any advice would be great
Theyre always rubbish. Don't bother.
Original post by GodspeedGehenna
Theyre always rubbish. Don't bother.
that's encouraging...Original post by frequent_flyer that's encouraging...
that's encouraging...Its true. The one at my Uni tried and failed to book Paul McKenna, rofl.
Lancaster set one up while I was there and it was really successful. Besides using it as another group of people to get pissed with, it really helped open up dialogue with the department (read as; university-funded beer and sausages) as well as arranging a wide range of guest speakers, such as Baddeley (forgot everyone else)
It's a great idea to have a forum for students to focus on, but it'll only ever be as good as the effort you put into it.
It's a great idea to have a forum for students to focus on, but it'll only ever be as good as the effort you put into it.
As you can see from my signature, I am Social Sec for Brunel's Psychology Society.
We've done really well, we were only set up in the past academic year but have held numerous events, all of which have been very well received. We now issue a monthly Psychology newsletter that has been commended by students and staff.
So, Godspeed, just because your Psychology Soc failed doesn't mean the rest of us are going to
It's key to engage both the students of Psychology and just those with an interest in it. Some of our members are Engineering and Sports Science students, but they still embrace and enjoy our events.
We've done really well, we were only set up in the past academic year but have held numerous events, all of which have been very well received. We now issue a monthly Psychology newsletter that has been commended by students and staff.
So, Godspeed, just because your Psychology Soc failed doesn't mean the rest of us are going to
It's key to engage both the students of Psychology and just those with an interest in it. Some of our members are Engineering and Sports Science students, but they still embrace and enjoy our events.
I'm part of ours, even though I don't really participate in it.
They have a social night in fresher's week to get to know the fresher's that would be interested in joining, etc. They have weekly lunches in the psychology foyer. They also have regular nights for discussions on a specific paper or so and I think they also have some talks organised. Ofcourse they throw some socials in too It's one of the more popular societies as far as I'm aware.
They have a social night in fresher's week to get to know the fresher's that would be interested in joining, etc. They have weekly lunches in the psychology foyer. They also have regular nights for discussions on a specific paper or so and I think they also have some talks organised. Ofcourse they throw some socials in too
It's one of the more popular societies as far as I'm aware.Hi, I think it's a good idea. My uni doesn't have a society for Psychology either, but other courses such as Law do. I think because our course is so huge (200+) and then we have classes of 30 or so for seminars it's quite hard to get to know people. It would be so much better with a society so you could meet more people rather than just people you sit with in lectures and people from seminars.
I know Bangor uni have got a good society http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=81915356899 and they have socials in the pub, outings and film nights. Seems a bit cheesy but a good way to get to know more people.
I know Bangor uni have got a good society http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=81915356899 and they have socials in the pub, outings and film nights. Seems a bit cheesy but a good way to get to know more people.
Some of the things my psych soc does:
Organise an annual weekend away at Cumberland Lodge (Windsor) which is beautiful. Lecturers, undergrads and postgrads can all go. We book speakers from across the country.
They just set up a university wide mental health awareness week (started last year) which will hopefully continue year after year.
Talks from people within the department about areas of research we don't learn about in lectures
(then all the usual social stuff)
Organise an annual weekend away at Cumberland Lodge (Windsor) which is beautiful. Lecturers, undergrads and postgrads can all go. We book speakers from across the country.
They just set up a university wide mental health awareness week (started last year) which will hopefully continue year after year.
Talks from people within the department about areas of research we don't learn about in lectures
(then all the usual social stuff)
Original post by Katie_louise
Some of the things my psych soc does:
Organise an annual weekend away at Cumberland Lodge (Windsor) which is beautiful. Lecturers, undergrads and postgrads can all go. We book speakers from across the country.
They just set up a university wide mental health awareness week (started last year) which will hopefully continue year after year.
Talks from people within the department about areas of research we don't learn about in lectures
(then all the usual social stuff)
Organise an annual weekend away at Cumberland Lodge (Windsor) which is beautiful. Lecturers, undergrads and postgrads can all go. We book speakers from across the country.
They just set up a university wide mental health awareness week (started last year) which will hopefully continue year after year.
Talks from people within the department about areas of research we don't learn about in lectures
(then all the usual social stuff)
Go Warwick!!!
Original post by hsmith8
Thanks everyone for the great advice!
I have the committee set up now and we're racing to get everything sorted for Freshers week! Does anyone have any logo ideas?
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I have the committee set up now and we're racing to get everything sorted for Freshers week! Does anyone have any logo ideas?
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This is the Bristol PsychSoc logo (minus the writing...)
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We actually have a new committee for our psych. soc. for the upcoming academic year, and they've already done some stuff over the past few months (as our last committee was so awful, as GodspeedGehenna said). Just a few ideas:
- Make sure to have regular socials; more people are likely to come if there's a regular time and place that you all meet.
- Communicate with members (and potential members) by talking about stuff to do with the society before (or after) lectures- most lecturers won't mind if you just make a short announcement, and seeing someone involved in the society in person will encourage more psychologists to join.
- Sure, you may not be able to get McKenna, but it is worth trying to organise some kind of event or a guest speaker or something along those lines. If you do, it shows value for money (as I'm presuming people will be paying to join the society); anyone can organise a bunch of people to go to the pub at the same time and call it a society thing, but it's the added extras that usually make joining a society appealing.
- Use media outlets to advertise: Facebook, Twitter, etc. Try and advertise at the Freshers' Fayre, also.
- If your society becomes big enough, you could perhaps organise for members to be able to buy psych. soc. hoodies, bringing in both revenue and more advertising.
- Offer both an academic side to the society as well as the social side. Perhaps do some sort of a buddy system, or offer revision or statistics sessions, that sort of thing? This is something our society did over the last few months of the year, especially through exams, and it worked really well.
- And most importantly, keep it up throughout the year. We heard a lot from our old committee members in September and October, but after Christmas it was as though they'd disappeared and nothing was happening anymore. This now means that people are dubious about joining again for next year (even though there have already been some improvements- for example, a trip to Amsterdam is being organised! Exciting stuff.)
Anyway, those are just a few suggestions. Some of them may be quite ambitious, especially for a new society, but you can always build it up as you go. Good luck with it all!
- Make sure to have regular socials; more people are likely to come if there's a regular time and place that you all meet.
- Communicate with members (and potential members) by talking about stuff to do with the society before (or after) lectures- most lecturers won't mind if you just make a short announcement, and seeing someone involved in the society in person will encourage more psychologists to join.
- Sure, you may not be able to get McKenna, but it is worth trying to organise some kind of event or a guest speaker or something along those lines. If you do, it shows value for money (as I'm presuming people will be paying to join the society); anyone can organise a bunch of people to go to the pub at the same time and call it a society thing, but it's the added extras that usually make joining a society appealing.
- Use media outlets to advertise: Facebook, Twitter, etc. Try and advertise at the Freshers' Fayre, also.
- If your society becomes big enough, you could perhaps organise for members to be able to buy psych. soc. hoodies, bringing in both revenue and more advertising.
- Offer both an academic side to the society as well as the social side. Perhaps do some sort of a buddy system, or offer revision or statistics sessions, that sort of thing? This is something our society did over the last few months of the year, especially through exams, and it worked really well.
- And most importantly, keep it up throughout the year. We heard a lot from our old committee members in September and October, but after Christmas it was as though they'd disappeared and nothing was happening anymore. This now means that people are dubious about joining again for next year (even though there have already been some improvements- for example, a trip to Amsterdam is being organised! Exciting stuff.)
Anyway, those are just a few suggestions. Some of them may be quite ambitious, especially for a new society, but you can always build it up as you go. Good luck with it all!
Original post by Bluth.
Some of the things my psych soc does:
Organise an annual weekend away at Cumberland Lodge (Windsor) which is beautiful. Lecturers, undergrads and postgrads can all go. We book speakers from across the country.
They just set up a university wide mental health awareness week (started last year) which will hopefully continue year after year.
Talks from people within the department about areas of research we don't learn about in lectures
(then all the usual social stuff)
Organise an annual weekend away at Cumberland Lodge (Windsor) which is beautiful. Lecturers, undergrads and postgrads can all go. We book speakers from across the country.
They just set up a university wide mental health awareness week (started last year) which will hopefully continue year after year.
Talks from people within the department about areas of research we don't learn about in lectures
(then all the usual social stuff)
That sounds like a great society, and I love the idea of the mental health awareness week! Good stuff!
Original post by fnm
Just wondering, can you join a psychology society even if you don't study psychology?
Thanks.
Thanks.
Of course you can! At most universities anyway. They're for anyone with an interest in Psychology.
To the people who mentioned the mental health awareness week, and the newsletter, what sorts of things go into those?
Well at Coventry we advertise the society to anyone with an interest in Psychology, naturally the only people who join are the ones we fish-hook on day one and march to the SU for their membership fees (jks). However all we try to do is:
1. Provide a good night out
2. Offer drinking/non-drinking events weekly
3. Offer support for work (obviously we don't DO your work for you, just shove you in the right direction)
and a few other perks, like free entry to our sponsored pub or a hoody with your name on it, year and society.
Really though I'd suggest you join for the social side, you get to meet loads of people you wouldn't normally. I say go for it, if you don't get anything out of it at the end of the year atleast you gave it a shot and you can always run for president and mould into something more appealing for the next batch of freshers!
Regards
Renz
1. Provide a good night out
2. Offer drinking/non-drinking events weekly
3. Offer support for work (obviously we don't DO your work for you, just shove you in the right direction)
and a few other perks, like free entry to our sponsored pub or a hoody with your name on it, year and society.
Really though I'd suggest you join for the social side, you get to meet loads of people you wouldn't normally. I say go for it, if you don't get anything out of it at the end of the year atleast you gave it a shot and you can always run for president and mould into something more appealing for the next batch of freshers!
Regards
Renz
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