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This conference aims to educate, entertain and enthuse your students, facilitating their understanding of science and increasing their motivation for studying Psychology!  

Time  11 am – 4.30 pm

Cost   £20 (inc VAT) per student plus 1 free teacher place for every 10 students.

Note – there is a special rate for teachers who bring students to the Zimbardo conference in March. Tickets for both conferences cost £30. 

DATES AND VENUES

Monday 9 November – Bristol, Colston Hall

    Travelling from London? The megabus from London stops outside the Colston Hall.

    Leaves London 8.30 am arrives 11.0. Returns by 20.00.

Tuesday 10 November – Edinburgh, Assembly Rooms

Wednesday 11 November – Nottingham Playhouse

TO BOOK PLACES  

Send the following details by email or post:

• Date of conference
• Your name and school’s name.
• The full postal address of your school and contact telephone number [If you have not previously supplied this information].
• Number of tickets required (students plus free teacher tickets)
• Purchase order no. for invoice (if required).

Email to cara.flanagan@btopenworld.com

Or use the conference booking form and post to Southwest Conferences, East Gilgo, Migdale, Bonar Bridge, Sutherland IV24 3AR

We will then provide an invoice to print out for payment.

Note that no deposits will be taken.

Payment in full will be required by October 20th

If you have any queries please ring Cara Flanagan 01863 766242 / 07710 534418.

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME FOR THE DAY

11.0   Introduction

11.15 Phil Banyard … Senior lecturer at Nottingham Trent University. former Chief examiner OCR   … Psychology and the media

Switch on the television and it won’t be long before someone is talking about psychology. Often they are analysing why people behave in the way that they do or why they have certain feelings. Everyone is an amateur psychologist. But are their descriptions based on evidence? The talk will look at some of the messages we receive about ourselves and suggest how we should distinguish between the psychology and the psychobabble.

11.45 Richard Wiseman … The Luck Factor

Psychologist Professor Richard Wiseman started his working life as a professional magician and currently holds Britain’s only Professorship in the Public Understanding of Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire. He frequently appears on the media, and has written over 60 academic articles and several books, including The Luck Factor.

Why do some people lead happy successful lives whilst others face repeated failure and sadness? Why are some people always in the right place at the right time, while others are always unlucky? For many years psychologist Professor Richard Wiseman has worked with some of the world’s luckiest and unluckiest people to answer these fascinating questions. Discover the results of his work and find out how ‘The Luck Factor’ can change your life. 

12.30 Cara Flanagan … freelance academic author, senior examiner … Which falls faster a pound of gold or a pound of feathers?

A look at researching human behaviour, and seeking to answer questions such as ‘Is Psychology a Science?’, ‘Are lab experiments rubbish?’ and ‘Why did Galileo drop a canon ball from the Tower of Pisa?’.

1.0 Lunch

2.0  Richard Wiseman … The Psychology of Magic and Illusion

Magicians appear to make solid objects vanish into thin air, defy the laws of gravity and predict the future. Magician and psychologist Professor Richard Wiseman invites you to step backstage and discover the secret science of sorcery. Learn the hitherto hidden psychology employed by some of the world’s greatest illusionists, discover why the hand is rarely quicker than the eye. 

2.45 Mike Cardwell … Senior lecturer at Bath Spa University, former Chief examiner AQA A … How can I offend thee? Let me count the ways

(With apologies to William Shakespeare), A talk on ethics and the pursuit of psychological knowledge.

3.15 Andrew Newton … Hypnosis

Andrew Newton is one of the most successful and experienced hypnotists in the world. He has over 5,500 public and television appearances under his belt and has hypnotised more than 55,000 people over 28 years. Andrew originally taught Paul McKenna and inspired a host of others. His dynamic approach has earned him the reputation of being one of the world’s foremost experts in hypnosis.

Andrew will talk about hypnosis and explain in layman’s terms how and why it works! The lecture will end with a demonstration of hypnosis using volunteers from the audience, plus questions and answers. Andrew’s lectures are always both fascinating and funny and have proved to be immensely popular with professional and student audiences alike!

4.30 Day ends