South West Conferences
Student Psychology Conferences and Teacher INSETS
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September 17th, 2008conference-archiveThis conference offers a unique opportunity to hear one of the legends in psychology Dr Philip Zimbardo, who will talk about his latest project and also answer students’ questions.
Date Thursday 2nd April 2009 Time 10.45 am – 4 pm Cost £20 (inc VAT) per student plus 1 free teacher place for every 10 students Venue Assembly Hall, Mound Place. Edinburgh
To book places Send the following details by email or post:
♦ Date of conference ♦ Your name, school’s name and full postal address, and contact telephone number. ♦ Number of tickets required (students plus free teacher tickets) ♦ Purchase order no. for invoice (if required). I will provide an invoice to print out for payment. Email to cara.flanagan@btopenworld.com Or use the conference booking form Post to Southwest Conferences, East Gilgo, Migdale, Bonar Bridge, Sutherland IV24 3AR Note that no deposits will be taken.In addition to Professor Zimbardo the programme includes his wife, Christina Maslach, and two leading Psychology authors who will address topics of general interest to all students.
- Christina Maslach will talk on The Reluctant Heroine who Terminated the SPE
- Phil Banyard, former Chief examiner OCR, senior lecturer at Nottingham Trent University, will talk on Key studies in Psychology – What happened next?
- Mike Cardwell, former Chief examiner AQA A, senior lecturer at Bath Spa University, will talk on The Psychology of Peace
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June 25th, 2008conference-archive
This conference offers a unique opportunity to hear two legends in psychology speak about their work and experiences.
Date Tuesday 24 March, 2009 and Wednesday 25 March, 2009 Time 11.0 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 brought students to the Science and Pseudoscience conference in November. Tickets for both conferences cost £30.
To book places Send the following details by email or post: ♦ Date of conference ♦ Your name, school’s name and full postal address, and contact telephone number. ♦ Number of tickets required (students plus free teacher tickets) ♦ Purchase order no. for invoice (if required). I will provide an invoice to print out for payment. Email to cara.flanagan@btopenworld.com Or use the conference booking form Post to Southwest Conferences, East Gilgo, Migdale, Bonar Bridge, Sutherland IV24 3AR Note that no deposits will be taken. Payment in full required by February 1stVenue The Emmanuel Centre, 9-23 Marsham Street, London SW1P 3DW (risk assessment details can be sent to you if required)
If you have any queries please ring Cara Flanagan 01863 766242 / 07710 534418.
PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME FOR THE DAY
11.00 Introduction
11.10 Phil Banyard, Senior lecturer at Nottingham Trent University. former Chief examiner OCR, will talk about ‘Case studies in Psychology and what they tell us about ourselves’. 11.45 Cara Flanagan, freelance academic author, senior examiner, will talk about ‘Who made you? Was it your parents or was it you? Is it nature or nurture?’ 12.15 Chris Costner Sizemore will about her personal experience of, and thoughts about, mental disorder. She will then answer questions from students. 1.15 Lunch 2.15 Mike Cardwell, Senior lecturer at Bath Spa University, former Chief examiner AQA A, will talk about ‘Social influence research and its implications for social change’. 2.45 Professor Elizabeth Loftus, Distinguished Professor at the University of California – Irvine. New studies show the power of imagination and suggestion to make people believe that they have had experiences that they didn’t have. People have been led to remember non-existent events from the recent past as well as non-existent events from their childhood. They can be led to falsely believe that they have had familiar experiences, but also rather bizarre or implausible ones (e.g. that they witnessed demonic possession as a child). They can be led to believe that they did things that would have been impossible (e.g. that they shook hands with Bugs Bunny during a trip to Disneyland). They can also be led to falsely believe that they had experiences that would have been highly traumatic had they actually happened. False beliefs have consequences for people, affecting later thoughts and behaviours. For example, people who are led to believe that as children they got sick eating particular foods show avoidance of those foods later on. These false beliefs are important in legal cases. When witnesses testify, they are often detailed, confident and emotional. Juries are impressed with the testimony. But people can be detailed, confident and emotional, even when the memories are false. There will be a Q & A session at the end of Professor Loftus’ talk -
April 3rd, 2008conference-archive
SEE CONFERENCE FLYERS FOR PRINTER FRIENDLY VERSION
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