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I am incredibly honoured and grateful to receive the Anderson Prize for best performing Level 2 Psychology student.

Having decided to move away from home, my transition to university was a nerve-wracking experience. I worried about living on my own and making new friends in an unfamiliar…

I am truly thrilled to receive the School of Psychology’s Anderson Prize for the best-performing Level 3 Psychology student in the 2023-24 academic year. I am proud of myself for this achievement and for taking every learning opportunity on my educational journey. However, I am incredibly fortunate to have had…

Hi folks,

Just a quick note to say massive congratulations to all our shiny new University of Aberdeen Psychology graduates!! Woohoo…you did it!!!

Yesterday’s graduation ceremony was truly one to remember. The sun was shining, Kings College Campus was looking magnificent, and our graduates, their family, friends, and our staff…

I’m so grateful and honored to receive The British Psychological Society Undergraduate Award for achieving the highest overall score in a BPS accredited degree program.

I was (and still am) stunned to hear I’ve received this award, especially knowing how hard my peers have worked over the years. This achievement…

When I first moved from Germany to Aberdeen, it felt impossible to navigate living alone in a new country, making friends, and studying at university with ADHD. However, with time and my best friend by my side, everything started to fall into place. I tried new things, like joining the…

I am probably meant to play it cool on receiving an award such as the Henry Prize, but I am absolutely blown away. When I returned to education four years ago, after a break of nearly thirty years, I could never have imagined receiving such an honour or imagined what…

I am incredibly honoured to receive the Alan Berkeley Milne Prize for the best undergraduate psychology thesis. First and foremost, I wish to acknowledge Dr Alan Milne and his achievements and offer my gratitude to his family. My thesis focused on an associative learning phenomenon using the Stroop and flanker…

“Can you turn right here? No, the other right.”

“Helen, I’m not sure you meant foot biases in this paper about vegetarian food.”

“Do you realise you’ve spelled lecturer wrong in your email signature?”

“Errr, people are meant to re-sit exams, not resist them.”

These – among many other comments…

As part of our series of posts in celebration of School of Psychology staff for International Women’s Day, we want to shine a spotlight on our brilliant Lecturer and Race Equality Officer Dr Eva Rubinova.

Eva joined the School of Psychology in 2022. Research in her lab (https://portfolio.evarubinova.com/) is focused…

As we celebrate International Women’s Day 2024, as well as being a time to celebrate women and their achievements, it is also a time to reflect on progress and what comes next.

Here at the University of Aberdeen, our staff menopause network is going from strength to strength. I became…