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- Personality Expert Marc Wilson
- Interamerican Award of Enviromental Psychology
- Atamira Maori in the City Competition
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Teaching Excellence
It only seems like yesterday that the School was celebrating the success of teaching and research awards. In truth this was last year, but once again we must celebrate another of our staff members' excellent work. Congratulations to Prof. Maryanne Garry who has received the VUW Excellence in Teaching Award for 2009.
Prof. Garry will be presenting her Professorial Lecture in 'Memory: Change we can believe in" hosted by Prof. Pat Walsh, Vice Chancellor. Prof. Garry will examine the causes and consequences of false memories.
The lecture will be held in Hunter Council Chamber, Level 2 Hunter Building - Kelburn Parade on Tuesday 3 November, 6pm. To register your interest please contact Information Desk 04 463 6700 or email rsvp@vuw.ac.nz with Garry in the subject line.
Personality Expert Dr Marc Wilson
Napier residents have a unique chance to gain insight into the study of personality when a Victoria expert in psychology gives a lecture there. A public lecture by Victoria School of Psychology Senior Lecturer Dr Marc Wilson will explore the links between personality and other characteristics, including dietary and drink preferences, political attitudes, psychopathology and
disordered personality."Your favourite beverage and musical genre says a lot about you," says Dr Wilson. "People might be surprised at the answers!"
"While the behaviour of people around us reflects a lot of influences, there's a core part of it that reflects personality, and most of us intuitively make use of this in our daily lives," he says.
The lecture is the second in a series of free public lectures organised by Victoria University's Faculty of Science in 2009 that will take some of the country's leading scientists to provincial centres around the country.
(taken from Vic News)
Interamerican Award of Enviormental Psychology - Well Done Taciano!
Taciano L. Milfont has been awarded the Interamerican Award of Environmental Psychology (student category). The awarded research investigates the cognitive structure of environmental attitudes across samples from Brazil, New Zealand and South Africa, and was conducted in collaboration with Professor John Duckitt (University of Auckland) and Dr Claire Wagner (University of Pretoria, South Africa). The research was conducted as part of Dr Milfont’s PhD concluded at the University of Auckland in 2007.
The prize is awarded by the Interamerican Society of Psychology (SIP) in recognition of contributions to the development of environmental psychology in the America continent. The award was presented to Dr Milfont in June during the last conference of the Society in Guatemala City. The SIP was founded in 1951 and is the main international association promoting the development of behavioural sciences among the different nations of the America continent, having Spanish, English, Portuguese and French as its official languages. The SIP is one of the main antecedents of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (founded in 1972), which many of our staff and students belong to
'Atamira - Maori in the City' COMPETITION
Under the auspicious of Te Puni Kokiri and the Deputy Dean of Equity (Science Faculty) Liz Richardson, five schools of the science faculty held a hands on interactive stall at Atamira Maori in the City.
For three long days the stall was surrounded by crowds wanting to make flubber, extract DNA, experience the neat things you can do with water and corn flour and figure out puzzles etc. Yes once again the PSYC team pulled out all the wiz bang tricks of psychology including the plastic brain model. It was a huge event where the team met lots of tamariki (children)and whanau (family).
As part of Atamira, PSYC also ran a competition with first prize a trip for two to Wellington on the 28th August 2009. If you were at Atamira here's your chance to go into the draw . Click on the link, answer a few questions and keep your fingers crossed. The winner will be a guest of the School for Study@VIC day. Here's your chance to look at a variety of disciplines, the university and Wellington city.
Check out some of the whanau who visited the stall.
Psychobabble 2009
Keep in touch with the news and events in the School with the School newsletter 'PsychoBabble'. If you have any queries or wish to submit a news item for PsychoBabble please contact the School.
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Want to see what the School has been up to over the past few years? Then click on the link to see Psychobabble 2007 and 2008.
Calendar of School Events 2009
The School is involved in a number of events throughout the year. So keep an eye on the calendar below as its updated with more information. Events will be advertised via the website and within the School.
If you have any queries please feel free to contact the School.
19 – 22 Feb |
Matatini National Kapa Haka Festival, Tauranga
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26 Feb |
Science Orientation
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19 March |
PSYC Goes to the Movies Taciano Milfont hosts a fun filled evening at the movies. Join us for a brief commentary followed by the screening of ‘Lovers of the Arctic Circle’ MCLT 103, 5.30pm
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14 May |
PSYC Postgraduate Evening Not sure what you’re doing next year? Or the year after? Come find out about postgraduate study options in the School. Its an interactive evening where you have the opportunity to talk to staff and postgraduate students. MCLT 101, 5pm
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‘Atamira Maori in the City 2009’ Auckland If you’re in Auckland and want to find out more about psychology, Victoria and come on down to the events centre! We’ll be there to answer all your questions.
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22 July |
Have you thought about what youre going to do with your degree? We have and we’ve even invited past students working in a variety of industries to tell you what options you’ve got. Alumni are invited to attend the careers evening. At the beginning of the evening alumni will be briefly introduced outlining who they are, qualifications and current role and employer. A panel of alumni will then answer questions from the floor. At the conclusion of the session there is a chance for all alumni and the audience to mingle over supper. Please register your attendance by going to the following link: http://careerhub.vuw.ac.nz
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Study@Vic Today we give you an overview of what psychology is, the different areas of psychology so make sure you come along to one of the two lectures we have organised for the day. In addition to the lectures we have a stall located in the MacClaurin Foyer, Kelburn Campus. It’s a fun filled informative day!
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