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This part of the website is for undergraduate, postgraduate, post doctorate, and other students either aiming
for a career in teaching and research in Psychology or who are interested in
learning about issues relating to teaching and researching in Psychology.
This is a new development to our pages so
please email me if you would like an aspect added to this section.
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The new career video for the Society is now available. Want to inform your students of what they can do if they succeed in their degree? show them this. Its honest, broad and interesting.
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Use hyperlinks below to guide you to your desired location.
Getting involved
Getting published
Links and resources
Routes into teaching and research
Student experiances
Student representative for the DTRP
How can i get involved with the DTRP?
It's easy to become a student member of the Division just go to the membership section and download our form.
Once a member, you can benifit in a number of ways;
1) You can sign up to the DTRP email network from which you will receive regular emails with up to date information relating to what the Division is doing and topics of interest to those in teaching and research.
2)You will receive our newsletter and membership publication, the PTR. Both of which will keep you in the know about important issues in teaching and learning.
3) You can join our committee and influence the decisions the Division makes.
4)You will get subsidised access to our events.
5)You will get the chance to network and make your voice heard, a factor that is so important when trying to make your way into a teaching career.
6)You will be able to apply for the Division bursary schema, aimed at supporting career development when other funding routes have proven unsuccessful.
Our editorial team strive to be both supportive and informative creating the perfect environment in which to have your first works published.
Getting published
Getting published is an important step on your journey to becoming recognised as a competent teacher/research in Psychology. Please see the information below regarding publication sources.
Psychology Teaching Review
The Divisions publication is open to students at all levels and from all subjects, to publish shortened versions of their dissertation, position papers, research papers etc. It is peer reviewed and you will be offered lots of support. So give it a go!
For more information visit the PTR section
Reinvention: A journal of Undergraduate research
This Journal is specifically focused on the work of undergraduates and is produced by the University of Warick. For more information download
Reinvention.doc
or visit their website.
Useful links and resources
Below are a collection of links to resources of interest if you would like anything to be added please contact us at DTRP@bps.org.uk.
Post grads who teach
PsyPAG TDA website
Student room
GTTR homepage
The psychfiles
Podcast directory for educators, colleges and schools
118 Student advice website
Routes into Teaching and Research in Psychology
Below are a collection of story's from Psychology researchers and teachers on how they got to where they are.
The story of Dr Berenice Mahoney - University of Worcester.
The Berenice Mahoney Story
The story of Dr Paul Sander - University of Wales Institute.
The Paul Sander Story
The story of Peter Reddy - Aston University, Birmingham.
The Peter Reddy story
The story of Valerie Bentinck - Birckbeck College, London.
Valerie Bentinck.doc
Are you a new lecturer or researcher in
Psychology?
Post your experiences here, share your achievements
and barriers.
Student representatives profile
Currently acting as the student representative for the DTRP is Fiona Essig.
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