Avatars, Virtual Reality & Cyberspace:
What Psychology Says
The Great Hall
Lanyon Building
Queen’s University Belfast
Friday 19th March 2010
9.30am - 1.30pm
To Celebrate Science Week 2010, The Northern Ireland Branch of The British Psychological Society has collaborated with the School of Psychology at Queen’s University Belfast to provide a half day of lectures:
Programme
Virtual Training: Reality or Myth?: Dr Cathy Craig & Mr Gareth Watson - School of Psychology, QUB and School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, QUB
‘Worlds in Motion, the rise of the Metaverse: Engaging users through Immersive learning environments.’: Mr Michael Callaghan and Ms Kerri McCusker - Serious Games & Virtual Worlds team, Intelligent System Research Centre (ISRC), University of Ulster
Morals in Cyberspace?: Dr Monica Whitty, Reader in Psychology, Nottingham Trent University
Old Wine … New Bottles: Myths and Realities of Cyber-Bullying Amongst School Students and the EU Response: Dr Conor McGuckin, School of Education, Trinity College Dublin
Please see the document below for full programme of events:
Admission is free but places are limited so please book early
by email to n.ireland@bps.org.uk
PUBLIC LECTURE
'Guidelines for physical activity and sedentary behaviour: What's psychology got to do with it?'
Professor Stuart J. H. Biddle
Loughborough University
Monday 22nd March 2010 at 6.30pm
McWilliam Suite, Wellington Park Hotel
Malone Road, Belfast
Guidelines for physical activity have been around for some time and are based on the best available evidence of the day. Less is said about how guidelines might be met by the population and what role psychology might have in that. The area of ‘sedentary behaviour’ is now evolving and is becoming a popular topic of study. Less is known about factors affecting sedentary behaviour in comparison to physical activity. Guidelines for sedentary behaviour are now being developed in some countries.
This public lecture will cover key issues concerning sedentary behaviour, including health outcomes, measurement, correlates, and interventions. Key questions to be considered are:
·Do we need sedentary behaviour guidelines?
·What might they look like?
·Is there a role for psychology in changing sedentary behaviour and are the issues the same as for physical activity?
Stuart Biddle is Professor of Exercise & Sport Psychology at Loughborough University, UK, and was Head of the School of Sport & Exercise Sciences from 2001-2007. Stuart graduated in Physical Education from Loughborough in 1977 and from the Pennsylvania State University in 1979 where he studied the ‘Psychology of Sport & Physical Activity’ for his MSc degree. He completed his PhD back in England, at the Department of Psychology at Keele University, specialising in social psychology, while lecturing at the then North Staffordshire Polytechnic. Between 1988-1998 he was on the staff at the University of Exeter before moving to Loughborough.
Please see the document below for further details:
Flyer_Stuart_Biddle_Public_Lecture.doc
To book a place at this FREE Public Lecture please email
n.ireland@bps.org.uk
before 15th March 2010
2010 Annual Conference
The British Psychological Society
Northern Ireland Branch
The Manor House Hotel
Killadeas, Enniskillen
Co Fermanagh
Friday 23 & Saturday 24 April 2010
Click here to visit the conference page
Division of Clinical Psychology Northern Ireland Branch (DCPNI)
Please click www.dcpni.org.uk to be directed to the DCPNI website.
