BPS/POST Postgraduate Award

The call for nominations for 2010/11 is now open.

Aim

The Award provides an opportunity for a postgraduate psychologist to be seconded to the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) to assist in providing objective briefing material for MPs and Peers on a psychological topic.

Who is eligible?

All postgraduate students registered for a higher degree by research by PhD or MPhil, in their second or third year of study (or part-time equivalent) at the time of application.

How to Apply

The following documentation should be sent to the Society:

• An application form, available from Liz.Beech@bps.org.uk
• A summary report on any aspect of psychological research that the applicant considered and shows to be relevant to public policy (1200 words). This should include an explanation of why the topic should be of interest to parliamentarians.

For full details of the scheme or an application form, please contact Liz Beech.

The deadline for applications is 31st August 2010.

Recent POSTnotes produced by BPS/POST award holders are:

• No 345 Teaching Children to Read, October 2009
• No 328 Delaying Gratification, March 2009
• No 308 Alternatives to Custodial Sentencing, May 2008

Copies are available on the POST website.

The POST Fellowship Experience

Further details about the fellowship can be found in an article by a previous BPS/POST Fellow that was published in The Psychologist (March 2010).

BPS POST Psychologist Article