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    23 June 2025 - 24 June 2025
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    • Teaching and learning
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    DART-P Annual Conference 2025

    Delivering high-quality psychology education in challenging times

    In these times of constraint and challenge, we aim to create a space for our community to support each other. We invite delegates to share their research, scholarship, or creative approaches to maintaining the delivery of high-quality psychology education.  We invite submissions relating to the following themes:

    • Innovative and sustainable teaching practices
    • Collaboration and community
    • Supporting staff and student well-being
    • General 

    (we also welcome proposals outside of any of the above themes)

    The conference will also feature keynote presentations from:
    •        Professor Louise Taylor (Oxford Brookes University)
    •        Professor Victoria Bourne and members of the THESIS pedagogic research group (Royal Holloway, University of London)

    Venue 

    This conference will be taking place at the Royal Holloway University.

    Egham Hill, Egham 

    TW20 0EX

    Want to speak to one of the team? Contact us at [email protected] 

    Submissions

    Deadline for submission: 7th May 2025

    Authors are strongly advised to register on the on-line submission system and begin preparing their submissions well in advance of the deadline.

    How to submit 

    Please ensure before submitting your papers that you carefully read the guidelines provided below: 

    Submission Guidelines

    To submit your submission please use the portal below:

    Submit Submissions 

    Please note: Booking is being provided by Conference Care on behalf of BPS.
    When booking online you will be directed to a Conference Care site.

    Both the BPS and Conference Care terms and conditions and privacy policies will apply.

    Want to speak to one of the team? Contact us at [email protected] 

    Registration

    Registration closes at 9am on Monday 9th June 2025. Ticket types and Prices, all prices are GBP inc VAT 

    Register here 

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    CategoryTicket Type Prices 
    Conncession/Student  Monday 23rd & Tuesday 24th June£194.40
     Monday 23rd June£117.00
     Tuesday 24th June£117.00
    DARTP Member Monday 23rd & Tuesday 24th June£226.80
     Monday 23rd June£136.50
     Tuesday 24th June£136.50
    BPS MemberMonday 23rd & Tuesday 24th June£259.20
     Monday 23rd June£156.00
     Tuesday 24th June£156.00
    Non-MemberMonday 23rd & Tuesday 24th June£324.00
     Monday 23rd June£195.00
     Tuesday 24th June£195.00
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    Accommodation at the venue will be available to book on a first come, first served basis. 

    Click here to view the accommodation details. 

    Please note: Booking is being provided by Conference Care on behalf of BPS.
    When booking online you will be directed to a Conference Care site.

    Both the BPS and Conference Care terms and conditions and privacy policies will apply.

    Want to speak to one of the team? Contact us at [email protected] 

     

     

     

    Speakers 

    Louise Taylor, Professor of Education and Student Experience at Oxford Brookes University 
    Louise Taylor

    Louise Taylor, PhD, CPsychol, is a Professor of Education and Student Experience at Oxford Brookes University, where she teaches psychology in the School of Psychology, Social Work and Public Health. She is a National Teaching Fellow and Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, recognised for her leadership in teaching and research to support student identities and inclusion. Her research applies psychological theory to understand what makes successful learning and teaching, both in the contexts of the marketisation of higher education and ethnicity degree-awarding gaps. 

    Louise has published in leading journals including Studies in Higher Education and Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, and she is Senior Editor for the Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice. She mentors a number of staff in teaching-focused career pathways and supervises PhD and EdD Professional Doctorate students. She recently co-founded a Teaching Focused University Network (T-FUN) for those on teaching-focused career pathways. Her teaching toolkit 'Balancing Students' Identities as Learners and Consumers' was published by Advance HE and is freely available for educators to use to support conversations with students about their identities.

    Louise Taylor Keynote session: Connecting Educators: Psychology, Pedagogy, and the Strength of Collaborative Teaching Networks

    Follow her on LinkedIn 'louise-psychol' and see her website www.brookes.ac.uk/SIIP for more information. Contact [email protected]

    Victoria Bourne, Professor of Social and Affective Processes at Royal Holloway, University of London
    Thesis

    Teaching in Higher Education: Supporting and Inspiring Students, or THESIS, is a group of education focused academics in the Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway, led by Prof Danijela Serbic. The group has a dual focus in supporting university students through their studies and in supporting academics in their career development through education, pedagogy and scholarship. For this keynote, Prof Victoria Bourne, one of the founding members of THESIS, will provide an overview of development and structure of the group, and then staff and students from the group will provide further insights into some specific THESIS initiatives around developing pedagogic research, supporting student wellbeing and diversifying the curriculum.

    Want to speak to one of the team? Contact us at [email protected] 

    Programme 

    Day 1: 

    Monday 23rd June 2025

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    Room nameAgenda/session nameSession time Title of TalkSpeaker/s
    Moore AuditoriumConference Opening 10.00am - 10.40am

    1. Opening Remarks from DART-P Chair Dr Patrick Rosenkranz,  

      Presentation of Higher Education Psychology Teacher of the Year Award to Dr Zayba Ghazali-Mohammed

    2. Presentation from Dr Laura Dean, BPS President-Elect. Audience Q & A
    1. Dr Patrick Rosenkranz
    2. Dr Laura Dean
    Moore AuditoriumSupporting Staff and Student Well-being 110.45am - 11.30am 
    1. Shaping Student Perspectives: The Impact of Educational Explanations on Mental Health Stigma
    2. Teaching Sensitive Subject: specifics of teaching Forensic Psychology in the academy
    3. Thin Blue Line? Mental Resilience, Trauma-exposure and Wellbeing of Degree Apprenticeship Police Students, in England
    1. Dr Kate Haining
    2. Dr Sophia Tkazky
    3. Dr Michael Harris

                                            Break 

    Moore AuditoriumInnovative and sustainable teaching practices 112.00pm - 1.00pm 
    1. In search of a multiverse of learning: integrating comics and animations across three disciplinary areas

    2. Its not only what you say but how you say it. Exploring the effectiveness of various forms of feedback for written assignments in psychology undergraduates

    3. Applying psychology for learning in secondary school classrooms: A case study of  'How to Train your Brain' course for Year 9 students.
    4. Exploring the Efficacy of the 'AI Mind Palace' in Enhancing Assessment Preparedness and Reducing Test Anxiety
    1. Professor Denis Fischbacher-Smith
    2. Dr Laura Jenkins
    3. Mrs Purvi Gandhi
    4. Mr Glyn Pickering
    Moore-0-16Workshop 112.00pm - 1.00pm Designing and delivering inclusive Part 2 research projects in times of constraint: lessons learntDr Alana James, 
    Dr Lydia Yee, 
    Dr Rachel Pye,
    Dr Jennifer Tong

                           Lunch and Poster session in Moore Atrium

    Moore AuditoriumInnovative and sustainable teaching practices 2/General Topics2.00pm - 3.30pm 
    1. Decolonising our minds: a self- decolonising toolkit for social psychology teachers
    2. Predicting undergraduate students' Self-Perceived Employability: The role of internal psychological factors in Psychology education
    3. Using problem-based learning to foster critical thinking of Human Development in Psychology
    4. Finding time for active learning: supporting students in the "why" and the "how" of formative learning activities.
    5. Student use of retrieval practice: Assessment of, not for, learning
    6. Bridging Academic and Career Skills: Student Reflections on Psychology Skills Modules
    1. Dr Leyla De Amicis
    2. Mr Denis Persichini
    3. Dr Alexia Revueltas Roux
    4. Dr Maxine Swingler
    5. Dr Katy Burgess
    6. Dr Eleanor Swan
    Moore-0-16Workshop 22.00pm - 3.00pm Systematic Reflective Practice as a Tool to Support Student Wellbeing: Teaching Students in Contexts of Safety and StruggleDr Danai Serfioti
    Moore-0-16General Topics 13.00pm - 3.30pm 
    1. Demographic factors in social integration at university
    2. "MCQ exams are the most confusing things in the world." Neurodivergent perspectives on the inclusivity of MCQ exams. 
    1. Dr Tamara Gheorghes
    2. Dr Shiri Einav

                                            Break 

    Moore AuditoriumKeynote 14.00pm - 5.00pm Connecting Educators: Psychology, Pedagogy, and the Strength of Collaborative Teaching NetworksProfessor Louise Taylor
    Moore AuditoriumBook Launch Event 5.00pm - 6.00pm  Dr Alasdair Clarke & Dr Matteo Lisi 

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    Day 2: 

    Tuesday 24th June 2025

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    Room nameAgenda/session nameSession timeTitle of TalkSpeaker/s
    Moore AuditoriumKeynote 209.00am - 10.30am TBC, Teaching in Higher Education: Supporting and Inspiring Students (THESIS), Royal HollowayProfessor Victoria Bourne and members of the THESIS pedagogic reseach group, Royal Holloway

                                            Break 

    Moore AuditoriumCollaboration + Community11.00am - 1.00pm 
    1. Project INC: Participatory action research for neuro-inclusion on campus
    2. Ensuring department student support for working class students aligns with university widening participation goals
    3. Student Sense of Belonging and Ethnicity: A 'Home' Department Study
    4. How does the curriculum contribute to the experiences of belongingness in higher education?
    5. Enhancing Clarity and Inclusivity: Student-Staff Co-creation of Assessment Rubrics
    6. The Pressure's on but we love it!": Evaluating an assignment support session programme on students AI literacy & Self-Efficacy within deadline pressure contexts.
    7. Fostering Community and Wellbeing during the dissertation phase through Dissertation Buddies Postgraduate Taught Peer Support Programme
    1. Professor Lorna Hamilton
    2. Dr Tom Davies
    3. Dr Simon Cassidy
    4. Dr Elizabeth Bates
    5. Dr Tessa Webb
    6. Mr Bernard Aidoo, 
      Miss Noemi Hrvatin, 
      Mr Kalen Spacther
    7. Dr Julie Smith, 
      MS Lianya Qiu, 
      Ms Emily Birtles
    Moore-0-16Workshop 311.00am - 12.00pm 
    Designing experiential and reflective assessments in psychology
         		Dr Patrick Rosenkranz
    Moore-0-16Workshop 412.00pm - 1.00pm The Memory Tithe: A Micro-RPG of Identity, Decision, and the UnknownDr Kate Sullivan

                           Lunch and DART-P Forum

    Online T-FUN Network Talk hosted by Dr Madeleine Pownall, Pedagogical Research Needs Metascience, playing in Moore Auditorium 1.10pm - 1.50pm 
    Moore AuditoriumSupporting Staff and Student Well-being 22.00pm - 3.30pm 

     

    1. Alleviating Statistics Anxiety in Psychology: Learner and Educator Viewpoints Understood Using Brookfield's Reflective Model
    2. Creating an inclusive approach to teaching and learning during Ramadan.
    3. The Inclusion Café: An inclusive higher education initiative
    4. The 'safe place': Supporting staff and student well-being
    5. Paws on Campus: An Animal-Assisted Intervention to support students and staff at university

     

    1. Dr Raymon Hunte
    2. Ms Kay Kempers
    3. Dr Jamie Tully, 
      Dr Helen Foster-Collins
    4. Dr Hazel Mycroft
    5. Dr Amie-Louise Prior

     

    Moore-0-16Workshop 52.00pm - 3.00pm Enhancing Inclusive Education Through AI: Supporting Neurodivergent Students and Staff in UK Higher Education Dr Steph Sayan, 
    Dr  Alexia Revueltas-Roux
    Moore-0-16General Topics 23.00pm - 3.30pm 

     

    1. Student acceptability of assessment feedback from GenAI: a cross-cultural study

     

    1. Prof Louise Taylor

                                            Break 

    Moore AuditoriumDART-P forum & Closing3.45pm - 4.45pm Dr Patrick Rosenkranz, Chair of DART-P, will give a presentation on the current activities of DART-P and lead a Q & A from delegates.Dr Patrick Rosenkranz, Chair of DART-P

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    Presenter Title 
    Ms Charlotte Taylor-pageTeaching with Lived Experience: Developing a pedagogical framework for Clinical Psychology training
    Dr Cecilie Lolansen"You feel a lot more prepared": Insights from the Student Volunteer Research (SVORE) scheme. 
    Dr Zola DeanDoes experiencing depression symptoms impact academic performance and moderate the relationship between academic performance and self-esteem in higher education? 
    Dr Lydia YeeDevelopment, implementation and feedback on peer support activities for international students 
    Dr Tom LewisTaking a whisk in undergraduate education: Teaching mixed methods to undergraduate psychology cohorts
    Dr Aleena SunnyParent–Teacher Non‐Acceptance to Early Gender‐Diverse Behaviours of Transgender Children in India
    Dr Sarune SavickaiteNovelty Is Not Enough: Rethinking XR Integration in Psychology
     
    Dr Gwen BrekelmansExploring the impact of student welfare on staff
    Mr Bernard AidooTo PERMA-nently thrive in Learning: Exploring the intersections between Mental Wellness and Learning Development
    Dr Aneeza PervezBelonging, Community, and Support in a Distance Learning Environment
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    Download the Final Programme here

    Download the Abstracts Booklet here

    Want to speak to one of the team? Contact us at [email protected] 

    Poster Sessions Monday 23rd June 1.00pm - 2.00pm 

    Please display your poster on the numbered boards in the Moore Atrium. 

    You may leave your poster in place for the duration of the conference.

    Posterboards are 178cm high x 89cm wide. They fit a portrait A0 poster.

    Talks/Workshops

    Conference talks are allocated a 15-minute slot in the timetable. Please aim to speak for 10 minutes and leave 5 minutes for questions.

    Workshops are allocated a 1 hour slot on the programme.

    You may submit your slides by email to [email protected] by the end of the day on Thursday 19th of June to have them pre-loaded on the computers in the presenting room. Please also bring your slides on a USB stick on a back-up or make sure they can be downloaded from a web browser. If you are not able to send your slides in advance, then please attend the room during a break in the conference prior to your session to load your slides onto the computer.

    Want to speak to one of the team? Contact us at [email protected] 

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