Why is Psychology so WEIRD?
January 3, 2021
Article by Haqeem Moreton, Year 1 student for the 2020/2021 academic year I recently wrote a lab report on gender norms in educational achievement. Of course, by gender norms, I mean those norms relating to males and females. I felt compelled to specify as such, for it seemed an injustice to those peoples who identify …
Freud: Lesser known facts
January 1, 2021
Article by Tanushri Jayani A/P Krishna Murthi, Year 1 student for the 2020/2021 academic year Sigismund Schlomo Freud, commonly known as Sigmund Freud requires no introduction. Known as the ‘Father of Modern Psychology’, his contributions in psychology is not only known by his peers, but by the public as well. For example, terms such as …
And the Journey begins! Starting university with a touch of COVID 19
December 30, 2020
Article by Sasvi Sithumya Sooriyaarachchi, Year 1 student for the academic year 2020/2021 Everyone considers life a battle of Ups and Downs, Success and Regrets. However, I am inclined to think of myself as one who’s had significantly more regrets than accomplishments. Like many others, university was going to be my new start – a …
The power and excitement of new beginnings!
October 22, 2019
This piece is submitted by Vartika Khandelwal and Nurin Hanna binti Norazhar, our first year psychology students reporting for the blog! This piece is slated to be part of an ongoing series on our blog looking at the concepts of beginnings and new starts. “And now we welcome the new year, full of things that …
How I felt about the summer internship at UNMC
August 1, 2015
One of our first-year BSc Psychology students, Andrea, had the opportunity to work with Dr. Jess Price over the summer to gain some relevant research experience after she successfully completed her first year. This is what she feels she gained from the whole experience. First off, I think the work was excellent. It was very …
Tips for Freshers (Part 2)
September 25, 2013
Continuing from last week, here are a few more tips for those of you who just joined our Psych department here in UNMC. 1. Attend ALL lectures and PAY ATTENTION. This is when you’ll get your lecture notes, the lecturer’s input on the topic, and one of the few chances that you get to …
Tips for Freshers (Part 1)
September 18, 2013
So, it’s that time of the year again, the new academic year is about to start, and a few of us have decided to compile a list of (we guess you can call it comprehensive) tips that could come in handy for those who will be joining our small, and ever- growing Psychology department here …