Please note: Bookings for this conference have now closed
The annual BPS South West Undergraduate Conference brings together final year undergraduate psychology students.
At the conference, you can:
- present your final year dissertation or research project findings as a poster or 10-minute talk
- attend a careers panel session and Q&A with representatives from different real-world psychology sectors
- listen to an engaging talk from our keynote speaker, Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh, MBE (Environmental Psychologist at the University of Bath)
- socialise and network with your peers
The conference is sponsored by the British Psychological Society (BPS) South West Branch, which aims to create a lively, informative and supportive network of psychologists across the region.
Participating universities include:
- Bath Spa University
- Plymouth Marjon University
- University of Bath
- University of Bristol
- University of Exeter
- University of Plymouth
- UWE Bristol
As this is a collegiate and collaborative conference, attendees will be sharing their dissertations or research findings in the form of posters or presentations.
Keynote speaker: Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh
Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh is an environmental psychologist, specialising in perceptions and behaviour in relation to climate change, energy and transport. She is Director of the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST).
Her research projects have included studies of energy efficiency behaviours, waste reduction and carrier bag reuse, perceptions of smart technologies and electric vehicles, low-carbon lifestyles, and responses to climate change.
