Institute of Work Psychology

IWP combines scientific quality with practical relevance. Our emphasis is on the effects of work on employee wellbeing and performance.

Welcome to the Institute of Work Psychology

We hope you enjoy learning about our projects, our people and the impact that our research has on industry.

Our research

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Research themes 
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Research projects 
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Impact 
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Practitioner tools  
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Working Well blog 
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About us

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News

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Celebrating 30 years of the Institute of Work Psychology and 50 years of the MSc Occupational Psychology

Staff and students, past and present, came together to celebrate over 30 years of the Institute of Work Psychology (IWP) and 50 years of the MSc in Occupational Psychology.
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Dr Sarah Brooks takes part in a panel event at the biennial EAWOP conference

Dr Sarah Brooks, Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour was invited to contribute her expertise on coaching as a way to voice in a panel event at the 22nd European Congress of Work and Organisational Psychologists, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Exploring Temporary Art Spaces in the UK: A Path to Revitalising High Streets and Supporting Artists

The new book chapter: Temporary Art Spaces: A Conceptual Framework is part of the book ‘Creative (and Cultural) Industry Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century: Policy Challenges for and by Policy Makers’.
Karina Nielsen.

Obituary: Professor Karina Nielsen (1973 - 2024)

A tribute from Carolyn Axtell (Sheffield University Management School), Glorian Sorensen (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health), Kevin Teoh (Birkbeck, University of London) and Jo Yarker (Affinity Health at Work & Birkbeck, University of London)