Seminars

We invite world-leading academics to speak at a series of open seminars throughout the year, all hosted by academics within the school.

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Our seminars take place on Tuesdays at the Lecture Theatre  7, Diamond Building, starting at 12:00pm followed by lunch at 1:00 pm in the ICOSS Foyer. The seminars are hold in person, but with the possibility to join remotely.

For more information or a copy of the seminar programme please email psychology@sheffield.ac.uk.

Programme 2024/2025 - Second Semester (coming soon)

DateSpeakerTitleHostLocation
18/02/2025Dr Liadh TimminsGender Modality and Minority StressDr Alon ZivonyLecture Theatre 7, The Diamond
25/02/2025Dr Guy CurtisPromote, prevent, and prosecute: Tailoring academic integrity for distinct student psychological profilesDr Chantelle WoodLecture Theatre 7, The Diamond
04/03/2025Dr Claire MonroyDomain-general cognition in deaf infantsProf Danielle MatthewsLecture Theatre 7, The Diamond
11/03/2025Dr Ronan McGarrigleEffortful listening across the adult lifespan: zooming in (and out) using pupillometry and daily life fatigue measuresDr Dan PooleLecture Theatre 7, The Diamond
18/03/2025Dr Tom LongdenElectro-metabolic control of blood flow by brain pericytesDr Clare HowarthOnline
25/03/2025Dr Benoit BediouThe relationship between video game play, cognition and mental health across agesProf Claudia von BastianLecture Theatre 7, The Diamond
01/04/2025Dr Laura CrucianelliThe contribution of tactile and thermal signals to the sense of body ownershipDr Hannes SaalTBC
08/04/2025Dr Alexander ScottTBCProf Sue ShermanLecture Theatre 7, The Diamond
06/05/2025Dr Lynne BarkerThe role of the gut-brain-microbiome axis in neurological disordersDr Myles JonesLecture Theatre 7, The Diamond
20/05/2025Dr Mahnaz ArvanehUsing EEG signals for Implicit Brain-Machine InteractionsDr Alekhya MandaliLecture Theatre 7, The Diamond
27/05/2025Prof Eleni VasilakiFrom Time to Choice: Decision-Making from a Reinforcement Learning PerspectiveDr Hazem ToutounjiLecture Theatre 7, The Diamond
03/06/2025Dr Robert GriffithsApplying Perceptual Control Theory Principles to Improve Mental Health Service Design and DeliveryDr Vyv HuddyLecture Theatre 7, The Diamond
10/06/2025Dr Michael LengiezaTargets for Repairing the Human–Nature Relationship: Relational Values vs. Nature ConnectednessDr Harriet BairdLecture Theatre 7, The Diamond

Programme 2024/2025 - First Semester

DateSpeakerTitleHostLocation
01/10/2024Dr Teresa CrewThe Intersections of a Working-Class Academic Identity: A Class ApartDr Emma BlakeyOnline
08/10/2024Rinda HakkeHow therapists operationalise the experiential components of Person-Centred Experiential TherapyDr Vyv HuddyDiamond Lecture Theatre 5
15/10/2024Dr Brandi Lee DrisdelleExploring the flexibility of distractor suppression: Insights for Behavioural and Electrophysiological EvidenceDr Alon ZivonyDiamond Lecture Theatre 5
22/10/2024Dr Lamarche VeronicaMasculinity & Relationships: A Clash of Social Identities or a Tale of Thwarted Social Connection?Dr Vanessa LoaizaDiamond Lecture Theatre 5
29/10/2024Dr Sharon CoxVaping in England: Good, bad and ugly evidenceProf. Matt FieldDiamond Lecture Theatre 5
05/11/2024Dr Helen StolpIncreased brain hyperexcitability as a result of early-life pharmacological activation of GABAA receptor?Dr Clare HowarthDiamond Lecture Theatre 5
19/11/2024Prof Eleni VasilakiTBCDr Hazem ToutounjiDiamond Lecture Theatre 5
26/11/2024Dr Elena PetrovskayaConducting a psychological autopsy of gambling-related suicideProf Tom StaffordDiamond Lecture Theatre 5
03/12/2024Dr Lynne BarkerThe role of the gut-brain-microbiome axis in neurological disordersDr Myles JonesDiamond Lecture Theatre 5

 

 

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