NEW POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS IN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY AND CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY:
In conjunction with the British Safety Council, the Institute is pleased to announce up to 10 scholarships of £ 3,000 for international students from China and India applying to study for our Masters in Occupational Health Psychology on its Masters course in this area. The Institute is acknowledged as one of the best centres for professional education in occupational health psychology in the world. Information on these scholarships can be obtained from Dr Jonathan Houdmont at jonathan.houdmont@nottingham.ac.uk or from the Institute’s Taught Course Administrator, Hannah Collinge, at:hannah.collinge@nottingham.ac.uk.
The Institute is also pleased to announce scholarships for those wishing to study for its Masters in Clinical Neuropsychology. This long established post qualification course is the only course still available in England and Wales for those clinical psychologists who need to specialise in neuropsychology. Information on these scholarships can be obtained from Dr Jamie Macniven or from the Institute’s Taught Course Administrator, Hannah Collinge, at: hannah.collinge@nottingham.ac.uk.
UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM: A WINNER:
The research monies that English universities will receive following their performances in the Research Assessment Exercise2008 has been revealed this week with the announcement by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) of its funding allocations for 2009-10. The biggest gain in total recurrent research funding, which includes quality-related (QR) cash as its major component, has been made by the University of Nottingham. Nottingham receives an extra £9.7 million compared with the previous year, the biggest rise seen by any university and the equivalent of a 23.6 per cent increase in recurrent research funding. Most of its competitors did not perform as well, overall, and several took cuts in their research funding. The QR research funding is part of the overall financial settlement for universities. Again Nottingham did well. Of the 140 plus institutions funded by the UK government, 87 were awarded above-inflation total funding and of those the major winners included Nottingham which received one of the biggest overall increases of 9.6%.
INSTITUTE & RAE 2008:
The results of the Government’s Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) were announced on 18th December 2008. In terms of research power (Research Fortnightly), the University of Nottingham’s research was ranked 7th in the UK – a significant improvement on the last such exercise in 2001, where it was ranked 14th. The Institute’s research output was submitted for assessment with the Nottingham University Business School. Virtually all of their research output (95%) was recognised as at the international level, with 70% rated as ‘internationally excellent’ or ‘world-leading’- ranking them 6th amongst their 89 competitors in the UK.
INTEREST IN OCCUPATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY REMAINS STRONG:
Despite the world wide recession, interest in professional training in occupational psychology, and in other closely related areas of work psychology, remains strong. Investment in such training is still seen by many, both in Britain and abroad, as offering “good value for money” for the future. For those wishing to practice in the UK, taking a Masters course in occupational psychology, professionally accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS), is a must. For those wishing to study in the UK and practice in another country, courses of similar content and quality but tailored to the international context are also good value.
In the UK, the Institute offers one of the country’s longest standing Masters courses in occupational psychology accredited by the BPS. This highly successful course is staffed by experienced occupational psychologists including Professor Tom Cox CBE, Professor Amanda Griffiths, Professor John Richards, Dr Iain Coyne, Dr Phil Leather, and Fiona Gavin. Professor Dave Bartram (SHL), who holds a Special Chair in Occupational Assessment and Testing, is also associated with the course.
The Institute also offers two courses which are tailored to the international market including MSc Work & Organisational Psychology and MSc Management Psychology. The former has been developed within a framework originally suggested by the European Network of Organisational Psychologists (ENOP) focussed on organisational psychology, personnel psychology and work design and management. This course is offered at Nottingham. The latter has a clear and strong focus on management and related organisational issues and is offered both through Nottingham and the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus.
Scholarships are available. Further information from hannah.collinge@nottingham.ac.uk
MSc WORKPLACE HEALTH:
The second intake to the new MSc Workplace Health has successfully begun its course of postgraduate and professional study. Designed for flexible access, using blended learning technology, the course seeks to put the ‘health’ into health and safety management within the framework of the likely future development of the overall area. It is designed for those with a working involvement in occupational health and health and safety: policy, practice and management.
The ‘kick off’ workshop for the new intake attracted an impressive array of key plays in this area ~ Professor Sayeed Khan (EEF), Professor Richard Heron (BP), Dr Mike O’Donnell (UNUM) and Dr Andrew Auty (Reliability (Oxford)) ~ in addition to the Institute’s own staff: Professor Amanda Griffiths, Professor Tom Cox CBE and Dr Jonanthan Houdmont.
The next intake to this course will be in September 2009. Scholarships and reductions based on professional memberships are available. Further information from hannah.collinge@nottingham.ac.uk
