Doctoral College news

The latest news and updates from the postgraduate research (PGR) and early career researcher (ECR) community at the University of Surrey

School of Health Sciences – Implementation before effectiveness: The story of COMPASS- Navigating your Long Term Condition

The School of Health Sciences would like to invite you to this Digital Health Seminar on 21st January, 12-1pm. We are delighted to announce our Guest Speaker: Professor Rona Moss Morris. Rona Moss-Morris is Professor of Psychology as Applied to Medicine. She is Head of the Health Psychology Section at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and […]


School of Psychology Seminar – Sharing the load: Mood contagion in adolescent social networks

The School of Psychology would like to invite you to this seminar on 26th January 2021, 3-4pm. We are delighted to announce our Guest Speaker Dr Stephanie Burnett Heyes. Dr Burnett Heyes conducts research on social interactions and emotions in adolescents and young adults. Current projects include a) developing virtual reality interventions to promote adolescents’ […]


Coffee Lottery is Back!

Arrange to meet fellow researchers through the doctoral college introductions service. Meet in person or online for a coffee. That’s it, that’s the scheme. We know that meeting new people can be a challenge during a PhD, especially if you’ve joined a new institution, moved countries, or started your research during a global pandemic. To […]


PGR Mindful Researcher Programme

The PGR Mindful Researcher Programme aims to support wellbeing among the university’s postgraduate researcher cohort through bespoke mindfulness meditation training. A regular meditation practice decreases undesirable states such as anxiety, distress, and anger (Brown, Ryan, & Creswell, 2007; Greeson & Brantley, 2008; Grossman et al., 2004) and increases positive states such as joyfulness, inspiration, and contentment (Brown & Ryan, 2003; Cardaciotto et al., 2008; Davidson et al., 2003; Feldman […]


School of Psychology Lecture

The School of Psychology would like to invite you to this seminar on 15th December, 3-4pm. We are delighted to announce our guest speaker Dr Evelyne Mercure. Evelyne Mercure is a Lecturer in Psychology at Goldsmiths, University of London. She studied Speech and Language Pathologies (BSc) and Neuroscience (MSc) at the University of Montreal before […]


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