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Professional Recognition The School offers robust training in professional psychology, preparing our graduates for a variety of careers.
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High Impact Quality Research Our research changes people’s lives, impacts communities and influences policy at all levels.
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Industry links We are well-connected with employers in the health and business industries. Our graduates run numerous services within local authorities, charities and NHS trusts.
Who we are
Since 1965, the School of Psychology at the University of East London has built a strong reputation for psychology education, professional training and research. Our courses are delivered by industry experts and we ensure our students have plenty of opportunities to engage with community projects and get hands-on, real world experience through placements.
The School is one of the largest in the country and we are recognised as an international hub for professional training, theory development and research activity.
- Overall student satisfaction on the range of BSc Psychology courses in the School: 87% (NSS, 2019)
- Our BSc Counselling (a professional training course accredited by BACP): scored 88% for its learning resources (NSS, 2019)
- We were ranked first nationally for Research Impact at the last Research Excellence Framework (REF, 2014).
- We have a significant amount of expertise within our ranks with excellent employment connections in our local area – made possible due to our size, range of expertise and well-established influence.
- We have three, long-running, community embedded Professional Doctorate courses: Clinical Psychology (NHS Contract); Educational Psychology (Government Contract); and Counselling Psychology. Each is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) and The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Key Features
Many of our courses are accredited by the British Psychological Society. Other courses are accredited by other relevant bodies, such as the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy or the European Mentoring and Coaching Council. This means employers will recognise the value of your qualification.
Accreditations
We’ll help you find placements within the NHS, private organisations and the third sector. Past students have gained experience alongside professionals at:
- NGS NHS Trusts across the North Thames region
- MIND
- Terrence Higgins Trust
- Centrepoint
- Women’s Aid
- National Autistic Society
- Occupational Psychology consultancies including SHL, OPM Consulting, MDV and A&DC.
Industry Links
Staff
- Dean of School: Aneta Tunariu
- School Business Manager: Shama Shah
- Departmental Officer: Elliot Popeau-George
- Deputy School Manager: Vanessa Koonjul
- Stelios Gkouskos – Interim Head of Department
- Jeeda Alhakim – Lecturer
- Adebanjo Aromolaran – Senior Lecturer
- Amy Bartlett – Clinical Tutor
- Lucia Berdondini– Senior Lecturer
- Katy Berg– Clinical Tutor
- Lucy Browne– Senior Lecturer
- Helena Bunn– Senior Lecturer
- Maria Castro– Senior Lecturer
- Fevronia Christodoulidi– Senior Lecturer
- Paula Corredor-Lopez – Programme Director: Clinical
- Angela Dierks – Lecturer
- Sonya Dineva– Lecturer
- Max Eames– Senior Lecturer
- Sonja Falck– Senior Lecturer
- Lorna Farquharson – Senior Lecturer
- Lisa Fellin– Senior Lecturer
- Kenneth Gannon – Principal Lecturer
- Pandora Giles– Senior Lecturer
- Andrea Giraldez Hayes– Senior Lecturer
- Cristina Harnagea – Senior Lecturer
- David Harper– Professor, Programme Director
- Rona Hart – Senior Lecturer
- Suzannah Hill – Senior Lecturer
- Mark Holloway – Principal Lecturer
- Nargis Islam – Clinical Tutor
- Jenny Jim– Deputy Programme Director
- Luis Jimenez – Senior Lecturer
- Debra Jinks – Senior Lecturer
- Gordon Jinks– Principal Lecturer
- Matthew Jones Chesters – Senior Lecturer
- Hanna Kampman – Lecturer
- Jeremy Lemoine– Lecturer
- Timothy Lomas – Senior Lecturer
- Claire Marshall– Senior Lecturer
- Ana Paula Nacif – Clinical Tutor
- Julia Papworth – Lecturer
- Nimisha Patel– Senior Lecturer, Professor
- Trishna Patel – Senior Lecturer
- William Pennington – Senior Lecturer
- Milda Perminiene – Senior Lecturer
- Judith Plastow – Lecturer
- Nebojsa Popovic – Senior Lecturer
- John Read – Professor
- Mary Robinson – Programme Director
- Janet Rowley – Senior Lecturer
- Jeffrey Salter – Senior Lecturer
- Josef Schwaerzler – Senior Lecturer
- Meredith Terlecki – Senior Lecturer
- Miles Thomas – Programme Director
- Rachel Tribe – Professor
- Christian Van Nieuwerburgh – Professor
- Elizabeth Watson – Senior Lecturer
- Elizabeth Wilson – Lecturer
- Nicholas Wood – Clinical Tutor
- James J Walsh – Head of Department
- Irina Anderson – Principal Lecturer
- Sophia Bokhari – Lecturer
- Paula Booth – Lecturer
- Mary-Jane Budd – Senior Lecturer
- Moreno Coco – Senior Lecturer
- Dominic Conroy – Lecturer
- Liam Cookson – Online Learning Developer
- Mihaela Constantinescu – Lecturer
- Thomas Dickson – Lecturer
- Caroline Edmonds – Professor
- Antonio Fidalgo – Senior Lecturer
- Cynthia Fu – Professor
- Rebecca Gomm – Lecturer
- Angela Gosling – Senior Lecturer
- Florentia Hadjiefthyvoulou – Senior Lecturer
- Hebba Haddad – Lecturer
- Mark Harwood – Senior Lecturer
- Emma Howarth – Senior Lecturer
- Ava Kanyeredzi – Lecturer
- Zetta Kougiali – Senior Lecturer
- Virginia Lam – Senior Lecturer
- Jeremy Lemoine – Lecturer
- Rachel Liebert – Senior Lecturer
- Aline Lara Lopez – Lecturer
- Josie Malinowski – Lecturer
- Matteo Martini – Senior Lecturer
- Mark McDermott – Professor
- Claire Meade – Lecturer
- Helen Murphy – Senior Lecturer
- Paul Penn – Senior Lecturer
- Richard Ralley – Senior Lecturer
- Vrede-Shevonna Timmins – Lecturer
- Kirstie Soar – Reader
- Mary Spiller – Senior Lecturer
- Fiorentina Sterkaj – Senior Lecturer
- Anna Stone – Senior Lecturer
- Volker Thoma – Professor
- Zahra Tizro Kolangarani – Senior Lecturer
- Ian Tucker – Professor
- John Turner – Professor
- Shashika Vethanayagam – Senior Lecturer
- Melanie Vitkovitch – Principal Lecturer
- Elley Wakui – Lecturer
- Samuel Wass – Senior Lecturer
- Tuesday Watts Overall – Lecturer
- Ian Wells – Senior Lecturer
- Martin Willis – Lecturer
Facilities and research
Facilities
Our modern campus includes seminar space, tutorial rooms and lecture theatres. Students are supported by a full array of library services, including a dedicated librarian for psychology students.
We have dedicated research facilities offering state-of-the-art neuroimaging: EEG, TMS, tDCS, fNIRS, EyeLink 1000 eye-tracking and virtual reality systems.
We have equipment for biophysical recording, an extensive library of psychological assessments as well as suites for data analysis including video and audio recordings. Our dedicated audio-visual multimedia equipment enables both self and peer review for trainee skills practice sessions. We also have interview rooms so you can practice your skills in real-life situations and scenarios.
Research
Psychology at UEL was ranked equal first in the country in terms of the impact of its research, higher than Oxford and Cambridge (REF, 2014).
The Research Excellence Framework is a six-yearly national review by the Higher Education Funding Council for England. At the latest round in 2014, the School secured 100% 4* rating for Research Impact (scoring above Oxford and Cambridge Universities on this REF section of assessment). 25% of our research in the School of Psychology was recognised with the highest accolade of being "world leading" and 43% of our research is "internationally excellent". The School was one of only four in the country whose research had a ‘100 per cent impact’ at the highest level.
There are five main research groups in the School:
- Cognition and Neuroscience
- Developmental Psychology
- Drugs and Addictive Behaviours
- Health Promotion and Behaviour
- Mental Health and Social Change
Hear from our graduates
Dr Wass and a large team of researchers and PhD students are currently investigating concentration and stress during early infancy, particularly in infants from low socio-economic backgrounds.
Testimonial
I really liked the variety of people who were in my class - it meant I could learn from them whilst studying theory and understand how different psychological theories would impact different cultures and countries. This made it feel like a richer learning experience.Freda Cunningham MSc Occupational and Organisational Psychology , (Now working in Google)
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