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Obtaining research experience with a busy course load can be a tricky task to achieve. Conveniently, there is an opportunity for psychology students to simultaneously acquire research experience and a 0.5 academic credit in substitution for a regular course. Taking an independent study may be your ticket to falling in love with research and a refreshing change of pace to your university experience. What is an independent study? An independent study can look different for eve

When I first started university, graduate school felt so far away that I did not give it much thought until my third year. Now in my fourth year, I can tell you that time went by very fast, and I wish I had thought more about grad school than I had during my first two years, as it would have made for a clearer path working towards my career goal. In hopes that whoever is reading this can gain some perspective on graduate school, this guide will provide information about psych

https://ssc.uwo.ca/research/usri.html If you’re like me, you are a student in psychology who wants to get their hands on some research experience but isn’t quite sure how to go about doing so. On behalf of fellow curious students, I developed a brief guide that will highlight a great way to get paid research experience over the summer by partaking in a USRI! What is a USRI? A USRI stands for an “undergraduate summer research internship”. It’s essentially completing a resear

“ Stressful, enjoyable, worthwhile. ” That’s how Emil Dzhunushaliev   sums up his graduate school experience so far, three words that certainly resonate with almost every student’s journey through the demanding, unpredictable, and often deeply rewarding world of academic research. Emil is a second-year MSc student in Social, Personality, and Developmental Psychology (SPDP) and a member of the Motivation Influences and Social Cognition (MISC) Lab under Dr. Julian Scheffer. His

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