School of Behavioural Science

The Department of Psychology

Psychology has been taught at the university since the late 1800s. Today, the School of Behavioural Science contains one of the largest departments of psychology in Australia, offering a diversity and quality of undergraduate and postgraduate programs unrivalled in this country. The school’s teaching is underpinned by excellence in research across a range of fields, including cognitive and behavioural neuroscience, quantitative psychology, social psychology, developmental psychology and clinical science.

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• Congratulations to A/P Jeanette Lawrence who has won a Victoria Law Foundation Grant for a project entitled "Analyses of Clinic Reports on Child Protection Applications"
• Nominations are invited from Postgraduate Psychology Students for the following Behavioural Science Committee vacancies
• Congratulations to Dr Sarah Wilson who has been promoted to Associate Professor and Reader with effect from 1 January 2009!
• Congratulations to our staff who have successfully obtained various research grants (including the latest ARC and NHMRC grants commencing 2009) and awards! For more details.

• Congratulations to Drs Lisa Phillips and Paul Dudgeon for their promotion to Senior Lecturer from 1 September 2008!

• Congratulations to Professor Mara Olekalns, Professorial Fellow with the School on her appointment as President of the International Association of Conflict Management!

• Melbourne University launches joint Master of Clinical Psychology degree programme with the National University of Singapore! Applications for the joint degree programme will commence on 2 June 2008 and be due by 31 July 2008. For more details
• Congratulations to our students who have been awarded prestigious scholarships/bursary
  • Dawn Merrett, Master of Psychology/PhD student
    
  • Graham Gee, Master of Psychology student. For more details

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