ORIENTATION EVENTGUIDE

2021-2022

School of Psychology &

Neuroscience

Welcome!Hello everyone! We are delighted to welcome you to the School ofPsychology & Neuroscience for 2021/2022. Whether you arereturning to St Andrews or studying online, this booklet will provideyou with information on the School-specific orientation events thatare available this year. Orientation Week runs from Monday 6th-Friday 10th September. If you haven't done so already, please go thethe following page to familiarise yourself with university-wideorientation information. The main orientation page also gives youaccess to an app containing a wealth of information about orientationand the University in general.

The School of Psychology and Neuroscience are offering a range ofonline and in person orientation events this year. All in person eventswill be run within the COVID-19 restrictions that are in place at thetime. We will start the week with social/informal events to welcomeyou to the School and allow you to 'meet' each other. The second partof the week will focus on more formal events that will introduce youto subject/year welcome talks.

This booklet provides details of each event/talk run by the School ofPsychology & Neuroscience. Each event listed in the timetable belowis described in order with full descriptions and links to join onlineevents in the following pages. Please have a browse and see whichones are appropriate for you and/or would like to attend!

Orientationevents

Mon 6th

4-5pm

Tues 7th

10-11am

Tues 7th

12-1pm

Meet the School President

ONLINE

Walk & Bark

EAST SANDS

Comparative, Evo & Dev Psych PGT Picnic

ST MARY'S QUAD

Tues 7th

4-5pm

Wed 8th

12-1pm

Equality and Diversity Welcome Talk

ONLINE

Virtual Tour of St Mary's Quad

ONLINE

Wed 8th

2-4pm

School Welcome Event

ONLINE

Thurs 9th

10-11am

Sub-hons Neuroscience Welcome Talk

ONLINE

Orientationevents

Thurs 9th

11-12pm

Thurs 9th

12-1pm

Thurs 9th

4-5pm

Hons Neuroscience Welcome Talk

ONLINE

First Year Psychology Introduction Talk

ONLINE

Wellbeing Welcome

ONLINE

Fri 10th

10-11am

Fri 10th

1-1.30pm

Second Year Psychology Introduction Talk

ONLINE

Third Year Psychology Orientation

ONLINE

Fri 10th

1.30-2.30pm

PS4040 Welcome Talk

ONLINE

Fri 10th

1.30-2pm

Fourth Year Psychology Orientation

ONLINE

Orientationevents

Fri 10th

2-3pm

Fri 10th

2-3pm

Fri 10th

2.30-3pm

PS4050 & PS4299 Welcome Talk

ONLINE

PN4299 Welcome Talk

ONLINE

PS3021 Welcome Talk

ONLINE

Fri 10th

3-4pm

Fri 10th

4-5pm

SPSS Orientation Session

ONLINE

PGT Welcome Talk

ONLINE

*Please see staff email signatures for preferred pronouns.

MEET THE SCHOOLPRESIDENT

FOR? EVERYONEWHEN? MONDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER; 4-5PMWHERE? ONLINE - CLICK HERE TO JOINWHO? BRYNN WALSH Want to hear more about what goes on behind thescenes?! You can meet the School President and learnmore about her and what her plans are for the School.If you’re looking to get more involved in the School aswell, this is the perfect event for you!

Brynn will also talk about how you can meet youracademic kids or parents! With a few icebreakers andgames, you’ll get to know each other and find somepotential family members!

There will also be time for your questions at the end!

Stefan, Manon & Maggie will be accompanying Roxy thedog for her walk along East Sands. Please come along! We will walk with Roxy (and maybe some other pooches)on East Sands and talk informally in small, sociallydistanced groups.

All students, staff and their dogs are invited, but bringinga dog is not required. Human and canine participants areencouraged to wear something red (hat, scarf, bandana,collar, etc). If you see a person or dog wearing somethingred at East Sands at this time, introduce yourself and sayhi. Participating dogs will be friendly. Direct contact withdogs is encouraged, but not required.

We will meet at the sailing club building at 10am. Pleasebring your doggo if you have one!

WOOF!

WALK AND BARK

FOR? EVERYONEWHEN? TUESDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER; 10-11AMWHERE? MEET AT THE SAILING CLUB BUILDING AT 10AMWHO? DR STEFAN PULVER & ROXY, DR MANON SCHWEINFURTH & DR MAGGIE ELLIS

Bring your own food and get to know your classmates andyour programme coordinator, Manon Schweinfurth, over apicnic in our lovely quad. No clue what food to bring? Here are my hot tips:Dr Noodles, Market Street, noodle bar with fantasticveggie and vegan options. CombiniCo, South Street,Korean food with local fish but also great veggie andvegan options. Zest, South Street, homemade sandwiches,bagels and good coffee.Not convinced? St Andrews is also home to Pret, Costa,Tesco, Sainsbury and Co!

Don’t worry if you can’t make it, we will have an onlinecoffee session on Wednesday at 10.30am in our Teamschannel.

COMPARATIVE, EVOLUTIONARY &DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY PGT–

PICNIC PARTY

FOR? COMPARATIVE, EVOLUTIONARY AND DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY PGT STUDENTSWHEN? TUESDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER; 12-1PMWHERE? ST MARY'S QUADWHO? DR MANON SCHWEINFURTH

At the University of St Andrews Baby and Child (ABC)Lab we are trying to understand how children think andlearn. We are a team of developmental psychologistsmade up of St Andrews university staff and students,conducting research into the developing minds ofchildren. Who do children prefer to learn from? At whatage can they start to remember past experiences? Whatcan they understand about the world around them? Theseare all questions we try to answer. Using fun, game-likepuzzle tasks, we investigate these developmentalmilestones in children all the way from infancy up untilyoung adulthood.

Come along and have a tour of our purpose-built lab, andmeet some of our researchers. Email Geraldine, the labmanager, to book a tour gb80@st-andrews.ac.uk.

ABC LAB TOURS

FOR? ALL UNDERGRADUATESWHEN? TUESDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER; 1-3PMWHERE? ABC LABWHO? GERALDINE BROWN

Interested in shaping the culture of the School? Want tojoin the conversations we are having about importantissues like race and ethnicity, disability, gender, class,religion, and sexual orientation? Or maybe you’re unsureabout why we are even talking about these topics in theclassroom. That’s okay too!

Join us for a chat about Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion(EDI) in the School. We are excited to tell you about howwe are striving to make the department a supportive andinclusive place for everyone.

We value your thoughts— so please bring your ideas andquestions, or email them here.

All are welcome!

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY &INCLUSION WELCOME TALK

FOR? EVERYONEWHEN? TUESDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER; 4-5PMWHERE? ONLINE - CLICK HERE TO JOINWHO? DR ERIN ROBBINS

VIRTUAL TOUR OF ST MARY'S QUAD

FOR? EVERYONEWHEN? WEDNESDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER; 12-1PMWHERE? ONLINE - CLICK HERE TO JOINWHO? DR ANNA SMITH

Not on campus yet? No problem! Join Dr Anna Smithfor a virtual tour of St Mary's Quad, the home ofPsychology and Neuroscience at St Andrews.

Due to the pandemic we will sadly onceagain miss out on the grand welcome eventin the psychology foyer, with fabulous wineand canapes, events, and spectacles thatwere the envy of the modern and ancientworld. But we would stil l l ike to invite you tojoin us online. We will have a few words ofwelcome from the Head of School, Directorof Teaching, and other VIPs. After that, youcan join in as we organise breakout sessionsto encourage some structured mingling(nothing like organised fun). Look forwardto meeting you all!

SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE WELCOME EVENT

FOR? EVERYONEWHEN? WEDNESDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER; 2-4PMWHERE? ONLINE - CLICK HERE TO JOINWHO? DR AMANDA SEED

We would love our wonderful first and second yearstudents to come along and meet some of theNeuroscience staff and hear a little of what is instore for this coming year. We will also have a chatfrom the Careers staff and from our NeuroscienceSociety. So, if you are tired of looking for anextracurricular, at last your photoreceptors canrest… because St Andrews Neuroscience Societycan’t wait to welcome you!

NeuroSoc President, Sarah, will be sharing anoverview of the planned events for the year,offering membership sign-up and providing detailsabout applying for a committee position!

SUBHONOURS NEUROSCIENCE WELCOME TALK

FOR? SUB-HONOURS NEUROSCIENCE STUDENTSWHEN? THURSDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER; 10-11AMWHERE? ONLINE - CLICK HERE TO JOINWHO? DR GAYLE DOHERTY

SENIOR HONOURS NEUROSCIENCE WELCOME TALK

Now that you are entering the honours years of yourdegree, we invite our fantastic third and fourth yearstudents to come along and meet some of theNeuroscience staff, and hear a little of what is instore for this coming year. We will also have a chatfrom the Careers staff and from our NeuroscienceSociety. So, if you are tired of looking for anextracurricular, at last your photoreceptors canrest… because St Andrews Neuroscience Societycan’t wait to welcome you!

NeuroSoc President, Sarah, will be sharing anoverview of the planned events for the year,offering membership sign-up and providing detailsabout applying for a committee position!

FOR? SENIOR HONOURS NEUROSCIENCE STUDENTSWHEN? THURSDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER; 11AM-12PMWHERE? ONLINE - CLICK HERE TO JOIN WHO? DR GAYLE DOHERTY

Welcome to First Year Psychology!!

In this introductory talk you will learn a bitabout first year teaching (PS1001 &PS1002) and meet some of the studentsand staff who will help you settle intopsychology at St. Andrews.

FIRST YEAR WELCOMETALK

FOR? FIRST YEAR PSYCHOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE STUDENTSWHEN? THURSDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER; 12-1PMWHERE? ONLINE - CLICK HERE TO JOINWHO? DR EOIN O'SULLIVAN

WELLBEING WELCOME

FOR? EVERYONEWHEN? THURSDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER; 4-5PMWHERE? ONLINE - CLICK HERE TO JOINWHO? DR MAGGIE ELLIS Join our Wellbeing Officer, Maggie, for a chat aboutwhat we provide in the School in terms of wellbeingservices/resources. Maggie will start with a shortpresentation of what we do in the School and whatis offered by the University. The second part of thesession will be a Q&A where you can ask Maggieany questions you have about the Wellbeing Officerrole.

Voluntary OpportunityThis year we are looking to recruit a studentwellbeing team with the aim of organising eventsand producing a weekly newsletter. If you areinterested in being part of this team, please emailMaggie here.

This introductory lecture will give an overview of theorganisation of the PS2001 module and will host a talkfrom the careers centre tailored to the informationneeds of second year students. There will also be achance to ask questions!

2ND YEAR PSYCHOLOGYWELCOME TALK

FOR? 2ND YEAR PSYCHOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE STUDENTSWHEN? FRIDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER; 10-11AMWHERE? ONLINE - CLICK HERE TO JOINWHO? DR REINER SPRENGELMEYER

You will have been able to watch some introductorypre-recorded videos IN THIS PANOPTO FOLDER(made available on Thursday 9th) guiding youthrough the key sources where you can find theinformation you need about 3rd year psychology ingeneral and the specific modules offered in thecourse.

This live online session will be devoted to welcomingyou, offering a summary of the information in thevideos, and giving you the opportunity to posequestions and get some answers!

3RD YEAR PSYCHOLOGYQ&A

FOR? 3RD YEAR PSYCHOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE STUDENTSWHEN? FRIDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER; 1-1 .30PMWHERE? ONLINE - CLICK HERE TO JOINWHO? DR JUAN CARLOS GOMEZ

You will have been able to watch some introductorypre-recorded videos IN THIS PANOPTO FOLDER(made available on Thursday 9th) guiding youthrough the key sources where you can find theinformation you need about 4th year psychology ingeneral and the specific modules offered in thecourse.

This live online session will be devoted to welcomingyou, offering a summary of the information in thevideos, and giving you the opportunity to posequestions and get some answers!

4TH YEAR PSYCHOLOGYQ&A

FOR? 4TH YEAR PSYCHOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE STUDENTSWHEN? FRIDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER; 1 .30-2PMWHERE? ONLINE - CLICK HERE TO JOINWHO? DR JUAN CARLOS GOMEZ

PS4040 WELCOME TALK

FOR? ALL STUDENTS TAKING PS4040WHEN? FRIDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER; 1 .30-2.30PMWHERE? ONLINE - CLICK HERE TO JOINWHO? DR AMANDA SEED

What is a review essay? How is it different to anyother essay? What is critical evaluation? What is‘original thought’ and how will I know when I haveone? Answers to these questions and more in thisintroduction to the PS4040 review essay module andyou will have a chance to get started on the ‘dissecta review’ exercise as a group. Please bring along areview paper of your choice.

PS4299 & PS4050WELCOME TALK

Maggie and Ken will guide you through both versionsof psychology projects that are available in theSchool.

We will discuss the supervision process and thedifferences and similarities between the projects interms of assessment.

There will also be time for questions at the end of thesession!

FOR? ALL STUDENTS TAKING PS4050 OR PS4299WHEN? FRIDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER; 2-3PMWHERE? ONLINE - CLICK HERE TO JOINWHO? DR KEN MAVOR & DR MAGGIE ELLIS

PN4299 WELCOME TALK

FOR? ALL STUDENTS TAKING PN4299WHEN? FRIDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER; 2-3PMWHERE? ONLINE - CLICK HERE TO JOINWHO? DR GAYLE DOHERTY

Essential introduction to PN4299. We willdiscuss all aspects of the project fromassessments to supervision and theexperiments too! Please come armed withany questions and I will do my very best toanswer them!

This module aims to teach you about scientificmethodology. While there will be substantial contenton running statistical tests, this is only one part ofmethodology. Equally important is to know theunderlying principles. What can and can’t weconclude from the analysis of our data?

In this introductory lecture we will introduceourselves as well as cover the overall structure ofthe module, including how the practical sessions willrun and how the person-to-person teaching will beorganised. As we go through these introductoryissues, we will provide hints and tips about how youcould approach your learning not only in this modulebut also more general approaches that may helpyou adjust to Honours teaching.

PS3021 WELCOME TALK

FOR? ALL STUDENTS TAKING PS3021WHEN? FRIDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER; 2.30-3PMWHERE? ONLINE - CLICK HERE TO JOINWHO? DR MIKE ORAM & DR SOPHIE EDWARDS

SPSS ORIENTATIONSESSION

FOR? 3RD, 4TH & 5TH YEAR STUDENTSWHEN? FRIDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER; 3-4PMWHERE? ONLINE - CLICK HERE TO JOINWHO? DR KEN MAVOR

Come along to this session on the ins and outs ofinstalling and using SPSS. Ken will share with youhow to access SPSS and discuss some of itsfunctionalities.

There will be time for questions at the end of thesession!

To all MSc and MRes postgraduate students:Welcome to St. Andrews!

This will be a brief introduction to the School by EricBowman, the current Director of TaughtPostgraduates, followed by introductions, so pleaseattend and meet your fellow classmates!

Also, Dr. Bowman will answer any questions youhave about the School, the University or St.Andrews.

TAUGHT POSTGRADUATE WELCOME TALK

FOR? ALL TAUGHT POSTGRADUATES (MSC AND MRES)WHEN? FRIDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER; 4-5PMWHERE? ONLINE - CLICK HERE TO JOINWHO? DR ERIC BOWMAN