The University of Newcastle's School of Psychology Newsline: Psychology RHD students excel in the Faculty 3-minute thesis competition

Friday, 23 June 2017

Psychology RHD students excel in the Faculty 3-minute thesis competition

Five RHD students from the School of Psychology competed yesterday in the Faculty round of the 3-Minutes Thesis competition.

Romany McGuffog, Zachary Howard, Laura Wall, Paul Garrett, and Jade Goodman were among 18 PhD candidates that presented the highlights of their research in a tight time framework of only three minutes. All of our students delivered a stellar performance, and two of them were selected to represent the Faculty of Science at the University final , Wednesday 12 July, 4pm, in room CT202 (Computing and Information Sciences Building, Callaghan Campus). Please come along to support our finalists and network with local community, industry and business representatives who will also be in attendance.

Our representative, from left to right: Jade Goodman, Zachary Howard, Paul Garrett, and Laura Wall (not in the photo: Romany McGuffog).

Our representatives enjoying a well earned rest at the end of the competition.

About the School

The School of Psychology is part of the Faculty of Science at the University of Newcastle, Australia. The University is ranked in the top 1% of universities in the world and in the top 13 of universities in Australia (QS World University Rankings, 2017-18; Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2017-18).

The School is located at the Callaghan campus near Newcastle, about two hours drive north of Sydney, and the Ourimbah campus, about one hour north of Sydney. The School includes over 30 academic staff, over 800 undergraduate students, over 170 Masters students, and over 50 PhD students.

We have a strong record of research performance in four key research groupings: clinical and health psychology, social and organisational psychology, cognitive psychology, and neuroscience. The 2018 Excellence in Research for Australia assessment rated the School’s research as “well above world standard” in the areas of psychology and cognitive science, placing the School in the top third of psychology departments in Australia.

For more information about the School, please visit our webpages or contact us at psyc-admin@newcastle.edu.au

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