January 20, 2012
The 2nd Chance Project and the University of Southampton are pleased to invite you to the launch of the evaluation report of an innovative two-year programme that has used rugby and football to engage with young men in prison, with the ultimate aim of reducing reoffending.
The event will take place at Twickenham Stadium
on Friday 20th January 2012 between 11am and 2pm
and will include presentations from project partners and participants.
Please register your attendance by emailing r.meek@soton.ac.uk
by Tuesday 10th January.
Include the name of your organisation and your full contact details, including daytime contact number.
The evaluation research, led by Dr Rosie Meek, Chartered Psychologist at the University of Southampton, has assessed the effectiveness of sport in seeking to meet the resettlement needs of young men in prison custody and after returning to the community. The research describes the benefits of a sports-based intervention in engaging with individuals with challenging and complex needs, and outlines a series of recommendations that have been identified during the course of the research.
Previous interim evaluation reports can be found here.
February 16, 2012
The Midlands Health Psychology Network committee invites you to attend our annual conference to be held at the Coventry University Techno Centre on 16th February 2012. This state of the art facility will host two fantastic keynote speakers, oral presentations and poster presentations. A few highlights from last year’s conference are:
- Children’s diet and exercise behaviours
- Determinants of physical activity participation following traumatic brain injury
- Enhancing health behaviour change interventions in primary care
The call for abstracts is now open with this year’s theme being “Improving Health in the Olympic Year”. The MHPN is growing and with the conference open to members and non-members alike, this is a great opportunity for researchers in the Midlands to showcase their work to a varied and friendly audience. Please see attached flyer for submission details or go to www.mhpn.co.uk . Deadline for submission is November 14th.
September 5, 2012
The 2012 BPS Developmental Section Conference will be hosted by the University of Strathclyde and will take place at Strathclyde University, Glasgow from 5th-7th September.
The conference will take place in the John Anderson Building within the John Anderson Campus and is right in the heart of the centre of Glasgow.
Pre-conference workshops are planned for Tuesday 4th September. Further information will be posted here soon.
We present you with three days of full academic programme (5th-7th Sept.) as well as opportunities to network at a wine reception at the Glasgow City Chambers George Square (evening of Wednesday 5th) and our Annual Conference Dinner which will take place at the Crowne Plaza, Glasgow (evening of Thursday 6th).
Please follow the links on the left of this page to take you to all the information you need on the conference.
You can also visit http://www.bps.org.uk/dev2012 for further information and registration and abstract submission forms.
