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Read about the history of Educational Psychology training at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø and our place within the wider Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Research Department and Division below.


History of Educational Psychology Training at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø

The establishment at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø in 1897 of the first psychological laboratory in the country (and the second in the world after Leipzig) has been hailed as a landmark in the history of British psychology. The most recent Higher Education Funding Council research assessment exercise confirmed the College’s reputation for excellence in psychological research. We pride ourselves on maintaining strengths across the whole range of the discipline and have a long and distinguished tradition in the teaching of applied psychology. The one-year professional training Diploma in Educational Psychology introduced at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø by Sir Cyril Burt in 1946 was the first of its kind in Britain. Click here to find out more about the history of Educational Psychology training at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø.


Our Research Department and Division

The Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Educational Psychology Group is situated within the Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, part of the 83% REF research rated ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Division of Psychology & Language Sciences - the largest such division in the country with over 120 academic staff and 1500 students studying at undergraduate and postgraduate level. The Division forms part of the Faculty of Brain Sciences. The Faculty ranks second globally for research in neuroscience/behaviour and psychiatry/psychology. Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø is the top-ranked university in the UK for research in Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience.