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Southern African Students' Psychology Conference 2013: Psychology (In)action

24 – 28 June 2013
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg  

The Southern African Students’ Psychology Conference is hosted by the psychology departments of the University of South Africa and the University of the Witwatersrand. Students and staff from psychology departments across Southern Africa are invited to join us in this venture. The conference will take place from the 24 – 28 June 2013 at Wits. Pre-conference workshops will be scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, 24 & 25 June 2013.Students and their academic mentors who are interested in attending and/or presenting at the conference are requested to submit a title and an abstract of not more than 300 words on the conference website before 29 March 2013.

For more details about the conference please visit: http://www.studentsconference.co.za/

The Psychology Masters and Doctoral Newsletter issue 2 is here!

The Masters and Doctoral Newsletter is aimed at connecting Post Graduate students at Unisa with events, news and support systems relevant to completing your qualification. The publication is informed by the needs of our Post Graduate students, who are also our main contributors. The March issue is available here. If you would like to contribute to the next issue, then please contact the editors, Leana Meiring and Asanda Nogqala, at meiril@unisa.ac.za or nogqaa@unisa.ac.za.

New staff in the department

We recently welcomed new members to the department and would like to introduce them to you.

Back row, from the left: Melusi Mbatha (Junior lecturer); Sarah Uren (Junior lecturer); Sfiso Mabizela (Postgraduate assistant); Elliot Masemola (Postgraduate assistant); Jennifer Graham (Postgraduate  assistant); Tidi Sekhaulela (Administrative officer). Front row, from the left: Khonzi Mbatha (Junior lecturer); Leana Meiring (Postgraduate assistant); Busisiwe Magagula (Postgraduate assistant).

PhD Candidate Yaseen Ally interviewing Peace Kiguwa during the Southern African Psychology Students Conference

The People Behind the Papers featured at the University Research and Innovation week!

The People Behind the Papers project is part of the Unisa Research and Innovation week. The project is aimed at lifting the veil on what it is like to be a practising researcher in psychology - and related fields - in South Africa. The intention is to do this through interviews with the goal of publishing these interviews as publically available texts. The interviews are available at the official website for the project: People Behind the Papers.