Seminars
We invite world-leading academics to speak at a series of open seminars throughout the year, all hosted by academics within the school.
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Our seminars take place on Tuesdays at the Lecture Theatre 2, Diamond Building, starting at 12:00 pm followed by refreshments at 1:00 pm in the ICOSS Foyer. The seminars are hold in person, but with the possibility to join remotely.
For more information or a copy of the seminar programme please email psychology@sheffield.ac.uk.
Programme 2025/2026 - First Semester
| Date | Speaker | Title | Host | Location |
| 07/10/2025 | Dr Guy Curtis | Promote, prevent, and prosecute: Tailoring academic integrity for distinct student psychological profiles. | Dr Chantelle Wood | Online |
| 14/10/202 | Dr Miro Griffiths | Imagine: Young Disabled People's Ideas for Accessible and Inclusive Societies | EDI Team | Online |
| 21/10/2025 | Dr Will Mason & UGP members | Young Men, Mental Health & Community Resources: New Evidence, New Directions. | Dr Vyv Huddy | Lecture Theatre 2, The Diamond |
| 28/10/202 | Prof Melanie Burke | Enhancing Cognitive Function with Magnetic Stimulation: A TMS-fNIRS Approach Across the Lifespan. | Prof Claudia von Bastian | Lecture Theatre 2, The Diamond |
| 04/11/2025 | Dr Daniel Jolley | Inside the Conspiratorial Mind: Why Beliefs Flourish and How They Harm. | Dr Myles Jones | Lecture Theatre 2, The Diamond |
| 18/11/2025 | Dr Miles Wischnewski | Oscillation states investigated by non-invasive brain stimulation | Dr Alekhya Mandali | Online |
| 25/11/2025 | Prof. David Lagnado | Scales of injustice: Why a balance metaphor can be misleading when weighing evidence. | Prof Tom Webb | Lecture Theatre 2, The Diamond |
| 02/12/2025 | Dr Gonzalo Urcelay | Understanding and overcoming anxiety through avoidance behaviour. | Dr Hazem Toutounji | Lecture Theatre 2, The Diamond |
| 09/12/2025 | Dr Jo Van Hoof | Fractions are hard—But why? A review of students’ fraction understanding and the challenges they face. | Dr Sabrina Burr | Online |
Programme 2025/2026 - Second Semester (coming soon)
| Date | Speaker | Title | Host | Location |