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We often write about organisational psychology developments, the impact on the workplace of wider psychological trends and anything else that catches our eye. Our posts are well worth a read…if we do say so ourselves.

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How career tools can support informed career decisions

Welcome to our first blog of our new 2025 ‘Showcase’ series, where we explain how occupational psychology can help you tackle a range of business or HR challenges. We’re starting our journey by thinking about careers. How can business psychologists help individuals to make informed career decisions? We’ve worked with…
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WPG Awards 2024: Celebrating our team

At the end of every year, we don’t just come together for our Christmas party. We also celebrate the WPG Awards. The Awards are our opportunity to celebrate our team’s achievements (no matter how big or small) and recognise the impact that great teammates have.  Four awardees in 2024 This…
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Spotlight on SJTs: Bespoke or off the shelf?

In this penultimate instalment of our Spotlight on SJT series, we’re comparing the benefits of bespoke and customisable off-the-shelf assessments. Previous blogs in this series have focused on the value Situational Judgement Tests (SJTs) can add in recruitment and selection processes, and how to decide where they best fit in your…
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How 6 new medical schools are widening access in medicine

Our latest Research Corner instalment focuses on a paper co-authored by our Science Faculty member Professor Jennifer Cleland, Work Psychology Group team members Professor Fiona Patterson and Jordan Buxton, and NHS England project sponsor Professor Elizabeth Hughes. The paper explores how six new UK medical schools have translated government policy…
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The WPG team meet their alpacas on the latest away day.

Seven strengths of the WPG team

What do walking alpacas and conducting a strengths analysis have in common? Not much, you might think, but both were part of our latest WPG away day – regular team events we hold to celebrate our successes, learn some new skills and get to know each other a little better.…
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