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The working world has seen some dramatic changes over the last few years. From the uptake of hybrid working, widespread acceptance of video meetings and, sadly, a growing epidemic of employee burnout. But what does the future of work look like in 2023? Work Psychology Group is an organisational psychology…

UCAS has announced that, from 2024, the personal statement element of the university application process will be reframed into structured questions with six key areas of focus: motivation for the course preparedness for the course preparation through other experiences extenuating circumstance preparedness for study preferred learning style Professor Fiona Patterson…

Diversity & inclusion in the workplace has been thrust into the spotlight over the past few weeks — and for just cause. First, was the harrowing independent report into the London fire brigade with anonymous accounts from more than 2,000 staff members highlighting problems of institutional misogyny and racism. Then…

Associate Director, Emma Morley, celebrates 10 years with Work Psychology Group this month. When she joined as an intern psychologist, the country was still basking in a post London Olympics glow, David Cameron was Prime Minister, and we were all hooked on the first series of Line of Duty. We…

October marks Black History Month in the UK. A whole 31-days of learning and celebrating Black contributions to British society, while reflecting upon the history and culture. The event has been observed in the UK since 1987, with this year’s theme being Time for Change: Action Not Words.   Black…

Work Psychology Group (WPG) is looking to recruit a Senior Consultant, to support our team in providing award winning and internationally recognised research-led occupational psychology consulting to clients across a range of sectors. We’re looking for someone with a minimum of 5 years’ relevant client-facing experience in a consulting or…

Zoom quizzes and online cooking classes may have helped get us through the workplace bonding challenges of 2020 and 2021 but they are no replacement for the good old traditional face-to-face corporate away day or off-site. A well planned and executed off-site provides an excellent platform for brainstorming, strategising and…

After two years of presenting via a virtual screen, it was good to be back taking part in symposiums, presenting our findings and networking face-to-face at this year’s 50th Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) conference. The milestone conference promotes excellence in education in the healthcare profession and in…

The topic of birth order and how it influences the way we behave in all aspects of life has long been a subject of discussion. Given the amount of time we spend at work with our colleagues we thought it might be fun to explore whether traditional birth order traits…