As a team, we love to come together for learning and development. We regularly invite experts for informal “wine and wisdom” sessions to enhance our wider understanding of psychology in the workplace. Recently, welcomed Professor Nancy Doyle, Founder of Genius Within and Co-Director of the Centre for Neurodiversity at Work…
Protecting, safeguarding, and investing in the health and care workforce was the topic of discussion at the all-important World Health Organisation’s Fifth Global Forum on Human Resources for Health. About the conference The forum, which took place in Geneva and virtually from April 3rd to 5th, saw more than 4,000…
WPG is hitting the ground running in 2023 with a quartet of conference appearances in the first four months. As a research-led organisational psychology consultancy, we aim to bridge the gap between the working world and the latest research and practices. Publishing academic research, speaking at international conferences, and participating…
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…
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…
Mental health tools, wellbeing in the workplace and mindfulness were all topics of discussion at Ogilvy Consulting’s recent behavioural science festival.
The coronavirus pandemic has inexplicably altered the way we do most things. And in the field of organisational psychology, it has caused major disruption to the recruitment and selection process. In a healthcare setting, over the past year assessors have had to rely solely on remote digital selection methods. But how fair and valid are these new assessment processes? And what lessons can we learn from this unprecedented time in healthcare selection? This was one topic of discussion…
At WPG we kicked off 2021 by attending the annual DOP (Division of Occupational Psychology) conference. Held by the British Psychological Society, it was an interactive, engaging and informative virtual event. And with a clear focus on networking and strengthening the Occ. Psych community. Plus, our very own Professor Fiona Patterson gave a keynote address on her career journey so far. This included her choices successes, and key learnings. One of…
The COVID pandemic has disrupted university selection processes around the world. At a time when healthcare workers are more vital than ever, how do we take what we’ve learnt during 2020 and ensure that the methods used in Medical selection remain valid, fair and reliable in a post COVID landscape? This was the topic for discussion at this year’s meeting of the International Network for…












