Welcome to PsychED, the Psychology Conference – School Edition, hosted by the Manipal Institute of Liberal Arts at Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Dubai! After a successful second edition, we are thrilled to announce the third edition of PsychED. PsychED is a platform for students to engage in academic discussions and learn more about psychology. Our conference is open to students from schools across the UAE who wish to enhance their knowledge and participate in engaging intellectual dialogue. This year’s theme is Psychology in Popular Culture, which aims to explore and comment on how psychology is represented in popular culture and the influence both areas have on each other. We invite students from Grade 9/Level 8 and above who are interested in psychology to participate in this event. The conference will be held on October 22nd, 2024, and will feature an expanded range of activities and prizes.
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Welcome to PsychED, the Psychology Conference – School Edition, hosted by the Manipal Institute of Liberal Arts at Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Dubai! After a successful second edition, we are thrilled to announce the third edition of PsychED. PsychED is a platform for students to engage in academic discussions and learn more about psychology. Our conference is open to students from schools across the UAE who wish to enhance their knowledge and participate in engaging intellectual dialogue. This year’s theme is Psychology in Popular Culture, which aims to explore and comment on how psychology is represented in popular culture and the influence both areas have on each other. We invite students from Grade 9/Level 8 and above who are interested in psychology to participate in this event. The conference will be held on October 22nd, 2024, and will feature an expanded range of activities and prizes.
The conference comprises three exciting competitions.
Our first event is the ‘Young Scholar Award’, an academic poster presentation competition. This competition challenges students to present academic posters on psychology-related topics to a panel of judges. The best poster will be awarded the Young Scholar Award.
Registration Link: https://forms.gle/VNAtx2LTA8NJsF6b7
Last Date to Submit: 8th October 2024
Selected Abstracts will be notified by 14th October 2024
Then, we have the Roundtable Conference on ‘Some Talk, All Talk, or No Talk: Psychology Misrepresented?’, where student delegates will participate in a moderated discussion on how psychology is represented in popular culture. At the end of the discussion, the Best Delegate will be awarded.
Registration Link: https://forms.gle/XgDijvmzMbWG1rXW7
Last Date to Register: 14th October 2024
Lastly, our newest addition is Dope-a-meme, a psychology meme creation competition. Here, students create memes based on the templates given to them, surrounding concepts from psychology. All entries will be posted on the PsychED Instagram page, and a winner will be selected based on the number of shares each meme receives.
Registration Link: https://forms.gle/svPh3zGckd2Vmygw8
Last Date to Submit: 1st October 2024
The school with the highest scores across all events is the overall winner. All winners across all competitions will be awarded a trophy, certificate, and a higher education scholarship.
Participation in PsychED is not restricted to psychology students alone. Any student with an interest in psychology is welcome to register.
Click here to find the registration links and guidelines for the events.
We look forward to your participation in PsychED and promise it will be an enriching experience for all who attend!
If you have any questions related to PsychED, please get in touch with Prof. Fathima Zeba or Prof. Aswathy Menon, whose contact details are below.
Aswathy Menon: aswathy.menon@manipaldubai.com, +97144290765, +971523359110
Fathima Zeba: fathima.zeba@manipaldubai.com, +97144290781, +971503894955