Since 1965, the School of Psychology at the University of East London has built a strong reputation for psychology education, professional training and research. Our courses are delivered by industry experts and we ensure our students have plenty of opportunities to engage with community projects and get hands-on, real world experience through placements.

The School is one of the largest in the country and we are recognised as an international hub for professional training, theory development and research activity.

Key features:

• Overall student satisfaction on the range of BSc Psychology courses in the School: 87 per cent (NSS, 2019)
• Our BSc Counselling (a professional training course accredited by BACP): scored 88 per cent for its learning resources (NSS, 2019)
• 92 per cent of UEL's overall research was rated as world-leading, internationally excellent or internationally recognised (REF 2021)
• We have a significant amount of expertise within our ranks with excellent employment connections in our local area – made possible due to our size, range of expertise and well-established influence.
• We have three, long-running, community embedded Professional Doctorate courses: Clinical Psychology (NHS Contract); Educational Psychology.

Facilities

Our modern campus includes seminar space, tutorial rooms and lecture theatres. Students are supported by a full array of library services, including a dedicated librarian for psychology students.

We have dedicated research facilities offering state-of-the-art neuroimaging: EEG, TMS, tDCS, fNIRS, EyeLink 1000 eye-tracking and virtual reality systems.

We have equipment for biophysical recording, an extensive library of psychological assessments as well as suites for data analysis including video and audio recordings. Our dedicated audio-visual multimedia equipment enables both self and peer review for trainee skills practice sessions. We also have interview rooms so you can practice your skills in real-life situations and scenarios.

Research

The Research Excellence Framework is a six-yearly national review by the Higher Education Funding Council for England.

Psychology at UEL was ranked equal first in the country in terms of the impact of its research, higher than Oxford and Cambridge (REF, 2014).

At the latest round in 2021, 92 per cent of UEL's overall research was rated as world-leading, internationally excellent or internationally recognised (REF 2021).

There are four main research groups in the School:

• Cognition and Neuroscience
• Developmental Psychology
• Drugs and Addictive Behaviours
• Mental Health and Social Change

I really liked the variety of people who were in my class - it meant I could learn from them whilst studying theory and understand how different psychological theories would impact different cultures and countries. This made it feel like a richer learning experience."

Freda Cunningham,

MSc Occupational and Organisational Psychology , (Now working in Google)