Education and research

February 2016

The APS is marking its 50th anniversary by holding an innovative Congress to help set the stage for the next 50 years for psychology in Australia.To mark its 50th anniversary, the APS will hold the first ever Congress set to be one of the richest and most diverse conference programs in APS...

February 2016

As Congress Chair: How is the planning going?The 2016 Congress is a truly exciting prospect. It is a really wonderful opportunity and it’s going to be a unique event.We are pleased to have nine confirmed keynote speakers, five of whom have been selected by different APS Colleges. We have...

December 2015

The 2015 APS Annual Conference was the 50th Annual Conference, although it is the 51st Annual Conference that will mark 50 years of the APS. This presents a conundrum that is difficult to get one’s head around. Nevertheless, the plan was always to have 12 months of golden jubilee...

December 2015 | Professor Pat Dudgeon

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and culture were a special highlight at the APS Golden Jubilee Conference. Held on the land of the Kombumerri-Ngnarangwal peoples, conference delegates were Welcomed to Country by the Bundjalung Kunjiel Dance Troupe.The Conference program included...

December 2015

APS members have once again provided generous donations towards the APS Bendi Lango initiative, a fund that provides bursaries for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander postgraduate psychology students who are in financial need. This year’s member donations of $25,000 will support the 2016...

October 2015 | Professor Simon Crowe

Psychology is a popular topic amongst students, not only at the higher education but also at the secondary level. There are considerable differences among States and Territories in whether and how psychology is taught as part of the senior high school science curriculum. This diversity can pose...

August 2015

The 2015 APS College of Clinical Psychologists Conference was held from 26-28 June at the Stamford Grand Adelaide Hotel at Glenelg, South Australia. The Clinical Conference, the fourth in as many years, boasted almost 600 delegates which was impressive given the Conference Committee’s...

August 2015

There were more than 640 attendees at the 11th Industrial and Organisational Psychology (IOP) Conference, Positioning Workplaces for the Future: Sustainability, Agility and Performance, held in Melbourne from 2-4 July 2015. This year’s conference focused on combined academic and...

August 2015

Celebrating the past, looking toward the future29 September – 2 October 2015 Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, Gold Coast, QueenslandJoin us in celebrating 50 years of APS Annual Conferences; the Golden Jubilee Conference held on the spectacular Gold Coast. This is your...