Explore the hidden potential of your brain in this series of talks from leading neuroscientists and university professors. The Weekend University’s next event – A Day on Neuroscience, will take place at Birkbeck, University of London on Sunday 29th April [...]
This post was written in the lead up to our upcoming Day on Neuroscience at the University of London on Sunday 29th April. Right now, tens of billions of neurons are working together in your brain so you can read these words. [...]
8 Tips from Neuroscience to Unlock Your Brain's Full Potential. “Any man could, if he were so inclined, be the sculptor of his own brain.” Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852 –1934), Spanish pathologist, histologist, neuroscientist and Nobel laureate. The human [...]
The Weekend University’s next event – A Day on the Self, will take place at Birkbeck, University of London on Sunday 25th March 2018. In this series of talks, we explore the psychology of the ‘self’, drawing on perspectives from [...]
Have you ever felt you went beyond your ordinary self and felt connected to something bigger than you? In a 2016 UK survey, over 84% of respondents (including atheists, agnostics, Christians, and Buddhists) said yes to this question. So what's going on? [...]
Fascinated by psychology and the human mind? But don't want to commit to a three-year degree and get into a tonne of student debt to explore your interest further? This day on psychology at The Weekend University might be for [...]
Year after year, thousands of people all over the world have the same experience. High levels of motivation in January, followed by a temporary change in behaviour, soon followed by a drop-in motivation and then a reversion back to old [...]
Learn how to use evidence based approaches from clinical psychology to make changes that last in 2018. Usually, when trying to make a change, we think willpower is the answer. If we just try harder and be more disciplined, it’ll [...]
The Weekend University aims to make the best psychology lectures available to the general public. To do this, we organise 'lecture days' where the UK's leading psychology academics, researchers and practitioners share condensed versions of their best lectures at the weekend. [...]
Learn how to create a personal brand that authentically communicates who you are and grows your business. Those in the helping professions face a difficult challenge. Whether you’re a therapist, psychiatrist, counsellor, or coach, you must balance doing what you [...]
