In an era of declining trust in science, increasing political polarisation, rapid technological change, and a rapidly shifting student role, the function and purpose of Higher Education are under growing scrutiny. Given this context, psychology education must be urgently “future-proofed” to respond to these interconnected societal and educational challenges. Psychology education is uniquely equipped to cultivate three key capacities in students: reflexivity, scientific literacy, cultural competence that can act as important safeguards against contemporary threats including misinformation, science denial, superficial engagement fostered by generative artificial intelligence, and increasing social division. Psychology education has a critical role to play in developing thoughtful, ethically engaged, and evidence-informed graduates capable of navigating complexity in an increasingly uncertain world. However, achieving this requires psychology curricula and pedagogies that are more humanising, globally inclusive, and responsive to the changing nature of Higher Education and the student experience.
Open to all Social Sciences staff and students.
Location
Round the Green Table in Psychology, 6th Floor – Copland Building, Cavendish Campus
About the speaker
Dr Richard Harris
Dr Richard Harris, Associate Professor, School of Psychology, University of Leeds
