 Past Events

The EFPSA Conference 2021

The event was highly successful. Several psychology students and professionals put their heads together and discussed many different topics in relation to Community Psychology. During each of the sessions the Advocacy Team of EFPSA and several other volunteers took notes of the most important aspects discussed during the conference, such as the current state of the field and future directions in Community Psychology. All of these aspects, along with the participants’ input on why and how to contribute to this field are at this moment being gathered into a Call to Action. Our first step is to advocate for a more consistent inclusion of Community Psychology in the European higher education system. We are very enthusiastic to soon share our Call to Action with the rest of the world and show how EFPSA wants to contribute to improve not only the academic setting, but also our communities

 Upcoming Events

Second In-Person Board Meeting

From the 18th until the 27th of February 2022 in Senj (Croatia), the Board of EFPSA will meet for a second time in-person. The programme of this In-Person Board Meeting consists of sessions discussing important matters of the Federation, feedback sessions, brainstorming sessions and teambuilding. These meetings allow the Board to discuss more complex topics and topics that cannot be covered during the weekly online meetings. Also, they allow the Board members to get to know each other more and build on their professional and personal relationships.

36th EFPSA Congress

The topic of this year’s Congress is ‘E-Health: Taking a Step Towards the Future’. Digitalisation has been becoming part of our daily life over the past century. As a result, new concepts have been developed such as “digital well-being”. It is defined as the capacity to look after personal health, safety, relationships and work-life balance in digital settings. With the outbreak of the corona-virus disease worldwide, the mental health care institutions are expected to be short of human and financial resources, thereby strengthening the shift in mental health care provision towards e-health in the foreseeable future. 

The Congress is very important for EFPSA as a Federation as it additionally marks the switch of mandates. During the Congress the Working Community of 2021-2022 will fulfil their last tasks and the Working Community of 2022-2023 will be elected and commence their work.   More information on EFPSA’s Congress can be found here 

 EFPA Representatives

During our last General Assemblies in November and December, ten new EFPSA Representatives have been elected for a 2 year long mandate to contribute to their respective EFPA Working Groups and to encourage cooperation between EFPSA and EFPA by connecting students with professionals. For any interest in a collaboration with EFPSA and one of the many EFPA Working Groups, we would like to offer a contact list for all active EFPSA Representatives in EFPA:

 Journal of European Psychology Students (JEPS)

The Journal of European Psychology Students (JEPS) is an international, double-blind peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by EFPSA and is open for submissions from psychology students worldwide. JEPS’ main task is the publishing of journal articles written by students.

During this mandate, JEPS has published 5 articles  so far:

• What Motivates Us to Go on Strike? Social and Moral Norms and their Impact on Strike Participation in Individualist and Collectivist Situations in Western Cultures; Xingyu Shirley Liu
• Relational aggression in romantic relationships: A study into gender differences, correlates and predictors; Panagiota Ira Bitsola, Melina Nicole Kyranides
• The Impact of Emotive Music on Financial Decision-Making: An Analysis of Decision-Making in an Ultimatum Game Experiment; Shahara Bari, Rosie Meek
• Exploring the relationship between response time, studying STEM and substitution bias; Aoife Cuddihy, Kieran Higgins
• Saffron as a Treatment for Mild to Moderate Depression: A Revision of Current Literature; Samera Khalil

EFPSA congratulates all these authors on their successful publication in JEPS!

By
Deianara Couwet
President of EFPSA (European Federation of Psychology Students' Associations)

International Labour Organisation ILO – press release

Feb 2, 2022

Crucial changes needed to protect workers’ health while teleworking

New analysis from the ILO and WHO sets out recommendations for safe and productive hybrid and teleworking.

GENEVA (ILO/WHO News) – The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have called for measures to be put in place to protect workers’ health while teleworking.

A new technical brief on healthy and safe teleworking  , published by the two UN agencies, outlines the health benefits and risks of teleworking and the changes needed to accommodate the shift towards different forms of remote work arrangements brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic  and the digital transformation of work.  

Among the benefits, the report says, are improved work-life balance, opportunities for flexible working hours and physical activity, reduced traffic and commuting time, and a decrease in air pollution – all of which can improve physical and mental health and social wellbeing. Teleworking can also lead to higher productivity and lower operational costs for many companies.

Continue to read here  

Source: website ILO