Portal opening guidelines to be considered by those wishing to submit abstracts is that the portal for January meetings will open in early September the previous year (i.e. for January 2023, the portal will open in early September 2022). The portals for the Spring meeting will open in early January and for the Summer meeting, the portals will open in early April.
Given ongoing challenges with our highly popular EPS submission portals (especially for talk submissions), we will be trialling a new process for submissions at the next meeting. The portals will open as usual at 10am (see below for next portal date) but will remain open for a minimum of 24 hours. In order to manage demand, we request a maximum of two talk submissions per lab (no limit on poster submissions or non-member sponsorship).
After 24 hours, we will check whether submission numbers exceed slots available and if so, will conduct a light touch review of submissions (to check eligibility) then select talks using a lottery system. Where possible, talks that are not selected in the lottery will be offered a poster.
If talk slots remain after 24 hours, the portal will remain open until full, and restrictions on the number of submissions per lab will be lifted.
The same work cannot be submitted as a talk and a poster, the submitter must choose which of these best suits the work and submit one or the other.
EPS Research Workshop: University College London. 21st – 22nd September 2023.
The effects of contextual diversity on word learning and processing: A collaborative workshop.
Recent theories of language development emphasise the importance of rich, varied linguistic experience in allowing individuals to build high-quality lexical knowledge. This theoretical view is supported by evidence of a processing benefit for words that are encountered in a wide range of linguistic contexts (e.g., “predicament”), compared with words that occur in more restricted contexts (e.g., “perjury”). Despite this growing consensus that Contextual Diversity is an important factor in determining the ease with which words are learned and processed, the underlying mechanism(s) by which these effects arise remains unclear. In addition, the literature contains puzzling inconsistencies as to exactly when benefits (or costs) of Contextual Diversity are observed.
This workshop will bring together researchers at all levels to explore recent empirical findings and discuss how these can be accommodated within competing theoretical frameworks. Through a series of short talks, longer presentations, and guided discussion this workshop will explore key issues related to the definition, operationalisation, and measurement of Contextual Diversity, and how Contextual Diversity can be viewed in light of a holistic theoretical framework encompassing how different types of variability affect learning and cognitive processing more generally.
Keynote talks:
Limor Raviv – How variability shapes learning and generalization across domains.
Rebecca Norman – The effects of contextual diversity on lexical processing: A scoping review.
We would like to encourage researchers (especially ECRs) to give a short 15-minute talk to share their research as part of the workshop. The option to submit an abstract for a research talk is included in the registration form linked below (abstracts should be no more than 200 words excluding references). The deadline for abstract submission is: 5pm Friday 28th July 2023.
Please note that EPS Grindley Grants are available to support travel and accommodation for EPS post-graduate members. For ECRs not eligible for Grindley Grants, please indicate on the application form whether you would like to be considered for some additional funding we have available to support travel and accommodation. Registration and abstract submission: https://forms.office.com/e/dr2nm7kHmC
Organiser: Jennifer Rodd
EPS Research Workshop: York St John University. Saturday 2nd December 2023.
Episodic Future Thinking: Twenty Years On.
The main aim of the workshop hosted by York St John University on 2nd December is to bring together researchers from different sub-domains of experimental psychology to reflect on empirical and theoretical progress on the notion of Episodic Future Thinking (EFT). Atance and O’Neil (2001) coined the term ‘Episodic Future Thinking’ (EFT) more than 20 years ago as way of capturing a distinctive form of thinking about the future that they claimed has close parallels to the type of thought about the past typically described as episodic memory. Since their original paper, there has been intense and increasing interest in research on future thinking within experimental psychology and neuroscience (with 100s of articles, four Special Issues and at least three books). This one-day workshop will bring together researchers from different perspectives within experimental psychology to consider what progress has been made in EFT research.
Confirmed Keynote Speakers:
Cristina Atance
Arnaud D’Argembeau
Teresa McCormack
Lia Kvavilashvili
We would like to encourage researchers (especially ECRs) to present a poster as part of the workshop. Early career researchers will be available to apply for an EPS Grindley Grant, subject to eligibility, to help them attend (https://eps.ac.uk/grindley-grant/).
The website for the Research Workshop can be found here.
Organised by Scott Cole (s.cole1@yorksj.ac.uk).
EPS Meeting: University College London. 3rd – 5th January 2024.
This meeting will include the 22nd EPS Mid-Career Award Lecture by Geoffrey Bird (with an accompanying symposium organised by Caroline Catmur).
The portals to submit abstracts to this meeting opened at 10am on Monday September 11th and remained open for 24 hours. The portals are now closed.
In order to manage demand, we request a maximum of two talk submissions per lab (no limit on poster submissions or non-member sponsorship).
EPS Research Workshop: University of Cambridge. 11th – 12th April 2024.
On 11-12 April 2024, the MRC CBU in Cambridge will host a scientific meeting to honour the career of Prof John Duncan. John is retiring in 2024, after over 40 years in research, including being former President of the EPS from 2020-2021. His research has been extremely influential in experimental psychology and cognitive neuroscience, nationally and internationally.
There will be two days of talks from researchers, chosen by John, bringing together major world figures in the psychology and neuroscience of attention and frontal lobe functions. The provisional line-up of invited speakers, includes (among others): Mike Posner, Bob Desimone, Earl Miller, Nancy Kanwisher, Evelina Fedorenko, Adrian Owen, Sonia Bishop, Ian Robertson, Mark Buckley, Kim Shapiro, Nilli Lavie and Tim Shallice. The speakers will focus on research that is very relevant to EPS members, as well as placing that research in a historical and personal context. We therefore expect the workshop to be both educational and enjoyable for junior and senior researchers alike.
The meeting is free to attend, though there is a limit of 90 people in the main lecture theatre, with a possible overflow room with video link for another 30; places will be allocated on a first-come basis. Registration will open in October 2023, and EPS members can apply for Grindley grants to cover their travel/accommodation. Tea, coffee and lunch will be provided for the two days, and a college dinner is available after the first day for a cost of £30/head.
Organiser: Richard Henson
EPS Meeting: Nottingham Trent University. 10th – 12th April 2024.
This meeting will include the 31st EPS Prize Lecture by Nadine Lavan (with an accompanying symposium co-organised by Kay Ritchie and Harriet Smith).
Local Organiser: Duncan Guest
EPS Meeting: University of York. 3rd – 5th July 2024.
This meeting will include the 52nd Bartlett Lecture by Marlene Behrmann (with an accompanying symposium organised by Karalyn Patterson).
Local organiser: Aidan Horner
EPS Meeting: University College London. January 2025.
Local Organiser: TBC
EPS Meeting: Lancaster University. April 2025.
Local Organiser: Padraic Monaghan
EPS Meeting: University of Dundee. July 2025.
Local Organiser: Elisabeth Bradford