DHP Conference

The Division of Health Psychology holds one major conference in the second week of September each year.  It is held at different Universities in the UK and it has now been running since 1998 [as a Division, though the first conference by the Special Group in Health Psychology was in 1989]. The conference has grown substantially since then, now attracting more than 350 delegates. The Conference Programme is put together by a Conference Scientific Committee, which consists of two members of the local committee, the National Conference Organiser, the Chair of the DHP, and two elected members. It attracts a high calibre of research papers, and delegates comprise academic health psychologists, as well as practising health psychologists and students in health psychology. The National Conference Organiser (Jo Hart) liaises with the local committee organisers, oversees the plans for the venue, accommodation, scientific programme as well as, of course, the social activities. She also reports back to the DHP committee. The next DHP Conference will be a joint venture with the European Health Psychology Society, at the University of Bath 2008. For any conference-related queries, please contact  Jo directly.

 HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2008

Jointly organised by the BPS Division of Health Psychology & European Health Psychology Society

at the University of Bath

9th - 12th September 2008

See the conference website for further details: http://www.bath2008.org.uk/   

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Past DHP conferences

BPS Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference 2007
12th-14th September, University of Nottingham

BPS Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference 2006
13th-15th September, University of Essex

BPS Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference 2005
7th-9th September, Coventry University
"Health Psychology Across the Lifespan"

BPS Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference 2004
8th-10th September, Edinburgh
"Health Psychology: A positive perspective"

BPS Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference 2003
3th-5th September, Staffordshire University
"There's nothing so practical as a good theory"

BPS Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference 2002
4th-6th September, Sheffield
"Facilitating Healthier Societies"

BPS Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference 2001
5th-8th September, St Andrews, Scotland
"Changing Behaviour: Health and Healthcare"

Awards & Bursaries Available From The DHP

The Division of Health Psychology provides a number of conference bursaries each year for the Annual Conference.  Details of bursaries for the next DHP Conference will be advertised on the conference website.