A fully-funded PhD position examining the influence of alcohol on memory for traumatic events is now available. The PhD is to be supervised by Dr Julie Gawrylowicz at Glasgow Caledonian University. Applications should be made by the 27th of March 2017. For more details, click here.

The Intermediaries for Justice are running there 3rd Annual Conference in London on the 5th May 2017.  The conference is called ‘Understanding the many faces of abuse in order to enable effective participation in the Justice System’.

Please click here to view the conference flyer or visit www.intermediaries-for-justice.org/events for further information on the event. The online booking form can be accessed on the website or here.

If you require any further information please email Ferne Brewster at Events@intermediaries-for-justice.org.

The House of Legal Psychology have extended the deadline for their fully-funded PhD studentships for non-EU candidates ONLY.  The new deadline is 6th February at 9am Dutch time.  For more information, click here.

A new opportunity to work at Royal Holloway University of London has come up.  The one year teaching fellowship in Forensic Psychology commences on 1st of September 2017.  To apply, please follow this link: https://jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=1216-386.  To have an informal discussion about the post, please contact Prof. Amina Memon at amina.memon@rhul.ac.uk.

1. iIIRG Administrator/Membership Liaison
2. Conference Administrator
3. Student Representative

Please click this link for further information about the Children, Justice and Communication conference being held at the University of Portsmouth on the 4th and 5th May 2017: conference-flyer-final-2016-octnov.  Hosted by the Centre for Forensic Interviewing, it will bring together researchers and academics to discuss evidence-based approaches.

For more information, click here.

The Forensic Interview Trace (FIT™) is a secure, cloud-based application designed to record the structure, content and characteristics of forensic interviews involving victims, witnesses and suspects of crime. FIT™ will assist users, internationally, in the assessment of the efficacy and quality of interviews which may be useful for the criminal justice process, law enforcement agencies, Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs), and the private sector. A short FIT Demo video is available which highlights the usability and advantages of using FIT™.

FIT™ was launched at the iIIRG conference 2016 in London and many delegates expressed a keen interest in testing/piloting the initial version of FIT™ within their organisations. If you or your organisation would like to test/pilot FIT™, please contact: info@forensicinterviewtrace.com or laura@forensicinterviewtrace.com.

Expressions of interest must be received no later than the 12th August 2016.

The Psychology Department at Goldsmiths University of London is looking to appoint a lecturer (full time, permanent) who can complement existing research strengths in the Forensic Psychology Research Unit, as well as teaching on the newly launched MSc Forensic Psychology.

Here’s a link to the advert – http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AUE261/lecturer-in-psychology/

A bit about Goldsmiths, we’re a highly research active Department, and very friendly and supportive, which makes it a lovely place to work. We have a number of research ‘units’, one of which is the newly established Forensic Psychology Unit, of which we have a growing number of external members including Beth Loftus and Itiel Dror.

Current research projects and areas of expertise include (in part) evidence-based investigative interviewing techniques with witnesses and suspects, including reluctant witnesses and mentally disordered witnesses; suggestibility of memory; false memories; detecting deception; working with offenders; personality disorders among serious offenders; super recognisers; and more.

Local active research groups in the area include the South East Eyewitness Network (SEEN), Skeptics in the pub, the British False Memory Society (BFMS), and the brilliantly named Talking about Research in Memory and Cognition (TARMAC). We all meet on a fairly regular basis.

We have great relationships with the Police, the College of Policing, and local prisons and secure units, allowing opportunities for academic/practitioner collaborations.

You can see what the Department looks like here – http://www.gold.ac.uk/pg/msc-forensic-psychology/ (filmed a few years prior to the MSc, so there’s no mention on forensic psychology in the video). Finally, we’re based in London! Which is amazing …but pricey.

Feel free to ask me any questions (f.gabbert@gold.ac.uk)

Many thanks.
All best
Fiona

Fiona Gabbert
Professor of Applied Psychology
Director of Goldsmiths’ Forensic Psychology Unit
Goldsmiths University of London
New Cross, SE14 6NW

An interesting article in The New Yorker on the use of the Reid Technique in schools.