Psychology and Wellbeing Weeks

Two annual weeks dedicated to enriching learning and nurturing students’ psychological and emotional wellbeing.
Alumni panel assembled for Psychology week 2024.

Psychology Week

Psychology holds two annual weeks throughout the year. Psychology Week in November and Wellbeing Week in February. These week-long events aim to enrich our students' learning experience while also ensuring they're nurturing their own psychological and emotional wellbeing in both their academic and personal lives. Find out more below.

Wellbeing Week: Tuesday 17 - Friday 20 February 2026

Launched in February 2025, Psychology Wellbeing Week offers our students and staff a valuable opportunity to pause, reflect, and connect. The week focuses on nurturing psychological and emotional wellbeing, highlighting the importance of health, happiness, and a sense of belonging in both academic and personal life.

This year's schedule aimed to support, inspire, and empower our Psychology students through a rich blend of workshops, activities, and wellbeing experiences, which included:

  • A calming Tai Chi session, promoting both physical and mental relaxation
  • A creative and mindful "Drawing for Wellbeing" workshop
  • Wellbeing activities such as Bird Watching, mindful walks, board games, and LEGO play
  • Academic skills workshops including topics on study hacks, resilience, practicing self-compassion, and Impression Management.

The week also focused on employability, with Psychology Option Fairs, career insights from our staff, and research showcases woven throughout the week, which provided our students plenty of opportunities to explore pathways and build their future career confidence.

Colleagues from the School of Psychology take part in a Tai Chi session

Level 5 Psychology Options Fair

As part of Psychology Wellbeing Week, our Level 5 Psychology students took part in our “Design Your Final Year” event - a dedicated morning of talks, a Level 6 student panel, and an interactive Options Fair designed to support their transition into the final year of study.

Students explored research project ideas, optional modules, placements, and career pathways, speaking directly with academic staff and the Careers+Placements team to start mapping out their next steps. It was fantastic to see such strong engagement and enthusiasm for what’s ahead. Events like this are all about helping our students feel informed, confident, and excited as they move into their final year and begin shaping their future pathways.

Image of Level 5 Psychology students at the Options Fair talking to an academic.
Image of our Level 5 Psychology Options Fair.
Image of lecturer chatting to Psychology students about their options for Level 6.
Psychology students exploring their options for Level 6.

Psychology Week 2025

Psychology Week is an annual event held every November, offering our students a programme of keynote talks, interactive workshops, and networking opportunities. Throughout the week, guest speakers shared their insights, expertise, and personal career journeys – giving students valuable perspectives on how to apply their psychological knowledge in the real world.

This year’s guest speakers included:

  • Professor Steve Peters – Consultant Psychiatrist and author of The Chimp Paradox, the UK’s best-selling self-help book of all time
  • Justin Rollins – Critically acclaimed author
  • Dr Megan Wood – Senior Research Fellow, Bradford Centre for Health Data Science
  • Zahoor Ahmad – Head of Social Mobility, Inclusion and Belonging for the Co-op group
  • Dr Rufus May – Consultant Clinical Psychologist
  • Professor Peter Hegarty – Open University

Psychology team photo with Professor Steve Peters.
Image of keynote speaker, Justin Rollins.
Image of students at the Psychology Week Careers Fair.
Image of our LTU Psychology Society at the Psychology Week Careers Fair.

Why attend Psychology Week?

Psychology Week aims to get our students thinking beyond the classroom – highlighting the transferable skills gained through a Psychology degree and how to build a future-ready career as a modern psychologist.

Reflecting on this year's inspiring Psychology Week 2025, we've heard from incredible guest speakers alongside our own Leeds Trinity experts, through thought-provoking talks, workshops, research presentations and information fairs.

A huge thank you to everyone who made this year’s Psychology Week such a motivating and memorable one. 

Listen to our own staff and students on the benefits of attending Psychology Week!