18th Annual Counselling and Psychotherapy Postgraduate Research Conference

This annual event is a unique opportunity to engage with emerging research across diverse areas of counselling and psychotherapy. 

While the presentations from students will be from varied backgrounds, this year’s theme focuses on Academic Dis/obedience, which will be reflected in our keynote and in the ethos of the organizing committee. 

We invite students from other universities, as well as professionals working within the field of Counselling and Psychotherapy. All participants are welcome to contribute to discussions about individual papers and counselling research in general, providing valuable feedback for students as they move forward with their projects.

 Join us for a full day of engaging discussions, fresh perspectives, and valuable networking opportunities with peers and professionals

Academic Disobedience is a Collaborative Process and Not a Solitary Act By Giulia Carozzi, PhD

This keynote attends to some of your responses to the provocation “academic disobedience is a collaborative process and not a solitary act”. Together we will explore: “Why do we remain in Academia when we could instead leave?”, “How can we find a legitimate space in it, through writing and reading differently?”, “With whom can we do this?” 

The University can be a detestable space, when, making itself only institution, stubbornly refuses us and those that come alongside ourselves; but Academia can also be a force for gathering, when it enables a coming together in joyful, heart-felt dissent to set norms, in the name of thinking, writing, and living otherwise

Find out more about the agenda for the conference, including timings for registration, welcome and keynote presentation, and the range of available presentations throughout the day:

For more information about the conference, please reach out to us at cpstudentconference@ed.ac.uk