EFPA News

4th EFPA symposium on professional Ethics - Prague, October 1-3, 2010

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:33:58 +0000

Goal of the SC Ethics Symposia in Prague is to network psychologists interested in ethics and to disseminate knowledge and experience on handling ethical issues in science and professional practice. Topic of 4th Symposium: Teaching professional ethics and training in ethical problem solving.

EFPA present at Open Health Forum June 29-30, 2010, Brussels - to be followed online

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:38:50 +0000

Open Health Forum: 29-30 June, Brussels Opened in Brussels by Commissioner for Health & Consumers, John Dalli, the overall theme of the EU Open Health Forum 2010 is "Together for Health - a Strategy for the EU 2020".

Mental Health and Well-being in Older People: High-level conference in Madrid 28-29 June 2010

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:37:04 +0000

A conference highlighting the importance of improving mental health and well-being in older people opens today in Madrid. Organised by the EC and the Spanish Ministry of health and social policies, this event is part of the European Pact for Health and Well-being.

European Psychologist - Issue 2/2010 now available online

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:27:56 +0000

Extract from articles : Job Burnout, Health related Quality of Life, and sickness absence in Greek Health professionals (Fotios Anagnostopoulos and Dimitris Niakas) , Emotional Experiences of Studens in the classroom: A multimethod Qualitative Study (Wondimu Ahmed, Greetje van der Werf, Alexander Minnaert)...

Europa Diary in all official EU languages now released on EU Consumer Affairs

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:00:33 +0000

The Europa Diary is an educational tool. It contains the basics of what the EU offers young citizens, covering a range of their specific concerns: e.g. travel, nutrition, drugs, shopping, money matters, environment, climate change, sustainable consumption, development, external trade, safety issues, etc.

30th anniversary of the association magazine Psychology in Austria

Fri, 28 May 2010 09:13:55 +0000

On 9 April 2010 was celebrated the Professional Association�s 30th anniversary of his association magazine "Psychology in Austria".

Invitation to 4th EFPA symposium on professional Ethics - Prague, October 1-3, 2010

Tue, 18 May 2010 11:08:09 +0000

Message on behalf of Pierre Nederlandt � Convenor of the SC ethics The EFPA Standing Committee on Ethics hereby invites you to the 4th Symposium on Professional Ethics to be held on October 1-3, 2010 in Prague, Czech Republic.

Call for scientific information : Health effects of Artificial light

Tue, 11 May 2010 12:43:20 +0000

The European Commission has requested a scientific opinion from the Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health risks (SCENIHR) on the health effects of artificial light.

Call for participation - Well-being in the information society (WIS 2010)

Tue, 11 May 2010 09:41:07 +0000

Well-being in the Information Society (WIS 2010)� Navigating the Fragmented Innovation Landscape August 18-19, 2010 Turku, Finland

EFPA now member of the European Health Policy Forum

Sun, 09 May 2010 09:56:50 +0000

EFPA will be represented at the EUHPF by Stan Maes and Robertas Poviliatis.

EU Conference Mental Health and Well Being in older people now on June 28-29, 2010

Sat, 01 May 2010 09:16:18 +0000

Due to the air traffic restrictions in the aftermath of the Icelandic volcano eruption, the conference, planned for April 19-20 in Madrid, was postponed.

European Commission Work Programme 2010

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 07:22:55 +0000

European Commission presents Work program to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the regions

2010 the European Year For Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:30:56 +0000

Almost 84 million Europeans live at risk of poverty, which means they face insecurity, and go without what most people often take for granted.

In memoriam Dr. Elizabeth Campbell (1954 - 2010)

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 14:43:20 +0000

It is with great regret that we have to announce that Dr Elizabeth Campbell - former EFPA secretary general - lost her battle against cancer and passed away on Friday 2nd April 2010.

EFPSA has new statutes

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:16:28 +0000

On 19th March 2010, the National Representatives (from now on the Member Representatives, MRs) approved the new, amended EFPSA Statutes with following results:

Scholarships for European students at the Erasmus Mundus Masters in work, organisations and personnel psychology (WOP-P)

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 06:48:49 +0000

More students to benefit from Erasmus Mundus Take advantage of this opportunity and join the European Masters in Work, Organization and Personnel Psychology

Early Career Award - Call for submission

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 09:35:52 +0000

The ESCoP Early Career Publication Award (�1000) is offered to a member of ESCoP (European Society for Cognitive Psychology ) who was the first author of their best article accepted for publication in 2009.

EU Pact for Mental Health and Well-being

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:09:16 +0000

EFPA expresses the full support of Europe�s psychologists to the implementation of the Pact for Mental health and Well-being.

EC - Health and Consumer news : Call for experts in behavioural psychology

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:44:00 +0000

Call for expression of interest for experts in behavioural psychology in relation to the work on potential health risks posed by food-imitating and child-appealing chemical consumer products

EFPTA conference on Teaching of Psychology in Europe April 2010

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:08:59 +0000

Teaching Psychology in Europe Beyond University: Sharing good practice, learn from experts! Affiliate member of EFPA : EFPTA Board and CONFERENCE PROGRAMME April 16-17, 2010, Bratislava