Psychology: The Science of Behaviour and Mind
This lecture course will present an overview of contemporary psychology and introduce participants to cutting edge research undertaken by the school of Psychology staff.
Topics include:
- The psychology of the climate crisis
- Neuroscience of the Wandering Mind
- New Breakthroughs in Brain Stimulation for Treating Mental Disorders
- Child health and wellbeing
- Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Humanitarian Settings
- How we imagine
- Let’s talk about Gen Z’s mental health: Trends, gender differences and predictors of change over time
- Transforming painful emotions in psychotherapy and everyday life
- Rethinking ‘normal’: Changing perspectives on mental health and neurodiversity
- .... and many more.
This course is a lecture series, and there are no exams or course work involved. Participants who attend at least 12 out of the 16 lectures will receive a certificate of attendance. The course does not provide an academic qualification.
€250 for sixteen weeks - We are currently accepting applications.
A concession rate (€100) is available to second and full time third-level students, unemployed persons, and those in receipt of a social welfare pension. Payment and proof of status MUST accompany the application form. This may be, for example, a letter from second/third level institution, proof of receipt of social welfare pension or unemployment benefits.
Please pay the PayPal link below and then quote the PayPal transaction ID number when you fill out the application form which is available online only here.
The applications are now open.
Applications in person for 2025-26 are available. You may apply as follows:
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Please apply in advance;
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If seeking a concession rate, email the proof of status to the evening course coordinator at psyeve@tcd.ie;
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Applicants may pay their fee online using a Credit or Debit card via the PayPal facility available on the evening course website
A welcoming email will be sent in September with more detailed information and the Zoom link for the first lecture. Places are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis
Payment Form
Lectures will take place every Wednesday at 7:00 pm in the JM Synge Theatre, in the Arts Building (on campus), room 2039. The theatre will be open from 6.30 pm.
There is an entrance to the TCD College campus on Nassau Street. This entrance will remain open until 10.30 pm. The campus can also be accessed through the main entrance of Trinity College.
If you enter the campus from the Nassau Street entrance, the arts Building is the building on your right and once you enter the building the JR Synge Theatre is over towards the left and at the back.
Lecture | Date | Lecture | Professor |
Mich. Term 2025 | |||
October | |||
1 | 08.10.25 | New Breakthroughs in Brain Stimulation for Treating Mental Disorders | Sven Vanneste |
2 | 15.10.25 | Early Experiences and Later Development | Liz Nixon |
3 | 22.10.25 | Child Language Acquisition | Jean Quigley |
Reading Week | |||
November | |||
4 | 05.11.25 | Neuroscience of the Wandering Mind | Paul Dockree |
5 | 12.11.25 | The Psychology of the Climate Crisis | Clare Kelly |
6 | 19.11.25 | TBC | Rhodri Cusack |
7 | 26.11.25 | Relational Psychoanalysis, the Social Unconscious and the Transgenerational Transmission of Trauma | John O'Connor |
December | |||
8 | 03.12.25 | Transforming relationships: Emotion-Focused Skills Training for parents and caregivers | Daragh Keogh |
9 | 10.12.25 | Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Humanitarian Settings | Frédérique Vallieres |
December Break | |||
January | |||
10 | 21.01.26 | Let’s talk about Gen Z’s mental health: Trends, gender differences and predictors of change over time | Alina Cosma |
11 | 28.01.26 | How Can We Bring a Damaged Brain Back Into Action? | Richard Carson |
February | |||
12 | 04.02.26 | Climate change and mental health | Kristin Hadfield |
13 | 11.02.26 | How people imagine | Ruth Byrne |
14 | 18.02.26 | What are human systems and how do we make them more human? | Samuel Cromie |
15 | 25.02.26 | Transforming painful emotions in psychotherapy and everyday life | Ladislav Timulak |
March | |||
16 | 04.03.26 | TBC | |
17 | 11.03.26 | Rethinking ‘normal’: Changing perspectives on mental health and neurodiversity | Claire Gillan |
Contact
Enquiries to the School of Psychology regarding the Evening Course via email: psyeve@tcd.ie.
Lecture Notes
The Lecture recordings and notes for this course will be available here.