Since 1941, the University of Ottawa's School of Psychology has been dedicated to expanding the understanding of human behavior and development, optimizing mental health and well-being through rigorous, state-of-the-art research.
The Institute of Psychology was created in 1920 and is the birthplace of French psychology. It was the first institution to train psychologists at the university level. The Institute has 4,000 students studying psychology from the undergraduate to the post-graduate level. It is one of the only training and research centers in France to offer a broad range of courses in the other subdisciplines that lead to the many careers in psychology. In addition, the Institute of Psychology sets itself apart through its experimental, clinical and applied research on societal issues and in the fields of health and education.
Psychological science is traditionally defined as the study of behavior; neuroscience as the study of the nervous system. As a Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences we are focused on understanding mind and behavior in terms of underlying psychological processes that have their genesis in neural activity in the brain.
The Department of Psychology at Lund University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as research opportunities in various areas of psychology. The department is committed to providing high-quality education and advancing psychological science through research. The department has about 100 employees, 1,200 undergraduate and graduate students as well as 20 PhD students.