DECP Annual Conference 2025
- Education
A Vision for the Future of Educational Psychology
The Division of Educational and Child Psychology is pleased to invite you to attend its 2025 conference.
The conference offers a unique learning experience, featuring insights from renowned keynote speakers, practical applications of educational psychology, and the perspectives of young people and academics.
This year, the conference will be held at:
- Hyatt Regency Manchester
55 Booth St W,
Manchester,
M15 6PQ
The event will consist of two days of workshops and presentations from academics in the field, keynote speakers and networking time to meet your peers.
Alongside the conference, a Gala Dinner will be taking place at a nearby venue on the first evening.
Due to limited capacity, we encourage early registration for this event.
Conference theme and aims
This year, our chosen theme is focused on the future of our field.
"A Vision for the Future of Educational Psychology" invites a forward-thinking exploration of the field.
It encourages a critical examination of current practices, challenges, and opportunities, while also stimulating innovative ideas for the future.
To truly capture the spirit of the theme, we encourage submissions that:
- Offer innovative and creative solutions to educational challenges
- Challenge traditional assumptions about educational psychology
- Explore the potential of emerging technologies and research
- Address the needs of diverse learners and communities
- Foster collaboration and interdisciplinary partnerships
The landscape of educational and child psychology is constantly evolving, and we're thrilled to discuss what lies ahead.
If you are interested in presenting at the conference within one of the themes, you can submit an abstract for review.
Please read the information on the Submissions tab before submitting an abstract.
Authors are strongly advised to register on the on-line submission system and begin preparing their submissions well in advance of the following deadlines.
- 07 August 2024: Submissions System Opens
- 03 November - Submissions deadline
- 13 November - Notification of outcome
- 15 November - Programme released
- 02 January 2025: Registration Closes
If you wish to submit more than one abstract, please complete individual submissions for each.
Please ensure you read the submission guidelines before submitting, including the reviewer guidelines. These allow you to see how your submissions will be reviewed.
Registration fees
The registration fee includes daily lunches, refreshments and access to all content.
All rates listed are inclusive of VAT at 20%, and exclusive of service charge.
1 Day attendance:
- Concession (student/trainee): £85
- DECP Members / Presenters: £121
- BPS Members: £158
- Non-Members: £194
2 Day attendance:
- Concession (student/trainee): 170
- DECP Members / Presenters: £243
- BPS Members: £316
- Non-Members: £389
Please note: booking is being provided by Oxford Abstracts on behalf of BPS.
When booking online you will be directed to Oxford Abstracts.
Both the BPS and Oxford Abstracts terms and conditions and privacy policies will apply.
Bursaries
We are pleased to announce that the Division of Educational and Child Psychology has a number of bursaries available for trainee and newly qualified Psychologists (extended to two years post-qualification).
Trainees who have at least a poster accepted for presentation at the conference and newly qualified Educational and Child Psychologists who have at least a research paper, symposium or workshop accepted will be eligible to apply for a bursary.
How to apply for a bursary
To apply for a bursary please complete the abstract submission form on the Oxford Abstracts website.
At the bottom of the form, you will be asked if this is a bursary application.
Fill in the relevant questions and this will be passed to the conference team.
The deadline for bursary applications is 13 October 2024.
The Division of Educational and Child Psychology has a number of allocated rooms on-site at the Hyatt Regency.
The rate available is for single occupancy B&B (bread and breakfast) and is available to be booked from 8 - 10 January 2025.
To book your hotel room:
- Please visit the Hyatt Regency website
- Select the desired date(s) you wish to stay
- Enter the code G-KPQ6 in the section: Corporate and group code
- Complete the booking
Want to speak to one of the team?
Contact us at [email protected].