Division of Forensic Psychology Annual Conference 2025

01 July 2025 - 03 July 2025
  • Legal, criminological and forensic
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Conference
Division of Forensic Psychology
DFP - Northern Ireland
DFP - Scotland
DFP - Wales

The annual conference of the Division of Forensic Psychology is the UK's most renowned event for forensic psychologists.

It is a gathering of international practitioners and researchers who aim to share, collaborate, and drive excellence in our field.  

The conference location rotates to a different nation of the UK each year, and in 2025 we are delighted to be returning to Scotland, specifically the Crowne Plaza, Congress Rd, Glasgow
G3 8QT.

As usual, the conference timetable will be packed with presentations on a range of relevant topics, and we will be announcing our not to be missed keynote speakers shortly. 

We pride ourselves on offering an inclusive, welcoming atmosphere, and our conference social events reflect this too - there will be opportunities to meet friends and colleagues in an informal, relaxed setting around the main conference timetable.     

If you are interested in presenting at the conference, you can submit an abstract for review by
following the information in the Submissions tab.

We are accepting submissions across the entire discipline and have no set theme.

The Abstract submission deadline is 14 March 2025.

Our Division of Forensic Psychology Chair, Sally Tilt recommends the conference because: 

"I strongly believe that forensic psychology, and the people at the centre of our services, do better when we work together. I will never be an expert in every part of our field, but I can build a network so that I know someone who is. The Division of Forensic Psychology conference is a welcoming, open, opportunity to refresh our knowledge and to garner energy to move our field forward, through connections with others'.  

Please join us at our conference on 1-3 July 2025.  

Key submission dates

  • 11 October 2024: On-line submissions system opens
  • 14 March 2025: Deadline for abstract submissions (Including symposia)
  • 28 March 2025: Notification of outcome
  • 11 April 2025: Draft programme released
  • 04 June 2025: Successful poster submitters to provide digital copy of poster

Authors are strongly advised to register on the on-line submission system and begin preparing their submissions well in advance of the following deadlines.

If you wish to submit more than one abstract, please complete individual submissions for each.

How to submit

Please ensure you read the submission guidelines below before submitting, including the reviewer guidelines. These allow you to see how your submissions will be reviewed.

Read the submission guidelines.

Submissions must be made via the online application portal - Oxford Abstracts.

For an successful poster submitters, you must email a digital copy of your poster to [email protected] by the above deadline.

Please note: you will need to create an account if this is your first time submitting.

Make a submission via the portal

Submit a symposium

Registration fees

The registration fee includes daily lunches, refreshments and access to all content.

All social events are booked separately via the registration platform in the "add-on" section.

All prices are inclusive of VAT and exclusive of booking fees.

1 day attendance (any day)

  • Concession Member - 1 day attendance: £42
  • DFP Member - 1 day attendance: £100
  • BPS Member - 1 day attendance: £145.99
  • Non-BPS Member - 1 day attendance: £226

Full conference attendance

  • Concession Member - full conference: £115
  • DFP Member - full conference: £270
  • BPS Member - full conference: £390
  • Non-BPS Member - full conference: £540

How to register

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Dr Chris Dean

Dr Chris Dean

Dr Chris Dean [BSc, MSc, PhD, C.Psychol (Foren), CSci, AFBPsS] is a consultant forensic psychologist, senior fellow at the Global Center of Cooperative Security and director of Identify Psychological Services Ltd. For 25 years he has worked in diverse roles primarily for or with prison and probation services, parole boards and secure hospitals.

From 2008 – 2015 he was a senior manager in the headquarters of His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service for England and Wales. He was a member and then head of a specialist team that pioneered the development and implementation of innovative, evidence-based assessments and interventions to prevent terrorism, violent extremism, and group-based violence - including the Extremism Risk Guidelines (ERG 22+) and the Healthy Identity Intervention (HII).

Since 2015 his roles have included providing technical assistance and consultancy to government agencies, correctional services, and civil society organisations globally.

This currently includes supporting and strengthening the capacities of prison psychologists working in North Africa and advising the United Nations on community-based assessments and interventions implemented in Southern Asia. 

He has authored many academic, policy and practice-orientated publications, including the Council of Europe's Handbook for Prison and Probation Services Regarding Radicalization and Violent Extremism and the British Psychological Society's Ethical Guidelines for Applied Psychological Practice in the field of Extremism, Violent Extremism and Terrorism.

The Division of Forensic Psychology invites all newly qualified psychologists to attend our Newly Qualified Pre-Event Workshop.

This workshop will take place at the Crowne Plaza on the morning of 1 July 2025, prior to the conference starting.

You can register via the "add on" sections of the main conference registration here

The Division of Forensic Psychology is offering bursary positions for trainee psychologists, full time students and psychological assistants.

You must be a member of the DFP to apply.

Presenters

For presenters/submitters looking to apply for a bursary, please answer the bursary-specific questions at the bottom of the submission form.

Delegates

For anyone looking to attend the DFP Annual Conference without presenting, and wishes to apply for a bursary, please fill out this form.

The Division of Forensic Psychology has a number of allocated rooms on-site at the Crowne Plaza Glasgow.  

To book, please call the hotel and speak to the in-house reservations team on 0141 306 9988 between 9am-6pm Monday – Friday (Saturday 9am – 4.30pm). 

Want to speak to one of the team?

Contact us at [email protected].

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