In 2002, the Psychology Department began hosting the Psychology Research Day. This annual event is held at the end of each academic year, and gives our undergraduate students the opportunity to present the results of their research projects.

Every year, 10 to 15 students in Psychology carry out Honours theses projects and 15 to 20 students carry out Directed Studies projects. In both of these cases, the students plan a research project, conduct a literature review, collect and analyze data, and write a research report. On Research Day, honours students present an oral report summarizing the theses and directed studies students present posters outline their projects.

Since 2002, Psychology Research Day has become an annual event. The day is much like a mini-conference, and is typically attended by the Psychology faculty, the Honours students' parents and other family members, the Honours and Directed Studies students' friends, as well as up and coming Psychology students. It is a terrific opportunity to hear about all of the exciting and high quality research that is being carried out in the department.