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We're super excited - we have not one, not two, but THREE (3) forthcoming papers working their way through editorial systems right now. Watch this space - we'll tell you here (with links) when they're available! #ICUP #UndergraduatePsychology #Competences

We've updated our open-access educational resources! If you're looking for inspiration about how to teach using the #ICUP #UndergraduatePsychology #Competences framework, check out our #OSF site, and subfolders: osf.io/6y38x/overview

Exciting looking cfp for #qualitative researchers

New from Valentina Sorrentino and @susan-nolan.bsky.social a fab article for #psychology #undergraduate students about how the #InternationalCompetencesForUndergraduatePsychology #ICUP can help students to make the most of their degree: www.psichi.org/page/302Eye_... #PsychSky #PsySky #AcademicSky

Rethinking 'WEIRD': It's Time for a Change If we want to reduce Western bias in psychology, we should stop labeling people as WEIRD or non-WEIRD.

We've probably all heard about the #WEIRD (Western, educated, industrialised, rich, democratic) problem in #psychology? We need to build a more inclusive, representative #psychology for humanity! Do we need to think our language? This article says yes, we do: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/one-...

Whoop! Delighted to welcome our co-founder to BlueSky! Do give @jackycranney.bsky.social a follow.

Do you teach undergraduate psychology programs? Would you be interested in helping us to better understand the competences that undergrad psychology students gain through their studies? If so, please consider completing our survey - full information is available here: https//shu.co1.qua...

Building psychological competence: a student’s collaborative placement experience Reflections on learning, partnership, and contributing to international psychology education By Leah Westerman Understanding people is at the heart of so many careers, as well as our lives more gen…

When we can, the ICUPO team enjoys working with student interns - always good to hear their thoughts.

Leah Westerman from @ntupsychology.bsky.social has blogged about her development of competences from the #ICUP model: ntupsychology.blog/2025/07/28/p...

Poster includes the following text: What should we really be teaching in undergraduate psychology? The International Competences for Undergraduate Psychology (#ICUP) model defines what foundational competences psychology students should graduate with. The ICUP model helps us, as teachers, ensure that students leave our programes ready to make personal, professional, and societal impact - locally and globally. More info: teaching.sig@pap.ph; @TeachPsychPAP; Teaching Psychology SIG TV; The Teaching Psychology SIG Podcast.

The #ICUP model is recommended by the Psychological Association of the Phillippines (PAP)! Find out more about how the #ICUP can be used alongside your national, regional, or local frameworks for #Psychology #PsychologyEducation, see icupo.org #InternationalCompetencesForUndergraduatePsychology

We're delighted to see this paper out in the wild! The ICUPO ethos has always been and will continue to be very much built upon collaboration, collegiality, and cultural responsiveness. Find out more here! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Quote: “The concept of psychological literacy has shaped everything I do. Women like Jacky Cranney in Australia, Susan Nolan in the US, and Julie Hulme in the UK have really pioneered this language to articulate the function of a psychology degree. I feel really strongly that undergraduate psychology education can do amazing things…

Proud to see our two founders and another committee member getting recognition for their work on #PsychologicalLiteracy in @psychmag.bsky.social courtesy of @maddipow.bsky.social - HT to @susan-nolan.bsky.social, Jacky Cranney & @juliehulme-psyc.bsky.social

Ubuntu philosophy: how embracing cultural heritage in the classroom can enhance teaching Teaching that incorporates this African value system prioritises relationship building and authenticity. Here’s how to put it into practice

#Ubuntu is an African value system that upholds #humanity, interconnectedness and collective #wellbeing. Its philosophy can help lecturers to humanise the classroom, particularly when tech risks depersonalising #learning, explains Chipo Simbi of the University of Southampton: ow.ly/kw7950VGVA6

Do you teach undergraduate psychology programs? Would you be interested in helping us to better understand the competences that undergrad psychology students gain through their studies? If so, please consider completing our survey - full information is available here: https//shu.co1.qua...

🚨 Undergraduate psychology students! 🚨
If you're studying #psychology, please consider taking part in our anonymous survey to help us understand the competences you are developing through your studies. Full details here: shu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

ICUPO

Have you seen our updated website?! It's looking super cool, improved navigation, and we've pulled out the #Competences for #Undergraduate #Psychology #ICUP model so you can see it easily. Check us out at icupo.org 🤩 - let us know what you think?

The Psychology Board of Australia will review the training of psychologists with the goal of reducing workforce shortages - a possible model for thinking about foundational education in our field! @icupo.bsky.social
www.psychologyboard.gov.au/News/2025-03...

Interesting news at our ICUPO meeting now! Psychology Board of Australia announces a requirement for courses that allow psychologists to register as practitioners after just one degree. Looking forward to seeing how ICUP competences can inform the work ☺️ www.psychologyboard.gov.au/News/2025-03...

Another ICUPO committee member just joined the world of Bluesky. A warm welcome to @judithgullifer.bsky.social - do give her a follow! 🤩

Symposium on the ICUP, which includes undergraduate presenters, at the US Eastern Psychological Association today! www.easternpsychological.org/i4a/pages/in...

New paper! Considering cultural responsiveness in the creation of the International Competences for Undergraduate Psychology (ICUP) model: What can psychology learn? SOTLiP: psycnet.apa.org/record/2025-...

International Competences for Undergraduate Psychology (ICUP) The ICUP Model resulted from the International Collaboration on Undergraduate Psychology Outcomes (ICUPO), and is described in the Gamma.R3 Version of the ICUP Model preprint. The three main files a...

One of the questions we hear frequently, when we talk about our international competences in undergraduate #psychology (ICUP) model is: "How can I teach the competences?"

We thought you might like to explore some case studies! Collated here: doi.org/10.17605/OSF...

Do you have ideas to share?

Expanding horizons: Making your psychology major truly global Discover how the International Competences for Undergraduate Psychology (ICUP) framework is shaping global psychology education, helping students develop essential skills, values, and cultural responsiveness for academic, professional, and personal growth.

Information about the International Competences for Undergraduate Psychology (ICUP) for students, first-authored by a student! On the APA’s Psychology Student Network: www.apa.org/ed/precolleg...

New paper! Considering cultural responsiveness in the creation of the International Competences for Undergraduate Psychology (ICUP) model: What can psychology learn? SOTLiP: psycnet.apa.org/record/2025-...

It’s been busy times for the ICUPO team as 2025 got underway. We can’t wait to share all the recent news, developments, and publications with you…but we’re going to have to, for just a little while longer!!

You can find Crowds & Identities blogposts, podcasts, and videos on the psychology of crowd behaviour on our website!

www.sussex.ac.uk/research/lab...

Disabled students need more than support plans and "fixing" Jim Dickinson gets into the GTI/Cibyl polling underpinning the UPP Foundation's Student Futures 2 report - and finds collective strategic challenges for universities' growing group of Disabled students

Best of 2024: Jim Dickinson gets into the GTI/Cibyl polling underpinning the UPP Foundation's Student Futures 2 report - and finds collective strategic challenges for universities' growing group of Disabled students

Preprint of the #ICUP model is here: osf.io/hkftu We think you might like it @maddipow.bsky.social - it centres #PsychologicalLiteracy #CulturalResponsiveness #SustainableDevelopmentGoals in #Undergraduate #Psychology globally.

Whoop! Delighted to announce this forthcoming paper #ICUP #PsySky #CulturalResponsiveness

Considering Cultural Responsiveness in the Creation of the International Competences for Undergraduate Psychology (ICUP) Model: What can Psychology Learn?
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology

Fab 18th meeting of our ICUPO committee this morning. So much exciting work and publications to share with you very soon! 🤩 #PsySky

And we keep growing - on the 3rd Starter Pack! #PsychSky. Welcome to all interested.