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Psychology has been running a successful " In-House Convention " for over 30 years and nicely summarise below why they do so: " Each year, usually in April, the Department runs a mini-convention. This event, called the 'In-House Convention', was initiated in 1975 more or less single-handedly by Graham Goddard, and since his untimely death has been dedicated in his honour. Presentations in the form of short talks or posters are strongly encouraged from all members of the Department, students and faculty alike. This meeting provides each of us with an opportunity to present our ideas to a bright, receptive and interdisciplinary audience. It also gives us a glimpse of what some of our colleagues are up to. The presentations can be theoretical, methodological, empirical or technical in nature, and need not necessarily report on a completed research project. Indeed, this meeting should be used as forum for the presentation of new ideas for research. " Our Annual Brunel Psychology Conference extends Goddard's original idea in two important ways: (a) Each year we will award a prize in honour of the late Brunel Psychologist Marie Jahoda 2 , for best student oral presentation; and (b) Provide a showcase of our work for the community of academic and non-academic users outside Brunel. Brunel University and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) are increasingly interested in how psychological research can inform the government and private sectors. Thus an important function of the Brunel Psychology Conference is to engage with the non-academic community and invite interested parties to attend sessions so that research collaborations and translational exchange of ideas may occur. The conference committee is particularly pleased by the broad range of topics represented at this conference (ranging from neurobiological to social processes). We have four Psychology PhD students competing for the Marie Jahoda Memorial Prize and their chosen topics also reflect the breadth of our department (e.g., fMRI and emotion perception, sequence learning, language production and perception, and cross-cultural aspects of the family). In 2009 the submission of special symposia for topics of broad interest will be encouraged in which several Brunel Psychologists can present theory, methods or findings and openly discuss the emerging themes in a round-table forum. Look forward to seeing you in 2009! I would like to thank attendees and of course the presenters for making this event such a wonderful success Sincerely, 1. Graham Goddard – a …