StReP (Student Research Participation) is a system that is used by the Psychology Department to allow students to gain experience of different experimental approaches and techniques which will help them to carry out their own research during the final year project. It is a requirement for all 1st, 2nd and 3rd year undergraduate students to gain 4 credits every semester (non-transferable to next semester) through the StReP system. For more information visit Guidelines for Participants.

Online studies – These studies are configured in such way so that their credit(s) is allocated automatically to the StReP participant if and only if the participant has agreed in the consent form AND they meet all the inclusion criteria (if any) AND they have completed the survey in full. Otherwise, your credit(s) will be pending and this cannot change. Remember, you cannot signup to the same study more than once, so if you start participating to an online study, you must complete it if you need the credit(s).

Lab studies – For these studies the researcher must grant the credit(s) manually. Please allow 48 hours from the study completion before you contact the researcher.

If you have pending credits and you believe these should be complete credits please contact the researcher(s) of these studies. Only if a reasonable time has passed and the issue is not resolved that you can contact the Psychology Technician.

Every time you sign up for a study through StReP you get credits. The number of credits depends on how long the study is. Currently the system is set up to allocate 1 credit per 30mins of participation time (or 0.5 credits for 15mins intervals. You are required to earn 4 credits per semester. Failure to do so will result in a deduction of 5
marks of you RMA mark for the semester you didn’t earn credits for (e.g. from 85 to 80).

This is correct. Some studies offer monetary incentives (typically in the form of lottery draw) instead of StReP credits and therefore you will not gain any credits by participating to such studies. This is explicitly mentioned in the study’s information page in StReP so make sure you read it before you participate to such study. This type of incentive is approved by the Ethics Committee. 

This is not permitted.

It is impossible for StReP to know in which studies you participated in when these take place outside of the StReP system. Therefore, unfortunately, you will not receive any credits for these studies. This should not stop you, however, from participating in these studies; as noted above, apart from helping your colleagues to gather data, participating in studies has a very important pedagogical purpose, too. It allows you to familiarise yourself with the procedures involved in a study, you get to know different experimental methods and you become part of the research community. All these are very important when you will become a researcher yourself for your 4^th year project.

This is not permitted.

It’s part of your course requirement to earn these credits. Students are informed about the StReP credit system through CANVAS, this website, in the class by the RMA tutors, and even through social media (Twitter). The Psychology Technician also sends reminders to check your credits half-way through the semester.

It is your responsibility to check that you have the required number of credits before the end of semester. The Psychology Technician also sends reminders to check your credits half-way through the semester. You can check your credits by logging in your StReP profile (first thing you see when you log in). If you notice you have not been given any credit(s) for a study you participated, contact the researcher of the study immediately. If the researcher fails to grant you your credit(s) please contact the Psychology Technician as soon as possible.

For a lab study, please allow 48 hours for the system to give you the credit(s). If after this timeframe you still haven’t received them, then please contact the researcher. If this fails contact the Psychology Technician
For an online study, credits are typically granted immediately and automatically upon completion of the study. An online study is considered completed if you have agreed in the consent form, you have responded to the study all the way to the end and you fulfilled the inclusion criteria (if any).

Your username is you student username. To retrieve your password please visit StReP’s Login page and click on the “Forgot Password?” option.

Yes, you can write a 1000-word essay instead. You must, however, notify the local Psychology Technician by the end of Week 3. Requests after week 3 will not be accepted.

Regarding MC, please notify your tutor and copy the local Psychology Technician in the email. This must be done within the teaching semester. Emails-requests that do not include your tutor or are sent directly to your local Psychology Technician will not be accepted.
Regarding being under 18y.o. please send an email to your local Psychology Technician and include the date when you will turn 18. This must be done within the teaching semester. The technician will be able to advise further.