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University College London - External Examiner (March 31st, 2026)

Martyn served as an external examiner for a PhD viva at UCL (University College London) this week for Ella Tuominen. He was invited by Professor Oliver Robinson and co-examined Ella with Dr Ciarán O'Driscoll. 

Employability Week (W/C Feb 23rd 2026)

Martyn organied Swansea University's School of Psychology's Employability Week. School-specific sessions included:

• A "day in the life" session from Clinical Psychologist Dr Rachael Hunter on the realities of the profession.

• An alumni panel featuring Jacob Wedmore, Maya Blackmore and Niamh Crabb, sharing reflections on the transition from student to graduate roles.

•A networking session with Mike Clyne titled '“I Don’t Need a Network” said no successful person ever!"'

• A careers fair with a wide range of organisations speaking directly with our students about opportunities.

These events were popular and generated some very positive feedback - Martyn reflected on what worked well about these sessions HERE. 

Invited Talk - University of Oxford (Feb 18th, 2026)

Martyn spoke at the University of Oxford about the GamPIT research project. He shared some emerging findings on the role of Pavlovian and instrumental conditioning in shaping behaviour within gambling contexts, alongside other learning phenomena. The engagement and questions from the attendees were brilliant. A particular thank you to Prof. Robin Murphy for the generous invitation and warm hospitality. Thank you also to the funders International Center For Responsible Gaming and Bristol Hub for Gambling Harms Research hub for supporting the work and making this possible.