Work Psychology Network

Join CRF’s Work Psychology network to access exclusive events and research as well as a dedicated discussion forum.

Why a Work Psychology Network?

At CRF we believe HR’s main purpose is to help the organisation to achieve its objectives. HR can do this through implementing practices and interventions which shape employee behaviour in ways that contribute to organisational performance.

Psychologists have studied behaviour at work since the early 1900s. Work psychology therefore provides much of the foundational scientific theory and evidence for HR practice.

The effectiveness of HR will be limited if we do not make good use of the scientific knowledge that underpins the practice.
This Work Psychology Network aims to close this gap.

What is it?

The Work Psychology Network provides access to the best available work psychology theory and evidence relevant to areas of HR activity and considers its implications for HR practice. It does this through:

Publishing regular reports summarising theory and evidence
Interactive events which present these reports and facilitate structured discussion of how the knowledge can be applied to your own practice.
Online discussion forums to allow the conversations to continue between events.
Providing access to HR-relevant Work Psychology reviews published in scientific journals plus practical implications to help you apply the science.

Who should join?

HR professionals and HR leaders with an interest in increasing their own and their function’s effectiveness through improving their understanding and application of Work Psychology.
Work Psychologists who work with HR functions and businesses who wish to refresh their knowledge of the scientific literature and improve their ability to apply it.

Benefits of joining

The overarching benefit is to increase your ability to help your organisation to achieve its objectives.

Expand your knowledge of the fundamental scientific theory and evidence underpinning practice.
Improve your skills in applying Work Psychology knowledge.
Develop Evidence-Based HR skills and critical thinking.
Work with and learn from peers about their HR challenges and how Work Psychology can be applied to meet these.

Current and Future Research

2025

Motivation and Work Performance
Assessing Potential
Behaviour Change (Published in November)

2026

Predicting Performance at Work
Understanding Teams and Team Effectiveness
Feedback and work performance

Membership costs and what’s included

£3,000 (+VAT) per organisation

What’s included?

– 2x delegate places at 3 events across the year

– Access to CRF Work Psychology Research

– Access to Work Psychology Network discussion forum

– Access to HR-relevant Work Psychology reviews published in scientific journals.

If you are interested in attending the events or for more details, contact Melissa Bull or complete the form below.

Find out more

Research is authored by Prof. Rob Briner, who also facilitates the network’s events.

Prof. Rob Briner

Professor of Organisational Psychology at the School of Business and Management, Queen Mary University of London

Rob is Professor of Organizational Psychology at Queen Mary, University of London and Associate Research Director at CRF. He is also currently a Visiting Professor of Evidence-Based HRM at Birkbeck University of London and Professor at Oslo Nye Høyskole. He was previously co-founder and Scientific Director of the Center for Evidence-Based Management and has held positions at the Institute for Employment Studies, London School of Economics, Kings’s College (University of London), Bath University and University of Edinburgh. His publishing and research focus on topics including wellbeing, emotions, stress, motivation and everyday work behaviour.

Events

Work Psychology Series: Behaviour Change

Events