About us

Seedlings is the Journal of the Undergraduate Psychology Association. We were founded in July 2025, in the same year that our wider committee the Undergraduate Psychology Association (UPA) was created. Our aim is to make the publishing process accessible to undergraduates and to plant an early seed for how to do science well - fostering habits of clear communication, open research, and supportive critique from the beginning of students’ research journeys. Our creation was inspired by the JoULAB (Journal of Undergraduate Linguistics Association Britain). This guide is accordingly inspired by the JouLAB author’s guide.

Our Core Values

Accessibility – The publishing process is intimidating for most undergraduates. We hope to provide a safe space for undergraduates to experiment with publishing their work, while receiving substantial peer support. Submitting is also free, for this very reason.

Open Science – We are the only undergraduate psychology journal to our knowledge that implements a registered report pipeline and has an Open Science Officer position built in the committee. We are committed to fostering transparency, rigour, and reproducibility from the earliest stages of students’ research journeys.

Transparency – We believe in ensuring that students are never left in the dark about how the publication process works. Because of this, we detail our peer review and internal review processes publicly, and openly share peer review feedback alongside publications. We believe that demystifying the process is essential to widening participation in research.

The Committee 25/26

Sinéad, Editor

Sinéad is a research assistant in moral psychology at the University of Oxford. Her main interests are in moral and environmental psychology, and specifically how people decide whether something is sentient or not. Outside of psychology, she likes cooking and trying to get into board games (with little success).

Jana, Head of the Board of Reviewers

Jana is a Master’s student in Cognitive Neuroscience at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge. She is interested in selective attention and decoding techniques with neuroimaging data. She also loves to dance, contemporary and jazz, and likes to recreate Nando’s dishes at home for cheaper prices.

Mine, Publicity Officer

Mine is a Master’s student in Social and Cultural Psychology at LSE. She is mainly interested in social identity, social representations and intergroup relations, particularly in intergenerational and national dynamics. Outside of psychology, she enjoys a good yap session over coffee, pint or wine, and good food!

Joshua, Webmaster

Joshua is a Master's student in Cognitive and Decision Sciences in UCL. He is interested in how people build, update, and communicate their understanding of the world. Outside of academics, he loves to visit different coffee spots and bouldering gyms around London.

Solveiga, Associate Copyeditor

Solveiga is a Psychology undergraduate student at the University of Edinburgh. Although her research interests are still developing, she enjoys cognitive neuroscience, particularly within the domains of vision, memory and language. Outside of psychology, she enjoys running, reading, and playing the piano and flute.

Miho, Associate Editor

Miho is a psychology undergraduate student at UCL. She is deeply passionate about how culture influences mental health, and loves learning about diverse therapeutic interventions; currently, she is especially curious about third-wave therapy. She also loves to read outside of psychology, and is a big Murakami fan!

Lily, Copyeditor

Lily is a first-year Psychology student at the University of Edinburgh. She is especially curious about neuropsychopharmacology and its applications in developing accessible care practices in urban environments. In her free time she enjoys fencing, browsing letterboxd for the latest indie horror films, and baking with her friends.

Megan, Associate Copyeditor

Megan is a Psychology undergraduate student at Swansea University. Her interests include the study of memory and perception, and consumerism psychology with a particular interest in how it has evolved with technology. Outside of her studies she likes to spend as much time as possible on the beach and eating out at good restaurants.

Ula, Associate Copyeditor

Ula is a second-year Psychology student at the University of Edinburgh. She is most passionate about research practices of cognitive neuropsychology, especially supporting behavioural inferences from lesion studies and varied neuroimaging techniques. Outside of university, she adores self-care, long-term book obsession and spending time with amazing people.