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Scouting and Guiding Initiative (SAGI)
@sagi-uon.bsky.social
Scouting and Guiding Initiative (SAGI) Research Group at the University of Nottingham, School of Psychology. Run by Dr Nikki Dean Marshall, Dr Lee Parkin, Dr Ellen Taylor, and Dr Aneeza Pervez.

Email: lp-sagi@exmail.nottingham.ac.uk
Throwback to Graduation Day!

The SAGI team had a fantastic time at the University of Nottingham’s graduation last week. 🎓 We were absolutely thrilled to hear our work mentioned in the graduation speech, what an honour! #Graduation2025 #SAGITeam #ProudMoment #UniversityOfNottingham
August 7, 2025 at 8:01 AM
The SAGI team would like to give a huge congratulations to @ndeanmarshall.bsky.social and Dr Lee Parkin on their first day as Assistant Professors! We're so proud of you both and excited to see all the amazing things you'll accomplish. 👏✨ #NewBeginnings #AcademicSuccess #SAGITeam
August 1, 2025 at 6:00 AM
We would like to take a moment to give a heartfelt thanks to Dylann & Sam. Your contributions have been invaluable. Congratulations on your graduation yesterday! We’re so proud of you both & excited to see what your future holds. We’ll be cheering you on every step of the way! 🌟
July 31, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Here's Dr Lee Parkin presenting on the Scouting and Guiding Initiative at @pintofscience.uk‬ last night! Lee presented data from last year's experiment on prosociality #PintofScience #ScoutsWhoDoResearch
May 20, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Our final session of the term can only mean one thing... lots of washing for Lee Parkin
May 1, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Here is another snap from one of our sessions this semester. We will be back after the spring vacation to deliver our last sessions. Go team!
April 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Here is the team after our first ever sea scouts session! We were so pleased with how it went. #SAGI😆
April 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Here is Dr Ellen Taylor talking to prospective students at the Offer Holder Day last week about opportunities within SAGI! In this talk we explain some of the awesome student roles we offer!
April 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Happy Founders day to all our friends in Scouting and GirlGuiding. Here's a throwback to when our team made their Scout promise and got invested by SAGI member Dr Lee Parkin!
February 22, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Happy world thinking / founders day to all! This year’s theme ‘Our story’ encourages us to reflect on the past, present and future. We celebrate friendships today through this special movement. 🌍
February 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Head up to B floor in the Psychology building at University Park Campus to check out our latest and greatest! 😆
February 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Exciting news! We’ve got new t-shirts showcasing our team spirit! We can’t wait to wear these to our upcoming sessions.😄
February 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
A very Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating from all of us here at SAGI! We hope you have a jolly day! 🎄
December 25, 2024 at 7:30 AM
Merry Christmas Eve to everyone celebrating from the SAGI team. We hope you all have a great day!🎄
December 24, 2024 at 7:30 AM
If you are interested in our group coming to one of your pack nights then you can fill out an interest from here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

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December 12, 2024 at 4:15 PM
It's up! Check out our latest news and updates on our brand new news board on all things SAGI! Find it on B floor in the Psychology building! 🧠😁
December 7, 2024 at 12:00 PM
I know they might look a bit on the rough side, but look at some of our team after their first successful evening working with an amazing Brownie group!
#ScoutsWhoDoResearch
November 18, 2024 at 10:14 AM
You can stay in the loop with our latest adventures! Check out our Psychology Newsletter or see the picture below for exciting updates on new members and innovative research. Don't miss out...give it a read! 🧠📖
November 9, 2024 at 12:00 PM
A big welcome to the Dream Team!
It was great to meet all of our new team members today. We had an excellent training session and can’t wait to get started.
October 24, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Today marks the 1 year anniversary of our first ever session. We are so greatful to 2nd Swanwick Guides and Sophie Mitchell who took a chance on us. We have now delivered session to 500+ children across 20+ groups. For anyone interested in get in touch: https://buff.ly/3Y4KDKP
October 12, 2024 at 9:13 AM
Want to keep up to date with what we have been up to. Here's a little snippet from the Psychology newsletter.

#Science #ScoutingForResearch #UpcomingPublications
October 8, 2024 at 11:00 AM
Had our first session back of the new year with our brand new Sonic game, hopefully the young people we visited had fun and learnt something along the way. We also welcomed Presiyan (Prez) to the team!

#Science #ScoutsWhoResearch
October 7, 2024 at 10:57 AM