The Visit of Professor Richard Ryan

We are fortunate to invite Professor Richard M. Ryan who is the most cited psychologist in the world to visit the Centre for Wellbeing Science on 14 September 2023.

We are fortunate to invite Professor Richard M. Ryan who is the most cited psychologist in the world to visit the Centre for Wellbeing Science on 14 September 2023. Three of our PhD students (Andrew Napier, Fiona Zhou and Patrick Mclaren) presented their research work related to self-determination theory (SDT). And the group had a Q&A session with Professor Ryan on the related theoretical discussions.

After the meeting with the Centre staff and students, Professor Ryan presented a public guest lecture hosted by and the Centre  and the Faculty of Education.  It was a great pleasure to hear Professor Ryan’s insight on human motivation and an overview of SDT. The attendees were highly engaged and were able to gain valuable ideas on teaching and parenting styles that are associated with enhanced student motivation and performance.

Thank you to the Faculty of Education for the support of organizing this public event which was well attended with approximately 140 attendees.

A recording of the lecture is now available on YouTube through the link.