AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF PARAPSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH, INC

The Australian Institute of Parapsychological Research, Inc. (Parapsychology Institute or AIPR, for short) is a non-profit scientific and community society founded in 1977.

The AIPR Certificate in Parapsychology and the AIPR Advanced Certificate in Parapsychology courses give students an education in the field of parapsychology by providing a comprehensive understanding and awareness of claims of, and evidence for, paranormal phenomena. The main aim of these courses is to instil in students an orientation towards parapsychology that gives them the capacity to:

• acquire and apply knowledge relevant to a range of areas in parapsychology

• appreciate the necessity of applying scientific principles to parapsychological studies

• understand the problems faced by researchers in the study of paranormal phenomena

• engage in critical thinking and objective evaluation of parapsychological research findings and other paranormal claims

• accept the view that parapsychology is an accumulative field of inquiry that grows through continual break-through in theory development and experimental discoveries

• communicate, clearly and concisely, basic assumptions and findings in the science of parapsychology

Aims
The organisation promotes research and public education into Parapsychological phenomena.

Philosophy
The AIPR advocates use of the scientific method. Psychic experiences should be studied in the same way as other human experiences.