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Our editor, Dr Jon Sutton, introduces the April 2025 issue of The Psychologist.

Editorial, April 2025

Ella Rhodes spoke to Sophie Ellis, Research Manager at the Prison Reform Trust, and Nic Bowes, former British Psychological Society Division of Forensic Psychology Chair and Professor in Practitioner Forensic Psychology, about their joint efforts to campaign for change in how people serving highly controversial Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences are managed.

'IPP is a type of sentence, not a type of person'

Ella Rhodes spoke to Professor of Psychology Education Julie Hulme (Nottingham Trent University) ahead of a British Psychological Society event where she will discuss her new book Psychology in Everyday Life: Using psychology to make a difference.

‘Which bits of psychology do I take out of my toolkit?’

Dr James Alvarez (pictured) won this year's Research Award, a partnership between the British Psychological Society and the Association of Technical Staff in Psychology.

'A vital element in the ecosystem'

Health Services Safety Investigations Body aims to understand how health providers learn from patient safety incidents.

Learning from patient safety incidents

According to the Health Foundation report, the mental health of the working-age population appears to be getting worse.

Mental health of working-age people declining

New guidance with support from the British Psychological Society.

Gambling harms

New research suggests that knowing we’re being monitored impacts involuntary perceptual processes, without us realising.

Is surveillance changing how we see the world?

New work explores the influence of the Covid pandemic on gender identity in trans and gender diverse youth.

Quarantine and questioning: gender identity journeys through the pandemic

Things that should literally make stomachs churn simply don’t for kids, according to new research.

Here’s why kids are so gross

Participants of a recent trial see 'meaningful improvements' in their ability to function and live their lives — though effects were somewhat modest.

Could vagus nerve stimulation offer progress on treatment resistant depression?

New study unpicks the influence of instant beauty filters on body image and attitudes.

Beauty filtered selfies are more damaging than filtered photos of others

When menopause and autism collide, many report feeling unwarned, unprepared, and without appropriate support, according to new research. 

Autistic people face additional menopause challenges

Nick Beazley-Long goes to the sources of our Research Digest coverage…

FAIR’s fair – are interesting articles sufficiently transparent?

Ciaran Smith on how search engines may be hindering research.

Psychology’s algorithmic echo chamber

Ella Rhodes speaks with Psychologists researching conversations and motivations around the decision not to have children.

The childfree: a neglected population?

Eight teachers share how they got their start in and their love for Psychology education.

We hear from those teaching Psychology at pre-university level…

Fauzia Khan interviews Dr Brian Murray, Chair of the British Psychological Society Division of Counselling Psychology and Consultant Counselling Psychologist with Manx Care.

‘I want counselling psychology to be seen for its unique value’

Ian Florance talks to clinical psychologist Sarah Stacey.

‘The main route to addiction is pain’

Laura Anne Winter, Divine Charura, Lynne Gabriel, Martin Milton, Silva Neves and Olga Oulanova with insights from their recent book.

Social justice in the psychological therapies: Personal values and action

Our editor Jon Sutton has some questions for Ruth Leys, author of Anatomy of a Train Wreck: The Rise and Fall of Priming Research (University of Chicago Press); plus an extract.

‘I am certain psychology will see many more train wrecks’

Being a perfectionist can often result in persistent procrastination that no amount of time management can solve. However, says Dr Ellen Hendriksen, in an exclusive extract from her book, 'How to be Enough: Seven life-changing steps for self-critics, overthinkers and perfectionists', there are some simple ways to challenge ourselves. 

How to become unstuck

Elliot Cohen explains why his new book, The Psychology of Slow Living, advocates for a more humane pace of life.

‘The world needs a wash and a week’s rest’

Fiona Gabbert, Professor of Applied Psychology and Director of the Forensic Psychology Unit at Goldsmiths, University of London, on how they are transforming public understanding of criminal justice.


Science and storytelling create alchemy at Goldsmiths

Chartered Psychologist Dr Verity Di Mascio (London Metropolitan University) watches 'The Fear Clinic: Face Your Phobia' on Channel 4.

Some trepidation around the Fear Clinic

Associate Editor for Culture, Kate Johnstone reviews a short film festival.

It’s complicated, right?

Anthony Montgomery thinks that Psychology’s apparent reluctance to study stupidity speaks volumes about our discipline.

Studying stupidity – the smart move?

We want to hear your thoughts as part of our Voices in Psychology programme.

What does creativity mean to you?

Time to recharge?

Anya Jan, a master's student in Developmental Psychology and Clinical Practice at University College London, explores how AI can transform mental health care. 

Can AI help the children we’re otherwise unable to reach?

A tribute from friends and colleagues (past and present) from the Association for the Teaching of Psychology and the British Psychological Society. 

Helen J. Kitching 1970-2025

A tribute from Mike Wang, Graham Powell, David Johnson and Chris Bradshaw.

Dr Elise Rivlin 1945-2025

Kim Elizabeth Williams (née Anthony) 1958-2024

Dr Maribel Cordero 1968-2023

Mark R. McDermott, Emeritus Professor, University of East London, with a personal recollection. 

Remembering Professor Philip Zimbardo

Marc Hye-Knudsen, on his 2023 feature article for The Psychologist.

From the archive: Dad jokes, revisited

‘Psychology helps us have conversations beyond our own bubble’

The Psychologist, April 2025

Editorial, March 2025

BPS Archive Manager Sophie O’Reilly said the History of Psychology Centre (HoPC) aims to open the archives and bring new life to the history of psychology.

'We want to use the archive to constructively address this harmful part of UK psychology’s history'

Ella Rhodes reports on the British Psychological Society Book Award.

'Variety and depth' in book publishing recognised

Awards for Greta Defeyter, Kate Tchanturia, and Carol Anne Watterson.

Psychologists in the 2025 New Year Honours

Ella Rhodes hears from Professor David Putwain.

'Take exam anxiety seriously and do something about it'

The British Psychological Society is working to highlight the effects of food poverty and insecure housing on UK families with children.

'Poverty creates layers upon layers  of difficulty for families'

Dr Richard Stephens is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Keele University

New Research Board chair

Five new rules of first impressions

… and suggests that one day it may be possible to replicate the effect with brain stimulation.

New study hints at how naps improve performance

Could survival-related visual processing be conserved in blindsight? A new case study offers exciting hints.

Blindsight colour perception opens up new questions about vision

Marcus Munafo on heuristics, statistical literacy, writing style and intuition in research prediction.

Predicting replicability

Our journalist Ella Rhodes introduces a set of four conversations she had with psychologists from her adopted hometown…

Spotlight on Birmingham

Professor of Neurodevelopmental Conditions, Caroline Richards (University of Birmingham), speaks to Ella Rhodes about her work in learning disabilities and doing research that makes a real difference to children, young people and their families.

'I am so passionate that the research we carry out at Birmingham ends up back with families as soon as possible'

Dr Isabel Morales-Muñoz is an Assistant Professor in Psychology at the Institute for Mental Health (University of Birmingham). Her research includes risk factors for youth mental health, with a special focus on investigating sleep’s role in the development of problems…

'I realised that sleep affected all the things I had been studying'

Dr Gerald Jordan (University of Birmingham) works to understand how young people make changes in their lives and their communities following serious mental health challenges. He spoke with Ella Rhodes.

'Helping others gives people so much meaning in their life'

Professor Gill Brown, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean of the School of Health, Life Sciences and Education UCB (University College Birmingham) spoke to Ella Rhodes about her journey through psychology 
and the exciting new psychology programmes at the university…

'I was always really interested in why people would act in deviant ways'

Simon McCarthy-Jones argues that Psychologists must help to develop and protect our right to freedom of thought.

Your mind needs you!

Marios Georgiou on a trending term for romantic obsession with roots in the 1970s.

Limerence: when falling in love doesn’t stop 

Caralyn Bains, Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, on challenges and tools.

ADHD and limerence

Rebecca Randles on navigating loss, and facing ‘the sibling question’.

‘I have one sister, Kerry… she passed away’

Christine Ramsey-Wade works as an Associate Professor of Counselling Psychology at the University of West England. She met with Ian Florance recently to discuss counselling psychology as a profession, her personal journey into the area, and to share a message with all UK counselling psychologists.

'Psychology as a science sometimes ignores what it is to be human'

Fauzia Khan on overcoming barriers in her journey, and being shaped by those she has met along the way…

‘I realised Psychology was my calling’ 

Dr Ariel Zeleznikow-Johnston, Neuroscientist at Monash University, Australia, tells Dr Dara Mojtahedi why he’s making an argument for us to reframe our relationship with death, and aiming for a future where we can preserve our minds indefinitely… and a review by Dr Dara Mojtahedi.

'I like being alive, and I’d like to stay that way!'

We hear from Dr Alison McClymont about her new book, ‘How to Help Your Child Cope With Anything’; plus an extract, on sibling rivalry.

 ‘In all the chaos of you, wait for me, I am coming’

Dr Kate Marks watches 'Babygirl', directed by Halina Reijn.


A messy depiction of sexual exploration

Professor Lisa Oakley, Dr Clea Wright and Dr Kevin Hochard are psychologists at the University of Chester and hosts of ‘The Psychology of… The Traitors’ podcast.

The Traitors – a cultural, and psychological, phenomenon

Dr Jamie Chan shares her thoughts on Wicked (2024), as a Woman of Colour.

‘Everyone deserves a chance to fly’… but at what cost? 

Kate Brooks delves into the archives to understand 19th-century ideas about orphans and their relevance today.

Flat feet, inveterate habits and the productive body

Dr Nick Bell discusses HSE’s approach to work-related stress, inspections, and enforcement.

Why it’s time to inspect work-related stress

Dr Jolanta Golan addresses pediatric palliative care and bereavement support research needs.

Addressing the gap in children’s palliative care

Gary J Raw and Dr Mike Scott write in about a recent article in The Psychologist.

Questioning the role of Psychology and the Assisted Dying Bill

The case for Occupational Psychology in policy-making, in a letter from our March edition by Dr Liza Walter-Nelson.

Getting Britain Working

A tribute from John Le Lievre and Annabel Poate-Joyner.

Bill Reavley 1943-2024

Dr Denise Miller on her journey to being awarded a National Teaching Fellowship by Advance HE.

‘I understand the power of words to both uplift and hold back’

Aaron Duxbury, a Psychology PhD student at the University of Wolverhampton, on his late entry to the subject.

‘You just don’t have the academic prowess’

Alexis Gott reflects on the challenges and rewards of working with people with dementia.

What does it mean to help when the goal isn’t recovery?

Dr Gareth Hagger-Johnson looks back on their March 2006 feature.

From the archive: Building partnerships with the voluntary and community sector

Simon McCarthy-Jones argues that Psychologists must help to develop and protect our right to freedom of thought; plus, a spotlight on Birmingham.

The Psychologist, March 2025

Our Editor, Jon Sutton, introduces the January/February 2025 issue of The Psychologist.

Editorial, January/February 2025

Ella Rhodes reports from the British Psychological Society’s Careers Festival.

Fulfilling careers on show

In brief from the BPS, January/February 2025

The BPS welcomes a government trial of mental health support for jurors, that allows them access a 24/7 support helpline and more.

Towards ‘proper psychological support’ for jurors

New report advises mental health support for 'incels'

Ella Rhodes speaks with Psychologists around Assisted Dying in the UK.

‘Psychologists could provide a space for those conversations’

Emma Barratt with a personal and research-based tour.

Shifting the dial on Long Covid

Shifting ideas about what it means to be old, as well as our own situations, are leading us to postpone what we think of as ‘old age’. 

The older we get, the later we think ‘old age’ starts

Recent research finds that hope, but not mindfulness, was linked with resilience and wellbeing for artistic workers during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic.

When mindfulness falters, hope may help

Marcus Munafò on rapid change brought about by the pandemic.

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