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Editorial, November 2024

Dr Carol Cole is the new Chair of the British Psychological Society's Board of Trustees.

'We need to listen to that heartbeat'

Dr Yi-Ling Lai wins the 2024 British Psychological Society Presidents' Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychological Knowledge.

'Caring is central to psychology'

Ella Rhodes reports on a British Psychological Society campaign.

‘Every child deserves access to a high-quality education’

The third iteration of the BPS Careers Festival will be on for five days in November 2024.

Psychology careers festival 2024

Dr Louise Edgington writes on the British Psychological Society joining the Climate Minds Coalition.

Personal change leads to system change

Can magic truly be witnessed through the ears alone? The $200 Auditory Magic Challenge invites innovators and illusionists to create captivating illusions that rely solely on auditory perception.

Sleight of sound

Dr Sian Williams – author, broadcaster and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, has appeared at the Senedd with the charity Maggie’s (‘Everyone’s home of cancer care’). 

‘To not lose the joy of living in the fear of dying’

Ella Rhodes spoke to Dr Venetia Leonidaki and Dr Rebecca Lockwood about their work in treating behavioural addictions, and upcoming events.

‘There’s something quite unique about behavioural addictions’

Five ways ‘honest’ placebos can help

Thanks to an embarrassing fMRI study, we now know a lot more about what causes us to blush.

What’s behind a blush?

New study sheds light on individual differences in response to small doses of LSD.

Varied responses to LSD may muddy microdosing results

New meta-analysis suggests that unconscious exposure therapy is surprisingly effective.

Could exposure therapy, without conscious exposure, actually work?

New research from the US finds that emphasising diverse hiring practices may backfire, leading White conservatives to more strongly favour White candidates.

For some, diversity initiatives may encourage pro-White hiring decisions

Marcus Munafò explores randomisation processes.

Dispelling myths about randomisation

Ella Rhodes hears from those using the technology: has its early promise been realised?

The power of virtual reality

Margreet Hendriks reflects on the condition, her practice, and the stories of the women she meets. 

Endometriosis: 190 million unheard voices

Our editor Dr Jon Sutton meets Professor Dame Lesley Fallowfield, Director of the Sussex Health Outcomes Research and Education in Cancer (SHORE-C) group at the University of Sussex. 

‘I know how to measure difficult things’

Cara Ghiglieri, a post-doc research fellow at the University of Aberdeen, on a research journey shaped by personal experience.

Living and dying with oesophageal cancer

Dr Briony Hudson, associate director for internal research at Marie Curie. 

How can psychologists shape the future of end of life care research? 

Ian Florance interviews Anna Lagerdahl, a clinical psychologist with a special interest in Oncology and Palliative Care.

‘The work concentrates on essentials: the things that really matter to people’

Mark Hudson, Allan Skelly and Victoria Shimmens.

Intellectual Disability revisited: The Emotional Development approach

We feel ashamed of our vulnerabilities and imperfections, but others will often see courage and authenticity in our self-disclosure, writes David Robson in an edited extract of his new book, The Laws of Connection.

The beautiful mess effect

Zhenlin Wang reviews the book 'The Psychology of Starting School: An Evidence-Based Guide for Parents and Teachers', by Claire Hughes, Caoimhe Dempsey and Elian Fink.

Linked lives in ‘school readiness’

Our editor Dr Jon Sutton meets Professor Claire Hughes, Deputy Director of the Centre for Family Research at the University of Cambridge, and co-author of The Psychology of Starting School – An Evidence-based Guide for Parents and Teachers. 

‘Happy children are better learners’

Clinical Psychologist and author of 'You Don’t Understand Me: The Young Woman’s Guide to Life', Dr Tara Porter, on the books that have made their mark on her.

Books that shaped me… Dr Tara Porter

Professor Antonia Hamilton (Professor of Social Neuroscience at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London) on a creative and cultural collaboration…

The neuroscience of theatre

New exhibition, War and the Mind, from Imperial War Museums.

Rethinking conflict through a psychological lens

The curator and advisors to the Imperial War Museum exhibition pick out some significant items.

'Every exhibit raises fascinating links between war and the mind'

Three Higher Assistant Psychologists in Rehabilitation Inpatient Services with Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust share cultural offerings which have shaped their views on addiction.

'We still have so much to learn about addiction'

Cordelia Galgut asks: Is colleagues’ lived experience of cancer believed, valued and used enough within our profession?

‘My cancer made me a better therapist – so why do we live in the shadows?’

John Raven asks where the interest and research is…

The most important End of Life choice

Working in secondary mental health care has led George Holliday to realise many patients are confused by what their diagnosis means…

‘I don’t see EUPD; I see you and your situation’

Assistant Psychologist Avneet Sandhu embraces identity in clinical psychology.

‘My identity is a powerful asset to my practice’

Looking to tell stories of outsight

Dr Sara Ireland writes in; plus an editor's note on the October issue cover.

Funding and extending what works in prison

Professor Karina Nielsen (1973-2024)

Sally Morley 1942-2024

Professor Celia Kitzinger, Cardiff University, on her November 1998 cover feature.

From the archive: Towards lesbian and gay psychology, November 1998

'Talking about sad, bad and difficult things'

The Psychologist, November 2024

Annette Karmiloff-Smith plays detective to unravel the genetic basis of Williams syndrome.


Elementary, my dear Watson, the clue is in the genes... Or is it?

At the Annual Conference in Blackpool Vicki Bruce gave her Presidential Address on getting psychological research to the people who use it.


Changing research horizons

...Or do too many cooks spoil the broth? Rebecca Thompson investigates collaborative memory.


Are two heads better than one?

The winner of the 2000 Award for Outstanding Doctoral Research Contributions to Psychology, Richard J. Crisp, describes his research on the potential of ‘multiple social categorisation’ in reducing prejudice.


Social categorisation - Blurring the boundaries

Jim McCourt interviews Dominic Upton, Chair of the BPS Branches Forum.


Interview - Branching out

Roger Lamb and Mary Sissons Joshi pay tribute to social psychologist Michael Argyle, who died on 6 September.


Michael Argyle

Geraldine O'Hare on the Soham murders and The Psychologist drug controversy. 


Media watch - The agony and the Ecstasy

Peter Stannett on equal opportunities in psychology.


Personal space - Remove the barriers

The Psychologist, December 2002

Ian Rivers, winner of the Society’s Award for Promoting Equality of Opportunity 2001, considers the social inclusion of lesbians and gay men. 


A bridge too far?

Meg Barker considers news depictions of children as victims and perpetrators of ‘evil’ acts.


Personal space: The evil that men, women and children do

Sheila Payne and Rebecca Haines describe the potential contribution of psychology to palliative care.


Doing our bit to ease the pain

Why I study... lesbian mothers

The Psychologist, November 2002

Arlene Vetere and Emilia Dowling, with Rita Harris, Renos Papadopoulos, Hitesh Raval and Bernadette Wren.


Action plan - The changing family

Why I study... adolescence

Howard Steele discusses whether attachment theory has kept pace with the changing family.


State of the art: Attachment theory

Sue McGaw argues that parenting classes are long overdue. Charlie Lewis worries that they are yet another attempt at social control.


Head to head - Should parenting be taught?

The Psychologist, October 2002

Jon Cole, Harry Sumnall and Charles Grob argue that the long-term effects of Ecstasy use are far from clear, and that psychologists are muddying the waters. With peer commentaries from Michael Morgan, Rodney Croft, and Andy Parrott.

Sorted: Ecstasy facts and fiction

W. Ray Crozier investigates the links between shyness and behavioural inhibition.


Shyness

At the Annual Conference in Blackpool, Michael Billig questioned whether Freud’s analysis of jokes revealed his own repression.


Freud and the language of humour

The Psychologist, September 2002

John Kremer and David Lavallee introduce the special issue.


Sport and exercise

Ian M. Cockerill tells you how to clear the hurdles on your career path.


Becoming a sport psychologist

Deirdre Scully and Ruth Lowry on ‘participation motivation’ in sport and exercise.


Why we do - And why we don't!

Do experts have a visual and cognitive advantage? Mark Williams reports.


Perceptual and cognitive expertise in sport

Aidan Moran discusses mental imagery in sport: seeing, feeling and believing.


In the mind's eye

Nanette Mutrie on the relationship between exercise and psychological well-being.


Healthy body, healthy mind?

Sandy Wolfson on the ethics and regulation of sport and exercise psychology.


The professional game

Jan Graydon looks beyond the yips and the jitters.


Stress and anxiety in sport

Jim McCourt met educational psychologists Jean Law, Elaine White and André Imich to discuss their innovative projects with schools.


And the award goes to...

In the 12th annual Broadbent Lecture at the Annual Conference Dianne Berry outlined Broadbent’s explicit and implicit influences on psychological science and scientists.


Donald Broadbent

The Psychologist, August 2002

At his Distinguished Contributions to the Teaching of Psychology Award Lecture Tony Gale argued that the Society’s accreditation of the psychology degree has hindered the growth of the discipline.

A stranglehold on the development of psychology?

Frederic Stansfield suggests that the problem of the commercialisation of science goes deeper than David Miller and Greg Philo suggested.


Counterpoint - What price free speech?

Sue Gardner (Ethics Committee), Pam Briggs and Camilla Herbert (Press Committee) seek your views on new challenges facing psychologists in the media.


The modern media - Avoiding pitfalls, advancing psychology

A spirited identity

Sharandeep Sanghara (undergraduate) and Laura Mitchell (postgraduate) with their winning essays on helping children with eating disorders and the pain-relieving properties of music.


Student writer competition winners 2002

Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award Lecture.

The Psychologist, July 2002

Associate Editors for Conference reports Kate Cavanagh and Paul Redford introduce our coverage of the 2002 Annual Conference.

Sex, death and war

Gregory R. Maio gave his Spearman Medal Lecture at the Annual Conference in Blackpool. What happens when what you think you hold dear is questioned?


Values - Truth and meaning

Graham Powell (Chair of the Psychologist Policy Committee) met Barry Brooking to discuss his role as the Society’s first Chief Executive.


Executive powers

Kwame Owusu-Bempah and Dennis Howitt with their practical recommendations.


Addressing cultural diversity, addressing racism

According to Glyn V. Thomas, Graham Turpin and Caroline Meyer, training clinical psychologists to doctoral standards has not prevented a decline in research.


Clinical research under threat

The Psychologist, June 2002

David Miller and Greg Philo's 'Personal space'.

Silencing dissent in academia: the commercialisation of science

Adrian Furnham on the role of psychology in understanding the dramatic rise of alternative therapies.	


Complementary and alternative medicine

Jane Herlihy and John Gandy argue that neurological explanations do not make psychology redundant.


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