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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

Marie Johnston, John Weinman and Angel Chater introduce a special feature to mark the founding of the Society’s Health Psychology Section 25 years ago.


A healthy contribution

Ian Florance talks to Angel Chater about her love affair with health psychology.

From cure to prevention 

Professor of Health and Community Psychology at the University of Southampton, and Director of the Centre for Sexual Health Research

One on one...with Roger Ingham

Sandy Lovie and Pat Lovie on the life and influence of Charles Edward Spearman.


Looking back: The psychologist as philosopher

Natalia Kucirkova with the latest in our series for budding writers.

New Voices: Digitalised early years – where next?

Abi Millar talks to Frank Bond about occupational health psychology, acceptance and commitment therapy, and more.

Acting with compassion

Christina Richards calls for reader injunctions as a useful addition to the methodologies of the human and natural sciences.

Are you sitting comfortably?

Zarinah Agnew (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) performs at London's Bright Club. E-mail 'Big picture' ideas to jon.sutton@bps.org.uk

Big picture - Where brains and comedy collide

Alyssa Gilinsky reflects on being a newly qualified health psychologist.

Coming of age at 25?

President’s column; 200th Research Digest; child sex abuse working party; revised authorship credit guidance; consultation responses; BPS Journals news; and more

Society, December 2011

trauma; psychology and catholicism; educational psychology; gerontology; and cluttering.

Book Reviews, December 2011

the most important problems in neuroscience; science and art; the NHS; psychology in France; standards of proficiency; hypnosis; psychodynamic therapy in New York; organisational effectiveness; and more

Letters, December 2011

More on the Stapel scientific fraud case; schizophrenia commission; Royal Society archive; Steven Pinker talks; career progression for women; Francesca Happé on autism.


News, December 2011

The Psychologist, December 2011

Christian ‘Jeepers’ Jarrett with a Halloween special, on the intriguing insights into our psyche offered by scary stories.

The lure of horror

Ian Florence talks to Linda Berkeley; now with a 2023 update.

From the blues to CBT

Matthew Price and Trevor Humby on the mutual benefits of giving undergraduates more opportunity to contribute to research.

Revel in research, and reap the rewards 

Professor of Psychology at University College London. Includes web-only answers.

One on one... with Adrian Furnham

James Erskine and George Georgiou look at how trying not to think of an action might lead you down that very path.

Thoughts on suppression

Robert S. Gable on how he and his brother invented electronic monitoring, but with an early emphasis on positive reinforcement.

Looking back: Tagging - 'an oddity of great potential'

Andrew P. Allen looks at organisational innovation in universities in the latest in our series for budding writers.

New Voices: The zoo of the new

Peter Dillon-Hooper (Manager of the Society’s History of Psychology Centre) talks to Geoff Bunn about writing and presenting a history of the brain on Radio 4.

Broadcasting brain stories

Simon Knight offers some handy tips and resources for austere times


So you want to do (free) research?

Louise Dixon and Nicola Graham-Kevan look at the role psychology can take in preventing intimate partner homicide.

Until death do us part

Roz Shafran, winner of the Society’s 2010 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Professional Psychology, looks at implementation science.

The appliance of science

Lucy Maddox on what we can learn from psychology’s media prominence across the Channel.

Media: French lessons

Ciarán O’Keeffe (right) and Steve Parsons with the Acoustic Research Infrasound Array (ARIA). 

Big picture - the acoustic research infrasound array

Ian Florance talks to Michal Kosinski about business, technology and the dangers of an ignorance of modern psychology

Careers: I needed something to help me in my business second-life

what the BPS is, and isn’t; helping applied psychology bloom; strategy and rioting; Anders Breivik; cameras in court; digital tourists; null results; and more

Letters, November 2011

the empathic brain; the madness of women; rethinking school bullying; psychology in social contexts.

Book Reviews, November 2011

memory bus; the homeless; Ig Nobels; event reports.

News, November 2011

President’s column; EuroPsy; Spearman Medal; guidance on electronic health records; consultation responses; public engagement awards; and more.

Society, November 2011

The Psychologist, November 2011

What was behind England’s riots, and how can psychology contribute going forward? 

The Riots: a comment special

Alison Torn investigates the strange case of Margery Kempe.

Looking back: Medieval mysticism or psychosis?

Honourary Lecturer, University of Sheffield; includes online-only extras

One on one...with Gail Coleman

Krissy Wilson with the latest in our series for budding writers.

New Voices: The power of suggestion

Kate Hefferon and Elena Gil-Rodriguez discuss implications of the rise in popularity of IPA for both teachers and students.

Methods: Interpretative phenomenological analysis

Kim Drake suggests a fruitful avenue of investigation into vulnerability

Why might innocents make false confessions?

Jon Sutton interviews Howard Friedman (HF) and Leslie Martin (LM), authors of The Longevity Project, about lessons in living a long life.

Life's long and winding roads

Mark Griffiths examines workaholism and what it has in common with other behavioural addictions.

Workaholism – a 21st-century addiction

Fiona Jones on media and Society responses to the riots

Media: disorder and distortion

Designed by Mike Page, on display during the Edinburgh Science Festival. 

Big picture - Small home, big picture

Penny Lenihan, Christina Richards and Felicity Adams talk about their work.

Life in a national gender identity clinic 

Dan Jones investigates whether ‘habits of mind’ can boost the well-being and resilience of the nation’s children.

Mindfulness in schools

Jung in the city; Freud on coke; positive psychology at work; and more

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