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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

Fionnuala C. Murphy, Dorothy V.M. Bishop, and Natasha Sigala.

Women scientists in psychology – time for action

Nesrin Gokcen with the latest in our series for budding writers.

New Voices: The rise of student consumerism

Ian Florance meets students and the people who teach and employ them.

Feature: Expectations and destinations

Peter Reddy, Stephan Dutke, Ioulia Papageorgi and Helen Bakker look at how our continental neighbours are nurturing the next generation of psychologists.

Educating Europe

He is survived by his son and daughter, his brother Keith and his mother

Robert Taylor (1956–2014)

Problem gambling, 'colour blind' perspectives and more

More letters… December 2014

Dr Joanna Wilde also points out how it can be possible to build a culture of transparency and openness, specifically focusing on the psychological factors that need to be managed to enable such a culture to exist in the NHS.

Society: Working for culture change in the NHS

Walter Mischel speaks to Lance Workman about his famous ‘Marshmallow Test’ and more.

The master of self-control 

Throughout her career Professor Wykes has sought to involve mental health service users as active members of research – not just as research participants or consumers

Award for Promoting Equality of Opportunity

Julie Hulme considers the implications of the continued popularity of the subject.

Psychological literacy – from classroom to real world

The two winners of the 2014 BPS Book Award have been announced as Psychology, Mental Health and Distress by John Cromby, David Harper and Paula Reavey in the Textbook category and The Optimism Bias – Why We’re Wired to Look on the Bright Side by Tali Sharot in the Popular Science category

Book Award winners 2014

Phil Banyard indicates why we should be worried.

What is happening to A-level psychology? 

President’s column: December 2014

Our journalist Ella Rhodes brings you a round-up of other news, including open access concerns, researching body image, Samaritans app, drinking during pregnancy, dance and more.

Other news…

The latest from the Society's free Research Digest, from Alex Fradera and Christian Jarrett. 

From the Digest, December 2014

Victoria Bourne (Royal Holloway, University of London)

Teaching-focused careers in psychology 

Gender equality in academic science

Photo by Rebecca Jory and words by Menna Price, for Swansea University’s ‘Research as Art’ competition. 

Big Picture: I can resist anything but…

Ella Rhodes reports on the Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prizes.

Smiling and an overlooked problem

Freelance science writer and blogger Neurobonkers reviews Steven Pinker's 'The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person’s Guide to Writing in the 21st Century'.

Cursed by knowledge

Hazel Skelsey Guest on the lesser-known aspects of a famous theory.

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs – the sixth level 

Such new connections, in the therapeutic context, may lead to new insights and consequent psychological change and growth, thus there are important implications for psychological therapy and possibly for neuropsychological rehabilitation

Hallucinogens – don’t choose ignorance

Emeritus Professor at the University of Birmingham. Includes online-only answers.

One on one… with Rita Jordan

The debate continues in our letters pages.

Assisted dying – philosophical and religious perspectives

The British Psychological Society has launched BPS Impact, an online portal where work that has potential social, economic and cultural benefits can be showcased

New Society portal to showcase research impact

Martin Graff takes a 'bah humbug' look at some of the relevant research. 

Can we have a Happy Christmas?

It’s the 10th anniversary of the inauguration of the Society’s Special Group in Coaching Psychology. We hear from some of its members.

Coaching psychology: strength in diversity

Autism causes difficulties in communication and understanding ToM; however, this does not halt an individual’s desire to form emotional bonds.

Autism – beyond the myths

Including Trust Me, I’m a Doctor; the psychology of babies; tears of a clown; and much more 

December 2014: More reviews…

Claire Hewson provides updates on practicalities and possibilities.

Methods: Conducting research on the internet – a new era

Our journalist Ella Rhodes meets a psychologist involved in the fight against the epidemic

Commit and act on Ebola

The Psychologist, December 2014

Sixty years after the Robbers Cave study, Stephen Reicher and S. Alexander Haslam introduce an appreciation of a Sherif for today and for tomorrow.

Camps, conflict and collectivism

Aysel Kayaoğlu, Sertan Batur and Ersin Aslıtürk consider the social psychologist and political activist.

The unknown Muzafer Sherif

Gina Perry looks at how Muzafer Sherif’s participants saw his studies.

The view from the boys

Michael J. Platow and John A. Hunter reflect on Muzafer Sherif’s Boys’ Camp Studies.

Necessarily collectivistic

The mindful way, preventing stress in organisations, autism and more.

Book reviews - Online extra

Work-life balance, a neat trick for students, Scrabble vs Crosswords and more

From the Research Digest…

Thrive: the Power of Evidence-Based Psychological Therapies; and more reviews 

Other news: Open science, e-cigarettes, book awards and more

A round-up of other letters from the November issue.

Letters: Healing the wounds of the Scottish Referendum, and more

Sex abuse – grasping the complexities

Dyslexia – getting it wrong

Assisted dying – choice and recognition

Ella Rhodes reports from a lecture by Professor Steven Pinker

A less violent world?

A new report authored by Professor Andy Field looks at the mathematical and statistical needs of undergraduates in psychology. Ella Rhodes reports.

Students and their struggles with stats

Awards for the serious and not so serious

Nobel and IgNobel

We received several letters in response to last month's special issue. 

The end of autism?

Ella Rhodes reports from a one-day symposium ‘Stories of Psychology: War and Its Aftermath’ held on 8 October. 

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