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Editorial, May 2025

Ella Rhodes spoke to Sarah Marsh, Chair of the British Psychological Society’s Political Psychology Section, about the challenges facing the field, and her own hopes for what the Section can achieve.

'Democracy is something we fought for'

This year the British Psychological Society’s Qualitative Methods in Psychology Section (QMiP) celebrates the 20th anniversary of its creation…

Progress, Power and Possibilities: 20 Years of the Qualitative Methods Section

Lyndsey Hayes, Chartered Psychologist, Associate Fellow, and Association for the Teaching of Psychology (ATP) Representative on the British Psychological Society’s Division for Academics, Researchers and Teachers in Psychology Committee, meets Harriet Ennis and Nick Serifin, the finalists of the DARTP Pre-tertiary Education Psychology Teacher of the Year award.

‘I have found ways to supercharge learning’

Our editor Jon Sutton reports from a one-day conference of the Behavioural Science and Public Health Network in Liverpool.

Behavioural science and public health – keeping ahead of change

Our editor Jon Sutton meets Dr Monty Lyman, winner in the ‘Popular Science’ category of the 2024 British Psychological Society Book Award for 'The Immune Mind: The New Science of Health'.

‘Physical and mental health support must go hand-in-hand if we’re to truly improve outcomes’

A survey of UK-based teachers reveals prevalent misogynistic attitudes and behaviours in primary and secondary schoolboys, and details their impacts on female pupils and staff.

Teachers triage the schoolyard effects of online misogyny

New research probes the psychological influences of hormones throughout the menstrual cycle.

Untangling links between wellbeing and the menstrual cycle

Recent work investigates Theory of Mind in children who lived through the acute phase of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Pandemic kids more likely to struggle identifying false beliefs

New comparative studies illustrate similar social dynamics elsewhere in the animal kingdom.

Humans aren’t the only ones whose social circles shrink in old age

People who ask questions then answer them themselves are seen as disinterested in conversation partners, and liked less as a result, according to new research.

To improve your conversation skills, ditch ‘boomerasking’

How much misconduct should there be in research?

Dr Gil Greengross rethinks the health benefits of humour and laughter.

Cracking the joke 

Health Psychologist and British Psychological Society Chartered Member Dr Jane Meyrick discusses the changing landscape of gender-based stereotypes, attitudes and sexual violence. As told to Ella Rhodes.

‘There’s a significant change in where sexual scripts come from’

Fauzia Khan interviews Dr Madeleine Pownall, Associate Professor at the School of Psychology, University of Leeds.

‘Feminist psychology has its own little language… I find it beautiful and honest’

Adam Boyle talks with colleagues about the impact of the representation of men and boys using their service.

'The fewer male psychologists we have, the more the stigma persists'

Kate Quinn (clinical psychologist), Andy Kerrigan (social care worker) and Jess Ing (counselling psychologist) on merch, memes and metalcore as tools for community engagement in men’s mental health; but first, a personal story from one of their ‘Heavy Metal Therapy’ contributors, Andy.

‘From their screaming I found feeling and meaning’

Laura Gee on personal and research experiences of ‘gender inverted stereotypes’ and more.

‘You don’t look gay?’

Jennifer Gledhill talks to Dr Roxanne Khan about her new book, The Psychology of ‘Honor’ Abuse, Violence and Killings, and why she believes psychological research in this area has been neglected for so long.


'I’ve never met a single psychologist who understands enough about honour killings'

Psychologists and Sex Therapists Dr Lauren Fogel Mersy and Dr Jennifer Vencill on themes from their new book.

Seven ways to tackle desire discrepancy and the avoidance cycle

From Community Psychology to A New Understanding of ‘Dementia’ – Mike Bender describes the journey to Tony Wainwright. 

‘Maybe more psychologists need to become outsiders’

Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology, Biza Stenfert Kroese, hears from Retired Consultant Clinical Psychologist Penny Priest about the real-world inspiration behind her debut novel, 'Team Of One'. Plus a review from George Callaghan.

‘I witnessed so many examples of people supporting each other’ 

Dr Nihara Krause MBE, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Chartered Member of the British Psychological Society, watches the Netflix series.

Why does 'Adolescence' hit a nerve?

The team from the Centre for Appearance Research at the University of the West of England mark a milestone for their podcast.

Changing how the world sees bodies

Dr Emily Alexander considers cultural influence and a gendered legacy.

Hysteria: a historical mirror in the misogyny of medicine?

We hear from Nic Bowes, Sally Tilt (Chair of the British Psychological Society’s Division of Forensic Psychology) and Dapinder Matharu.

Forensic Psychology matters

What compassion really means…

Helen Catchpole laments the dearth of research into many aspects of bereavement experience.

A need for curiosity around bereavement

Isabel Clarke, on the March 2025 issue of The Psychologist.

Meaning making and psychosis

Bhupinder Singh Kuwar, Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, writes.

Why GCSE Psychology deserves recognition as the fourth science

A tribute to the eminent social psychologist, public intellectual and former President of the British Psychological Society, from David Fryer (Chartered Psychologist at the University of Queensland).

Halla Beloff 1930-2025

Words by Dr James Morris and Prof. Niamh Fitzgerald. With thanks to Jean Heather, Prof. Steve Rollnick and Trevor McCarthy.

Nick Heather 1938–2025

Tributes to the pioneering and inspirational critical psychiatrist, academic, and advocate for racial justice in mental health.

Dr Suman Fernando 1932–2025

A tribute from Jenny Taylor and Ruth Arnell.

Dr Molly Bodinetz 1979–2024

A tribute from former educational psychology colleagues.

Catharina (Tiny) Arora 1944–2024

Nick Wykes 1970-2025

Penelope Leach looks back at her May 1993 feature article.

From the archive: Should parents hit their children?

Can highlighting the benefits of change for men help alter gender-based stereotypes?

The Psychologist, May 2025

Dr Jon Sutton introduces the December 2021 issue.

The uncanny

… with the Risk Management Authority (RMA).

Featured Job: Independent Accredited Risk Assessors

Carmel Jacob-Thomson with a professional and personal reflection on the words used to talk to and about Care Experienced Children and Young People.

Changing the language of care

Covid-19 is ‘tip of the iceberg’ for mental health problems in children

Report warns on rising child suicide in England

Psychologists win Leverhulme prizes

BPS criticises cut to Universal Credit

Ella Rhodes with BPS award announcements.

Early psychosis detection, ‘geeking out’ and books

Ed Keogh on his involvement in a public engagement project.

An exploration of pain science and art

Kate Johnstone on 'A Show for Normal People' and 'Alma's Not Normal'.

The new normal

Priya Ahmed watches the Netflix sensation, 'Squid Game'.

Zimbardo and Milgram’s tentacles reach out

Dr Drusilla Joseph reviews 'Scenes from a Marriage' on Sky Atlantic. 

Rooms with a view on coupledom

James Bane 1970-2021

Hetashi Bawa and Sharon-Lin Harwood write.

Power and payment in Psychology mentoring

Disability and driving in clinical psychology

Simon Gibbs comments on terminology in recent Society member communication.

Members or customers?

Responses to Steve Taylor's cover feature from the November issue. 

Psychology’s role in preventing pathocracy

Early in the pandemic, there was a rapid shift in the pace of research.

Developments in psychology’s Covid research

A tribute from Dominic Abrams and Diane Houston.

Geoffrey Stephenson 1939-2021

A tribute from Diana Harcourt, Amy Slater and Chris Pawson.

Emma Halliwell 1973-2021

'The teacher and the teenage brain', by John Coleman, is published by Routledge. Annie Brookman-Byrne asks the questions.

‘Adolescence is one of the most fascinating stages of human development’ 

'I Ride Tsunami' by Arthur P. Johnson (Independent Publisher Network; £6.99), reviewed by Rosie Chandler-Wilde.

Going analogue

'The Painful Truth: The new science of why we hurt and how we can heal', by Monty Lyman (Bantam Press; £20), reviewed by Talia Drew.

Uncovering the mystery of pain

Madeleine Pownall and Wendy Stainton Rogers share their journey in writing A Feminist Companion to Social Psychology, published by Open University Press.

The fun in feminism

Ella Rhodes spoke to visiting Professor of Occupational Health Psychology Gail Kinman (Birkbeck, University of London) and Dr Christine Grant, Deputy Head of the School of Psychological, Social and Behavioural Sciences (Coventry University), ahead of their British Psychological Society webinar on ways to make home working a success. 

‘The reality of hybrid working is pretty complex’

Emma L. Barratt hears from researchers understanding our reactions to robotics.

Eroding the uncanny valley

Uncanny Bodies (Luna Press), edited by Pippa Goldschmidt, Gill Haddow and Fadhila Mazanderani, is an anthology of papers and stories by academics and writers. Dr Clare Uytman, psychology lecturer at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, contributed to the book, and spoke to Pippa and Gill about the uncanny in life as well as the uncanny in putting the book together.

The familiar become strange…

Kerenza MacLennan has worked for three and a half years as an Assistant Psychologist at Bradley Complex Care, a specialist hospital near Grimsby. She has recently enrolled on the BPS Qualification in Forensic Psychology (stage 2). Ian Florance heard about her journey so far, and what the future might hold.

You do the hokey cokey and you turn it around…

We dip into the Society member database and pick out…Kelly Dunn, Psychologist and Director/ Co-owner of KEYFORT.

One to one... with Kelly Dunn

Uncanny places

 The same but different: A new reality following limb loss

Our journalist Ella Rhodes uncovers uncanny thoughts and cognitive paradoxes…

‘The uncanny depends on a disruption to the self’ 

Hannah Sherbersky is a family therapist, Co-Director of the Systemic Portfolio and lecturer at the University of Exeter. Tony Wainwright heard about her work, and her father’s book on being an apartheid prisoner.

A family story

Lauren McGregor questions whether neurodevelopmental labels overshadow a fuller picture based on formulation.

Diagnosis – only part of the picture

The Psychologist, December 2021

Editorial, November 2021

Ella Rhodes reports on innovative efforts.

Crowdsourcing equality

Expert witness best practice

Ella Rhodes reports from a conference hosted by the Recreational Fear Lab in Denmark exploring why so many people enjoy scaring themselves silly…

The sweet spot of fear

Ella Rhodes reports on the Youth LIVES project.

Young people to help citizen science project

Ella Rhodes reports on a new British Psychological Society report.

Supporting the journey of recovery

The British Psychological Society undergraduate student group has, for the first time, introduced an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Lead onto its committee. Ella Rhodes spoke to Felix Nbebele about what he hopes to achieve during his time in the group, as well as the new Chair of the committee Aiko Leung. 

Inclusive goals for student community 

Ella Rhodes hears from Professor Marcus Munafò about a UK Repro funding boost.

‘We’re changing the behaviour of researchers and institutions…’

'Where the River Meets the Sea' by Sergio Roveri at the Bridewell Theatre in London, reviewed by Aisha Walker.

A lifesaving conversation

Chris Cocking, social psychologist and crowd behaviour expert at the University of Brighton, and Kate Johnstone, associate editor for Culture, consider their first live music experiences in the post-pandemic environment.

A collective experience of joy and harmony

Derrière Les Fronts by Alexandra Dols, reviewed by Dr Alan Kessedjian.

Looking beyond the surface

Dr Jessica Taylor responds to an article from our October edition.

Trauma cannot be quantified

Inspiring students of the future

British Psychological Society President Katherine Carpenter writes alongside the two other candidates, Carl Harris and Peter Branney.

Working together

Responses to the October article from Dr Annie Hickox.

Understanding Depression: Opportunity rather than threat?

Dr Gilad Chen is the Robert H. Smith Chair in Organizational Behavior at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Ingrid Covington asks the questions.

‘How individuals impact the place – not just how the place impacts the individuals’ 

Alex Haslam is Professor of Social and Organizational Psychology and Australian Laureate Fellow at the University of Queensland. He studies group and identity processes in organisations, societies and the clinical context.
Ingrid Covington asks the questions.

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