The Psychologist, February 2020
‘There is a spectrum of responses to killing far-off enemies’
‘There is a spectrum of responses to killing far-off enemies’
‘Critical force for collective action’
In a feature from our Research Digest blog, Emma Young considers activism.
A history of labels
'The Lies That Bind: Rethinking Identity' by Kwame Anthony Appiah (Profile Books; £14.99); reviewed by Meltem Osman.
Finding patterns
'Scatterbrain: How the mind’s mistakes make humans creative, innovative, and successful', by Henning Beck (Greystone Books; £17.99); reviewed by April Mangion.
‘It’s an exciting time to be researching and writing about drugs’
Dr Suzi Gage is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Liverpool. Annie Brookman-Byrne asked Suzi about her new book Say why to drugs: Everything you need to know about the drugs we take and why we get high (Hodder & Stoughton; £16.99).
From the Chief Executive, February 2020
Sarb Bajwa writes.
From poverty to flourishing – February round-up
The latest news related to the British Psychological Society's theme for 2020.
Editor's column, February 2020
Jon Sutton introduces the issue.
Beyond inequality
Ella Rhodes reports on a new manifesto from Psychologists for Social Change.
Amy Orben honoured
…with the British Psychological Society's Award for Outstanding Doctoral Research.
Working with parliamentarians
Ella Rhodes reports on the latest BPS-supported Parliamentary Office for Science and Technology secondment.
‘We may be reaching a tipping point’
Ella Rhodes reports.
Christine Sprigg 1968-2019
An appreciation.
Moving outside the clinic
Dr Hannah Alghali responds to our interview with Jenny Taylor.
Making data open
Emma Norris writes on BPS initiatives and more.
Featured Job: Child and Adult Psychologists
…with Nigel Blagg Associates.
Psychologists as managers
Narinder Kapur writes.
Going in the right direction?
Liam Myles responds to Emily Farran's article.
E-cigarettes: A mixed blessing?
Dr Evangelos Katsampouris and Dr Neil McKeganey write.
A mixed bag of diverse views on psychologists prescribing
Dr Rebecca Courtney-Walker on recent debate.
A beginning, and change, if you dare to look…
For our latest annual poetry competition, we received dozens of entries…
‘There is a spectrum of responses to killing far-off enemies’
Professor Peter Lee talks to Annie Brookman-Byrne about the experiences of armed drone pilots.
'We need a transformation in how we regard difference, diversity and inclusivity in psychology’
Ian Florance meets Zenobia Nadirshaw.
One on One... with James Lewis
We dip into the Society member database and pick…James Lewis, a Principal Consultant at Cubiks, a global talent assessment consultancy part of the PSI family. With online extras.
Child interpreters: Source of pride or cultural burden?
Sarah Crafter and Humera Iqbal on the positives and negatives of child language brokering in the everyday lives of immigrant families.
‘If they succeed, I succeed; if they fail, I fail’
Dr Anna Naumenko, Chartered Psychologist and Psychometrician, on working with start-ups.
Rebuilding lives in the Recovery College
Eloise on a promising addition to the mental health landscape.
‘Even after the worst possible days, what’s sustaining is the connections’
Yvonne Shell is a Forensic and Clinical Psychologist who works as Director of Criminal Justice for the charity Together, and as a Senior Clinical Teaching Fellow at the University of Portsmouth. She spoke to Ella Rhodes.
Victimised all over again
Following a personal encounter with the criminal justice system, forensic psychologist Dr Hannah Jones voices her concerns over the potentially retraumatising processes victims must go through.
Children's take on cupid and psyche
Laura Oxley visits the 'Inspire' exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge.
Identity and the ever-changing everyday
Two new Bethlem exhibitions: The Four Ages of Woman, and Transitions.
Their song could be our song
Helen Maltby watches the musical 'Dear Evan Hansen'.
We all 'come from away'
Chrissie Fitch watches a musical treatment of a lesser-known post-9/11 story.
It's time for me to step out…
Phoebe Ireland watches &Juliet at the Shaftesbury Theatre.
'Be curious, be brave'
Ella Rhodes reports from the British Psychological Society’s second 'Careers in Psychology' event, held at the University College London Institute of Education.