The Psychologist, February 2021
What are the barriers to our profession, and how can we remove them?
What are the barriers to our profession, and how can we remove them?
Orchestra wins impact award
Ella Rhodes reports.
Keeping up with the psychology of the pandemic
Ella Rhodes on recent coverage.
Editorial, February 2021
Jon Sutton introduces the issue.
From the President, February 2021
Hazel McLaughlin on the launch of the Presidential Development Fund.
The nuances of language
A letter from Shane McCarney.
A different kind of speciesism
A response to our January edition.
Vegan in a non-vegan world
A response to the January issue.
Finding light in the darkness
Lisa O'Reilly on an online exhibition.
Engaging with climate change
Two responses to our recent climate change coverage.
A candid look at exploited, vulnerable lives
Joh Foster reviews film, County Lines.
Seven psychologists honoured in new year list
Ella Rhodes reports.
Actions speak louder than words
Emily Spencer-Parris watches virtual interdisciplinary dance performance, Feedback Loops.
'We should, as a profession, be siding with the dispossessed’
Ian Florance interviews Rachel Tribe, an occupational and counselling psychologist who is, among other roles, Professor of Applied Psychology at the University of East London.
The art of negotiation
Emma Young digests the research.
Demystifying learning
The ‘BrainCanDo’ Handbook of Teaching and Learning: Practical Strategies to Bring Psychology and Neuroscience into the Classroom, published by Routledge, is out now. Our Deputy Editor Annie Brookman-Byrne contributed to the book, and asked the editors Julia Harrington, Jonathan Beale, Amy Fancourt and Catherine Lutz about the motivation behind it.
One on one… with Dr Tendayi Viki
We dip into the society member database and pick out… Dr Tendayi Viki, Associate Partner at Strategyzer, a Swiss consultancy firm.
The harmonic healing houses of Turkey
Asude Ucal revisits the Darüsiffas.
AWEsome work
Anna Sutton on promoting Authenticity to enhance Well-being and Engagement at work.
Relationship status: It’s complicated
'Parenting for a Digital Future: How Hopes and Fears about Technology Shape Children’s Lives', by Sonia Livingstone and Alicia Blum-Ross (Oxford University Press); reviewed by Dr Paul Marsden.
Professor Maria Gilbert 1938-2020
A tribute from Dr Vanja Orlans.
A treat for the senses
Hannah Piekarz reviews BBC drama series, Small Axe.
What are the barriers to our profession, and how can we remove them?
The winners and runners up in our latest 'Voices In Psychology' programme.
Changing ideologies and the role of the educational psychologist
Lorna Selfe on a career spent swimming against the tide of segregation.
William M. Cheyne 1938-2020
An appreciation by Emeritus Professor James Thomson, University of Strathclyde.
'How is a man supposed to be a man?'
Our editor Jon Sutton reports from a British Psychological Society Male Psychology Section mini-conference.
Dr Richard 'Dick' Mein 1927–2020
A tribute from his friends and colleagues.
Conducting quality research
Deputy Editor Annie Brookman-Byrne reports from the online Psychology Research Day.
Words which can catch a wolf
Fears of child sexual abuse are on the rise in the digital era, with the internet providing a perfect playground for predators. But could technology also be the solution? Talia Gilbey writes.
‘Careers are squiggly’
Ella Rhodes, Jon Sutton and Annie Brookman-Byrne report from the British Psychological Society’s Careers in Psychology online event.
The Rorschach Test at 100
The Executive Board of the British Rorschach Society – Kari Carstairs, Justine McCarthy Woods, Marc Desautels and Kevin Lambe – trace the history of the often controversial test in this country, and provide an outline of its use today.
‘Things were now differently different’
A new animated short film considers the psychological impact of breast cancer. We heard from Dr Becky Coles-Gale, who helped to develop the script.
Psychoeducation doesn’t have to be boring
Fiona Zandt on creative ways to help children and families understand anxiety.
Valuing early career psychologists
Daniel Yon offers concrete suggestions for supporting and valuing early career researchers in psychology.
Mirroring the game of life
'The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Take Control and Master the Odds', by Maria Konnikova, reviewed by Terri Apter.