The Psychologist, November 2021

Dr Jon Sutton introduces the issue.

Ella Rhodes reports on innovative efforts.

New edition of guidelines.

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

Ella Rhodes reports on the Youth LIVES project.

Ella Rhodes reports on a new British Psychological Society report.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

Dr Sheila Thomas writes.

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

Responses to the October article from Dr Annie Hickox.

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.

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.

Ans DeVos is Professor of Antwerp Management School at the University of Antwerp. Ingrid Covington asks the questions.

Stuart Carr is Professor of Psychology at Massey University in New Zealand/Aotearoa. He will be delivering the opening keynote at EAWOP. Ingrid Covington asks the questions.

Ian Bushnell, Programme Chair for the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology Congress which is set to take place in Glasgow in January, introduces a set of conversations with the keynotes…

Eleonore Batteux.

Emma Young digests the research.

Keith Oatley wonders whether Marcel Proust might stand alongside William James as a psychologist, and how fiction may be important for us.

Our editor Jon Sutton watches 'Oliver Sacks: His Own Life', directed by Ric Burns and released on Altitude Films.

Educational Psychologist Fraser Lauchlan on his unusual journey.

'The Frontiers of Knowledge: What We Now Know About Science, History and The Mind' (Viking) by A.C. Grayling, reviewed by Galen Ives.

'Life as a clinical psychologist: What is it really like?' (Critical Publishing) by Paul Jenkins, reviewed by Katie Voss and Alice McNamara.

Psychological Roots of the Climate Crisis: Neoliberal Exceptionalism and the Culture of Uncare (Bloomsbury Academic) by Sally Weintrobe, reviewed by Annie Mitchell.

Ian Florance interviews Noreen Tehrani, a founder member of the Society’s Crisis, Disaster and Trauma Section and Deputy Chair of the Division of Occupational Psychology.

Do psychologists have a responsibility to help prevent ruthless, amoral people attaining positions of power? Steve Taylor considers the arguments.

We dip into the Society member database and pick out Dominic Abrams, Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Kent.

A tribute.

First report from an all-party parliamentary group on issues affecting men and boys, with input from psychologists.

David Clark, Paul Salkovskis and Roz Shafran with a tribute.

Deputy editor Shaoni Bhattacharya talks to Professor Mari Fitzduff about psychology’s role in global peacebuilding, Trump and Brexit, and the crisis in Afghanistan. Now with postscript on the Ukraine invasion.

Mya Kirkwood argues that psychology curricula need to encourage exploration of psychology’s career pathways.

A tribute to the British Psychological Society Fellow from two of his former students and friends, Dr Iain McCormick and Professor Richard Siegert.