The Psychologist, November 2024

From the editor, Dr Jon Sutton.

Dr Carol Cole is the new Chair of the British Psychological Society's Board of Trustees.

Dr Yi-Ling Lai wins the 2024 British Psychological Society Presidents' Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychological Knowledge.

Ella Rhodes reports on a British Psychological Society campaign.

The third iteration of the BPS Careers Festival will be on for five days in November 2024.

Dr Louise Edgington writes on the British Psychological Society joining the Climate Minds Coalition.

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.

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’).

Ella Rhodes spoke to Dr Venetia Leonidaki and Dr Rebecca Lockwood about their work in treating behavioural addictions, and upcoming events.

Emma Young digests the research.

Thanks to an embarrassing fMRI study, we now know a lot more about what causes us to blush.

New study sheds light on individual differences in response to small doses of LSD.

New meta-analysis suggests that unconscious exposure therapy is surprisingly effective.

New research from the US finds that emphasising diverse hiring practices may backfire, leading White conservatives to more strongly favour White candidates.

Marcus Munafò explores randomisation processes.

Ella Rhodes hears from those using the technology: has its early promise been realised?

Margreet Hendriks reflects on the condition, her practice, and the stories of the women she meets.

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.

Cara Ghiglieri, a post-doc research fellow at the University of Aberdeen, on a research journey shaped by personal experience.

Dr Briony Hudson, associate director for internal research at Marie Curie.

Ian Florance interviews Anna Lagerdahl, a clinical psychologist with a special interest in Oncology and Palliative Care.

Mark Hudson, Allan Skelly and Victoria Shimmens.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Professor Antonia Hamilton (Professor of Social Neuroscience at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London) on a creative and cultural collaboration…

New exhibition, War and the Mind, from Imperial War Museums.

The curator and advisors to the Imperial War Museum exhibition pick out some significant items.

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.

Cordelia Galgut asks: Is colleagues’ lived experience of cancer believed, valued and used enough within our profession?

John Raven asks where the interest and research is…

Working in secondary mental health care has led George Holliday to realise many patients are confused by what their diagnosis means…

Assistant Psychologist Avneet Sandhu embraces identity in clinical psychology.

Dr Penny Priest writes in.

Dr Sara Ireland writes in; plus an editor's note on the October issue cover.

A tribute from colleagues.

A tribute from former colleagues.

Professor Celia Kitzinger, Cardiff University, on her November 1998 cover feature.