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For the fourth year, the BPS will march in Pride in London in support of equality, diversity and inclusion. This year the theme of BPS participation is Unity, and the society is asking parade ...
The BPS is delighted to announce that Dr Abigail Fiske is the winner of the Award for Outstanding Doctoral Research Contributions to Psychology 2024.
Responding to the UK Supreme Court judgment on women and sex in the case of For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers, Dr Roman Raczka, BPS President, said: We acknowledge the Supreme Court's ...
The British Psychological Society (BPS) has welcomed a new mental health and wellbeing strategy centred on early intervention and prevention.
The Practice Board Awards recognise exemplary psychologists who have made outstanding contributions in their field. This year, the awards celebrate three psychologists who have made a huge impact in ...
The BPS continues to be concerned that jurors who are exposed to distressing evidence in court, sometimes over several months, are particularly at risk. Jurors can potentially go without psychological ...
Do we evaluate gossipers from our own social circles differently to those outside of them? And how do our own traits temper our reactions towards those who gossip? These are the questions posed by ...
It is increasingly important to academia and funding bodies that research output is reaching policymakers and impacting decisions around the way that people live. In the evolving open access landscape ...
In the late 1950s, British psychical researcher Tony Cornell wanted to discover how people would respond if they saw a ghost. Aware of the difficulties associated with summoning a genuine spirit, ...
The BPS have long been calling for reform to the Mental Health Act and are currently working to influence the Mental Health Bill that is passing through the House of Lords. In April, the Senedd's ...
We all know that how emotionally close we are with our families can influence our politics, our personalities, and our perspectives on the world. What we consider less often, however, is how much our ...