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More than companions? The shifting focus of human-animal relations research…

1 month ago | bps.org.uk | Ella Rhodes

'There's increasing recognition of how deeply entangled human and non-human lives are'Dr Matthew Adams is a Principal Lecturer at the University of Brighton and author of Anthropocene Psychology. He explores human-animal relationships and the climate crisis from an interdisciplinary perspective.
Awards for Fiske, Freeborn, Towl and Tribe

1 month ago | bps.org.uk | Ella Rhodes

Psychologists working in fields spanning vicarious trauma in journalists, forensic psychology, social justice and discrimination, and developmental psychology have won four British Psychological Society awards. Dr Abigail Fiske is the 2024 winner of the BPS Award for Outstanding Doctoral Research Contributions to Psychology.
Artificial Intelligence and future psychological practice: Opportunities and risks - DCP Fourth Annual Digital Healthcare Conference | BPS

2 months ago | bps.org.uk

Facilitate AI discussions in clinical practice, expand practitioner knowledge, and gather input to shape DCP's advisory paper on AI in psychological services.
‘Which bits of psychology do I take out of my toolkit?’

Feb 27, 2025 | bps.org.uk | Ella Rhodes

What inspired you to write your book? I think, having taught lots of students over a very long period, one of the things that I recognised was the idea that students were learning a lot of complex psychological theory, research methods, statistics, and qualitative data analysis, but didn't necessarily know what to do with it. I started to think about employability and the idea of psychological literacy – or the ability to apply psychology to achieve your personal, work, or community goals.
Spotlight on Birmingham

Feb 10, 2025 | bps.org.uk | Ella Rhodes

Since I moved to Birmingham in 2008 for my undergraduate degree, the city has represented community, vibrancy and diversity to me. The poem (below) I wrote at the request of a friend to sell to raise funds for the charity she worked for, Sifa Fireside, tried to capture some of what it means to me personally and what it represents more broadly. Given my love for the place it was a pleasure to speak to the psychologists featured in this issue who are working with Birmingham's communities and beyond.
'Helping others gives people so much meaning in their life'

Feb 10, 2025 | bps.org.uk | Ella Rhodes

You are originally from Canada. What are the differences you've seen in community and society after moving to the University of Birmingham? I really noticed the poor state of housing, how the cost of living crisis was impacting people, and the levels of poverty. I feel like despair and hopelessness permeate everything here, and it's present in a lot of people's lives. I work with an organisation called the Intergenerational Foundation.
'I was always really interested in why people would act in deviant ways'

Feb 10, 2025 | bps.org.uk | Ella Rhodes

How did you become interested in psychology in the first place? My interest was always in forensic psychology. Like many people, I became hooked on crime dramas and films like Silence of the Lambs. I was always really interested in why people would act in deviant ways and why people would break the rules. I wanted to try and understand behaviour and the factors that might be associated with it but from a compassionate point of view.
New study hints at how naps improve performance

Jan 5, 2025 | bps.org.uk | Emma Young

For more than a century, we've known that sleep boosts cognitive performance. The big question is: how, exactly? One popular idea is that toxins which accumulate in the brain while we're awake are cleared away during a good night's sleep. But this theory, known as the glymphatic system hypothesis, can't explain how people can perform better on a taxing test after just a brief nap.
Towards ‘proper psychological support’ for jurors

Dec 10, 2024 | bps.org.uk | Ella Rhodes

BPS updates, Legal, criminological and forensicThe BPS welcomes a government trial of mental health support for jurors, that allows them access a 24/7 support helpline and more. The British Psychological Society has welcomed a government trial of mental health support for jurors which will be offered in 14 Crown Courts in England. Jurors will be able to self-refer for six free counselling sessions and access a 24/7 helpline for support.
The intersection of psychology and human rights: Why both matter more than ever | BPS

Dec 10, 2024 | bps.org.uk

On World Human Rights Day, clinical psychologist Dr Tony Wainwright and psychology lecturer Dr Shakiba Moghadam reflect on the ways psychology can continue to support human rights through healing, empowerment, and advocacy.