I'll never forget the day I collected my GCSE grades. I had worked hard and studied for months. I knew I wanted to do A-level psychology. The other two options I had selected were BTEC subjects, new ...

Dr Gavin Morgan, Chair of the Division of Educational and Child Psychology at the BPS, has been discussing our latest campaign with Georgina Durrant from the SEND in the Experts podcast. The DECP ...

Welcoming the government's extension of the Start for Life programme, Chair of the BPS's Faculty for Children Young People and their Families Dr Rachel Bradley said: "It is really encouraging that the ...

On starting my role as an Assistant Psychologist at a Specialist Memory Service, I had a clear, almost textbook view of psychology: helping people get better. But in dementia care, 'getting better' is ...

For you to read these words, signals from your eyes must pass through a region of your brain called the primary visual cortex (also known as V1). Without V1, you'd be 'cortically blind' and you'd see ...

Responding to the government's plan to cut the NHS waiting list backlog, President of the British Psychological Society Dr Roman Raczka said: "We welcome the government's plans to reduce NHS waiting ...

Is it morally right that someone with a stronger negotiating position should get a better deal on a house, or a holiday, or a loan? Most people would probably answer, 'Of course not!' But a study on a ...

Synaesthesia comes in a wide array of forms; so many, in fact, it's impossible to list them all. Some people perceive colours when they hear music, for example, whereas others perceive every word as ...

In 2024, the BPS Journals published over 600 papers addressing the latest research findings in psychology. Artificial intelligence in the workplace and mental health lead as topics of highest interest ...

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 ...

You're lying in your room – the same routine as the last few months. It's 2pm and the curtains are drawn, as you ask yourself whether you have the strength to roll over. Your phone is like a brick in ...

Can you tell me a bit about your background and what spurred you to pursue a career in psychology? I am a second generation British Pakistani Muslim who grew up in a working-class environment. To ...