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24/04/2008 - Conduct Committee findings: Mr Richard Gregory

A Conduct Committee appointed by The British Psychological Society met on Wednesday 23 April 2008 to hear allegations of professional misconduct against Mr Richard Gregory a Chartered Psychologist at the Society’s London Offices, 30 Tabernacle ... [more...]

04/04/2008 - Psychologists pledge international co-operation

Psychologists from different continents will be pledging to work more closely together as part of an international event. The British Psychological Society is hosting an International Roundtable session on Wednesday 2 April 2008 as part of its Annu... [more...]

04/04/2008 - National identity in modern Ireland

The ways in which national identity can often be associated with exclusion and conflict or how it can form the basis of much that is positive in Irish society will be examined by psychologists. A series of presentations was held in a symposium on F... [more...]

04/04/2008 - Doing exercise helps teenagers feel confident

Unconfident teenagers would feel less awkward if they took more exercise. This link has been discovered in a study carried out by Gillian Burgess and colleagues from the Manchester Metropolitan University and Edinburgh University. They revealed t... [more...]

04/04/2008 - ‘Binge drinking’ linked to memory loss in teenagers

Binge drinking by teenagers may put them at risk of everyday memory loss. This is the finding of a study conducted by Thomas Heffernan, Rebecca Clark, Janice Bartholomew, Terence O’Neill all from the University of Northumbria, as well as co... [more...]

04/04/2008 - You will regret it in the morning

Problem gamblers struggle to cut their losses as they are unable to predict how much they will regret losing afterwards. This is the finding of Dr Karin Tochkov from Texas A&M University. She presented her findings at The British Psychological So... [more...]

04/04/2008 - Psychology students get away with murder!

A leading forensic psychologist demonstrated how to commit the perfect murder when he discussed his work with psychology students on 3 April 2008 . This is one of the lectures and workshops presented by several leading and well-known psychologist... [more...]

04/04/2008 - Getting inside the mind behind the wheel

Road traffic accidents among one of the main groups on the road - those who drive for a living - are caused by deliberate risk taking and inattention according to a newly developed system. This is one of the findings of Mrs Gabrielle Jerzembek, o... [more...]

04/04/2008 - Lights out for a glimmer of hope

The way we think about power cuts can bring positive psychological and environmental benefits according to new research by psychologists. The results of the study carried out by Dr Hannah Devine-Wright and Dr Patrick Devine-Wright of Manchester Univ... [more...]

04/04/2008 - Obese people focus on behavioural causes of weight problem

Obese people tend to see the causes of their weight problems as lying in a number of largely behavioural factors - such as a lack of physical activity and over-consumption - rather than in a family history/genetic component. This is the conclusion ... [more...]

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