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Better protection for child performers
The Department for Education and Welsh Government have launched a consultation on proposals to update and si
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Reading fiction can influence behaviour
Reading works of fiction can have a marked influence on a person's behaviour.
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How music therapy chimes with clients
Music therapy has the ability to speak to patients in a way that words cannot, it has been suggested.
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BBC presenter chairs 'pioneers' discussion
Four eminent psychologists, including Dr Geoff Bunn of BBC Radio 4's A History of the Brain, will present the case for, who they believe to be pioneers of psychological science.
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Favourite music boosts sports performance
Whether you like classical, death metal or skiffle, listening to your own choice of music could improve your enjoyment of taking part in competitive sports and improve performance, a study has found.
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Tragic films make people feel happier
Tragic films can make people feel happier in the short-term.
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Chartered psychologist talks on cyberbullying
Dr Emma Short C Psychol took part in the BBC3 programme The Anti-Social Network on Monday 19 March.
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Profile photos and judging personality
Individuals are likely to form impressions of others simply by the photographs they present of themselves, new research has suggested.
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The positive side of video games
Although some research has suggested a link between violent video games and aggression, causation cannot be proved, says Impacts of Video Games - a b
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Horror films and galleries of modern art
If you're looking to enhance your experience of abstract art, you may want to consider spending some pre-gallery time watching a horror film.
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Song stuck in your head? It could be stress
People will often wake up with a song in their head - and a study has highlighted stress as one of the reasons for this.
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Can art therapy help mental illness?
Being referred to art therapy may not prove beneficial for schizophrenia sufferers.
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Online exclusive: The Woman in Black
In an online exclusive for The Psychologist, Huw Green, an Assistant Psychologist with Lincoln Partnership Foundation Trust,&
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Music, anxiety and the reduction of pain
Listening to music can be an effective way to reduce pain felt by high-anxiety individuals.
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New school aims to keep boys dancing
The Class Free School, a proposed new 'free school', hopes to encourage boys aged 11 to 16 who may have taken ballet classes at primary school and want to keep dancing into their teens.
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Views on lap dancing clubs are poles apart
Opinions are divided when it comes to lap dancing clubs - with some people viewing the profession as an empowerment to women, while others perceive it as objectification.
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Charles Dickens the psychologist
Charles Dickens was born 200 years ago, yet in his understanding of mental distress he is a very modern writer, argues Caroline Cupitt.
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The impact of Desert Island Discs
The BBC radio programme Desert Island Discs has had a powerful psychological impact on people since its first recording in 1942. Asking individuals what music they would listen to should they be cast away on a desert island, the broadcast has struck a chord with listeners due to the significant effect music can have on a person's life.
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Society evidence to the Leveson Inquiry
The British Psychological Society has called for the press to consider the psychological implications of stories they publish. This call is made in evidence submitted by the Society to the Leveson Inquiry.
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Holmes sweet Holmes: The enduring appeal of the greatest fictional detective
With Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows showing in cinemas and the second series of the BBC's adaptation hitting our screens, Society Honorary Fellow Professor John Radford explains Sherlock Holmes’ continuing hold on our imagination.
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The psychological power of art
Vermeer's paintings on show at the Fitzwilliam demonstrate the psychological power art, according to an article in the Huffington Post.
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Psychologist to give Royal Institution Christmas Lectures
Experimental psychologist Professor Bruce Hood, director of the Bristol Cognitive Development Centre at the University of Bristol, will give this year’s Royal Institution Christmas Lectures.
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Psychology can help you tell when another poker player is bluffing
“One of the many fun things about poker,” says Dr Paul Seager, “is that it gives us licence to lie – a practice generally frowned upon in polite society.”
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BBC presenter to receive our Public Engagement and Media Award
Claudia Hammond, the psychologist and presenter of BBC Radio 4’s ‘All in the Mind’, is to receive the Society’s 2012 Public Engagement and Media Award.
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Explaining why songs get stuck in your head
The brain has its own jukebox - a personal sound system for your private listening pleasure. The downside is that it has a mind of its own.
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