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Public Engagement & Media Award
Psychology Education Board - Public Engagement and Media Award
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Awards & grants
The Society makes a number of awards available each year to recognise excellence in research, practice teaching and edu
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Parliamentary seminars
The Society has the evidence-based knowledge and expertise to support policymakers who want to learn more about how psychology can shape society. We sponsor seminars for parliamentarians to encourage lively discussions on topics of current
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Select committees
The Society has the evidence-based knowledge and expertise to support policymakers who want to learn more about how psychology can help shape society. Select Committees work in both Houses in Westminster.
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Direct contributions
Psychological expertise contributes to policy as many of our members work for government departments or other policy-making organisations. From time to time our members are invited to sit on and advise government working parties and policy
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Our influence
The British Psychological Society works to increase the influence of psychology in society.
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Developing the profession
One of the Society’s core purposes is to determine and ensure the highest standards in all we
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Membership
Belonging to the Society is an integral part of being a professional psychologist and our different
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Benefits of belonging
Belonging to the Society is an integral part of being a professional psychologist.
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Submitting a complaint against a society member
Reading our Member Conduct Rules will help you identify whether an allegation can be considered by the Society.  If you
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Our offices
The Society has offices based around the country, these are in: Leicester Our Leicester office is our registered office and main administrative centre for the Society, where most of our staff are employed.
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Message from the President
We are the leading learned society and professional body in the UK for psychologists.
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FAQs about the Society
What is the British Psychological Society? The British Psychological Society is a registered charity and through our Royal Charter we are charged with overseeing psychology and psychologists.
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Royal charter, statutes & rules
The Royal Charter, Statutes and Rules are the governing documents of the Society from which its aims and objectives are derived.
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Strategic plan
Our vision To promote excellence and ethical practice in the science, education, research and practical applications of psychology.
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Annual report and review
All members of the Society receive the Annual Report, usually published each May and sent out with The Psychologist.
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The trustees
President (2012-2013) Dr Peter Banister CPsychol CSci FBPsS
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Governance
The Annual General Meeting The overarching body of the Society is our Annual General Meeting (AGM). The AGM receives and ratifies the Society's Annual Report, including the accounts.
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The BPS
The British Psychological Society promotes excellence and ethical practice in the science, educat
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Public engagement grants
The Society runs an annual public engagement grant scheme. Through these grants we aim to help members promote the relevance of evidence-based psychology to wider audiences either through direct work or by organising interesting and releva
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Psychology & climate change
Psychology and Climate Change: Collective Solutions to a Global Problem Thursday 23 September 2010 at the Royal Society's Lecture Hall, London.
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Previous BPS/BA Lectures
Previous flagship events the Society has run with the British Academy: 2012 An intelligent Scotland:
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The Resilient Brain: Cognition and Ageing - 2011
The 2011 British Academy/British Psychological Society Lecture“The Resilient Brain: Cognition and Ageing”, this year’s British Academy/British Psychological Society Lecture, was given by Professor Lorraine Tyler FBA at the Royal
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Sharing our science
Sharing our Science is an important part of the Society’s work We aim to communicate psycholo
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What we do
The Society and its members develop, promote and apply psychology for the public good.
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