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We're looking to connect with our wonderful psychological community here on Bluesky.
Whether you're a psychologist, you work in an adjacent field, you're studying psychology or simply have an interest in the field, we'd love to hear from you.
Tell us a bit about yourself. 🤗
We're looking to connect with our wonderful psychological community here on Bluesky.
Whether you're a psychologist, you work in an adjacent field, you're studying psychology or simply have an interest in the field, we'd love to hear from you.
Tell us a bit about yourself. 🤗
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Denis Parker 1943-2025
A tribute to the @bpsofficial.bsky.social Fellow from former colleagues.
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My first HoD post-PhD… R.I.P Denis.
A tribute to the @bpsofficial.bsky.social Fellow from former colleagues.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
My first HoD post-PhD… R.I.P Denis.
Denis Parker 1943-2025 | BPS
A tribute from former colleagues.
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December 9, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Denis Parker 1943-2025
A tribute to the @bpsofficial.bsky.social Fellow from former colleagues.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
My first HoD post-PhD… R.I.P Denis.
A tribute to the @bpsofficial.bsky.social Fellow from former colleagues.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
My first HoD post-PhD… R.I.P Denis.
"When I was released from my football academy, it felt isolating."
Bishop’s Stortford football player, Saleem Akanbi backs our call for psychological support for released academy footballers.
"No young player should have to experience being released alone."
#PsychologyMatters
Bishop’s Stortford football player, Saleem Akanbi backs our call for psychological support for released academy footballers.
"No young player should have to experience being released alone."
#PsychologyMatters
December 9, 2025 at 10:03 AM
"When I was released from my football academy, it felt isolating."
Bishop’s Stortford football player, Saleem Akanbi backs our call for psychological support for released academy footballers.
"No young player should have to experience being released alone."
#PsychologyMatters
Bishop’s Stortford football player, Saleem Akanbi backs our call for psychological support for released academy footballers.
"No young player should have to experience being released alone."
#PsychologyMatters
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@bpsofficial.bsky.social Thank you so much for the shout out about mine and @debgajic.bsky.social’s joint BERA blog article and the @theatp.bsky.social @bps-dartp.bsky.social Teachers’ toolkit!
To everyone else, if you like it, please like and share! 😊 www.bps.org.uk/news/role-bp...
To everyone else, if you like it, please like and share! 😊 www.bps.org.uk/news/role-bp...
The role of the BPS Teacher’s Toolkit | BPS
The Teacher’s Toolkit is a free online collection of BPS-endorsed resources
www.bps.org.uk
December 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
@bpsofficial.bsky.social Thank you so much for the shout out about mine and @debgajic.bsky.social’s joint BERA blog article and the @theatp.bsky.social @bps-dartp.bsky.social Teachers’ toolkit!
To everyone else, if you like it, please like and share! 😊 www.bps.org.uk/news/role-bp...
To everyone else, if you like it, please like and share! 😊 www.bps.org.uk/news/role-bp...
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Important topic! I’ve always wondered what happens to all the young players who build their whole identity around being footballers, then get released from academies. In Germany, only about 1–5 percent of youth players in “Nachwuchsleistungszentren” make it to professional football.
Find out more about our campaign calling for psychological support for released academy footballers: www.bps.org.uk/news/release...
Released academy footballers urgently need more mental health support, say psychologists | BPS
The BPS is calling on the FA, Premier League, and EFL to join forces and provide funding for psychologists for clubs lower down the football pyramid.
www.bps.org.uk
December 8, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Important topic! I’ve always wondered what happens to all the young players who build their whole identity around being footballers, then get released from academies. In Germany, only about 1–5 percent of youth players in “Nachwuchsleistungszentren” make it to professional football.
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'Rethinking psychology gone wrong'
Fascinating story of Sir Cyril Burt, leader of eugenics in British psychology (see also the 11-plus), in @bpsofficial.bsky.social @psychmag.bsky.social
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Fascinating story of Sir Cyril Burt, leader of eugenics in British psychology (see also the 11-plus), in @bpsofficial.bsky.social @psychmag.bsky.social
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Rethinking Psychology gone wrong | BPS
R. M. Chamarette addresses Cyril Burt’s controversial ideology and ethics.
www.bps.org.uk
December 8, 2025 at 8:35 AM
'Rethinking psychology gone wrong'
Fascinating story of Sir Cyril Burt, leader of eugenics in British psychology (see also the 11-plus), in @bpsofficial.bsky.social @psychmag.bsky.social
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Fascinating story of Sir Cyril Burt, leader of eugenics in British psychology (see also the 11-plus), in @bpsofficial.bsky.social @psychmag.bsky.social
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
The Government has proposed a clinical review of how mental health conditions are diagnosed.
We look forward to working with closely our members to contribute to the review so we can help to ensure improved patient outcomes.
BPS President, Dr Roman Raczka responds: www.bps.org.uk/news/bps-res...
We look forward to working with closely our members to contribute to the review so we can help to ensure improved patient outcomes.
BPS President, Dr Roman Raczka responds: www.bps.org.uk/news/bps-res...
December 5, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The Government has proposed a clinical review of how mental health conditions are diagnosed.
We look forward to working with closely our members to contribute to the review so we can help to ensure improved patient outcomes.
BPS President, Dr Roman Raczka responds: www.bps.org.uk/news/bps-res...
We look forward to working with closely our members to contribute to the review so we can help to ensure improved patient outcomes.
BPS President, Dr Roman Raczka responds: www.bps.org.uk/news/bps-res...
Support your clients in making sustainable changes to alcohol use.
Hear broadcaster/writer Adrian Chiles share his journey, & psychologist Andre Geel discuss harm reduction & when moderation vs abstinence is right.
👉 https://www.bps.org.uk/event/excessive-appetites-conversation-adrian-chiles
Hear broadcaster/writer Adrian Chiles share his journey, & psychologist Andre Geel discuss harm reduction & when moderation vs abstinence is right.
👉 https://www.bps.org.uk/event/excessive-appetites-conversation-adrian-chiles
December 5, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Support your clients in making sustainable changes to alcohol use.
Hear broadcaster/writer Adrian Chiles share his journey, & psychologist Andre Geel discuss harm reduction & when moderation vs abstinence is right.
👉 https://www.bps.org.uk/event/excessive-appetites-conversation-adrian-chiles
Hear broadcaster/writer Adrian Chiles share his journey, & psychologist Andre Geel discuss harm reduction & when moderation vs abstinence is right.
👉 https://www.bps.org.uk/event/excessive-appetites-conversation-adrian-chiles
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Massive thank you to @psychmag.bsky.social for allowing me to write about male sexual violence @bpsofficial.bsky.social . It's personal and filled with practical tips for professionals. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
#rape #malerape #sexualviolence #sexualassault #malesexualviolence
#rape #malerape #sexualviolence #sexualassault #malesexualviolence
‘If others had known more about male sexual violence, my mental health could have been a lot better’ | BPS
Content warning: Connor Whiteley with a personal account of male sexual violence.
www.bps.org.uk
December 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Massive thank you to @psychmag.bsky.social for allowing me to write about male sexual violence @bpsofficial.bsky.social . It's personal and filled with practical tips for professionals. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
#rape #malerape #sexualviolence #sexualassault #malesexualviolence
#rape #malerape #sexualviolence #sexualassault #malesexualviolence
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Fantastic representation of #envpsy at the @bpsofficial.bsky.social careers festival!
www.bps.org.uk/event/bps-ps...
#EnvironmentalPsychology
www.bps.org.uk/event/bps-ps...
#EnvironmentalPsychology
BPS Psychology Careers Festival 2026 | BPS
Spanning five days of online sessions over four different stages, we'll be covering everything from traditional psychology career routes to new workforce roles.
www.bps.org.uk
December 4, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Fantastic representation of #envpsy at the @bpsofficial.bsky.social careers festival!
www.bps.org.uk/event/bps-ps...
#EnvironmentalPsychology
www.bps.org.uk/event/bps-ps...
#EnvironmentalPsychology
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Fantastic to have our very own @melissamarselle.bsky.social giving a talk at the @bpsofficial.bsky.social careers fest!! 👏
Fantastic representation of #envpsy at the @bpsofficial.bsky.social careers festival!
www.bps.org.uk/event/bps-ps...
#EnvironmentalPsychology
www.bps.org.uk/event/bps-ps...
#EnvironmentalPsychology
BPS Psychology Careers Festival 2026 | BPS
Spanning five days of online sessions over four different stages, we'll be covering everything from traditional psychology career routes to new workforce roles.
www.bps.org.uk
December 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Fantastic to have our very own @melissamarselle.bsky.social giving a talk at the @bpsofficial.bsky.social careers fest!! 👏
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Thrilled to discuss environmental psychology research at the @bpsofficial.bsky.social careers festival Research Day!
@bpsenvpsych.bsky.social
@surreypsychology.bsky.social
@eprg-surrey.bsky.social
@bpsenvpsych.bsky.social
@surreypsychology.bsky.social
@eprg-surrey.bsky.social
Fantastic representation of #envpsy at the @bpsofficial.bsky.social careers festival!
www.bps.org.uk/event/bps-ps...
#EnvironmentalPsychology
www.bps.org.uk/event/bps-ps...
#EnvironmentalPsychology
BPS Psychology Careers Festival 2026 | BPS
Spanning five days of online sessions over four different stages, we'll be covering everything from traditional psychology career routes to new workforce roles.
www.bps.org.uk
December 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Thrilled to discuss environmental psychology research at the @bpsofficial.bsky.social careers festival Research Day!
@bpsenvpsych.bsky.social
@surreypsychology.bsky.social
@eprg-surrey.bsky.social
@bpsenvpsych.bsky.social
@surreypsychology.bsky.social
@eprg-surrey.bsky.social
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‘Everyone thinks I’m fine’: Making sense of ‘high-functioning’ depression in therapy.
Dr Angelina Archer, Chartered Psychologist and @bpsofficial.bsky.social Associate Fellow, on a presentation where symptoms can exist beneath sustained performance.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Dr Angelina Archer, Chartered Psychologist and @bpsofficial.bsky.social Associate Fellow, on a presentation where symptoms can exist beneath sustained performance.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
‘Everyone thinks I’m fine’: Making sense of ‘high-functioning’ depression in therapy | BPS
Dr Angelina Archer, Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, on a presentation where symptoms can exist beneath sustained performance.
www.bps.org.uk
December 3, 2025 at 9:17 AM
‘Everyone thinks I’m fine’: Making sense of ‘high-functioning’ depression in therapy.
Dr Angelina Archer, Chartered Psychologist and @bpsofficial.bsky.social Associate Fellow, on a presentation where symptoms can exist beneath sustained performance.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Dr Angelina Archer, Chartered Psychologist and @bpsofficial.bsky.social Associate Fellow, on a presentation where symptoms can exist beneath sustained performance.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
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Help Shape a Working Alliance Measure for Adults with LD! Participants needed for an online Delphi study. More info and sign up here: forms.gle/yx1GDfMGZUrD... Approved by the University of Sheffield Research Ethics Committee. Please share @bpsofficial.bsky.social #LearningDisabilityResearch
December 3, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Help Shape a Working Alliance Measure for Adults with LD! Participants needed for an online Delphi study. More info and sign up here: forms.gle/yx1GDfMGZUrD... Approved by the University of Sheffield Research Ethics Committee. Please share @bpsofficial.bsky.social #LearningDisabilityResearch
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Really proud that this BBC programme on Friday…
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
…is grounded in our 2023 article www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
…and the subsequent @bpsofficial.bsky.social oral history video www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Thanks to Pauline Collier, and to Jim Orford.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
…is grounded in our 2023 article www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
…and the subsequent @bpsofficial.bsky.social oral history video www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Thanks to Pauline Collier, and to Jim Orford.
BBC One - Shock Treatment
How electric shock therapies were used by the NHS to try to change victims’ sexuality.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Really proud that this BBC programme on Friday…
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
…is grounded in our 2023 article www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
…and the subsequent @bpsofficial.bsky.social oral history video www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Thanks to Pauline Collier, and to Jim Orford.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
…is grounded in our 2023 article www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
…and the subsequent @bpsofficial.bsky.social oral history video www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Thanks to Pauline Collier, and to Jim Orford.
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I refer to this invited piece for @psychmag.bsky.social as my #Talking2Strangers manifesto. I wrote about why many of us are reluctant to talk to strangers & what the benefits are (inc. making the world a better place).
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
#OnceUponAStranger @bpsofficial.bsky.social
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#OnceUponAStranger @bpsofficial.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I refer to this invited piece for @psychmag.bsky.social as my #Talking2Strangers manifesto. I wrote about why many of us are reluctant to talk to strangers & what the benefits are (inc. making the world a better place).
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
#OnceUponAStranger @bpsofficial.bsky.social
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
#OnceUponAStranger @bpsofficial.bsky.social
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November 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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How to eat well at every age…
Professor @janeogden.bsky.social with some advice from her new book, part of the @bpsofficial.bsky.social 'Ask the experts' series with @routledgebooks.bsky.social
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Professor @janeogden.bsky.social with some advice from her new book, part of the @bpsofficial.bsky.social 'Ask the experts' series with @routledgebooks.bsky.social
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
How to eat well at every age | BPS
Professor Jane Ogden with some advice from her new book, part of the British Psychological Society's 'Ask the experts' series with Routledge.
www.bps.org.uk
December 1, 2025 at 8:50 AM
How to eat well at every age…
Professor @janeogden.bsky.social with some advice from her new book, part of the @bpsofficial.bsky.social 'Ask the experts' series with @routledgebooks.bsky.social
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Professor @janeogden.bsky.social with some advice from her new book, part of the @bpsofficial.bsky.social 'Ask the experts' series with @routledgebooks.bsky.social
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
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Deadline is approaching for submitting abstracts for the scientific programe for our annual conference. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to get your work noticed by others in the applied behavioural science and public health community. 7th December! www.bsphn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
November 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Deadline is approaching for submitting abstracts for the scientific programe for our annual conference. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to get your work noticed by others in the applied behavioural science and public health community. 7th December! www.bsphn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
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‘The future of forensic psychology depends on research that is both reliable and relevant’
Dara Mojtahedi and Terri Cole, authors of Key Topics in Forensic Psychology @bpsofficial.bsky.social, on how best to bridge research and practice in a ‘cat and mouse’ dynamic.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Dara Mojtahedi and Terri Cole, authors of Key Topics in Forensic Psychology @bpsofficial.bsky.social, on how best to bridge research and practice in a ‘cat and mouse’ dynamic.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
‘The future of forensic psychology depends on research that is both reliable and relevant’ | BPS
Dara Mojtahedi and Terri Cole, authors of Key Topics in Forensic Psychology, published by the British Psychological Society and Routledge, on how best to bridge research and practice in a ‘cat and mou...
www.bps.org.uk
November 28, 2025 at 10:19 AM
‘The future of forensic psychology depends on research that is both reliable and relevant’
Dara Mojtahedi and Terri Cole, authors of Key Topics in Forensic Psychology @bpsofficial.bsky.social, on how best to bridge research and practice in a ‘cat and mouse’ dynamic.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Dara Mojtahedi and Terri Cole, authors of Key Topics in Forensic Psychology @bpsofficial.bsky.social, on how best to bridge research and practice in a ‘cat and mouse’ dynamic.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
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We have made the latest edition of Clinical Psychology Forum on Forensic Clinical Psychology free to access. explore.bps.org.uk/content/bpsc...
All editions are free to DCP members - find out more and join us here www.bps.org.uk/member-netwo...
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All editions are free to DCP members - find out more and join us here www.bps.org.uk/member-netwo...
@bpsofficial.bsky.social
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November 28, 2025 at 7:15 AM
We have made the latest edition of Clinical Psychology Forum on Forensic Clinical Psychology free to access. explore.bps.org.uk/content/bpsc...
All editions are free to DCP members - find out more and join us here www.bps.org.uk/member-netwo...
@bpsofficial.bsky.social
All editions are free to DCP members - find out more and join us here www.bps.org.uk/member-netwo...
@bpsofficial.bsky.social
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I'm delighted to be attending the @bps-dsep.bsky.social annual conference in Leeds next week. I'll be there on Tuesday 2nd December featuring our #SportandExercisePsychology book programme and our partnership with @bpsofficial.bsky.social. Please do drop by to say hello.
November 27, 2025 at 10:16 AM
I'm delighted to be attending the @bps-dsep.bsky.social annual conference in Leeds next week. I'll be there on Tuesday 2nd December featuring our #SportandExercisePsychology book programme and our partnership with @bpsofficial.bsky.social. Please do drop by to say hello.
The 250 new neighbourhood health centres announced in the #Budget2025 could improve health inequalities.
But #PsychologyMatters. With a psychological approach embedded from the start, centres could help people access support early, before they reach crisis point.
👉 www.bps.org.uk/news/bps-res...
But #PsychologyMatters. With a psychological approach embedded from the start, centres could help people access support early, before they reach crisis point.
👉 www.bps.org.uk/news/bps-res...
November 27, 2025 at 9:55 AM
The 250 new neighbourhood health centres announced in the #Budget2025 could improve health inequalities.
But #PsychologyMatters. With a psychological approach embedded from the start, centres could help people access support early, before they reach crisis point.
👉 www.bps.org.uk/news/bps-res...
But #PsychologyMatters. With a psychological approach embedded from the start, centres could help people access support early, before they reach crisis point.
👉 www.bps.org.uk/news/bps-res...
"The removal of the two-child benefit cap is long overdue."
Our President, Dr Roman Raczka, responds to today's #Budget2025:
“This will go a long way to helping hundreds of thousands of families to get the support they so desperately need." A thread 🧵1/3
Our President, Dr Roman Raczka, responds to today's #Budget2025:
“This will go a long way to helping hundreds of thousands of families to get the support they so desperately need." A thread 🧵1/3
November 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
"The removal of the two-child benefit cap is long overdue."
Our President, Dr Roman Raczka, responds to today's #Budget2025:
“This will go a long way to helping hundreds of thousands of families to get the support they so desperately need." A thread 🧵1/3
Our President, Dr Roman Raczka, responds to today's #Budget2025:
“This will go a long way to helping hundreds of thousands of families to get the support they so desperately need." A thread 🧵1/3
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Living with grief…
Sara Mathews with a taster from her new book in the @bpsofficial.bsky.social @routledgebooks.bsky.social ‘Ask the Experts’ series.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Sara Mathews with a taster from her new book in the @bpsofficial.bsky.social @routledgebooks.bsky.social ‘Ask the Experts’ series.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Living with grief | BPS
Sara Mathews with a taster from her new book in the British Psychological Society ‘Ask the Experts’ series.
www.bps.org.uk
November 25, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Living with grief…
Sara Mathews with a taster from her new book in the @bpsofficial.bsky.social @routledgebooks.bsky.social ‘Ask the Experts’ series.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Sara Mathews with a taster from her new book in the @bpsofficial.bsky.social @routledgebooks.bsky.social ‘Ask the Experts’ series.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
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Living well with Parkinson's: finding meaning beyond symptoms.
Dr Angeliki Bogosian on the themes in her new book, published by @routledgebooks.bsky.social and @bpsofficial.bsky.social
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Dr Angeliki Bogosian on the themes in her new book, published by @routledgebooks.bsky.social and @bpsofficial.bsky.social
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Living well with Parkinson's: finding meaning beyond symptoms | BPS
Dr Angeliki Bogosian on the themes in her new book, published by Routledge and the British Psychological Society.
www.bps.org.uk
November 24, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Living well with Parkinson's: finding meaning beyond symptoms.
Dr Angeliki Bogosian on the themes in her new book, published by @routledgebooks.bsky.social and @bpsofficial.bsky.social
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Dr Angeliki Bogosian on the themes in her new book, published by @routledgebooks.bsky.social and @bpsofficial.bsky.social
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...