I was shaking as I knocked the door. I sat down as the Head of Sixth looked up my results. I'll never forget the words he used: 'You just don't have the academic prowess'.

Any opportunity to have a proper conversation about mental health is always very much welcomed, especially at a time when poor mental health costs the NHS an estimated £300bn every year. We should ...

If you often abbreviate words and phrases in your texts, you're far from alone. An estimated 90% of texters do it, using 'thx' instead of thanks, for example, or 'hru?' in place of 'how are you?'.

Can you tell me about your background and what led you to pursue a career in psychology? I studied Psychology at university because I hated Psychology at A-level. Hated it. I thought the way that the ...

Starting your first-ever assistant psychologist post is both challenging and exciting. You're thrown in at the deep end, learning new skills, developing existing ones, getting to know a new team, ...

Most of us like to believe we're independent thinkers, immune to outside influence. But just as a recommendation from a friend or a celebrity can boost our interest in a product, new research reveals ...

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 ...

Researchers in childhood food insecurity and poverty, and eating disorders and autism, are among the British Psychological Society members named on this year's New Year Honours list. Professor of ...

New analysis from the Guardian has found that Councils in England have spent more than £100m on tribunals for children with special educational needs during 2022-23. Responding to the findings, Dr ...

To support the Member Network in contributing to the society's strategic plan and achieve the objectives set out by the society, and to be the 'voice' of the Member Network To assist the committee ...

Psychology is at work all around us, in surprising places, having a real impact that changes lives. Here, we curate a collection of articles and interviews from The Psychologist around that theme… ...

This is something the BPS has emphasised in its SEND campaign, which calls among other things for more preventative support for children and families. The SEND reforms, announced by NI education ...