It has been another busy and productive month for the BPS Policy and Public Affairs team. Here’s what the team has been up to.

The MHRA has released new guidance for people who use mental health therapy apps. Responding to the announcement, President of the British Psychological Society Dr Roman Raczka said: ...

The winner of the BPS Lifetime Achievement Award will receive a Life Membership of the Society, a commemorative certificate and £1,000 to spend on furthering an area of research. The deadline for ...

The BPS is inviting members to submit a nomination for our Presidents' Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychological Knowledge 2026.

Zoe Williams' experience of moving homes is a familiar experience felt by many of us. However, there is a more serious side to hoarding as it is estimated that between 2% and 5% of the population may ...

The BPS and the Association of Technical Staff in Psychology (ATSiP) awards recognise the integral role that technicians play in advancing psychological research.

The British Psychological Society has issued its response to an update by the Scottish Government on the strategy’s progress.

What is the Power Threat Meaning Framework? Over the course of five years a group of senior psychologists (Lucy Johnstone, Mary Boyle, John Cromby, David Harper, Peter Kinderman, David Pilgrim and ...

One of the most common reasons for people to not seek treatment is concern about stigma. In the psychotherapy literature, stigma has generally referred to the public stigma of having a mental illness, ...

Every few seconds, each time you blink, your retinas are deprived of visual input for a period lasting anywhere between tens to hundreds of milliseconds (500 milliseconds is equivalent to half a ...

In the first part of a two-part feature we digest 10 dispiriting findings that reveal the darker and less impressive aspects of human nature. What's more, the inclination to dehumanise starts early – ...

AI is a tool, not a relationship, says Ian MacRae, a member of the British Psychological Society’s Division of Occupational Psychology and Research Board.