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'Beautifying' filters, which smooth the skin, add make-up, heighten cheekbones, or slim the face, are more ubiquitous than ever. Recent work by Rosalind Gill of City University London, for example, ...

Year after year, we hear that women believe that they take on more than their fair share of domestic labour. Recent statistics revealed that 63% of women report doing more than their fair share of ...

No holiday can last forever — but their positive effects might last longer than we thought. New research, published recently in the Journal of Applied Psychology, challenges previous ideas about how ...

A parasocial relationship is where someone forms a one-sided connection with another person, where the feelings, interactions, sense of connection or intimacy are not reciprocated. If someone is ...

The BPS is pleased to confirm that, following a vote of the society's membership Dr Esther Cohen-Tovee has been elected as President-Elect for 2026-2028. She will serve two years in the role from our ...

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) and Dr Mark Griffiths from the BPS's Faculty of Clinical Health Psychology have collaborated on a new support guide, which is aimed at helping anyone struggling with ...

Young children are wired to play. Research shows that it can bring all kinds of benefits, from stronger social bonds and enabling discoveries about cause and effect, all the way to training the senses ...

Once a largely face-to face-practice, online and telephone psychotherapy has drastically increased over the last few years. And while some research suggests that remote formats can be just as ...

If you've played any recent videogames, chances are at some point you'll have spent an inordinate amount of time customising your character. Tweaking clothing, facial features, and body builds can add ...

The BPS has published new guidance on expected standards for recruiting and employing assistant psychologists. Assistant psychologists work in a diverse range of settings including the NHS, local ...

Following expressions of interest amongst the membership, the BPS can confirm the threshold has been met for the proposed new Autism and Neurodiversity Special Group. As expressions of interest from ...