These links provide access to .PDF files of back issues of the Quarterly.
September 2011
In this issue, John Radford discusses whether a PhD makes you a “real doctor”, Laura Spencer reviews the literature on Parkinson’s disease, and Fleur-Michelle Coiffait talks about categorical models of psychopathology. For our international members, Jenn Meyer talks about some of the issues involved in studying abroad, and Puja Joshi offers a guide to promoting your research through the media. Andrew Dunn describes work on size illusions (with a handy way of winning cash from your mates next time you’re in the pub!), and Natalia Kurcikova shares her story on the “Our Story” iPhone app. Steven Brown talks about combining creativing writing with academic writing, and Paul Ibbitson asks what Kenny Dalgliesh, speed cameras, and the Israeli air force have in common. And as ever, we have dates for your diary and information about PsyPAG. Check it out!
June 2011.
Alex Gyani provides the first conference review of the issue, with his piece describing the 38th British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies Conference. He details the themes and issues covered during the conference and preceding work-shops, and what he gained from his attendance there. We then turn to some reflections from Benjamin J. Newton on his PhD experience, including thoughts and advice on how to get the most out of your time as a PhD student. The BPS Social Psychology Section conference review, by Lia Emanuel, details some of the topics covered and describes her positive experience of presenting at this smaller, more specialised conference. David Crelley’s review of the IAREP/SABE/ICABEEP conference high-lights the importance of multidisciplinary events in gaining new ideas and insights into your research. Chloe Sharp offers some useful hints and tips for organising literature throughout your PhD, which will be especially useful to those in the early stages of postgraduate study. The article that follows reviews a work-shop run by Vitae, entitled ‘Careers in Academia’. Bex Hewett describes some of the practical information she gained, and the benefits both of the activities comprising the workshop, and the forum for networking with a diverse range of students that it provided. Dr Gillian W. Smith then offers invaluable advice on the benefits of online networking for those working on getting established in their field of research, as well as some situations in which to exercise caution online. Christopher Russell’s review of the Addictions 2010 conference provides an in-depth explanation of the main reasons that he chose to attend this conference and some of the benefits it provided. His article contains much advice that others should find useful when making decisions about which conferences to choose in which to present their own research. Following this, an article by Greg J. Elder provides an interesting review of literature relating to dreaming, describing current theories and models, as well as their potential flaws and interesting avenues for future research. Professor James Hartley’s insightful piece on students’ beliefs about academic writing details a brief study he conducted to find out what students really think. Finally, Ioannis Argyropoulos presents an introduction to research into backward visual masking and object substitution masking, detailing current thinking and future questions which should be addressed.
March 2011.
In this issue, our Chair, Sarah Wood, talks about getting involved, not just with PsyPAG but with the wider academic community, and we have a fascinating research article looking at perception of weight and temperature. Andrew Clements talks about the stress of doing a PhD, and how to combat it, and Matthew Hall discusses modern masculinity. We also have a discussion from the BPS Psychology Women Section on the controversial invitation of Kenneth Zucker as a speaker at the Division of Clinical Psychology Conference in December. Linda Kaye talks about research into video games, and Simon Knight discusses why we should study technology and situated cognition. Christina Richards addresses the Likert scale as a measure of latent cognition, and Annalies Vredeveldt discusses the meeting point of psychology and law. Nicola Stock reflects on becoming a researcher, and Michael Richards looks at the Chilean Miners’ escape and what it tells us about male identity. And we have books reviews and dates for your diary, as well as the new Lonely Brains column.
December 2010
In this issue, our Chair, Sarah Wood, reflects on reflective practice, Hester Duffy talks about putting electrodes on babies in order to study their early language skills, and Andrea Petca discusses the limitations and ethical concerns involved when working with clinical populations. We have John Radford’s response to Gareth Morris and Jenna Condie’s article in the March issue of the Quarterly, Abby McCormack’s review of the International Gambling Conference which took place in February, and a really useful article giving hints for PhD success from Sophie von Stumm, our PsyPAG Rising Researcher of the Year winner for 2010. John Hyland looks back on how he learned to stop worrying and love his PhD thesis, David Ellis has handy advice on backing up your work, and Jenna Condie talks about being a part of the Qualitative Methods section. And if that wasn’t enough, we have dates for your diary, our new Lonely Brains column is launched on paper, and there’s information on the bursaries we have available.
September 2010
In this issue, we have conference reviews, research articles on a range of topics including young men’s attitudes to sexual health, the Reliable Change Index, Autism and music, and NHS Direct users, plus tips on writing with confidence, information about bursaries which could help get you to a conference, and more.
June 2010
This issue features articles on human mating strategies, how looking healthy could win you an election, gangs in the UK, why the history of psychology matters, a cognitive study of txt spk, the importance of adaptation in research, and pole-dancing as a form of exercise. We also have several conference reviews, and a short but really useful article on how to get the most out of conferences.
March 2010
In this issue you can find articles on interviewing gamblers, joining the Sports and Exercise Psychology division, doing a part-time PhD, the psychology of recession, what makes a good lecture, studying abroad, and the search for professional identity, as well as conference reviews and dates for your diary.
December 2009
This issue includes three skills-based articles, on giving presentations, general writing skills, and on writing for the Society’s Member Network publications. We also have an article on the placebo effect and its importance, and a personal account from a former committee member about how she accidentally did a PhD! There are also several conference and book reviews.
June 2009
In June’s issue, Emma McDonald, Lindsey Cooper and Josephine Booth challenge Graham Stringer’s remarks about dyslexia, Rusi Jaspal discusses the issues involved in interviewing people from the British South Asian community, and John Radford discusses the longevity of learning. Benjamin Gardner writes about incentivising recruitment for web-based studies (a subject close to many of our hearts, as evidenced by our Participation Requests forum page), Martin Hammershøj Olesen gives us an insight into life in Denmark, and Orla McBride tells us how to survive the PhD and Viva process. And as ever, we have a number of conference reviews from as far afield as Croatia and Cuba.
March 2009
In this issue, Cherie Armour talks about PTSD and dysphoria, Leslie Jacobs discusses directed forgetting, and Naomi Andrew asks whether New Year’s resolutions are bad for our health. Sarah Finnegan explores the re-grading of cannibis as a class B drug, and John Hyland interviews Dr Gillian Smith.
December 2008
In this issue, the Chair’s column gives some helpful tips for maximising your productivity, and we have articles on Unilateral Visual Neglect and what we can learn about if from healthy participants, and on learning to interpret brain images. Laura Crane explains what PsyPAG actually does, and Rory Allen gives you eight good reasons to publish your work as you go. Two reviewers talk about the PsyPAG conference, and Graham Badley reviews James Hartley’s “Academic writing and publishing: A practical handbook”.