Who we are

The Psychology Section is served by a committee, who conduct the activities of the Section. The committee is intended to cover the range of scientific psychology conducted in the UK, and its membership is determined in conjunction with the Experimental Psychology Society and by the British Psychological Society Research Board.

The committee is composed of:

The President of the Psychology Section, who is the guiding light of the section;

The Vice-President, who was the President the previous year;

The Incoming President, who will become the President at the next Festival;

The Recorder, who functions as the secretary of the Section, and liaises with the British Science Association central organisation;

Committee members, who contribute to the running of the section, press-relations, publicity, and event proposals.

Current post-holders:

President: Ay,se K. Üskül (Sussex)

Recorder: Ellen Poliakoff (Manchester)

                                                                     BPS Research Board Nominated Members:


        David Ellis (Bath)

Karen Lander (Manchester)

    Shane Lindsay (Hull) 

       Jag Jutley-Neilson (Warwick)

Elena Lieven (Manchester)

 Gina Rippon (Aston)

         Charlotte Krahe              (Liverpool)

List of past presidents:

2022: Aikaterini Fotopoulou

2021: Elena Lieven

2019: Nicola Clayton

2018: Steven Tipper

2017: Anil Seth

2016: Sophie Scott

2015: Bruce Hood

2013:  Vicki Bruce

2012:  Andrew Whiten

2011: Tom Manly

2010: Jane Riddoch

2009: Alex Haslam

2008: Andy Ellis

2007: Simon Baron-Cohen

2006: Geoff Beattie

2005: Elaine Funnell

2004: Miles Hewstone

2003: Maggie Snowling

2002: Chris McManus

2001: Mike Burton

2000: Chris Frith

1999: Dorothy Bishop

1998: Andy Young

1997: Sue Iverson