| Description | Audio cassette sound recording of an interview with Robert J.Audley (1928-2020) FBPsS, President British Psychological Society 1969, Professor of Psychology University College London for the British Psychological Society's Oral History project.
The interview was conducted by Elizabeth Valentine in 2005.
The following summary (by Dr. E.Valentine) is by way of introduction to the full recording held at British Psychological Society HoPC London.
Topics covered include:
Development of Audley's interest in psychology, early training/education at University College London (UCL), time spent in America at Washington State University, views and contribution to mathematical modelling, BPS recognition of content of psychology degrees, dealing with Russians and French at International Congress of Psychology in London 1969, role of UGC (University Grants Committee), funding of psychology, defence of psychology, views on opportunities missed by psychologists (appreciation of scientific method and development of professional clinical psychology), taking over from Cyril Burt as Editor of British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology (1963).
Total Running time c 111mins
A transcription of the interview (by Dr. E Valentine) is available upon request. |
| RunTime | On two C90 cassettes, running time c 111 minutes |
| AdminHistory | Date of Birth: 15/12/1928
Place of Birth: London
University Qualifications and Professional Training:
University College London, BSc. (Hons) Psychology with subsidiary Statistics, 1949-1952
Washington State University, Fulbright Scholar and Research Assistant, 1952-1953
University College London, PhD, 1953-1956
Chartered Psychologist.
Professional Career:
Sergeant, Royal Engineers, BAOR 1947-1949
Employment at University College London:
MRC Research Worker, 1955-1957
Lecturer in Psychology, 1957-1964
Reader in Psychology, 1964
Professor of Psychology, 1965
Head, Department of Psychology, 1979
Dean of the Faculty of Science, 1985-1988
Vice-Provost, 1988-
Visiting Appointments:
Visiting Professor, Colombia University, NY, 1962
Visiting Fellow, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, 1970
Miller Visiting Professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1971
Involvement with BPS and/or other societies and organisations:
Fellow of BPS
Fellow of University College, London
Honorary BPS Librarian, 1962-1965
BPS Deputy President, 1968
BPS President, 1969
Programme Chair for the International Congress of Psychology, London, 1969
Association of Heads of Psychology Departments, 1979
Representative, Parliamentary & Scientific Committee 1982-
Joint BPS/AHPD Working Party on University Funding.
Founder Member, Experimental Psychology Society (nd)
Hon.Secretary, Experimental Psychology Society, 1962-1965
President, Experimental Psychology Society, 1975-1976
Editor, British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology, 1963-1969
Editor, Proceedings of the International Congress of Psychology, London, 1969
Associate Editor, Journal of Mathematical Psychology, 1979-1981 |