| Description | Audio cassette sound recording of an interview with Malcolm A. Jeeves, CBE, FBPsS, FRSE, F.Med.Sci., Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland for the British Psychological Society's Oral History project.
The interview was conducted by Helen Ross in 2005.
The following summary is by way of introduction to the full recording held at BPS HoPC London.
Performers:
Malcolm Jeeves (MJ)
Helen Ross (HR)
Side A
c 46 mins
Topics:
HR begins by asking MJ how he began his involvement in psychology
MJ speaks of his exhibition to read maths, physics and chemistry at Cambridge, his call up for war service, his return to Cambridge (after the war) and switch to psychology
MJ talks of degree choices, natural sciences tripos his interest in theology, the influence of Robert Thouless, lectures by Lord Adrian and William Thorpe and his interest in physiology and evolutionary psychology
MJ speaks of his early research projects in perception and thinking, his fellowship to Harvard, his work with Jerome Bruner at Harvard, his study with Gordon Allport on prejudice and religion and subsequent return to Cambridge to complete his PhD
MJ talks of his PhD examiners, Richard Gregory's views on PhDs and PhDs in general
MJ talks of his lectureship at Leeds, his appointment to the foundation chair at Adelaide, his colleagues at Adelaide, Alan Welford's appointment to a new chair at Adelaide, his interest in neuropsychology, his honorary post at Royal Adelaide Hospital, plans on returning to the UK, his application and ins-and-outs leading to his appointment to the foundation chair at St Andrews
MJ speaks of various 'star' department appointments he has made at St Andrews
ends
Side B
c 25 mins
Topics:
MJ speaks of his involvement with International Neuropsychological Symposium and Riddell Lectures group
MJ talks of future changes in his field of psychology, the links between mind and brain and stem cell research
MJ speaks of the demands of current psychology degrees, collaborative research, appropriate techniques post-graduate training and neuroscience and psychology
MJ talks of religion, belief systems, faith communities, science and religion and the study of psychology of religion
MJ speaks of setting-up meetings with Professors of Psychology at Scotland's universities to discuss issues
MJ talks of the election of psychologists to the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the place of psychologists in the RSE and an International Conference on Corpus Callosum held in his honour
MJ suggests HR as a potential interviewee.
Recording ends.
Total Running time: c 71 mins
Summary by Mike Maskill, BPS Archivist. |
| RunTime | On one C90 cassette, running time c 71 minutes |
| AdminHistory | Date of Birth: 16/11/1926
Palce of Birth: Stamford, Lincolnshire
University Qualifications and Professional Training:
University of Cambridge, Exhibition in Natural Sciences in 1945.
St John's College, Cambridge, Exhibitioner in Natural Sciences, 1948-1951
Research at Cambridge and Harvard, 1951-1956
Rotary Foundation Fellowship for Advanced Sudy at Harvard, 1953
Professional Career:
Infantry officer in the British Army, serving in Germany with the 1st Battalion of the Sherwood Foresters , part of the 'Desert Rats'. 1945-1948
Lecturer in psychology at the University of Leeds, 1956-1959
Foundation Professor of Psychology at Adelaide University, 1959-1969
Foundation Professor and Chairman, Department of Psychology at St. Andrews University, 1969-1993
Vice-Principal , St Andrews University, 1981-1985
Editor-in-Chief of the International Scientific journal Neuropsychologia in the 1990s .
Other Honours and Awards:
Hon.D.Sc. University of St Andrews, 2000
Hon.D.Univ. Stirling University, 1999
Hon.D.Sc. Edinburgh University, 1993.
Kenneth Craik Research Award in Experimental Psychology, Cambridge University, 1955
Abbie Medal in Anatomy at Adelaide University in Australia, 1981
Cairns Medal of the Society of Neurologists and Neurosurgeons of South Australia, 1986
Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to science and to psychology in Britain, 1992
Fellow of the Academy of Medical Science of Britain,1998
Fellow of the British Psychological Society,1958
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1980
President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1996 |