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Level	Item
Ref No	AUD/002/OHP 64
Title	Weiskrantz, Lawrence - Recording
Site	Weiskrantz's office at Department of Experimental Psychology, Oxford University.
Date	13 October 2010
Extent	1-CDR
Description	CDR sound recording of an interview with Professor Lawrence Weiskrantz FRS (1926-2018) University of Oxford for the British Psychological Society's Oral History project. The interview was conducted by Julie Perks in 2010. Topics covered: Running order: Early experience predisposing to a career in psychology Early days in psychology: Early working career: Working life: Role of professional bodies in his professional life: Mentors, other people, books, or literature which had the most influence on his career. Memories of conferences, views of his contemporaries Personal and family life related to, or had an impact, on his role as a psychologist. Thoughts about his field of psychology and predictions for the future of his field. Ends. Running time: c 113mins
RunTime	On one CDR disk , overall running time c 113 minutes
Format	Digital disk
Notes	The History of Psychology Centre is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our users. Be aware that our catalogue contains historic terminology relating to mental health which could be considered offensive. The terminology exists within the original record and has been retained to inform users on viewpoints at the time. It in no way reflects the attitudes of the cataloguers or the British Psychological Society.
Notes	Obituary The Psychologist April 2018 page 5
Language	English
Related Material	BPS/001/11/04/02/05/07 Recovered Memories Report PHO/003/2/31/04/01 Lawrence Weiskrantz - Photograph
RelatedRecord	PHO/003/2/31/04/01
RelatedRecord	BPS/001/11/04/02/05/07
AccessConditions	Authorised Users. View by Appointment
AccessStatus	Open
Location	13: BPS History of Psychology Centre, London
Term	Intelligence tests
	Intelligence
	Behaviour
AdminHistory	Date of Birth: 28/03/1926 Place of Birth: Philadephia, USA University and Professional Training: Swarthmore College, BA (Highest Hons) 1949 Oxford University, MSc. 1950 Harvard University, PhD 1953 Professional career: Part-time Lecturer, Tufts University, 1952 Teaching Assistant, Harvard University, 1952-1953 Research Associate, Inst. of Living, 1952-1955 Senior Postdoctoral Fellow, US National Research Council, 1955-1956 Research Associate, University of Cambridge, 1956-1961 Senior Member, King's College Cambridge, 1960- Assistant Director of Research, University of Cambridge, 1961-1966 Reader in Physiological Psychology, University of Cambridge, 1966-1967 Fellow, Churchill College, Cambridge, 1964-1967 Professor of Psychology, Oxford University, and Fellow, Magdalen College, Oxford 1967-1993 Emeritus Professor, Oxford University, 1993- Other honours and awards: Fellow, Royal Society, 1980 Sir Frederic Bartlett Memorial Lecturer, 1980 Kenneth Craik Award, Cambridge 1976 Ferrier Lecturer, Royal Society, 1989 Hughlings Jackson Lecturer/Gold Medallist, Royal Society of Medicine, 1990 Donald Hebb Lecturer, Dalhousie University, 1996 James Drever Memorial Lecturer, Dundee University, 1987 Harry Camp Memorial Lecturer, Stanford University, 1997 Werner Heisenberg Lecturer, Bavarian Academy of Sciences, Munich 1998 Herbert H.Reynolds Lecturer in History and Philosophy of Science, Baylor University, 1999 John P.McGovern Award Lecturer/Medallist, American Association for Advancement of Science, Boston 2002 J.Z.Young Memorial Lecturer, Oxford, 2002 William James Award, American Psychological Association, 1992 Honorary Doctorate, University of Tilburg, Netherlands, 1997 Involvement with BPS and/or other societies and organisations: Founding President of the European Brain and Behaviour Society (EBBS) 1969-1970, President EBBS, 1994-1996, Honorary Member EBBS, 1999- Member, Council of Royal Society, 1988-1989 Member, US National Academy of Sciences, 1987 Member, Academia Europaea, 1990 Member, International Commission for Bio-Science Grant Program, Tokyo,1988 Member, Science Council, Fyssen Foundation, Paris, 1982-1989 Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich,1985-1989 Delegate, Oxford University Press, 1983-1993 Honorary President, European Society for Philosophy and Psychology, 1992-1999 President, Association for Scientific Study of Consciousness, 2001-2002 Honorary Member (past President), Experimental Psychology Society (nd)
Copyright	Subject to the condition of the original, copies may be supplied for private research use only on receipt of a signed undertaking to comply with current copyright legislation. Permission to make any published use of material from the collection must be sought in advance from the Head of the History of Psychology Centre and Archives and, where appropriate, from the copyright owner. Where possible, assistance will be given in identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material
Rules	Description compiled in line with the following: ISAD (G) General International Standard Archival Description MAD3 Third Edition 2000
ArchNote	Compiled by Mike Maskill BPS Archivist for the History of Psychology Centre.

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BPS/GB/216	Weiskrantz; Lawrence (1926-2018); Professor; FRS	1926-2018
BPS/GB/112	Broadbent; Donald Eric (1926-1993); Professor; CBE FRS	1926-1993