| Description | British Psychological Society press releases
Incomplete
18 January 1993 The Psychological Effects of Unemployment - invitation to media briefing;
2-5 April 1993 BPS Annual Conference, Wintergardens, Blackpool - press releases [incomplete]
1. General release about the conference
2. It's A Hard Life for MPs (Ashley Weinberg) press release;
3. Premenstrual Syndrome - Not Just Biology (John Richardson) - press release;
7. The Medicalisation of Male Sexuality (John Bancroft) - press release;
8. Feminism Equals Left-Wing, Vegetarian Lesbians, Say Men (Gerda Siann) - press release;
9. Men and Women Disagree Over Causes of Date Rape (Kate Gillen) - press release;
10. Heart Strings to Purse Strings (Erica Burman) - press release';
11. Post lunch Dip in Alertness (Andrew Smith) - press release
12. Weight Anxiety in Older Women (Kate Bennett), Fruit and Veg Link With Better Mental Health (David Benton) press releases,
14. Is Sexual Abuse Relevant To The Treatment of Eating Disorders (Glenn Waller) - press release;
15. Real Men Don't Make Beds - press release;
16. Professional Watchdogs (John Marzillier) - press release;
17. Stone Age Love (Julian Boon) - press release;
18. Children Suffer Traumatic Stress Too (William Yule) - M B Shapiro Lecture press release;
19. Hands Off Offenders Do It More Often (Katharine Mair, Rebecca Stevens) - press release;
20. Self Carers Are Better For the Patient (Kukhansa Kauser, Graham Powell) press release;
21. It's Nothing to Do With The Time of the Month (Precilla Choi) - press release;
For full press releases as well as abstracts and summaries see BPS/001/6/01/02/03/12
5 May 1993 Psychology and Antisocial Behaviour - press release on launch of BPS report
14-15 December 1993 BPS London Conference Press Releases
1.General press release about the conference
2.Long Term Effects of Traumatic Experiences (Ian Robbins) - press release
3. Do Mature Students Get More Out of Higher Education (James Hartley) - press release;
4. The Human Side of Genetic Engineering (Peter Hepper)- press release
5. Male Values Turn Off Competitive Sportswomen (Kirsten Andree and Hamish MacLeod) - press release;
6. Sporting Success Through Autonomy Training (Hans Eysenck) - press release for Sport and Exercise' symposium (Section for Sport and Exercise Psychology);
7. Computer Game Junkies? (Mark Griffiths) - press release;
8. Single Sex Schools Aid Computer Use for Girls (Chris Camber) - press release;
9. Survey Reveals Sexual Harassment of Nurses (Sarah Finnis) - press release;
10. Child Witnesses May Tell You What They Think You Want To Hear (Julie Robinson) - press release;
11. Coping With Breast Cancer (Bill Fox) press release;
12. All You Need Is Love (Robin Russell) - press release;
13. Patients Control Their Own Pain Relief - (Michelle Sowden, Robert Edelmann and Hilary Rankin) - press release;
14. Look on the Bright Side: Helping Partners To Help Each Other (Nancy Pistrang) - press release;
15. Why Do People Have Cosmetic Surgery (Eileen Bradbury) - press release;
16. How Different Are Dyslexics From Other Readers (Sine McDougall) - press release;
17. Does Dieting Make You Fat, Even If You're Spanish? (Vivien Senn)- press release;
18. How Nurses Cope With Stress (Akhar Wallymahmed) press release;
19. Do Asian Girls Have More Problems With Eating Than British Girls (Sameena Ahmad) press release;
20. Attention Dieting Makes You Distractible (Michael Green) - press release;
21. Drinkers Face Up To Anger (Geoff Lowe and Tasmin Black) - press release;
22. What Makes Couples Decide To Choose In Vitro Fertilisation? (Robert Edelmann) - press release;
23. Human Brains and Computer Programs (Philip Smith) - press release;
24. Surrogacy Less Traumatic Than It Sounds (Robert Edelmann) - press release;
25. Television News Widens Politicians' Credibility Gap (Paul Dickerson) - press release;
26. New Health Warnings Needed On Cigarette Packs (Alex Gardner) - press release;
27. If Disabled People Are Unhappy, It's Because of How They Are Treated (Linda Bamford) - press release;
[for abstracts and summaries of papers see BPS/001/6/01/03/03/11 BPS London Conference Press 1993
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| AdminHistory | The first report on public relations was in 1946 by T H Pear [see BPS Council Papers 25 May 1946]. A public relations committee was founded in 1955 and was a short lived working party.
The first press releases was for the BPS Occupational Psychology Section Conference in Cambridge, held 3-4 January 1970.
In 1971 Nicholas Georgiades and Professor Arthur Summerfield arranged a press conference at Brown's Hotel to draw attention to the BPS response to Sir John Foster's report on Scientology [See BPS/001/4/01/03/01]. After advice from Mr Christopher Hall, Barbara Castle's Information officer on setting up a press function - a Standing Press Committee was formed in October 1971 under the Chairmanship of Dr Georgiades - they produced press releases and started recruiting spokespeople and setting up a media training courses for them - the first of which was held in June 1972. Early press efforts were concentrated on promoting the conferences and journal articles but later encompassed promoting BPS policy, positions, activities and the profession of psychology.
In 1973 Susan Best PA to the Secretary General took on the additional role of 'Public Relations Secretary', this was later held by Mrs M Clark, the post existed until 1976. A dedicated press officer was recruited in 1991.
Stephen White joined the BPS staff as Director of Communications in 1985 and started organising regular media training from 1986 onwards. Press releases were regularly issued from this time.
By October 1991 the Press Committee was no longer a standing committee but a subcommittee of the Information Committee (which itself took over from the Standing Committee on Communications SCCOMS 1984-1990). The Information Committee became the Communications Committee in 1998 as part of the Society's strategic plan. This became the Publications and Communications Board in 2000. |
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