CodeBPS/GB/95
NameThe British Psychological Society; Scottish Branch; 1924-
Corporate NameThe British Psychological Society
SubordinateScottish Branch
Dates1924-
Parallel NameBPS Scotland
Other NamesScottish Office
DatesAndPlacesEdinburgh, Glasgow
ActivityFounded Edinburgh 1924, membership of 58 in 1925, 73 in 1926-27, 75 in 1928.
Three Related Experiences of Deja Vu Ralph W Pickford 1939
The Ultimate Basis of Aesthetic Experience' Ronald D F Fairbairn 1938

A Scottish Office was first opened in December 1974 based at the University of Stirling, in 1983 it was in Aberdeen. By 2001, the concept of a Scottish Office was revived with an office based in the Unversity of Glasgow with the aim -
* to Provide a focal point for Scottish membership of the Society
* Encourage the development of psychology as a scientific and professional discipline
* Raise the public awareness of psychology
* L iaise with the Scottish Executive and Parliament
* Act as a correspondence address for Scottish agencies and promote contacts and networks in Scotland
* Service Society subsystems in Scotland and assist with their meetings and conferences
* Help recruitment to the Society in Scotland.

A Scottish Branch Undergraduate Conference from c. 1995?
2010 Glasgow Caledonian University
2011 Dundee University
2012 University of Glasgow
2013 University of Abertay, Dundee
2014 Edinburgh Napier University
2015 University of Strathclyde
2016 University of Aberdeen
2017 University of Edinburgh
2018 University of Glasgow [video and abstracts available]
2019 University of West of Scotland, Paisley Campus
2020 Queen Margaret University [CANCELLED]


'President' Shepherd Dawson (1880-1935)
1935-1937 'President' Ernest Henry Connell (1875-1941)
1939 'President' Ronald D F Fairbairn (1889-1964)
c. 1943 'President' Rex Knight (1903-1963)
1951 'President' T Ferguson Rodger (1907-1978) Hon Sec R W Pickford
1952 Chairman James Drever, Hon Sec R W Pickford
1953 Chairman James Drever, Hon Sec R W Pickford
1954 Chairman H H Ferguson Hon Sec R W Pickford
1956 Chairman S D Nisbet, Hon Sec R M Mowbray
1957 Chairman S D Nisbet, Hon Sec R M Mowbray
1958 Chairman J C Raven Hon Sec R M McKenzie
1959 Chairman J C Raven, Hon Sec R M McKenzie
1960 Chairman James M Thyne, Hon Sec R M McKenzie
1961 Chairman James M Thyne, Hon Sec R M McKenzie
1962 Chairman A E G Pilliner, Hon Sec R M McKenzie
1963 Chairman A E G Pillniner, Hon Sec John G Morris
1964 Chairman J G Morris, Hon Sec Ruth L Bower
1965 Hon Sec Ruth Bowyer
1966 Chairman R M Mackenzie, Hon Sec T E Carruthers
1967 Chairman R M McKenzie, Hon Sec T E Carruthers
1968 Chairman Denis Mc Mahon, Hon Sec T E Carruthers
1969 Chairman Denis Mc Mahon, Hon Sec Iain F Brown
1970 Chairman Peter McEwan Hon Sec R Iain F Brown
1971 Chairman Peter McEwan Hon Sec Kenneth Brown
1972 Chairman D F Clark Hon Sec Ian G Wallace
1973 Chairman D F Clark Hon Sec Ian G Wallace
1974 Chairman Tom E Carruthers Hon Sec William M Cheyne
1975 Chairman Tom E Carruthers Hon Sec William M Cheyne
1976 Chairman Arnold E Bursill Hon Sec William M Cheyne
1977 Chairman Arnold E Bursill Hon Sec William M Cheyne
1978 Chairman D M Nelson Hon Sec George O B Thomson
1979 Chairman D M Nelson Hon Sec George O B Thomson
1980 Chairman Margaret McAllister Hon Sec George O B Thomson
1981 Chairman Margaret McAllister Hon Sec Graham M Davies
1982 Chairman Margaret McAllister Hon Sec Graham M Davies
1983 Hon Sec H J Turnball
1984 Chairman Graham M Davies Hob Sec Turnball
1985 Chairman Graham M Davies Hon Sec H Turnball
1986 Chairman Nancy Thomson Hon Sec Alison Richardson
1987 Chairman Denis Parker Hon Sec Alison Richardson
1988 Chairman Denis Parker Hon Sec Alison Richardson
1989 Chairman Hazel Knox Hon Sec Jim Cumming
1990 Chair Hazel Knox Hon Sec Jim Cumming
1991 Chair Margaret Mc Allister Hon Sec E M Baikie
1992 Chair Margaret Mc Allister Hon Sec E M Baikie
1993 Chair Margaret Mc Allister Hon Sec E M Baikie
1994 Chair Tommy MacKay Hon Sec E M Baikie
1995 Chair Tommy MacKay Hon Sec E M Baikie
1996 Chair Tommy MacKay Hon Sec E M Baikie
1997 Chair Tommy MacKay Hon Sec E M Baikie
1998 Chair Keith Millar Hon Sec Agnes Neilan
1999 Chair Keith Millar Hon Sec Agnes Neilan
2000 Chair Keith Millar Hon Sec Rory O'Connor
2001 Chair Hugh Foot Hon Sec Kate Skellington
2002 Chair Hugh Foot Hon Sec
2003 Chair Hugh Foot
2004 Chair Rory O'Connor
2005 Chair Rory O'Connor

In 2006 the Scottish Branch changes its name to BPS-Scotland.

2006 Chair Rory O'Connor
2007 Chair Kate Skillington Orr
2008 Chair E M Baikie
2009 Chair E M Baikie
2010 Chair E M Baikie
2011 Chair E M Baikie
2012 Chair Zoe Chouliara Hon Sec Elizabeth Hannah
2013 Chair Zoe Chouliara
2014 Chair Sue Northrop
2015 Chair Sue Northrop Hon Sec Elizabeth Hannah
2016 Chair Sue Northrop Hon Sec Elizabeth Hannah
2016-18 Chair Scott Hardie Hon Sec Niahm Friel
2018-20 Chair Elizabeth Hannah
2020- Chair Jason Bohan
PublishedWorksApplied Psychologists in Scotland 1975
Scottish Branch Newsletters 1984-1994
Scottish Branch Bulletin is available from Senate House Library 1994-
SourceBio sources taken from the Society's website www.bps.org.uk accessed 21/05/2005. Committee Chairmen from Bulletin of the British Psychological Society added 2018.
ConventionsInternational Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN ISBN 0-9696035-3-3
National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997

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