We usually hold seminars on Tuesdays at 6.10pm in the Ian Gulland Lecture Theatre (IGLT) in the Whitehead Building, although this is not always the case. Please see the event listing for specific events for details. Be sure to check out our maps and directions to find the campus. All talks are open to staff, students and members of the public. Attendance is free and there is no need to book in advance.
For further information, contact Chris French email: c.french (@gold.ac.uk).
NB: You are strongly recommended to register (at no cost) with the APRU’s “Psychology of the Paranormal” email list to ensure that you are informed of any future changes to the programme as well as news of related events. You can also follow @chriscfrench on Twitter for announcements (including news of last-minute cancellations, changes of venue, etc.).
* = Event jointly hosted with Goldsmiths’ Forensic Psychology Unit
Autumn Term (2018)
9 Oct Jonathan Jarry
McGill Office for Science and Society
How to separate sense from nonsense when our health is on the line?
23 Oct Dr Afroditi Pina*
University of Kent
The psychology of Image Based Sexual Abuse (a.k.a. Revenge Porn)
(This will be held in Professor Stuart Hall Building, lecture theatre LG01)
**Change of date and venue**
13 Nov Britt Hermes
Writer, scientist, and former naturopathic doctor
The bloody work of “naturopathic doctors”
(This will be held in Richard Hoggart Building, room 342)
20 Nov Professor Owen Davies
University of Hertfordshire
Title: Spirits on the First World War battlefields: Explorations in religion, psychical research, and popular belief
27 Nov Professor Laura Mickes*
Royal Holloway, University of London
How to increase the value of eyewitness evidence
4 Dec Dr Julian Baggini
Philosopher and writer
How the world thinks
11 Dec Emma McClure*
Solicitor
Risky business: Why the Parole Board releases bad people
(This will be held in Professor Stuart Hall Building, lecture theatre LG01)
Spring Term (2019)
15 Jan Gary Pankhurst*
Newcastle University
Justice delayed or justice denied? Investigating non-recent sexual allegations
29 Jan Pamela Radcliffe*
Barrister
Pseudoscience, public health and the justice system
5 Feb Jo Kenrick*
Forensic Psychology Unit, Goldsmiths
Torture - Does it work and can it ever be justified?
26 Feb Professor Mark Blagrove
University of Swansea
Dreaming and memory consolidation
N.B.: This talk will be preceded by an experiential dream workshop – open to all, no need to book. Details at https://www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id=11827
5 Mar Dr Ciaran O’Keeffe
Buckinghamshire New University
"I see what the killer sees”: An examination of Psychic Criminology
12 Mar Professor Michael Banissy
Goldsmiths
Tasting words, seeing music, and feeling the pain of others: What can synaesthesia tell us about the human mind?
26 Mar Dr Josie Malinowski
University of East London
Lucid dreaming