APRU Invited Speaker Series 2017-18
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We hold seminars on Tuesdays at 6.10pm in Room LG01, Professor Stuart Hall Building. 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.).
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* = Event jointly hosted with Goldsmiths’ Forensic Psychology Unit
Autumn Term (2017)
3 Oct Professor Abby Day
Goldsmiths, University of London
The ordinary, extraordinary experience of other-world relationality
NB The venue for this talk is the Ian Gulland Lecture Theatre, Whitehead Building
31 Oct Dr James Davies
University of Roehampton
The making of mental disorder: the disturbing truth about the construction of the psychiatrist’s bible, the DSM
NB The venue is LG02, not LG01, in Professor Stuart Hall Building
21 Nov Professor Erlendur Haraldsson
University of Iceland in Reykjavik
Reincarnation: Any evidence for it?
28 Nov Dr Josh P Davis*
University of Greenwich
Recent developments in the study of super-recognisers
5 Dec Dr Caspar Addyman
Goldsmiths, University of London
Open Science: A skeptical scientific renaissance?
12 Dec Dr Jonathan Lanman
Queens University Belfast
Why social cognition is key for understanding who’s religious and who’s not
Spring Term (2018)
9 Jan Leslie Cuthbert*
Solicitor
Lacunae in the law: Profound gaps psychology might patch
11 Jan Aron Ra
Science Communicator and Secular Activist
Why do believers hate reality so much?
23 Jan Jennifer Rees*
West Herts College
Exploring the mind of a psychopath
30 Jan ***Postponed*** Dr Jackie Craissati, MBE*
Psychological Approaches
Ten myths about sex offenders
Note: “We host academic events where our students hear from experts with a wide range of views so that they can learn to examine the evidence behind arguments and think critically. Due to ongoing legal issues the Forensic Psychology Unit and the speaker have decided to postpone this event until later this year.”
6 Feb ***Postponed*** Andy Lewis
Blogger and Developer of the Quackometer website
The meaning of quackery
27 Feb Deborah Hyde
Editor, Skeptic magazine
The restless Ghost of Wroclow
20 Mar Professor Alejandro Parra
Universidad Abierta Interamericana, Buenos Aires
Humanistic group therapy, mental health and anomalous/paranormal experiences
12 Jun Professor Carolyn Hildebrandt
University of Northern Iowa, USA
The Power of Belief: The Psychology of Superstition