Dear Scholars,

We hope everyone within our Scholars' Network is keeping well as we enter the sunnier months. Our team, board and Scholars' community have been keeping busy over Spring. Keep reading below to hear relevant news from us and from members of the BPC Scholars' Community.

If there's anything you'd like to suggest or see in the Scholars' Study going forward, do get in touch.
Happy Birthday, Sigmund Freud

In May, we marked Sigmund Freud's birthday by sharing resources from our archives, our Member Institutions and beyond that shed a new light on the life and work of the founder of psychoanalysis. Click below to discover more on our website.

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New Associations Spring Issue

The Spring 2025 issue of New Associations is now available for registrants and subscribers online and in hard copy.

Our Spring 2025 Issue is the first issue with new Editors Emmanuelle Smith and Noreen Giffney at the helm. Read our newest issue that covers our Psychoanalytic conference PPNow 2024 as well as topics like anger and psychoanalysis, decolonising counselling and The NHS's Cassel Hospital.

Find your copy in your user portal on our website or in the post.
My Psychoanalytic Story

Our third installment of My Psychoanalytic Story is now live on our website, where we speak to psychiatrist, Judith Trowell. To read BPC Comms Manager Niamh's conversation with Judith who has adopted many roles throughout her career including consultant, educator, GP, charity co-founder and trustee, click 'Learn more' below. 

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Navigating Endings and Transitions

20 June '25

Birkbeck, University of London

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After Lacan: The Other French School Conference

20 September '25

University College London (UCL)

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The Future of Psychoanalytical Publishing

3 October '25

Freud Museum, London

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The role of nationalism in the appeal of the far right

Scholar and senior lecturer at The University of Edinburgh, Dr Nini Kerr, has co-authored 'The role of nationalism in the appeal of the far right' with William Kerr. The authors use a psychosocial approach to explore the important role nationalism plays in underpinning the resurgence of far-Right populist parties. 

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Understanding the Differential Effects on Employment of a Community Wealth Building Programme in England: a difference-in-differences study

Scholar and Professor of Social Innovation at The University of Lancashire, Dr Julian Manley, has co-authored 'Understanding the differential effects on employment of a community wealth building programme in England: a difference-in-differences study' with a group of researchers. The authors analyse a Community Wealth Building project in Preston for its potential to stimulate regional economic regeneration that addresses economic inequalities by increasing the economic inclusion of more disadvantaged groups.

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PhD Members

Are you a Scholar currently working on a PhD or do you know of any PhD candidates working on psychoanalytic projects? We'd love to start including updates on the current research developments and papers of PhD candidates in the UK specialising in psychoanalysis as part of our newsletter. We'd love to hear what you're working on, to have this included in our next mail-out, contact us with the details.
 
Dr Deborah Wright, Senior Lecturer and New Associations editorial board member

Dr Deborah Wright is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies (PPS) at the University of Essex. Deborah is also an editorial board member of New Associations, the BPC’s flagship magazine.

Deborah Wright, PGCHEP FHEA, D.Psychodyn.Psych. is a psychotherapist who trained at the Westminster Pastoral Foundation and is also, in PPS, the Programme Director for the Professional Doctorate Programmes (Doctorate in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Doctorate in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Doctorate in Analytical Psychology, Doctorate in Psychodynamic Counselling) which are research doctorates for already qualified clinicians working in the field.

Deborah is also currently PPS Director of Education and PPS Director of Undergraduate Studies and a Senior Lecturer and Module Supervisor on MA and BA programmes. Deborah runs the PPS Psychoanalytic Clinical Research Group, hosting on line events.

Would you like to feature in our next Scholars' Spotlight? Feel free to contact us to let us know.

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