Professor Geoffrey BeattieBSc PhD CPsychol CSci FBPsS FRSM FRSA
is an internationally acclaimed psychologist, author and broadcaster. He is Professor of Psychology at Edge Hill University and Visiting Scholar at the University of Oxford (Oxford Centre for Life Writing and Wolfson College). He was Professor of Psychology at the University of Manchester from 1994-2012
He is a prize-winning academic with a First Class Honours degree in psychology from the University of Birmingham and a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Cambridge. He was awarded the Spearman Medal by the British Psychological Society for 'published psychological research of outstanding merit' and the internationally acclaimed Mouton d'Or for his work in semiotics.
He is both a Chartered Psychologist and a Chartered Scientist. He is also a Fellow of the British Psychological Society, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and an ex-President of the Psychology Section of the British Association for the Advancement of Science (B.A.).
Books
His books range from academic through literary non-fiction to fiction. He is the author of 26 books published by Granta, Victor Gollancz, Chatto & Windus, Penguin/Mainstream, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Orion, Headline, Routledge etc.
Media Work
He was the resident on-screen psychologist for 11 series of Big Brother, and has presented a number of TV series, including 'Life's Too Short’ (BBC1), 'Family SOS' (BBC1) and 'The Farm of Fussy Eaters' (UKTV), and been interviewed on numerous documentaries.
Research Areas
Geoff is renowned for his work on non-verbal communication and unconscious prejudice, and he is a thought leader on our implicit attitudes towards the environment. His passion for sports and his homeland of Northern Ireland have also driven his research.
Latest News
Hollywood movie inspired by boxing books goes into production
June 2024A Hollywood movie called ‘Giant’ starring Pierce Brosnan and Amir El-Masry, inspired by two of Geoff's books on boxing ‘On the Ropes’ and…
New book ‘Lies, Lying and Liars: A Psychological Analysis’ published by Routledge.
April 2024The book is a new take on the psychology of lying, starting with lies in everyday life and all their messy consequences. Pathological liars…
Appearance in Netflix documentary
December 2023Geoff appeared in ‘The Psychopath Life Coach’ - the true crime story of Lewis Raymond Taylor and his troubled and criminal background who…