Our history
Psychology at Birkbeck has its roots in the beginnings of the scientific study of the subject in the UK over a century ago. The department was established in the difficult period of the Second World War, but its origin can be traced to King's College London in the early days of psychological science towards the end of the Nineteenth Century.
Choose a link from the list below to explore bonds that link the present Department of Psychological Sciences with the smaller but influential Department established in 1944, and further back to the early days of modern psychology in the 19th Century:
