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Victoria Tischler
@victischler.bsky.social
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psychologist/academic/creative

https://www.surrey.ac.uk/people/victoria-tischler

Personal views only: art, mental health, and ageing.

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Victoria Tischler is a British psychologist, currently Honorary Professor at the University of West London. She is a Chartered Psychologist, and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham and Senior Fellow at the Institute of Mental Health. .. more

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Victoria Tischler @victischler.bsky.social · 2d
Why do @bbc radio report the numbers of people arriving each day, apparently 648 yesterday, along with a weather report like it’s a daily shipping forecast? Shameful, dehumanising and playing into the invasion narrative.
How many people cross the Channel in small boats? www.bbc.com/news/article...
How many people cross the Channel in small boats and where do they come from?
Sir Keir Starmer has promised to "smash the gangs" which smuggle people across the English Channel.
www.bbc.com

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Victoria Tischler @victischler.bsky.social · 4d
Sending strength and solidarity to all impacted by these swingeing cuts, at the university and in Nottingham, a city that forever remains in my heart~ my daughter was born at Queens Medical Centre.

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Victoria Tischler @victischler.bsky.social · 4d
I’m utterly dismayed to hear of this dismantling of the university that played a formative role in my professional and personal development.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Music and modern languages courses suspended at University of Nottingham
In a statement the institution also says it is
www.bbc.co.uk

Reposted by Mark Petticrew, Martin Paul Eve, Victoria Tischler , and 1 more

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Des Fitzgerald @desfitzgerald.bsky.social · 12d
Unpopular maybe, but we should firmly resist this kind of banal medicalization of cultural and aesthetic experience. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Picture of health: going to art galleries can improve wellbeing, study reveals
Viewing original works of art can relieve stress, cut heart disease risk and boost immune system, first study of its kind finds
www.theguardian.com

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Victoria Tischler @victischler.bsky.social · 25d
Like the books and calendars Gina and the late cartoonist Tony Husband produced, heart-felt, compassionate and humorous resources that touched so many. The work of the alliance and its legacy will live on.

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Victoria Tischler @victischler.bsky.social · 25d
This is sad news but taking time to recognise and celebrate the wonderful work of Gina Awad and the Exeter Dementia Action Alliance. www.theexeterdaily.co.uk/news/local-n...
Exeter Dementia Action Alliance to Close after 11 Remarkable Years
A Message from founder Gina Awad BEM and the board With the full understanding of our board, I am sharing the news that the Exeter Dementia Action Alliance (EDAA) will formally close at the end of Dec...
www.theexeterdaily.co.uk

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University of Surrey @uniofsurrey.bsky.social · 26d
A positive outlook on ageing could be the key to getting older adults to be more active.

Our latest research shows that viewing ageing as a time of growth, rather than decline, may lead to higher physical activity levels.

https://bit.ly/4nMMKNL

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Victoria Tischler @victischler.bsky.social · 28d
Great to see so much interesting coverage on menopause www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Riot Women review – Sally Wainwright’s menopausal punk drama is one of her best
This high-pedigree TV drama about midlife women who form a punk band is up there with Happy Valley and Last Tango in Halifax. It’s rich, plot-packed, and perfectly seasoned with humour
www.theguardian.com

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Victoria Tischler @victischler.bsky.social · Sep 5
Excellent interview with Simon Raven by Mirela D. reflecting on his artistic residency in @surreypsychology.bsky.social and its legacy. Thank you Simon for your insights, honesty for bringing thought-provoking humour and creativity onto campus. www.ias.surrey.ac.uk/fellow-spotl...
Simon Raven - Surrey IAS
Art, disability and Elvis: Q&A with artist-in-resident Simon Raven Artist Simon Raven was hosted by Professor Victoria Tischler from the School of Psychology, in a fascinating six-month residency in w...
www.ias.surrey.ac.uk

Reposted by Jan W. Mueller, Gavin A. Schmidt, Victoria Tischler

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · Aug 24
The @NYTimes has done a fantastic job on explaining what the Trump administration’s savage
cuts to biomedical research mean: cures that won’t happen. Please share this widely. This is a catastrophe. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o...
Opinion | America First? Not When It Comes to Your Health.
www.nytimes.com

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Victoria Tischler @victischler.bsky.social · Aug 7
Thank you Zoe Williams @theguardian.com for spelling this situation out clearly. Still no solutions on the horizon though www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Tuition fees are rising again and nobody is happy – it’s time to actually fix our broken university sector | Zoe Williams
The figures simply don’t add up for higher education in England and Wales. Yet delusional politicians from all parties seem intent on avoiding the issue, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams
www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Victoria Tischler

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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · Aug 6
We’re hosting live Salon Debates this October & November!

Short debates, respectful disagreement, better conversations.

👥 Q&A and group chat after every session.

We need your debating skills! View the topics and choose a side.

8k3qel8nuxc.typeform.com/SalonDebates

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Victoria Tischler @victischler.bsky.social · Aug 6
Great to co-write this piece with Simon. In case you’re considering it, I highly recommend working with an artist in residence. @surreypsychology.bsky.social

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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · Aug 6
Angels, Blake and bipolar – reflections on an artist residency.

Simon Raven spent six months as an artist in residence @surreypsychology.bsky.social (Autumn 2024-Summer 2025). He reflects, following a perspective from Chartered Psychologist @victischler.bsky.social.

www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Angels, Blake and bipolar – reflections on an artist residency | BPS
Simon Raven spent six months as an artist in residence in the School of Psychology, University of Surrey (Autumn 2024-Summer 2025). He reflects, following a perspective from Chartered Psychologist Vic...
www.bps.org.uk

Reposted by Victoria Tischler

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · Jan 8
BREAKING: The Pacific Palisades fire is now the most destructive in Los Angeles city history, with an estimated 1,000 structures destroyed.

Follow AP's live coverage.
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Live updates: Pacific Palisades wildfire is most destructive in LA history with at least 1,000 structures burned
The Palisades fire, Pasadena's Eaton fire and Hurst fire in the San Fernando Valley are raging in the Los Angeles area, fueled by powerful Santa Ana winds. At least two people are dead and over 1,000 ...
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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · Mar 28
Rethinking compassionate mental health, by the well.

@victischler.bsky.social, Chartered Psychologist and Professor of Behavioural Science at the University of Surrey, visits a pop-up therapeutic community in Coed Hills, Wales.

www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Rethinking compassionate mental health, by the well | BPS
Victoria Tischler, Chartered Psychologist and Professor of Behavioural Science at the University of Surrey, visits a pop-up therapeutic community in Coed Hills, Wales.
www.bps.org.uk

Reposted by Victoria Tischler

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Creative Ageing SIG @bsgcreativeageing.bsky.social · Jun 24
Is this going to be shared as part of #BSG2025? Please share details on where people can find out more! #CreativeAgeing

Reposted by Victoria Tischler

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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · Jun 26
L’Adamant: All aboard the art barge:
Professor Victoria Tischler @victischler.bsky.social on a day centre on the banks of the Seine in Paris.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
L’Adamant: All aboard the art barge | BPS
Professor Victoria Tischler on the day centre, L’Adamant, on the banks of the Seine in Paris.
www.bps.org.uk

Reposted by Mona Eltahawy, Hilde Van den Bulck, Victoria Tischler

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Jul 17
Massive Attack announce alliance of musicians speaking out over Gaza
Massive Attack announce alliance of musicians speaking out over Gaza
Brian Eno, Fontaines DC and Kneecap say group will support those subject to ‘aggressive, vexatious campaigns’ by pro-Israel advocates Massive Attack, Brian Eno, Fontaines DC and Kneecap have announced the formation of a syndicate for artists speaking out about Israel’s military assault on Gaza who they say have been subjected to “aggressive, vexatious campaigns” by pro-Israel advocates. Posting on Instagram, the musicians said their aim is to protect other artists, particularly those at earlier stages of their careers from being “threatened into silence or career cancellation” by organisations such as UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI). Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com

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Victoria Tischler @victischler.bsky.social · Jul 17
New paper on Beyond Culture Box www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @surreypsychology.bsky.social @chloeasker.bsky.social @artsandhealthjrnl.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com

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Victoria Tischler @victischler.bsky.social · Jul 1
Huge congratulations to my colleagues at #cultureand for last night's event at the #Guildhall Such important work; leaving a permanent testimony highlighting the slave-trade legacy of the City of London
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Slave trader statues given plaques detailing 'enormous wrongdoings'
The City of London Corporation reinterprets the statues of slave traders Lord Mayor William Beckford and MP Sir John Cass.
www.bbc.co.uk

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Victoria Tischler @victischler.bsky.social · Jun 26
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Victoria Tischler @victischler.bsky.social · Jun 25
Great first day at @britishgerontology.bsky.social lots of interest in smell & ageing research area: an olfactory kiosk, a smell n tell board game, Boots memory boxes & artwork to scratch & sniff!

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Victoria Tischler @victischler.bsky.social · Jun 25
Come and meet the artist Michaelle St Vincent @ladymichaelle and interact with her olfactory artwork Thurs 26th June 1030- AP1/2
bsgcreativeageing.bsky.social Creative Ageing SIG @bsgcreativeageing.bsky.social · Jun 24
Is this going to be shared as part of #BSG2025? Please share details on where people can find out more! #CreativeAgeing

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Victoria Tischler @victischler.bsky.social · Jun 24
Olfactory artwork c/o Lady Michaelle BSG conference @bsgcreativeageing.bsky.social

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Victoria Tischler @victischler.bsky.social · May 25
I’m very proud of this work with Boots, all underpinned by research. This Dementia Action Week, the Boxes have been launched across the UK. www.boots-uk.com/environmenta...
Boots Memory Boxes
Boots launches Memory Box initiative
www.boots-uk.com

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Victoria Tischler @victischler.bsky.social · May 15
This is not just a talk—it's a gold standard opportunity to experience how disability art powerfully challenges the psychological underpinnings of ableism while exposing the absurdities of our economic system. 17th June 2025, 1400-1700, Wates House @uniofsurrey.bsky.social

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Victoria Tischler @victischler.bsky.social · May 15
Drawing on 20 years of bipolar lived experience, Raven offers a darkly humorous yet poignant examination of how mental health conditions are stigmatized and commodified. The session includes film, AI-generated music, and invites participants to transform their future anxieties into a soundscape.

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Victoria Tischler @victischler.bsky.social · May 15
via a blend of disability satire and academic critique, Raven transforms the tears of PhD students and adjunct faculty into "therapeutic elixirs," explores the olfactory dimensions of mood disorders, and reveals how diagnosis might become the next competitive marketplace in our AI-disrupted future.

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Victoria Tischler @victischler.bsky.social · May 15
"Why Choose Bipolar?: A Gold Standard Career Alternative" coming soon!
Join @surreypsychology.bsky.social artist-in-residence Simon Raven for a provocative, gold-lamé-clad performance-lecture that satirically reframes bipolar disorder as the ultimate career strategy for precarious times.