Professor Geoff Beattie 

Social psychology and applied social psychology; human multi-modal communication, including speech and nonverbal communication, particularly unconscious gesture; perception and processing, including subliminal processing; micro-level analysis of individual behaviour and action in the context of sustainability; advertising; implicit and explicit attitudes to the environment.
 

Books    (Read reviews of Geoff's books)

• Beattie, G. (2004). Protestant Boy. Granta: London.
• Beattie, G. (2003). Visible Thought: The New Psychology Of Body Language. Routledge: London.
• Beattie, G. (2002). The Shadows of Boxing: Prince Naseem and those he left behind. Orion: London.
• Beattie, G. (2000) The Corner Boys. Klett-Cotta: Berlin.
• Beattie, G. (1999) Belfastin Pojat. Otava: Helsinki.
• Beattie, G. (1998). Head-to-Head: Uncovering the Psychology of Sporting Success. Victor Gollancz: London.
• Beattie, G. (1998). Hard Lines: Voices from Deep within a Recession. University Press: Manchester. Published in paperback, Mandolin: Manchester (1998).
• Beattie, G. (1998). The Corner Boys. Victor Gollancz: London. Published in paperback, Indigo: London (1999).
• Beattie, G. (1996). On the Ropes: Boxing as a Way of Life. Victor Gollancz: London. Published in paperback, Indigo: London (1997).
• Beattie, G. (1992). We Are the People. Journeys Through the Heart of Protestant Ulster. Heinemann: London. (pp. 246). Published in paperback, Mandarin: London (1993). Reprinted twice (1993).
• Beattie, G. (1990). England After Dark. Weidenfeld & Nicolson:London.
• Beattie, G. (1989). All Talk: Why it's important to watch your words and everything else you say. Weidenfeld & Nicolson: London.
• Beattie, G. (1988). Beachwatching. Rambletree Press: Hove.
• Beattie, G. (1987). Making It: The Reality of Today's Entrepreneurs. Weidenfeld & Nicolson: London.
• Beattie, G. (1986). Survivors of Steel City. Chatto & Windus: London.
• Ellis, A. and Beattie, G. (1986). The Psychology of Language and Communication. Lawrence Erlbaum: London (published in the United States by Guilford Press). Reprinted 1988.
• Beattie, G. (1983). Talk: An Analysis of Speech and Non-Verbal Behaviour in Conversation. Open University Press: Milton Keynes.

• PS1561 - Group working & Communication Skills Workshops
• PTC - Postgraduate Research Methods Training Course: Discourse analysis
• PS2702 - Social Psychology II
• PS3240 - Critical Social Psychology

Professor Geoffrey Beattie is Head of School and Dean of Psychological Sciences at the University of Manchester. He obtained his PhD in Psychology from the University of Cambridge (Trinity College) and is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society (BPS). He was awarded the Spearman Medal by the BPS for 'published psychological research of outstanding merit'. Geoffrey was President of the Psychology section of the British Association for the Advancement of Science (2005-2006).

Geoffrey has been a keynote speaker at many international conferences and is widely regarded as one of the leading international figures on nonverbal communication. He has published 15 books many of which have either won or been short-listed for major international prizes. One is a novel entitled 'The Corner Boys' and this was short-listed for the Ewart-Biggs Literary Prize in 1999. Another 'On the Ropes' is hailed as a boxing classic and was runner-up for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award. His autobiography 'Protestant Boy'
(Granta, 2004) has enjoyed enormous critical acclaim as has the most recent book on body language 'Visible Thought' (Routledge: 2004).

Geoffrey was the psychologist and presenter on 'The Farm of Fussy Eaters' (UKTV Style, 2007) and Channel 4's 'Dump Your Mates in Four Days' (2006/07) and psychologist on ITV2's series 'Ghost Hunting with Celebrities' (shown on ITV1, 2008). He was presenter of BBC1's 'Family SOS' (first series 2004; second series 2005) and co-presenter of BBC1's 'Life's too Short' in 2002 (25 programmes). Geoff was the resident psychologist on all nine 'Big Brother' series. His television credits also include 'Child Of Our Time' (BBC1) 'Diet Trials', (BBC1) 'Tomorrow's World', (BBC1) and numerous documentaries on ITV and Channel 4. On the run up to the General Election in 2005 he had a regular slot on the main ITV news at 10.30 called 'The Body Politic', in which he analysed the body language of all the senior politicians involved in the election. He is also a regular contributor to 'Richard and Judy', the 'Lorraine Kelly Show', 'GMTV', the 'Extreme Celebrity' shows, 'BBC News 24' and 'Sky News'.

His academic publications have appeared in a wide variety of international journals including Nature, Semiotica, The British Journal of Psychology, and the Journal of Language and Social Psychology. But he has been keen to show how psychology can illuminate many aspects of human experience and consequently he has written for a diverse range of newspapers and magazines including: The Guardian, The Times, The Independent, The Sunday Telegraph, The Observer, The New Statesman, and Marie Claire.