The Society's activities are organised by committees, listed below.
The Committees of the Society for Psychical Research
Buckmaster Oversight Committee
Oversees publications projects funded by the legacy of Nigel Buckmaster, including the creation of the Psi Encyclopedia
Chairman: Dr Richard Broughton
Members: Prof. Bernard Carr, John Fraser, Dr Graham Kidd, Alan Murdie, Adrian Ryan, Dr Zofia Weaver
Conference Programme Committee Info
Organises the Society's annual international conference, usually held in early September
Chairman: Dr Cal Cooper
Members: Prof. Bernard Carr, Prof. Chris Roe, Dr Alan Gauld, Alan Murdie, Prof. Adrian Parker, Dr Tom Ruffles
Editorial Board
Provides academic editorial advice for the Journal of the Society for Psychical Research
Chairman: Prof. Adrian Parker
Members: Prof. Stephen Braude, Dr Richard Broughton, Prof. Bernard Carr, Prof. Deborah Delanoy, Dr Alan Gauld, James Houran, Dr Harvey Irwin, Prof. John Poynton, Prof. Chris Roe, Adrian Ryan, Dr Stefan Schmidt, Dr Paul Stevens, Dr David Vernon, Prof. Caroline Watt, Prof. Robin Wooffitt.
Education and Publicity Committee
Co-ordinates and publicises educational activities
Chairman: Prof. Bernard Carr
Members: Dr Deborah Erickson, Robert McLuhan, Nemo Mörck, Prof. Chris Roe, Dr Tom Ruffles, Dr Leo Ruickbie
Library Committee
Acquires new titles for the SPR library
Chairman: Dr Tom Ruffles
Members: Dr Graham Kidd, Robert McLuhan, Nemo Mörck, Dr John Newton, Karen Patel, Prof. John Poynton, Dr Melvyn Willin
Research Grants Committee
Distributes grants to support research in a number of areas.
Chairman: Adrian Ryan
Members: Dr Richard Broughton, Prof. Bernard Carr, Prof. Deborah Delanoy, Dr Alan Gauld, Prof. Caroline Watt
Spontaneous Cases Committee
Handles reports received from the general public concerning anomalous phenomena, ranging from precognitive dreams to sightings of apparitions
Chairman: Dr Graham Kidd
Members: Dr Barrie Colvin, Dr Callum Cooper, Paul Cropper, Beth Darlington-Bailey, Ciaran Farrell, John Fraser, Corrine Gretton-West, Matthew Hopkins, Ashley Knibb, Randy Liebeck, Aaron Lomas, Dr John Newton, Dr Leo Ruickbie, Dr Malcolm Schofield, Nick Terrell, Dr Zofia Weaver.
Survival Research Committee
This committee distributes a fund made up of legacies to the Society which have been restricted to supporting research on the question of the survival of the human mind and personality after death. The largest of these legacies, from Henry B. Tate (of Tate & Lyle) originally required the organisation of two Gwen Tate Memorial Lectures each year. This requirement no longer applies but the Society continues to hold the lectures. In addition to the Gwen Tate Memorial Lectures, the fund is also used to award grants supporting research specifically on the topic of survival.
Chairman: Marian Barton
Members: Dennis Bury, Dr M Colborn, Dr Callum Cooper, Dr Alan Gauld, Dr David Rousseau, Dr David Saunders