Geoffrey Beattie

Geoffrey Beattie is a British psychologist, author and broadcaster. He is Professor of Psychology at Edge Hill University and in 2023 was appointed Visiting Scholar at the Oxford Centre for Life-Writing (OCLW) and Wolfson College, University of Oxford. He has also been visiting professor at the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California Santa Barbara. He graduated with a First Class Honours degree from the University of Birmingham and a PhD from Trinity College, Cambridge. He is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He is also a writer, and two of his books were optioned by a Hollywood studio. The movie ‘Giant’ starring Pierce Brosnan will be in cinemas in January 2026. Beattie is Executive Producer, alongside the legendary Sylvester Stallone.