Claudia Hammond

Claudia Hammond is an award-winning broadcaster, author, and psychology lecturer who explores how psychological and medical research can improve everyday life. Her work spans radio, television, podcasts, public events, and books, making complex science accessible and engaging to a wide audience.

She presents several acclaimed radio programmes and podcasts, including All in the Mind on BBC Radio 4, which examines psychology, neuroscience, and mental health, and Health Check, the weekly global health show on the BBC World Service. Hammond is also Visiting Professor of the Public Understanding of Psychology at the University of Sussex, and regularly gives talks around the world, as well as chairing public events on psychology, medicine, and science.

Hammond is the author of six books, including The Keys to Kindness, The Art of Rest, Mind Over Money, Emotional Rollercoaster, and Time Warped, which won the 2013 British Psychological Society Book Award for Popular Science and the Aeon Transmission Prize. Her latest book, Overwhelmed, explores the psychological traps that leave us feeling overloaded – from procrastination and perfectionism to imposter syndrome, fear of regret, and never-ending to-do lists, and offers practical, science-backed solutions.

Her work has been recognised with numerous awards, including the President’s Medal from the British Academy, the Public Understanding of Neuroscience Award from the British Neuroscience Association, the Public Engagement & Media Award from the British Psychological Society, the Mind Media Award for All in the Mind, and the Media Achievement Award from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology at the American Psychological Association.

Claudia Hammond studied applied psychology at the University of Sussex and went on to complete an MSc in Health Psychology at the University of Surrey.