Organizations
The oldest organizations devoted to parapsychology were member organizations like the Society for Psychical Research, established in London in 1882. Since JB Rhine founded the Parapsychology Laboratory at Duke University in 1930, there have been university-based units as well. This category comprises both historical and contemporary bodies concerned with research and education in parapsychology.
American Society for Psychical Research (ASPR)
The oldest parapsychological organization in the United States, founded in 1884, now practically defunct.
Archive of the Society for Psychical Research
The SPR maintains a substantial archive consisting of materials collected since its inception in 1882.
Australian Institute of Parapsychological Research (AIPR)
Australia’s oldest extant psi research organization, founded in Sydney in 1977.
Bial Foundation
Foundation set up by Portuguese pharmaceutical giant to support research in neuroscience, psychophysiology and parapsychology.
Center for Research on Consciousness and Anomalous Psychology (CERCAP)
Swedish research organization headed by Etzel Cardeña.
College of Psychic Studies
British Spiritualist organization, offering mediumship training and courses related to consciousness, healing and the psychic arts.
Division of Perceptual Studies
Within the University of Virgina's Department of Psychiatry, the world's oldest extant academic body devoted to psi phenomena.
Exceptional Experience and Consciousness Studies (EECS)
Based at the University of Northampton, this is the largest centre for parapsychological research in the world.
Emotion and Motivation Laboratory
Laboratory which conducts psi research, based at the University of Munich, Germany.
Heartmath Institute
California-based research institute investigating the relationship between heart and mind.
Institut Métapsychique International (IMI)
Since 1919, France's IMI has made important contributions to psi and mediumship research.
Institute for Frontier Areas of Psychology and Mental Health (IGPP)
The IGPP is a German parapsychology organization based in Freiburg.
Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS)
American research institute co-founded in 1973 by astronaut Edgar Mitchell to research human potential using scientific methods.
Institute of Paranormal Psychology (IPP)
Argentinian organization established in 1994 that conducts psi research and provides educational resources.
International Association for Near Death Studies (IANDS)
US-based outfit founded in 1981 to study NDEs and provide support and educational resources.
International Consciousness Research Laboratories (ICRL)
Dedicated to understanding consciousness with a view to improving humanity’s future.
Journal of Parapsychology (JP)
Journal founded by JB Rhine at Duke University in 1937, historically devoted to experimental parapsychology.
Koestler Parapsychology Unit (KPU)
A leading centre for parapsychological research and training, based at the University of Edinburgh.
London Dialectical Society
19th-century rationalist debating club whose 1871 investigative report showed certain PK activity to be genuine.
Parapsychological Association (PA)
International professional association of parapsychologists, founded in 1957 at Duke University.
Parapsychology Foundation (PF)
US-based forum, founded in 1951 by Eileen J Garrett, that supports parapsychology internationally.
Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research (PEAR)
The PEAR lab carried out ground-breaking experimental psi research for nearly three decades.
Rhine Research Center
Successor to the Parapsychology Laboratory at Duke University, dedicated to psi research, education and community activities.
Society for Psychical Research (SPR)
Membership organization founded in London in 1882 for the scientific investigation of claims of psychic phenomena.
Southern California Society for Psychical Research
Organization founded in 1961 and merged with the International Foundation for Survival Research, now also defunct, in 1983.
Windbridge Institute
Founded in 2008 to conduct research on psi functioning, with an emphasis on real-world applications.
Windbridge Research Center
Non-profit research unit based in Tucson, Arizona, dedicated to the rigorous study of mental mediums.