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Here we highlight some key milestones across the last century, to celebrate 100 years since the College was awarded its Royal Charter.

• 1926: The Royal Charter is granted to the Medico-Psychological Association with a coat of arms containing the serpent-entwined Rod of Aesculapius and the butterflies of Psyche, and a motto: Let Wisdom Guide. 
• 1936: Dr Helen Boyle becomes the Royal Medico-Psychological Association’s first female President. 
• 1963: The Journal of Mental Science (which had previously been known as the Asylum Journal, the Asylum Journal of Mental Science and the Journal of Mental Science at various points since its launch in 1853) changes its name to the (BJPsych).
• 1971: The Royal Medico-Psychological Association becomes the RCPsych with Professor Sir Martin Roth, becoming its first President.
• 1971: In line with the organisation’s principles of teaching, research and public education, as set out in the royal charter, the College develops training programmes, launches a small but prolific research unit and expands its publications.
• 1971: The RCPsych becomes the accrediting body for the MRCPsych examination. Today, the College supports almost 5,000 candidates through its exams per year.
• 1971: Council considers adopting a new motto and invites members to submit suggestions. There was considerable support to keep the motto as 'Let Wisdom Guide', which was eventually agreed, and it has been our motto ever since.
• 1977: The Bulletin of the 外网天堂 is launched. It is subsequently renamed the Psychiatric Bulletin, The Psychiatrist and The Psychiatric Bulletin before acquiring its current title, BJPsych Bulletin, in 2015.
• 1983: The Mental Health Act, created with RCPsych input, introduces important safeguards regarding consent to treatment and patient autonomy.
• 1984: Prince Charles (later King Charles III) becomes our patron.
• 1989: The College Research Unit is established under the directorship of Professor John Wing, with the College Centre for Quality Improvement (CCQI) and the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (NCCMH) later being developed.
• 1993: Dame Fiona Caldicott becomes the first female President of the RCPsych.
• 1994: Advances in Psychiatric Treatment launches – later becoming BJPsych Advances in 2015.
• 1995: Dr Pearl Hettiaratchy becomes the first doctor of South Asian heritage to become an RCPsych Honorary Officer, when she takes up the role of Vice President.
• 2001: The NCCMH is founded by Tim Kendall and Steve Pilling, working with University College London, and in collaboration with clinicians, people with lived experience, and other experts in their field to deliver clinical guidelines, competence frameworks, quality improvement, reports and research and service design and development. The NCCMH celebrates its 25th anniversary this year!
• 2001: The Gay and Lesbian Mental Health (now Rainbow) Special Interest group is established – and in 2014 the RCPsych issues a position statement to clarify that homosexuality is not a psychiatric disorder. The Rainbow SIG also celebrates its 25th anniversary this year!
• 2003: International Psychiatry launches – later becoming BJPsych International in 2015.
• 2005: The College’s International Divisions were established, supporting members across Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Pan-America, South Asia and the Western Pacific.
• 2008: Professor Dinesh Bhugra becomes the first South Asian President and the first one to be elected unopposed.
• 2010: The College held its first International Congress. Now held annually across four days, the College’s flagship event is attended by over 2,000 psychiatrists.
• 2013: The College relocates from Belgrave Square to its new headquarters on Prescot Street in London, where it hosts its members and staff, alongside satellite offices in Belfast, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Birmingham, York and Weston-Super-Mare.
• 2015: BJPsych Open launches.
• 2016: Professor Femi Oyebode becomes the first Black member of the College to be presented with the RCPsych Lifetime Achievement Award.
• 2017: The College established Devolved Councils in Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales (although there were dedicated teams and a physical presence in the nations for decades before this). The College represents its UK members through the eight Divisions 外网天堂, and via Devolved Councils in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
• 2017: The College launched its first Choose Psychiatry campaign. Over the years, the College’s campaigns have helped push fill rates for the speciality to record levels.
• 2018: The RCPsych begins a publishing partnership with Cambridge University Press to publish its books and journals.
• 2018: The College introduces its values, which underpin everything it does: Courage, Innovation, Respect, Collaboration, Learning and Excellence.
• 2020: The College launches its first ever International Strategy, confirming its status as an organisation with global reach – with eight regional divisions covering England, three devolved councils representing Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and six international divisions covering Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Americas, South Asia and West Pacific.
• 2020: The COVID pandemic accelerates the development the digitisation of our services including events and exams. Our members are now more connected than ever.
• 2021: We celebrated the 180th anniversary of the College and our predecessor organisations.
• 2021: RCPsych runs its first virtual International Congress and first membership survey, while running online exams during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• 2021: The College commits to becoming a proactive anti-discrimination organisation and publishes its first Equality Action Plan (2021-2023)
• 2024: Dr Shubulade Smith CBE becomes the first Black woman to become RCPsych President
• 2025: His Majesty King Charles III chooses to retain the Patronage of RCPsych. The College was among more than 1,000 organisations to be considered as part of an extensive review of Royal Patronages by the Royal Household, after his Majesty’s accession to the throne.
• 2026: The College celebrates 100 years since receiving its Royal Charter!