An Open Board Meeting of the College was held on Saturday 6th May 2017. Our discussion on the Academy of Psychoanalysis was led by Gwion Jones who gave a most interesting introduction to Freud’s conception of the difference between ‘pure’ and ‘applied’ psychoanalysis, and we together reflected on the advantageous and problematic aspects of that separation. We welcome further discussion on the BigTent forum. Gwion’s paper can be found by clicking here.