Beckley Foundation
Founder: Amanda Feilding
Headquarters: Oxford, United Kingdom
Website: https://beckleyfoundation.org
Category: Science & Research
About the Channel
The Beckley Foundation, founded by Amanda Feilding in 1998, is one of the oldest psychedelic science and drug policy organizations in the world. The Beckley Foundation YouTube channel documents over two decades of work that shaped the current psychedelic research renaissance — including early collaborations with David Nutt and Robin Carhart-Harris at Imperial College London that produced the first brain imaging studies of LSD and psilocybin in humans. Their channel includes documentary content, conference presentations, and interviews covering Feilding's pioneering role in lobbying for psychedelic science at a time when virtually no institution would support it.
Editorial Context
Amanda Feilding is one of the most important behind-the-scenes figures in the history of modern psychedelic research. While researchers like Roland Griffiths and Robin Carhart-Harris are the public faces of the science, Feilding was funding and advocating for psychedelic research through the 1990s and 2000s when it was scientifically and politically radioactive. The Beckley Foundation's YouTube content provides essential historical context for the current moment — showing that this renaissance was built on decades of patient groundwork.
Key Topics
- psilocybin research history
- LSD brain imaging
- drug policy reform
- consciousness research
- Amanda Feilding interviews