Body Eyes and Movement (BEAM) Lab

Funded 4-year PhD in my lab at Aberdeen 🧠 How do we work out what someone else is feeling? We’ll test predictive processing accounts of emotion perception using EEG and computational modelling. EASTBIO DTP, Deadline 16 Nov – please get in touch before applying! tinyurl.com/2rs8uz7p

Early 20th century brain stamps used for lectures and demonstations on display in the Stopford Building. How appropriate to see them on my way to lecture about Neuropsychology.

Looking at the new BEAM lab space - we'll be moving back to the newly refurbished Zochonis building in January

Very pleased to share Grace Whitaker's PhD work inestigating the effects of dopamine on inhibition of return link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Listen to the @fbmh-uom.bsky.social @beamlab.bsky.social's Prof Ellen Poliakoff explain the latest research into Parkinson's & music and how there's ongoing work to see if even imagining music can help improve motor challenges for people with Parkinson's 🎶💜 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Do share with anyone who might be interested

The Cognition Group in the Psychology dept at Exeter are at risk of redundancy because "basic cognitive psychology research does not align with the current priorities of funding bodies" If you think this is overtly wrong and misguided, please sign this open letter docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

We are looking for autistic people (with and without a diagnosis) for an online study about how people experience and imagine different sounds. If you're interested please contact: stanley.jones@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk

We are looking for autistic people (with and without a diagnosis) for an online study about how people experience and imagine different sounds. If you're interested please contact: stanley.jones@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk

A new blog post is live! 💥 Kelly Jakubowski reflects on themes from our International Symposium at Durham University, 18–19 May. Read it here: musicinmyhead.org/blog-4-inter....

Delighted that our article about sharing open research with public contributors has been included in this issue bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

A great pleasure hosting Prof Andrea Halpern to give a talk about musical imagery at #universityofmanchester and to explore #hatworks museum in #Stockport

Thanks for sharing our article

Our symposium will feature performances of three scenes from Shakespeare’s Tempest by Elysium Theatre Company and Durham Student Theatre, directed by Jake Murray. Each feature inner music and have been scored by Ed Cooper. 1–2:30pm, 19 May, Hatfield Chapel, Durham 🔮 #shakespeare #inner #music

The #Helios exhibition at Victoria Baths

Stile in a stream in Deep Dale in the Peak District @lakesstiles.bsky.social

Interesting range of responses in today's first year Psychology lecture

My friend is currently recruiting for her PhD - if you are a parent / guardian / caregiver of an autistic young person (aged 8-18) and have views on their screen use, please consider taking part in this short survey. #PhDSky #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #Parenting #AutisticChild #ScreenUse #Autism

Last chance to take part in this survey which closes at the end or March

📢We're thrilled to announce the first-ever #IRCA Conference on #Aphantasia! Call for abstracts is open, deadline: 17 April 2026 sites.google.com/view/irca-co... This 3-day interdisciplinary conference aims to consolidate current knowledge and draw a future plan for aphantasia research.

Great news! 📢 The abstract submission deadline has been extended to March 6th 2026. If you were still finalising your work, this is the perfect opportunity to submit and share your research. Don’t miss out - we’re looking forward to seeing your abstracts!

New call for volunteers: we're looking for #clinicians who work with #autistic people without learning disabilities, supporting their #sensory motor needs. Please see attached advert & survey link here: www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/.../SV... For more info contact: sensorymotorsupport@gmmh.nhs.uk

Interested in discussing how Artificial Intelligence can be helpful or hurtful to academia? 🤖 As a newly minted UKRN (@ukrepro.bsky.social) Local Network Lead, I'm co-organizing a hybrid event about this next Friday (30th January) Join us at @livunipsyc.bsky.social or online via Teams!

Cost of being female lead/corresponding author in biomedical sciences: "[T]he median amount of time spent under review is 7.4%–14.6% longer for female-authored articles than for male-authored articles" even in disciplines where women well-represented. #AcademicSky journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

I'm pleased to share my blog about sharing the principles of Open Research with those shape research by contributing their lived experience. There are lots of terms for this - public contributor, patient involvement, co-production.

Happy New Year Bluesky peeps! Are you #autistic? Please see our latest call for survey volunteers for a PhD project exploring autistic #inertia. Interested? More information & the survey can be found here: www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...

This remains my best-ever talk, on "double dipping" in data analysis. Applies to every field of science and data processing, researchers are making the mistakes discussed here every day and in every way #stats #DoubleDipping #RegressionToTheMean youtu.be/VN19B-3P6Cc?...

EPS/BSA undergraduate prize winners Oliver Panther (2026) and Akilles Rechardt (2025) have written really insightful and engaging blog posts on their projects. Please give them a read and share widely: sites.google.com/site/bsapsyc... @exppsychsoc.bsky.social @britsciassoc.bsky.social

You can do this right now: Think of a person who wrote a paper you love, whose work influenced or helped you, or has made your professional life better. Search up their email address. Shoot them a quick email of thanks. It means so, so much. This is a rough time of year, share some joy.

Psychology student? Elevate your studies for free. Our student membership is free for a limited time and offers discounted event tickets, including the BPS Careers Festival, CPD learning, book discounts, and much more. 🌱 Join our thriving student community: bps.org.uk/student-membership

We are looking for clinicians who work with autistic people without Learning Disabilities to support their sensory motor needs to complete a survey asking experiences asssing and supporting autistic adults. www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...

Our next help session is the 5th! If you are a new PGR student whose struggling to get their research software to run, has a question about research data storage or anything else connected to research IT, then this session is great for you.

Not a lake

🎶 We're thrilled to share that the Inner Music and Wellbeing Network's International Symposium is now held in association with Sempre! 💫 Students and unwaged delegates can now apply for funding to support their attendance. 🗓️ Deadline: 4 Nov 2025 musicinmyhead.org/network-acti...

If you're neurodivergent and you practice mindfulness or meditation this may be of interest ⬇️⬇️⬇️ #autism #adhd #neurodiversity

At last the perfect opportunity to wear this t-shirt - a science comedy evening featuring @erinbeeston.bsky.social this evening at the British Science Festival #BSF25

Out now - our new review of Perception of biological motion and actions in Autism led by @ying-bai.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...

We're recruiting the last few people with Parkinson’s to our study. We're looking for people not experiencing difficulties with impulsive behaviour. www.parkinsons.org.uk/research/und...

💃 Our survey is closing at 9am Monday 1 September, last chance to take part ⬇️⬇️⬇️ @erinbeeston.bsky.social @drdon.bsky.social @thrivingautistic.bsky.social @autisticrealms.bsky.social 🎶💃🕺💃🎶 #autistic #autres #dancing

EXTENDED ABSTRACT DEADLINE: Sept 3rd, 2025, Midnight We're delighted to confirm more invited speakers at #BNSAutumn25! This is gonna be a cracker of a joint meeting with the Nederlandse Vereniging voor Neuropsychologie.

A great Stone Henge illusion at the Puzzling Place in Keswick

Building on our survey study, we want to interview #autistic adults aged 18+ about dancing at home (kitchen disco anyone?), out socially, or at a dance class 💃🕺 To find out more and take part, email: claire.planner@manchester.ac.uk This study has been designed with autistic project advisors. #dance

📢 Our survey for UK-based #autistic people is still open, link below ⬇️ We're keen to hear from people who do and don't dance. 💃🕺 Thanks to all who have already taken part! 👍

New Blog post! @erinbeeston.bsky.social discusses loving #rockmusic and #monotropism / #specialinterests then interviews Prof Ellen Poliakoff about her research into #Parkinsons and #music in our tribute to the music and advocacy work of #OzzyOsbourne sites.manchester.ac.uk/autism-at-ma...

We're thinking of #OzzyOsbourne today - his family, friends and fans (there's a few here!). Did you know our colleagues @beamlab.bsky.social work on Parkinson's research? We'll share more soon! For now, enjoy Prof Ellen Poliakoff and pals rocking out back in 2020: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYJu...

Deadline: 27th August!