Social & cross-cultural psychologist studying prejudice, identity, values, and morality. Assistant professor at the University of York, UK.
https://www.socolab.co.uk/
In our new paper w/ @grigolus.bsky.social, we examine the link between national identity and an under-researched side of migration attitudes – attitudes toward emigration. 1/ doi.org/10.1177/0020... Based on SEM analysis on nationwide samples from 6 European countries, …
We are searching for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position, with a research focus on developmental and/or social psychology. Please apply or forward to anyone who might be interested! facultypositions.stanford.edu/jobs/assista...
I am hiring a 4y postdoc for my Leverhulme-funded project on the role of beliefs about what in/outgroup members believe/do about climate change in shaping pro-climate behaviours🌏
Start date: May 2026 at latest
Deadline: Feb 8
Please share it widely!
jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
“Our culture is cosmopolitan because we are a cosmopolitan species. We are citizens of the world, not nations, to paraphrase both Socrates and Thomas Paine. What has allowed us to thrive, physically and culturally, is not our rootedness but our mobility”
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Are you thinking of starting a #PhD in 2026? 🎓 I'm keen to hear from potential applicants interested in #language, #learning, or #literacy! Visit the website to find out more about developing a proposal ahead of the January deadline sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/l...
It is often assumed that conformity is higher in collectivist cultures. In our new study that just came out in JCCP, we show that emotional conformity is actually higher in individualistic cultures, replicating earlier findings across 28 nations journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
I'm excited to share the news that our climate change project won the @spspnews.bsky.social Robert Cialdini Prize for a "paper that uses field methods and demonstrates the relevance of social psychology to outside groups and communities"!
You can read it here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
This week's Cooperation Colloquium:
Setayesh Radkani @setayeshradkani.bsky.social:
What people learn from punishment: A cognitive model
Date: Friday, Oct 10
Time: 15:00 UTC+2 Vienna / 9 am NYC
Sign up: list.ku.dk/postorius/li...
very happy to share the following special issue to which we invited a diverse set of reflections on our field that we thought would have something important and inspirational to contribute to ongoing theoretical discussions in social psychology.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
I'm looking for secondary schools in the Yorkshire area to take part in an intervention to help children critically engage with sexist content online!
If you know any teachers or schools that might be interested, please ask them to drop me an email on erl541@york.ac.uk for more information :)
We’re at the post WWII inflection point: the state created for survivors of the most notorious genocide in history itself commits genocide. At the same time, 100,000 Britons march for fascism in London.
Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, UN commission of inquiry says www.bbc.com/news/article...
🚨We're hiring!🚨 The Dept of Psychology at Rutgers is hiring an Assistant Professor in Social Psychology. Review of applications begin on Oct 18. Details here: jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/259...
I'm chairing the search committee and am happy to field questions about the position. 🧵
Will is an amazing supervisor who will support you and cheer you on every step of the way. My career wouldn’t be where it is if it wasn’t for him. This is an amazing opportunity for anyone looking for a PhD or a postdoc in social/environmental psych.
🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨
The Social&Environmental Psychology Group @ruhr-uni-bochum.de is recruiting 2 PhDs and 1 Postdoc
as part of the ERC-funded SUSCON project on sustainable consumption.
Details here:
PhDs:👉 jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/7...
Postdoc:👉 jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/e...
Our department @yorkpsychology.bsky.social has 2 open lecturer positions (=tenure-track Assistant Prof). Social psych is one of the priority areas, so consider applying if you study social behavior, incl. intergroup relations, culture, environmental or media psych.
jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...
It's not too late to spend next year gearing up for #datascience! The deadline is 29th August for overseas applicants, 5th September for home applicants. Come and learn #rstats with us in lovely York :)
📣 We are still accepting applications for our brand new shiny MSc in Data Science (Human Behaviour), designed to upskill psych/social sci grads for careers working with data 🎓@yorkpsychology.bsky.social www.york.ac.uk/study/postgr...#datascience#rstats#statistics
Women-founded companies generate 78¢ of revenue for every $1 raised vs 31¢ for male-founded startups. They burn 15% less capital--in 2024 $270K/month vs US startups $320K/month. Yet female founded startups received only 2.1% of venture capital in 2024. www.inc.com/annabel-burb...
Our department @yorkpsychology.bsky.social has 2 open lecturer positions (=tenure-track Assistant Prof). Social psych is one of the priority areas, so consider applying if you study social behavior, incl. intergroup relations, culture, environmental or media psych.
jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...
We are very pleased to announce the 2025 Awards Winners for the Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science! Join us in celebrating the exceptional projects that have revolutionized the field of psychological science.
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Funding opportunity for SIPS members!
The Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science and Peer Community In Registered Reports invite researchers to submit research projects for consideration for research funding from SIPS and a recommendation decision from PCI-RR.
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📣 We are still accepting applications for our brand new shiny MSc in Data Science (Human Behaviour), designed to upskill psych/social sci grads for careers working with data 🎓@yorkpsychology.bsky.social www.york.ac.uk/study/postgr...#datascience#rstats#statistics
In a study of professors, women got 378 new work requests over 4 weeks vs 118 for men. Women spent more time on service, advising & teaching; men on research. Orgs should track who is taking extra duties & ensure they are rewarded and distributed fairly. www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...
Delighted and honoured to be one of this year’s Psychonomics Early Career Award recipients! Thank you @psychonomicsociety.bsky.social, nominators, and past and current team members/collaborators/colleagues at @yorkpsychology.bsky.social and beyond.
It is our pleasure to announce the 2025 Early Career Award recipients! These awards are given in recognition of scientists who have made significant contributions to the field of cognitive psychology early in their careers. bit.ly/3HTjCVi @nadiabrashier @angeladebruin @yorkpsychology
It is our pleasure to announce the 2025 Early Career Award recipients! These awards are given in recognition of scientists who have made significant contributions to the field of cognitive psychology early in their careers. bit.ly/3HTjCVi @nadiabrashier @angeladebruin @yorkpsychology
Two 4-year fully-funded PhD studentships available at UCL for Black British candidates. One in History of the legacy of Transatlantic slavery and reparations; the other on reparations and the media/culture focusing on reparations and the media/culture. Here's the History one. 1/2
Two new research opportunities! @ellenrlavender.bsky.social & team have developed a lesson to encourage adolescents to critically engage with sexist social media content. They are looking for (a) teacher feedback via focus groups, & (b) Year 7 classes to trial. See sunray.york.ac.uk/research-opp...
sometimes people get told their stuff 'feels grad student-y', which could mean lots of things obviously. here's one thing i think it often means, and something i think it's good to get a bit more thoughtful about as you move from writing seminar papers to writing things you want to publish (thread)
3 (!) more days to apply for the IACCP Spark Grants! You can get up to $1000 to organize an event, build or maintain a network, or collect some pilot data. Get in touch if you have any questions.
www.iaccp.org/about-us/res...#phdsky#academicsky#psychscisky
Normalise writing a nice quick note to scholars literally every time you read and like their work. Our world is small and getting smaller. We need encouragement.
*New study klaxon!* 📣 @emmacsullivan.bsky.social is looking for pupils aged 12-19 to participate in a short survey on smartphone use, sleep, and wellbeing. Please find more details on our Research Opportunities page if your school might be able to help sunray.york.ac.uk/research-opp...
Hungary has banned Pride marches. It's a direct attack on LGBT+ rights and the freedom to protest. Sign now to demand EU action before May 27! Help protect human rights and keep Pride alive. a.allout.org/s/WZRVR/
I’m looking for a postdoc and RA for an ERC-funded project “SLEEPAWAY: Forgetting unwanted memories in sleep”. You’ll use MEG/EEG and fMRI to understand how the sleeping brain remembers and forgets. PLEASE REPOST 😊
Postdoc: tinyurl.com/vr5thp7s
RA: tinyurl.com/ycyzkatc