BPS Social Psychology Section
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The final panel of #SPSConf26 - "Leveraging Social Cognition Research to Inform Public Debates: From Awe to Global Equality". What an interesting series of talks from Adam Hahn, Bihui Jin, and Emmanuela Osei-Asemani -- Thanks for giving the conference such a strong finish!
Presented my ongoing participatory action research at this year’s BPS Social Psychology Section Annual Conference @bps-social-psych.bsky.social And met some of the most lively and reflective voices in social psychology! Thank you always @mfernandes-jesus.bsky.social @profjohndrury.bsky.social
Sara Vestergren@swedishprotests.bsky.social · last mo.Excellent presentation by @samreenchhabra.bsky.social at @bps-social-psych.bsky.social on her very important project around youth, climate change and activism (w. @mfernandes-jesus.bsky.social @profjohndrury.bsky.social ). Looking forward to the publications!
It was our pleasure to present Dr Hiro Imada of Royal Holloway, University of London, with the Early Career Award. Thank you, Dr Imada for such an excellent talk entitled "Identity, reputation, or expectation? Disentangling the psychological bases of ingroup favouritism in cooperation"!
So sorry for the delay on Day 2 #spsconf26 posts - joys of 'cough and cold season'! Thanks, Kate Clarke, Jade Campbell, Yasemin Acar, Selin Tekin, and Yara Zebian for a fantastic panel: 'From Public to Active Participant: How Change is Sustained Through Activism and Resistance".
A great opening panel on Day 2 of the section Conference -- "Exploring the construction of place with Critical Social Psychology". Thank you Philippa Carr, Penny Litchfield, Sam Parker, Sadvansha Munshi & Alex Hunt!
What a strong finish to Day 1 of the #SPSConf26! A very engaging and passionate panel, titled Societal Psychology: Reflections on Engaged Research Across Contexts. Thank you, Sandra Obradovic, Celestin Okoroji, Caroline Howarth, Amena Amer, and Geetha Reddy.
We were so thrilled to present the Distinguished Contribution to Social Psychology Award to Professor Nick Hopkins! A wonderfully personal introduction by Prof Stephen Reicher preceded a rich, generous, and insightful conversation titled "The role of luck and privilege in research". #spsconf2026
Excellent presentation by @samreenchhabra.bsky.social at @bps-social-psych.bsky.social on her very important project around youth, climate change and activism (w. @mfernandes-jesus.bsky.social @profjohndrury.bsky.social ). Looking forward to the publications!
First of the Blitz Presentations! Thank you, Ariana Torres-Garcia for beginning the session for us!
A vibrant discussion section at the end of the first panel -- "Coming Back to Social Psychology"! Thank you Caroline Howarth, Sibylle Erdmann, Alexy Buck, and Ingrid Le Duc. #spsconf2026
It’s that time of year!!! Annual BPS @bps-social-psych.bsky.social conference - “Social Psychology for the Public” has begun!
Section Chair Sara Vestergren and Conference Co-Chair Nathaniel Schermerhorn open #SPSConf2026 with a warm welcome talk, encouraging open, free, and healthy discussion. The conference has officially begun!😁
📢 Venue Update Due to a major water leak at the BPS London office, the #SPSConf2026 conference has moved to NCVO, King's Cross. ✅ Programme unchanged ✅ Timings unchanged ✅ Conference dinner unchanged 📧 Delegates: please check your email for important travel and venue info.
Climate action. Extremism. Migration. Public health. Educational inequality. Community wellbeing. Just some of the topics covered in SPS Annual Conference. Full programme here (www.bps.org.uk/event/social...). What are you most looking forward to? #SPSConf2026
Social Psychology Section Annual Conference 2026 | BPS
The 2026 Social Psychology Section Annual Conference will take place from 08 - 09 September 2026 at the BPS London Offices.
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Social Psychology for the Public SPS Annual Conference 2026 explores how social psychology can contribute to public understanding and positive social change. Which issue do YOU think social psychology can make the biggest difference to? #SPSConf2026
British Journal of Social Psychology is looking for Associate Editors with expertise in: Qualitative research (esp. DA); Social and economic inequality; Educational environments and outcomes; Altruism, helping and prosocial behaviour; and Social cognition and social perception.
Did you know that we have co-organised a *FREE* online event this month with the BPS Social Psychology Section? To find out more and register, click here: www.bps.org.uk/event/social...
Social Media and Secondary Data in Psychological and Educational Research: Confronting Key Ethical and Methodological Issues | BPS
This one day online event aims to raise and discuss methodological and ethical issues involved in working with secondary data from social media and public datasets.
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Re-imagining space: Conceptualizing new psychological interventions against segregationist attitudes and behaviours bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Drawing on theories, concepts and empirical evidence from the fields of human geography, social and environmental psychology, this paper argues for space-based interventions as new psychological inte....
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What ADHD taught me about the limits of resilience… Chartered Psychologist Dr Darren O'Reilly on the ‘cost of coping’. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
What ADHD taught me about the limits of resilience | BPS
Chartered Psychologist Dr Darren O'Reilly on the ‘cost of coping’.
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Social influences on behavioural response to earthquake shaking: evidence from CCTV footage link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Social influences on behavioural response to earthquake shaking: evidence from CCTV footage - Natural Hazards
Decades of research has demonstrated that people look to those around them for behavioural cues in novel or uncertain situations, including emergencies. One such context in which the role of social in...
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*SAVE THE DATE* September 8-9 2026! 📅🗓️ More details soon to follow for this year's BPS Social Section Conference in London ☀️ Please repost to spread the word to anyone interested in attending, we're excited to welcome new and returning delegates 🧑🏽🏫👨🏽🏫👨🏿🏫🧑🏿🏫👨🏫👩🏫
Curious why people think, feel, & act the way they do? 'Key Topics in Attitudes and Persuasion' (BPS Key Topics in Psychology) explains how attitudes form, change, & influence behaviour. Perfect for students or anyone interested in human psychology. 👉 www.routledge.com/Key-Topics-i...
📢 Call for Submissions Submissions are now open for the 23rd Jena Workshop on Intergroup Processes, taking place 9–12 July 2026 in Tambach, Germany.
Could you help deliver core textbooks for the next generation of psychologists? As Series Editor for our ‘BPS Core Textbooks in Psychology’ book series, you’ll guide proposals & influence key subject areas. Apply by 16 Jan ’26: https://www.bps.org.uk/series-editor-bps-core-textbooks-psychology
The last session in the collective action series hosted by @bps-social-psych.bsky.social and organised by @drselintekin.bsky.social and @merveozturkey.bsky.social is this Thursday 4th Dec 1-3pm GMT. The webinar is free to attend but registration needed www.bps.org.uk/event/precar...
Precarious Solidarities: Collective Action during and after disasters Under Authoritarianism or repression | BPS
The final instalment of this series, gathering emergency practitioners and researchers in the social psychology field. Time may be subject to change.
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Join us for the second free session (of 3) in our Collective Action series today 2-4pm GMT, hosted by @bps-social-psych.bsky.social and brilliantly organised by @drselintekin.bsky.social & @merveozturkey.bsky.social See the speakers and register to get the link here: www.bps.org.uk/event/relief...
From Relief to Resistance: Sustaining Collective Action for Structural Change | BPS
The second in a three part event series from the Social Psychology Section, gathering emergency practitioners and researchers in the social psychology field.
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Thanks to @bps-social-psych.bsky.social for bringing my notes together from the event that @merveozturkey.bsky.social & I organized. Reflections came from the responses of: @profjohndrury.bsky.social @lucygobag.bsky.social Dr Rim Saab and Dr Nihan Albayrak-Aydemir www.bps.org.uk/news/rising-...
Rising together: How collective action emerges in the face of an emergency | BPS
Dr Selin Tekin reflects on the first event in the Rising Together series, hosted by the BPS Social Psychology Section.
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Au-Yeung et al. (2023). 'Spontaneous public coordination in response to a marauding knife attack on the London Underground' @bpsofficial.bsky.social @bps-social-psych.bsky.social @ukri.org funded bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
<em>British Journal of Social Psychology</em> | Wiley Online Library
Across a range of recent terrorist attacks in the United Kingdom, the question of how crowds behave in confined public space is an important concern. Classical theoretical assumptions are that human ...
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FREE online webinar from @bps-social-psych.bsky.social that may be of interest: 'From Relief to Resistance – Sustaining Collective Action for Structural Change' 6 November, 2-4pm More details below: www.bps.org.uk/event/relief...
From Relief to Resistance: Sustaining Collective Action for Structural Change | BPS
The second in a three part event series from the Social Psychology Section, gathering emergency practitioners and researchers in the social psychology field.
bps.org.uk
