Come and join us on @bps-social-psych.bsky.social committee! It's a great way to support the social psychology community 🙂 You can find out more here: www.bps.org.uk/news/volunte...

Volunteer role: Appointed Member for Social Psychology Section (Role ID: 310) | BPS

We have 6 current vacancies on our committee.

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We're looking for a Research and Innovation Development Manager to join our team on a 13-month fixed-term contract. Closing date: Wed 22 July. Apply here: jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Priestley Centre for Climate Futures@priestleycentre.bsky.social · last mo.

We're hiring! The Centre is looking for a Research and Innovation Development Manager to join our team on a 13-month contract. Advance climate research and innovation by supporting funding applications and building partnerships across academia, policy and industry. jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

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

How to find hope in a polycrisis - @ellarhodespsych.bsky.social hears from @alekscichocka.bsky.social @profsanderlinden.bsky.social @swedishprotests.bsky.social @timwildschut.bsky.social and others. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

How to find hope in a polycrisis | BPS

We’re living in a time of multiple, distinct yet overlapping crises and threats. Our journalist, Ella Rhodes, asks if psychology can help us to find a way to understand our strange new world and foste...

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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.

Decisions on submissions for the @bps-social-psych.bsky.social Annual Conference 8-9th Sept done! Wish we could accept all, had to reject high-quality submissions due to the number of submissions. More info and register (full-conference £105-£200, dinner £25) here: www.bps.org.uk/event/social...

📣 📣 📣 Submission deadline TONIGHT midnight (UTC+1)!!! #SocialPsychology #BPS #Public #Environment #Politics #Society #ClimateCrisis #CostofLivingCrisis #PublicHealth

Sara Vestergren@swedishprotests.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Submissions & registration are open for BPS Social Psychology Section Annual Conference (Social Psychology for the Public) 8-9 Sept 2026, London. We welcome submissions from academics, practitioners, policy makers, and community partners. Submission deadline: 3 May www.bps.org.uk/event/social...

EXTENDED DEADLINE for @bps-social-psych.bsky.social submissions!!! Ends midnight 11th May. 2-day attendance £105 (for section members), conference dinner (on the 8th) £25, 8-9th September, 2026, London, UK Theme: Social Psychology for the Public Information here: www.bps.org.uk/event/social...

Sara Vestergren@swedishprotests.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Submissions & registration are open for BPS Social Psychology Section Annual Conference (Social Psychology for the Public) 8-9 Sept 2026, London. We welcome submissions from academics, practitioners, policy makers, and community partners. Submission deadline: 3 May www.bps.org.uk/event/social...

Had a really good time presenting the British Psychological Society Social Section last year. Recommend it.

Sara Vestergren@swedishprotests.bsky.social · 3mo ago

EXTENDED DEADLINE for @bps-social-psych.bsky.social submissions!!! Ends midnight 11th May. 2-day attendance £105 (for section members), conference dinner (on the 8th) £25, 8-9th September, 2026, London, UK Theme: Social Psychology for the Public Information here: www.bps.org.uk/event/social...

EXTENDED DEADLINE for @bps-social-psych.bsky.social submissions!!! Ends midnight 11th May. 2-day attendance £105 (for section members), conference dinner (on the 8th) £25, 8-9th September, 2026, London, UK Theme: Social Psychology for the Public Information here: www.bps.org.uk/event/social...

Sara Vestergren@swedishprotests.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Submissions & registration are open for BPS Social Psychology Section Annual Conference (Social Psychology for the Public) 8-9 Sept 2026, London. We welcome submissions from academics, practitioners, policy makers, and community partners. Submission deadline: 3 May www.bps.org.uk/event/social...

The submission deadline for this year's @bps-social-psych.bsky.social conference is 3 May! It's a great opportunity to present new research and this year's theme is social psychology for the public. www.bps.org.uk/event/social...

BPS Social Psychology Section@bps-social-psych.bsky.social · 5mo ago

*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 🧑🏽‍🏫👨🏽‍🏫👨🏿‍🏫🧑🏿‍🏫👨‍🏫👩‍🏫

Excellent presentation on some brilliant research from @drannetempleton.bsky.social

@samreenchhabra.bsky.social · 3mo ago

All smiles at the Crowds and Identities meeting today! Thank you @drannetempleton.bsky.social for presenting your stunning research on evacuation instructions, excited to see where it goes! 🫶🏻

All smiles at the Crowds and Identities meeting today! Thank you @drannetempleton.bsky.social for presenting your stunning research on evacuation instructions, excited to see where it goes! 🫶🏻

Submissions & registration are open for BPS Social Psychology Section Annual Conference (Social Psychology for the Public) 8-9 Sept 2026, London. We welcome submissions from academics, practitioners, policy makers, and community partners. Submission deadline: 3 May www.bps.org.uk/event/social...

Submissions & registration are open for BPS Social Psychology Section Annual Conference (Social Psychology for the Public) 8-9 Sept 2026, London. We welcome submissions from academics, practitioners, policy makers, and community partners. Submission deadline: 3 May www.bps.org.uk/event/social...

Excellent presentation by @drrotemperach.bsky.social and Franziska Busch, at the Crowds and Identities March 2026 meeting! @profjohndrury.bsky.social @drannetempleton.bsky.social @kayleighsmith.bsky.social @swedishprotests.bsky.social @freyamills.bsky.social @loudavidson.bsky.social

Repost across your networks for any social psychologists who might be interested! Attending this annual conference has been one of my yearly highlights since the early days of my PhD, we're a friendly bunch – consider attending to meet like-minded researchers interested in social psychology!

BPS Social Psychology Section@bps-social-psych.bsky.social · 5mo ago

*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 🧑🏽‍🏫👨🏽‍🏫👨🏿‍🏫🧑🏿‍🏫👨‍🏫👩‍🏫

*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 🧑🏽‍🏫👨🏽‍🏫👨🏿‍🏫🧑🏿‍🏫👨‍🏫👩‍🏫

Consequences of Individual-, Organizational-, and Societal-Level Allyship: An Integrative Review and Recommendations for Policymakers and Practitioners New from @schreiber-julia.bsky.social spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

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Although allyship has the potential to foster inclusivity and bring about social change, its consequences have received too little attention in the literature. In the current contribution, we aim to ....

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'Understanding the 2024 Summer Riots in the UK: Three Case Studies' - These events were riots not ‘protests’ - More people were involved than far-right activists - There were significant community defence actions. @ukri.org @behaviourresuk.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Great event by @bps-social-psych.bsky.social and @bps-dartp.bsky.social on secondary data and social media! It's online and free 🙂 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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Crowds & Identities Feb 2026! Fantastic work by @evangelospsych.bsky.social on Crowds, awe, and ordeal: Experiences, psychological transformations and ideological reproduction. Great seeing everyone! @swedishprotests.bsky.social @dennisnigbur.bsky.social @yarazebian.bsky.social @pjsaaved.bsky.social

1/2 'In social psychology, the current ease of online surveys, vignette experiments and so on only reinforces a point made 20 years ago that studies of "behaviour" are rare compared to studies of self-report....'

John Drury@profjohndrury.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Our study of three of the 2024 anti-asylum-seeker riots now accepted for publication at J of Community & Applied Social Psych. Link to pre-print below. www.qeios.com/read/17ASAP

Our study of three of the 2024 anti-asylum-seeker riots now accepted for publication at J of Community & Applied Social Psych. Link to pre-print below. www.qeios.com/read/17ASAP

Understanding the 2024 Summer Riots in the UK: Three Case Studies

The wave of riots in England in summer 2024 were followed by swift policy responses before any detailed empirical investigation had been carried out. This paper presents case studies of the disorders ...

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Out now! Handbook of Social Identity Research 🌟 📚 ✍ Edited by Nyla Branscombe and Katherine J. Reynolds 'Indispensable for those interested in the research methods and empirical results' – Naomi Ellemers Read first chapter 🆓: tinyurl.com/mpfkzvjz ℹ️ More information: tinyurl.com/38ctp2f8

'Beyond the politics of demand: Prefigurative politics and the future of collective action research' New pre-print from @swedishprotests.bsky.social @metesefauysal.bsky.social and others with important argument about how social psych approaches collective action osf.io/preprints/ps...

Finland has emerged as a global leader in countering “fake news”. Here's how they've done it

Teaching when to trust

As fake news accelerates, we need to teach our children how to think critically. Finnish schools are leading the charge

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The Crowds & Identities seminar, expertly convened by @freyamills.bsky.social @pjsaaved.bsky.social presents his team's important work on public perceptions of police use of force against protests.

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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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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