Also, a huge congratulations to our own @lukeapsych.bsky.social for winning the People’s Choice Award! 🏆 This recognition highlights how much our research community values accessible and creative approaches to tackling the opioid crisis. Your work truly resonated, Luke, well done! #ResearchImpact

Sussex Researcher School@sussexresearcher.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Over 250 votes were cast for the JRA Poster Exhibition People’s Choice Award 🗳️ Hats off to Luke Azaredo @lukeapsych.bsky.social for winning! Luke's research with @realab.bsky.social looked at 'Interactive Online Naloxone Training: Exploring Attitudes Towards Opioids and Substance Use' #SussexJRA

Huge congratulations to all the Junior Research Associates at @sussex.ac.uk. We were genuinely impressed by the quality of the research projects presented! Special shoutout to our lab member @stephenjoye.bsky.social, who earned the first place in the poster competition. A fantastic achievement! ✨

Sussex Researcher School@sussexresearcher.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Congratulations to Stephen Aruwajoye @stephenjoye.bsky.social for winning first place in the JRA Poster Exhibition! Stephen conducted his research with @realab.bsky.social on 'Self Medication & Mental Health: The Pathway to Alcohol Use Disorders in the University Enviroment'. #SussexJRA

REALab Study on the loved one's experiences: universityofsussex.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... REALab Study on Online Naloxone Training (University of Sussex students only): universityofsussex.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Further Support: www.changegrowlive.org

Today is International Overdose Awareness Day💜 It is an opportunity to reflect on the impact of overdose, acknowledge the experiences of loved ones, and increase awareness about harm reduction. At REALab, our research explores Naloxone and the loved ones' experiences. More details in the comments.

Survey here 👉 universityofsussex.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... @pablorom.bsky.social @patrycjazalewska.bsky.social @robynscharte.bsky.social @jcarhoun.bsky.social @meyrajackson.bsky.social @stephenjoye.bsky.social @lukeapsych.bsky.social

I’m thrilled to share this preprint with a brilliant co-author team. We describe several crises mental health science faces in the current sociopolitical context, as well as new and previously-overlooked opportunities to make non-incremental progress. https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/nz42x_v1

Pro tip, folks: if you make a figure for a publication, don’t just hand the copyright over to the publisher. Post it on OSF first and then give yourself permission to use it in the first publication and then all future publications. That way, no permissions issues.

The science illiteracy of the anti-vaccine movement has always been overshadowed by its moral bankruptcy and the divisive, polarizing rhetoric that it requires to grift in the wellness industry.

Equally insightful and depressing piece by Ed Kiely (no @bsky.app account?) in the last @lrb.co.uk. The sector is in crisis around the world, true, but the UK HE sector has very particular problems that need very distinct solutions

London Review of Books@lrb.co.uk · last yr.

‘Most of the opprobrium aimed at universities is fantastical. I only wish that academic life was as radical and subversive as its detractors believe.’ Ed Kiely on the dismantling of Britain’s higher education sector: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Truly impactful work by @abbydunn.bsky.social and @profsamch.bsky.social intergenerational transmission or anxiety at @sussex.ac.uk. Anyone with clinical experience knows how interconnected parents and children's anxiety is, even at subsyndromal levels, and how crucial it is for therapeutic success

The Mental Elf@thementalelf.bsky.social · last yr.

Preventing the intergenerational transmission of anxiety: encouraging insights from new online RCT buff.ly/lUPjNNq 🧵 THREAD #Anxiety #ParentalAnxiety #Parenting #Parents #RCT #PreventingMentalIllness

Francesca Zecchinato @fzecchinato.bsky.social summarises a recent trial led by @abbydunn.bsky.social, which investigates the effectiveness of an unguided modular online intervention for anxious parents in preventing anxiety in their offspring.

Psychological distress over 30 years in Great Britain: the times they are a changin’ (or are they?) buff.ly/qpu4p0f 🧵 THREAD #MentalHealth #PsychologicalDistress #Surveys #GB #30years

Hi @sussex.ac.uk !

a man is being recorded in a room with the words p-menu in the upper right corner

ALT: a man is being recorded in a room with the words p-menu in the upper right corner

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Bluesky Safety@safety.bsky.app · last yr.

We're excited that verification badges have made it easier to quickly recognize authentic accounts, especially in moments of breaking news. Now, we're expanding our roll-out. Notable and authentic accounts can apply for verification or to become a Trusted Verifier via the form linked in our blog.

Sometimes when I talk to intervention scientists about #measurement #psychometrics I get the argument “even if this questionnaire has bad psychometrics, everyone else in my field uses it and I want to be able to compare my results with theirs”. Let’s talk about how that is a misunderstanding 🧵 1/6

This is a very important issue, because it might sound like "trashing" psychological interventions or prevention efforts, but it is not. This is how science should work. We have a good idea, we test it, if it works, great, if it doesn't, rethink and retest. With enough evidence against, we drop it.

Dr Lucy Foulkes@lucyfoulkes.bsky.social · last yr.

I’m in the Guardian today, arguing that we should stop them all-class mental health lessons in schools I've thought very carefully about ‘going public’ with this, because it's a sensitive argument to make, especially in the face of so many young people struggling. (cont 🧵) tinyurl.com/vun92cz7

This placement year has been an incredibly rewarding experience. I've significantly developed my research skills and deepened my knowledge while working with an amazing team! I'm also pleased to share that I’ve been accepted into the JRA Scheme, which I’ll be continuing with @realab.bsky.social. 🙌🙌

Research on Emotional disorders and Addictions Lab@realab.bsky.social · last yr.

Meet @stephenjoye.bsky.social (Stephen Aruwajoye), an integral member of our lab team! Find out more about his upcoming summer project and his responsibilities within other meaningful research projects within the lab.

And finally, our great still Placement student soon-to-be JRA @stephenjoye.bsky.social, who is going to work on the @realab.bsky.social Wellbeing Survey and more to explore @sussex.ac.uk wellbeing and use of substances! Please welcome him to @bsky.app and follow for more updates very soon!

Research on Emotional disorders and Addictions Lab@realab.bsky.social · last yr.

Meet @stephenjoye.bsky.social (Stephen Aruwajoye), an integral member of our lab team! Find out more about his upcoming summer project and his responsibilities within other meaningful research projects within the lab.

Meet @stephenjoye.bsky.social (Stephen Aruwajoye), an integral member of our lab team! Find out more about his upcoming summer project and his responsibilities within other meaningful research projects within the lab.

In this month's Wired, a detailed interview with @jay.bsky.team:

Bluesky Is Plotting a Total Takeover of the Social Internet

All the lefties fled to Bluesky following Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover. But CEO Jay Graber says the app is for everyone—and could revolutionize how people communicate online.

wired.com

Nice discussion of the pros and cons of preregistration by @rogerthegs.bsky.social in the new Handbook of Social Psychology. doi.org/10.70400/NYK...

'The illusion of Conscious AI' - new short piece of @bigthink.com bigthink.com/neuropsych/t... (for the longer version, see my Behavioural and Brain Sciences target article, which is now accepting commentary proposals): www.cambridge.org/core/journal... 🧠

The illusion of conscious AI

Neuroscientist Anil Seth explains why people often overestimate how likely it is that AI will become conscious.

bigthink.com

I don't need fellow citizens to be friends or the same as me. I do need them to defend others'/my rights I would rather rely on a stranger to uphold norms of justice &rights impartially Than have a neighbour 'sympathetically' say my child didn't get a place bc of all the foreigners having children

It’s been amazing working with this team this past year in my placement! I’m very grateful for the opportunities and people I’ve met throughout this journey. Can’t wait to continue working in REALab over summer, as I’ve recently been accepted into the JRA Scheme 🎉🎉🔥 #Psychology #Sussex #JRA

Research on Emotional disorders and Addictions Lab@realab.bsky.social · last yr.

Meet @lukeapsych.bsky.social (Luke Azaredo), a crucial member of our lab team! Find out more about his upcoming summer project and his responsibilities within other meaningful research projects within the lab.

Thrilled to welcome @lukeapsych.bsky.social, another brilliant @realab.bsky.social placement student! His extremely creative work on substance use and naloxone training with @jcarhoun.bsky.social is all about saving lives! Stay tuned for updates on his study in the coming weeks!

Research on Emotional disorders and Addictions Lab@realab.bsky.social · last yr.

Meet @lukeapsych.bsky.social (Luke Azaredo), a crucial member of our lab team! Find out more about his upcoming summer project and his responsibilities within other meaningful research projects within the lab.

Meet @lukeapsych.bsky.social (Luke Azaredo), a crucial member of our lab team! Find out more about his upcoming summer project and his responsibilities within other meaningful research projects within the lab.

This placement year has been an amazing opportunity to develop my skills and knowledge in research. I am very grateful for the opportunity. I am also extremely happy to announce that I got accepted onto the JRA Scheme which I will be doing as part of the @realab.bsky.social. 🎉🎉🎉

Research on Emotional disorders and Addictions Lab@realab.bsky.social · last yr.

Meet @patrycjazalewska.bsky.social (Patrycja Zalewska), a valuable member of our lab team! Find out more about her upcoming summer project and her contributions to other meaningful research projects within the lab.

Excited to welcome our fantastic @realab.bsky.social placement students to @bsky.app! Starting with @patrycjazalewska.bsky.social (Soon-to-be JRA), who will explore interoception with a cool assessment. More from @rnarjona.bsky.social, @robynscharte.bsky.social & Patrycja after summer!

Research on Emotional disorders and Addictions Lab@realab.bsky.social · last yr.

Meet @patrycjazalewska.bsky.social (Patrycja Zalewska), a valuable member of our lab team! Find out more about her upcoming summer project and her contributions to other meaningful research projects within the lab.

Fleshed out this awesome slide to share with my lab too - keen for any feedback on things I might have gotten wrong

moin syed@syeducation.bsky.social · last yr.

Recently did the annual walk through of our totally normal publishing system for my undergraduate research methods students. Never fails to boggle their minds.

This would be peak comedy if it weren’t for the plot twist that this guy is actually running US healthcare

Dr. Jonathan N. Stea@jonathanstea.bsky.social · last yr.

RFK Jr and Statistics: