Some exciting updates for #SIPS2027: 🟢 Keynote speakers: David Beard, Kate Faasse, and Omer Van den Bergh 🟢 ECR Summer School will be held on 8 Feb 2027, with travel grants available, supported by @sfb-trr-289.bsky.social 🟢 Reminder that abstract submissions close 1 June 2026 sips2027.com

An exciting opportunity to work closely with our lab - a fully funded PhD scholarship is available at the University of Sydney on the psychological mechanisms underlying the nocebo effect. Open to domestic + international applicants: - $42,754 p.a. for up to 3.5 years - Applications close 9 June

A reminder that submissions for SIPS 2027 are now open! Submission deadline is 1 June 2026 (11:59pm UTC). www.sips2027.com/submissions We are currently inviting submissions for: 🎤 Symposia ⚡ Flash talks 📌 Posters #SIPS2027 #Placebo #Nocebo #Psychology #Medicine #Pain

⭐ Welcome to our new Co-Director Professor Ben Colagiuri ⭐ We sat down to talk to Ben about his new role and what he's looking forward to at Brain and Mind Centre Read our 'In Conversation with Ben' here -> bit.ly/InConversati...

On 20 Feb, we're hosting the 2026 Australian Placebo Nocebo Symposium at the University of Sydney. Join us to hear talks on the latest placebo and nocebo research from speakers across Australia and NZ. Registration closes this Friday 13 Feb! See the full programme and register at:

2026 Australian Placebo Nocebo Symposium

Join us at the Australian Placebo Nocebo Symposium to share your insights on placebo and nocebo research.

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TWO new publications from PhD Candidate Cosette Saunders!What did she find? 1) Viewing someone having a positive treatment experience (i.e., no adverse side effects) can reduce both [instructed] and [instructed + socially-induced] nocebo effects. academic.oup.com/abm/article/...

Thank you to @przemekbabel.bsky.social and the organising comittee for a great #SIPS2025 #SIPSplacebo2025. As was announced at the closing ceremony, we'll be hosting SIPS 2027 in Sydney, Australia! Follow us for updates, news, and more! ⭐️ @sipsplacebo.bsky.social

Thank you to everyone who visited our posters!

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On today's schedule: PhD candidate Cosette Saunders (TU066, TU067) and postdoc David Ng (TU072) have their poster presentations! 📄

On Day 2 of #SIPS2025 we had postdocs @winstontan.bsky.social and Tessa Rooney showcase their posters, as well as former lab member and close collaborator Kirsten Barnes demonstrate the potential of positive attribute framing to reduce the nocebo effect 🤩

A comprehensive overview of the lab's work on socially-induced nocebo effects, how they spread, and how we can prevent them in the first plenary session from @bencolagiuri.bsky.social 🤒👀 #SIPS2025

Join the newly founded Early Career Researcher network at @sipsplacebo.bsky.social! For questions, contact one of the organizers: @winstontan.bsky.social, @liviaasan.bsky.social, @helenahartmann.com or Aleksandrina Skvortsova! ⭐ #SIPSconference2025 #SIPS2025

First from us at @sipsplacebo.bsky.social 2025 is a great poster highlight talk from postdoc Tessa Rooney on the relevance of interpretation bias on nocebo pain! 👏👏Come check out her poster on Monday - HIM03! #SIPS2025 #placebo #nocebo #pain

Building on her recent article, PhD Candidate Cosette Saunders just spoke to ABC Radio about the #nocebo effect! Listen to a snippet of it below! 📻 ✨

⭐️ PhD candidate Cosette Saunders wrote a great article for @aunz.theconversation.com discussing the #nocebo effect and how it's relevant to you (e.g., it can be socially transmitted to you through the social media platform you're using right now)! 🤕 theconversation.com/you-can-catc...

You can catch the ‘nocebo’ effect from family, friends – even social media. But what is it, actually?

The nocebo effect is the opposite of the placebo effect. And it can affect what we think of medicines, and the side-effects we report.

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Thank you to everyone who attended and presented at the inaugural 2025 Australian Placebo Nocebo Symposium! Special thanks to our keynote speakers Luana Colloca and Winfried Rief, as well as the panel members for a great discussion to wrap things up!

⭐️ We're hosting the 2025 Australian Placebo Nocebo Symposium on 14 Feb! ⭐️ This one-day program will showcase advances in #placebo and #nocebo research and build collaborative networks between researchers and clinicians. To submit an abstract/register: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/2025-austr...