I will be advertising a funded PhD studentship shortly, for a project on adding psychological theory (social identity) to modelling of epidemics ( @leverhulme.ac.uk funded, with Marijn Stok). The studentship will start in January 2027. Get in touch now for informal enquiries.

Relatedly on influence, this is something @maiensachis.bsky.social @fdabl.bsky.social @colognaviktoria.bsky.social @lydiamessling.bsky.social @christelvaneck.bsky.social & I looked at in our review paper on the effects of climate advocacy & activism by scientists journals.plos.org/climate/arti...

Dr Samuel Finnerty@samuelfinnerty.bsky.social · 15h ago

Really useful new paper by @brionylatter.bsky.social @samhampton.bsky.social @lwhitmarsh.bsky.social mapping how social influence shapes climate attitudes & action. Excellent resource for thinking about designing interventions, determining best points of influence. Critically, keep talking about it

Really useful new paper by @brionylatter.bsky.social @samhampton.bsky.social @lwhitmarsh.bsky.social mapping how social influence shapes climate attitudes & action. Excellent resource for thinking about designing interventions, determining best points of influence. Critically, keep talking about it

Briony Latter@brionylatter.bsky.social · yesterday

⭐ New paper in @natclimate.nature.com: Social influence shapes climate attitudes and action ⭐ Excited to share this from @samhampton.bsky.social, me & @lwhitmarsh.bsky.social, bringing together evidence on how influence operates in the context of climate action. www.nature.com/articles/s41... 1/

This keeps getting worse until we stop burning fossil fuels 🔥 #KeepItInTheGround

Simon Evans@drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · last wk.

🔥🔥🔥Newspaper frontpages🔥🔥🔥

Unfortunately @samuelfinnerty.bsky.social & I didn't solve the #ClimateCrisis in this occasion 😫 But we did learn that 'Daybreak' is an excellent game! ✅️ ... and that we need a bigger table next time 😆

Of course, we must ask not only what actions are seen as most appropriate and credible for scientists to do, but also what actions have the most influence. This remains an area requiring further inquiry.

"We, the undersigned, urge the Prime Minister to convene a live, televised emergency briefing, delivered by independent experts." We've an open letter in the FT today calling on Andy Burnham to hold a national emergency briefing on climate and nature.

Andy, we totally agree. Over 100 MPs back our Parliamentary Call for a live televised emergency briefing on the climate and nature crisis. www.nebriefing.org/parliamentar... Another 28 have signed the EDM edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...

📄🔥New research @bojanaveckalov.bsky.social @roderikrekker.bsky.social @christelvaneck.bsky.social Erika van Elsas 🥼Scope for scientists to do more than research & teaching, albeit approval & scientist's credibility take a hit when actions are more contentious and disruptive osf.io/preprints/ps...

Woken at 4am by wildfire smoke filling the house. Southeast Wales, one of the UK's wettest regions, is shrouded in smoke today. You can feel it in your lungs. The climate crisis is now.

📄🔥New research @bojanaveckalov.bsky.social @roderikrekker.bsky.social @christelvaneck.bsky.social Erika van Elsas 🥼Scope for scientists to do more than research & teaching, albeit approval & scientist's credibility take a hit when actions are more contentious and disruptive osf.io/preprints/ps...

Join our Many-Analysts Simulation Study—yes, you read that correctly—accepted as Stage 1 Registered Report in (AMPPS) @psychscience.bsky.social. We're trying to find out how researchers' simulation design choices shape methodological conclusions. Further info: osf.io/8vcxh/files/...

In just six months, Mamdani has already made huge progress on: -Lowering rent -Enacting universal childcare -Taxing the super rich -Improving city buses -Cracking down on junk fees and subscription traps -Protecting gig workers from wage theft This is what delivering for the people looks like.

So excited to see this! Over 4 episodes I cover the hugely alarming conclusions of the Joint Intelligence Ctte Report, shamefully suppressed by Government, & explore its implications for our food and water security. @nebriefing.bsky.social @climatemajority.bsky.social @chrisgpackham.bsky.social

The Rest Is Politics@therestpolitics.bsky.social · 3w ago

Climate breakdown isn't just an environmental issue - it's fast becoming a national security crisis. Our major new investigative series with Caroline Lucas starts Friday, exclusively for TRIP + members.

Wildfires in Europe so far this summer have led to Spain's deadliest in decades, with temperature anomalies peaking around +9°C in France and Germany and a high of 45.1°C in southern Spain. But how is the UK 'fire wave' after its first 'megafire' that burnt for four days in Dava Moor in May? 1/n

Only 40% of Brits think the recent heatwave was 'very likely' down to climate change. Yet #climate scientists say it was "virtually impossible" without human-caused warming. The link went unmentioned in nearly 3/4 of news stories, so the media is letting us down. #EndClimateSilence

Has your MP signed the Parliamentary call for government to stage a televised emergency briefing on the #climate and #nature crisis? Enter your postcode to see: www.nebriefing.org/parliamentar... We can rise to this challenge, but first we need to face it. #NationalEmergencyBriefing #TimeToStepUp

Check here to see if your MP has signed

For MPs and Peers to express support for briefing the nation on the threats from climate & nature breakdown to the UK’s security, food supply, health and economy.

nebriefing.org

This amendment would ban oil & gas donations to UK political parties. Given the urgent need to transition to renewables to tackle the rising threat of climate change, this seems like a no-brainer for all MPs to support. Please share and ask your MP to back it. 🙏

Richard Burgon MP@richardburgon.bsky.social · last mo.

This extreme weather of the past week isn't a one-off. It's part of a dangerous new norm. The oil and gas companies fuelling the climate crisis - and driving up your energy bills - shouldn't be funding our politics. I've tabled an Amendment to ban oil and gas donations to political parties.

The AfD are developing an AI tool to generate endless volumes of rage bait & Nazi propaganda like a perpetual version of the “2-minute hate” from “1984”.

Dr Abeba Birhane@abeba.blacksky.app · 4w ago

social media platforms that operate to maximize engagement, nazi ideology built on hate and rage, weak regulation and enforcement... democracy is dying before our eyes and big tech is fuel powering it www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...

#Sociology #Science

Dr Samuel Finnerty@samuelfinnerty.bsky.social · 4w ago

@nature.com dedicated last week's issue to Trust in Science. Much of interest discussed there, particularly how trust in science remains relatively high (though fragile with some), and that we must distinguish scientists being trusted from whether they have influence.

#Science #ClimateAction

Dr Samuel Finnerty@samuelfinnerty.bsky.social · 4w ago

On the topic of influence, some scientists engage in climate advocacy & activism to influence action. For a review on the effects of climate advocacy and activism by scientists, we reviewed the literature on the reasons for it & its effects on perceptions of science journals.plos.org/climate/arti...

@nature.com dedicated last week's issue to Trust in Science. Much of interest discussed there, particularly how trust in science remains relatively high (though fragile with some), and that we must distinguish scientists being trusted from whether they have influence.

Magdalena Skipper@magdalenaskipper.bsky.social · last mo.

Too many of us repeat the statement that trust in science is falling. Is it really the case? The data don’t support this conclusion in a straight forward way. Science may have an influence & comms problem more than a trust problem, in fact… but it’s complex 👇🏻 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

🚨 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! 🚨 🚀 Register now to attend the New Directions in Social Media Research Conference, taking place at the University of Cambridge on 7-8 December 2026! Register here: sites.google.com/view/social-... Hosted by @dmh-group.bsky.social

Georgia Turner @georgiaturner.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🚨 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS 🚨 1/ We invite proposals for posters and symposia for the New Directions in Social Media Research conference at St John’s College, University of Cambridge (7–8 Dec 2026). We especially welcome future-facing research on how the social world is changing in the digital age.

Come work with me, Janna, Jonas, and Bart at Leiden University :). #MentalHealth #Psychology #PsychSciSky #academicsky

Eiko Fried@eikofried.bsky.social · last mo.

1/ We have a PhD position open on 'Mental Disorders as Harmful Stable States'. If you know students interested in the intersection of mental health & statistical modeling (EMA & time series), please encourage them to apply. www.academictransfer.com/nl/jobs/3621...

In-person panel discussion bringing together representatives from policing, academia and civil society to examine the growing use of facial recognition technology (FRT) and its implications for human rights. Gregson Centre, Lancaster 7 July, 6.30pm gregson.co.uk/event/recogn...

Recognised or Misidentified? Discussion on Facial Recognition, Bias and Accountability - The Gregson

Join this panel discussion bringing together representatives from policing, academia ...

gregson.co.uk

As the crisis in UK higher education and research deepens, the British Academy’s President, Susan J Smith (@sjs1869.bsky.social) has urged an immediate and comprehensive review to secure the sector's long-term sustainability. See the full statement: https://bit.ly/4v8jdks

A strange article in Nature, which appears to lay the blame for falling trust in science at the feet of ... scientists. Without a mention of the years-long assault on expertise by the media and politicians.

Dr. Aaron Thierry@thierryaaron.bsky.social · last mo.

As someone in this picture I find it a little odd that @natureportfolio.nature.com chose this image to illustrate the point. We were very careful when choosing a slogan for our signs that it be scientificly defenceable. "Science says New Oil & Gas = Death" is a plain statement of fact 🧵

I bring great news! Reform have lost their motion to rescind West Norfolk's climate emergency declaration and associated climate action It wasn't even close: 37-7 And several councillors were absolutely furious about Reform's shenanigans

Dr Charlie Gardner@charliejgardner.bsky.social · last mo.

Today's the day! The heat has relented and Reform finally have their chance to persuade King's Lynn and West Norfolk' Council to turn their back on climate action I'll be live-tweeting from the debate

8/ If you want to read more on this topic I recommend this newly published narrative review by Finnerty et al. Who have done a great job at giving an overview on the latest research published on the topic of climate advocacy by scientists

Dr Samuel Finnerty@samuelfinnerty.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Should scientists advocate for climate action? Our new review @plosclimate.org finds there is no single answer. The effects of scientist advocacy depend heavily on context, including who is speaking, what they are advocating for, and who is listening. Open access: journals.plos.org/climate/arti...

As someone in this picture I find it a little odd that @natureportfolio.nature.com chose this image to illustrate the point. We were very careful when choosing a slogan for our signs that it be scientificly defenceable. "Science says New Oil & Gas = Death" is a plain statement of fact 🧵