𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀? Our team is collecting responses across 23 countries. The survey takes 12 minutes. You can take part if you are 18 or older and live in one of the highlighted countries on the map. jrp.pscholars.org/jglobal2026s...

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿? We take a first step toward grappling with this question, focusing on climate change 🌏 🌡️ and misinformation 📰❌. We reflect on what #psychology has learned from studying the #climate crisis — and how six insights transfer to #misinformation research.

Tobia Spampatti, PhD@tspampatti.bsky.social · last wk.

Do you research misinformation? @bojanaveckalov.bsky.social @sandrajgeiger.bsky.social @profsanderlinden.bsky.social @lewan.uk, Matthew Hornsey and I have a new piece out in NHB on lessons learned from climate psychology that can catalyze misinformation research. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Insights from climate psychology for misinformation research

Insights from climate psychology for misinformation research

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 20 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41562-026-02530-4Climate change and misinformation are interconnected global crises shaped by tensions between individual, collective and vested interests. Drawing on climate psychology, we distil six insights for misinformation research to strengthen policy relevance, systems thinking and resilience to attacks.

dlvr.it

Our wonderteam @bojanaveckalov.bsky.social @sandrajgeiger.bsky.social @profsanderlinden.bsky.social @lewan.bsky.social & Matthew Hornsey have a new preprint out for misinformation researchers out there: Six insights from climate psychology for the study of misinformation osf.io/preprints/ps... 1/

Results from study of mental health in 92 countries (n>53,000): People are not doing well. - U-shape for age is gone: Young adults lowest health, highest illness - Education still matters (a lot) - 45% of older people live alone - Hybrid work > 100% remote or in-person Preprint: osf.io/3jyda_v1

Help us strengthen trust in climate scientists in the US! Join our megastudy 👇

Dass "die Leute interessieren sich nicht für die Klimakrise" ein sehr erfolgreiches Stück Meta-Desinformation ist, zeigt übrigens nicht nur der Hamburger #Zukunftsentscheid. Die (nationale wie globale) Studienlage ist völlig eindeutig.Die Leute wissen, was los ist (Text von Juli)

If you're looking to do a PhD on a timely subject, I'm on the advisory board of a cool new project; "When Lies Take Root: Investigating the Impact of Misinformation on Those at Risk" at the top-ranked Amsterdam School of Communication Research/ Do share & apply: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

Vacancy — PhD Position: "When Lies Take Root: Investigating the Impact of Misinformation on Those at Risk"

Are you motivated to protect those most vulnerable against misinformation and to develop new interventions against misinformation? Do you want to know more about how mis- and disinformation impact at-...

werkenbij.uva.nl

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐬 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞—𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. In our @spspnews.bsky.social blog post, we write about collective illusions. We asked people in 11 countries what they personally thought about #climate change and what they believed others thought.

A new study published in Psychological Science, by @sandrajgeiger.bsky.social from @acee.princeton.edu, highlights how people around the world often overestimate climate skepticism and presents ways to push back on this misperception. #ClimateChange

Pro-Climate Sentiments Are More Common Than You Think

A new study highlights how people around the world often overestimate climate skepticism and presents ways to push back on this misperception.

psychologicalscience.org

“Prompting people to actively notice birdsong, plant textures and smells can significantly improve wellbeing…” Interesting study that suggests simple and small interventions, eg signage, that encourage people to notice nature can boost people’s wellbeing. Open access article below.

How birdsong and plant smells can boost wellbeing

A Surrey-based study explores how environment affects emotional and psychological restoration.

bbc.co.uk

Dr Melissa Marselle@melissamarselle.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Look forward to reading this! A key aspect of the health benefits of nature is our experience of the natural environment. Studies manipulating one's attentional focus and how it changes the benefits we gain from nature are necessary and fun besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

🦋🌱 Most people care about #biodiversity, yet we often underestimate how concerned others are about its loss. This “pluralistic ignorance” can silence people, weaken action, and make ambitious policies seem less popular. In a new paper, we outline a research agenda to study and reduce this gap (1/2)

🌏 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 It’s not that people doubt biodiversity is declining—it’s that we underestimate how many others already share this concern. In our new Perspective, we review work on pluralistic ignorance and set out a research agenda to:

Understanding the role of pluralistic ignorance in biodiversity conservation: A research agenda

Most people believe that biodiversity loss is human-caused, yet they may not realize how many others share this belief. Such collective misperceptions…

sciencedirect.com

Climate change is the defining story of our time, and journalists everywhere need the tools to cover it with depth, accuracy, and impact. That’s why we're offering journalists a free, live, online training program designed to support them in telling stronger climate stories. Apply by Sept. 8.

The Covering Climate Now Academy

Journalists from around the world can explore key climate topics together.

buff.ly

🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨 The Social&Environmental Psychology Group @ruhr-uni-bochum.de is recruiting 2 PhDs and 1 Postdoc as part of the ERC-funded SUSCON project on sustainable consumption. Details here: PhDs:👉 jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/7... Postdoc:👉 jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/e...

Doctoral Researcher (m,f,x)

jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de

Please welcome @brittwray.bsky.social to Bluesky. She studies the rise of climate distress and how to channel it for action and resilience - and is the newest addition to my starter pack of folks who study, write and speak on the intersection of mental health and the climate crisis! More here:

Thanks @janakoehler.bsky.social for leading this excellent work! 🪧🌎🔥 In two studies, we find that: 1️⃣ the German public misperceives what the public thinks about climate activists. 2️⃣ marchers/gluers think they are perceived more negatively/positively by the public than they actually are.

Jana Köhler@janakoehler.bsky.social · last yr.

1/7 🧵 We live in a biased social reality! 🤯 🚨 NEW PAPER: Climate activist stereotypes among the German public and German climate activists. My 1st PhD paper 🤩 in collaboration with @umweltbundesamt.bsky.social

Climate journalists broke a big story during Earth Week with the launch of The 89 Percent Project: Between 80% and 89% of people around the world want their governments to do more on climate change, but, critically, this overwhelming majority doesn't realize its the majority.

1/8 🧠 New study out! We analyzed data from 10,000+ people across 26 countries on trust in climate scientists — and how political ideology shapes it. Here’s what we found ⬇️ #ClimatePsychology #TrustInScience 🔗: doi.org/10.1016/j.je...

Seeking a wide range of perspectives from stakeholders involved in, or impacted by, the clean energy transition, including project developers, labor organizations, educators, financiers, policymakers, and local community members! Learn more & join the survey here: netzerostakeholder.princeton.edu

Energy Transitions Commission@etc-energy.bsky.social · last yr.

Delivering on net-zero goals requires expansion of our clean energy infrastructure at an unprecedented speed and scale. Princeton University's @acee.princeton.edu & Worley are looking for expert input for the 2025 Net Zero Stakeholder Survey. Take the survey here: netzerostakeholder.princeton.edu

🎉We're back! 24 hours of Political Psychology is once again coming to Vienna - save the dates: 26 / 27 February 2026 ▶️ Abstract submission is OPEN - find the link & further information here: 24hpolpsy.univie.ac.at Very excited to co-host with @markuswagner.bsky.social and @isabellareb.bsky.social

24 HOURS OF POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY CONFERENCE 2026

24 HOURS OF POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY CONFERENCE 2026

24hpolpsy.univie.ac.at

People underestimate how strong support for #ClimateAction is Great piece in @theguardian.com including @envpsyvienna.bsky.social's (now Dr.) @sandrajgeiger.bsky.social 👇 #EnvironmentalPsychology www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Spiral of silence’: climate action is very popular, so why don’t people realise it?

Researchers find 89% of people around the world want more to be done, but mistakenly assume their peers do not

theguardian.com

🌍 We are launching a new #ManyLabs!!! Join the Heat & Cognition project! We're studying how extreme heat affects human thinking, social behavior & well-being — globally. Contribute & co-author: 🔗 Info: heatandmind.wordpress.com 📋 Sign up: www.soscisurvey.de/HeatandCogni... #EnvironmentalPsychology

Join us for this year's jSchool on the psychology of decision-making 🧠🌿⚖️🗳️

Junior Researcher Programme@jresearcherprog.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨 Applications for jSchool 2025 are NOW OPEN! Are you a psychology or behavioural science student interested in research? Join jSchool 2025 to gain hands-on research experience, guided by early-career researchers. 👉 Apply now: jrp.pscholars.org/jschool2025 #jschool2025

Come join us for our Lunch & Learn webinar on Monday March 24 about delivering net zero by 2050! 🔋⚡️

Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment@andlingercenter.bsky.social · last yr.

The Andlinger Center invites you to join one of its Lunch & Learn webinars, hosted by Chris Greig and Elke Weber, to hear about their work to identify the necessary shifts for delivering energy infrastructure in order to meet global climate targets. acee.princeton.edu/events/princ...

How can we improve public attitudes towards contested science domains? In a new paper featuring 4 highly-powered experiments (3 preregistered), we show that psychological closeness (vs. distance) can help! The paper is published OA in the Journal of Social Issues: lnkd.in/dFN8_8KA

It's time to get ready for this year's PhD Academy on 25-26 February! Come and join for inspiriging scientific exchange. Use the this chance to come together with the whole CoBeNe community! Find the program here: shorturl.at/EUt5H

📢 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗝𝗥𝗣 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀! Our former JRP Supervisor, Dr. @gabrielapavarini.bsky.social, shares what made her experience so rewarding. This year, we’re looking for PhD students or postdoctoral researchers to join us in exploring the 𝗣𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 at 𝗷𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.

🔥🚨🛑 someone's impersonating me at sabine.pahll@bsky... (note the extra l), using my photos and everything! Please don't follow them, this is the real me on this account here. I have reported them; thanks @sandrajgeiger.bsky.social for letting me know! 😬😠☹️

Come join us for this year’s jSchool on the Psychology of Decision-Making as a Research Supervisor 🌿🧠❤️🏛️

Junior Researcher Programme@jresearcherprog.bsky.social · 2y ago

Are you a PhD student or postdoctoral researcher in psychology? Are you eager to: 🚀 Lead your own research project? 🌍 Explore your favourite topics across countries? 🔬 Mentor psychology students from around the world on decision making research? Read more ➡️ jrp.pscholars.org/supervisor20...