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Sarah MacQuarrie

@smqpsych.bsky.social

Senior Lecturer and researcher at the University of Manchester. Interested in psychology, education and all things research related. Open research and open science supporter. Find out more about me here: https://t.co/slC1giXjDI

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Greg Pierce @gregspierce.bsky.social · last wk.

We at the @luskininnovation.bsky.social are thrilled to welcome @katharinehayhoe.com to campus for the 1st Luskin Lecture of the year co-hosted by the Center and the Luskin School. innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/keepin...

Keeping Climate in the Conversation: A UCLA Luskin Lecture with Katherine Hayhoe | UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation

Join us September 28th as world-renowned climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe kicks off the fall UCLA Luskin Lecture series with a timely conversation on climate action at a critical crossroads.

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Sara Rouhi @rouhiroo.bsky.social · 2w ago

#HigherEd #science #sciencesky #EduSky having difficulty complying w/ #openscience #openaccess mandates? Particularly as an #ECR or limited-funding researcher? Looking for a couple of panelists for a conference who can share their experience. DM me and share! #PublicHealth #publicPolicy

Dan Poole @danpoole.bsky.social · 2w ago

Our study of autism community perspectives about Open Data has now been published at @collabrapsychology.bsky.social (🔓) online.ucpress.edu/collabra/art... Participants were generally optimistic about open data to advance autism research and reduced participant burden. But,

Open Data in Autism Research: The Views of Autistic People and Parents of Autistic Children

Open data has been promoted as a tool to improve the transparency, robustness, and efficiency of scientific research. However, the perspectives of participant communities, particularly those who are m...

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Dr Dean Burnett @drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 2w ago

A Review of the Guardian’s Review of Channel 4’s ‘The Great ADHD Myth?’ theneuroscienceofeve... I reviewed the Guardian's review of The Great ADHD Myth, and found it... well, lacking doesn't really do it justice. #ADHD #Channel4 #Guardian #Neurodivergence

Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford @oxfordpsychiatry.bsky.social · 2mo ago

📢 NEWS: Centre for Women's Mental Health at Oxford to be established. The interdisciplinary research centre will be led by a new Professor of Women's Mental Health (applications now open!). Find out more about the Centre & apply: www.psych.ox.ac.uk/news/new-oxf... @medsci.ox.ac.uk

Picture and quote from Professor Belinda Lennox, Head of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford. Quote reads: "The urgent global need and interest in improving women’s mental health has never been greater. Our centre will be at the forefront of this work, harnessing Oxford’s unique breadth of expertise, and fostering collaboration and innovation, to accelerate research in this area for the benefit of patients."

jenny tightpants @jtp.bsky.social · last mo.

yeah i'm a gamer

Jess Rohmann @jlrohmann.bsky.social · last mo.

📣 Job alert: We are looking for a PhD Candidate in causal inference & health data science🔎 📍 Berlin (Responsible Health Data Analysis Team, BIH-QUEST) 📅 Starting: Oct 1, 2026 (3 years) 💼 100% E13 position 🔗 Read more and apply (deadline Aug 17): karriere.charite.de/en/job-vacan... Please share!

PhD Candidate (all genders) BIH QUEST Center (Team “Responsible Health Data Analysis”)

full-time | 17.08.2026 | BIH Berlin Mitte

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Sarah MacQuarrie @smqpsych.bsky.social · last mo.

The most amusing thread of the day....

Katharine Hayhoe@katharinehayhoe.com · last mo.

Overnight, a masked bandit broke into our kitchen. Armed with opposable thumbs, he proceeded to sample everything on offer. I’d just visited the farmers market, so the menu was extensive. I can now share a highly specific peer-reviewed list of what this particular raider did & did not enjoy. 🧵

Mark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · last mo.

🔺Psychology Job 🔺 Assistant Professor in Psychology (Grade 8) at Durham Uni to support our new MSc Psychology (Conversion) You should use computational approaches, incl machine learning and artificial intelligence Closing date 30th Aug Please share! #Psychology #AcademicSky #PhDSky More info 👇

Assistant Professor (Research %26 Education)

Click the link provided to see the complete job description.

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Dr Katie Twomey @k2mey.eurosky.social · 2mo ago

Plug for the excellent seminar series run by my research group, LCD-PSYC at University of Manchester, in collaboration with LuCID. All your language development interests catered for! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... @childstudycentre.bsky.social

LCD-PSYC in collaboration with LuCid Seminar Series (2025-2026) - YouTube

Welcome to the official playlist for the Seminar Series presented by The Centre for Language, Communication and Developmental Psychology (LCD-PSYC) at the Un...

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Sarah MacQuarrie @smqpsych.bsky.social · last mo.

Signed A terrible proposition and baseless argument

Gavin Buckingham @drgbuckingham.bsky.social · last mo.

The Cognition Group in the Psychology dept at Exeter are at risk of redundancy because "basic cognitive psychology research does not align with the current priorities of funding bodies" If you think this is overtly wrong and misguided, please sign this open letter docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Sarah MacQuarrie @smqpsych.bsky.social · last mo.

Please share and celebrate sharingstudentprojects.manchester.ac.uk A new look for this website making student work made more accessible across a range of thematic categories. Thanks @uomresearchit.bsky.social and many others for making this a reality. @uomhums.bsky.social @uomseed.bsky.social

Banner promoting "Sharing Student Projects." The banner features the headline "Sharing Student Projects" with the subheading: "Explore inspiring research projects, fresh ideas and diverse voices that bring learning and impact together." A yellow "Explore Projects" button appears on the left. On the right are previews of student project posters from The University of Manchester, including a QR code and illustrated project thumbnails. The background shows a blurred university campus building.he background shows a blurred university campus building.

Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · last mo.

"My message to the people of the UK is that I'll train the new guy but you're going to have to stick with one of them eventually."

Rosie (she/her)@airfriedrosie.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Remember Streeting's review into whether young people are being overdiagnosed with ADHD, autism, and mental health issues? Well, the interim report is out, and there's a reason the media are silent on it (spoiler: it proves what a lot of us have been saying all along)

In others, notably ADHD and autism, rising diagnoses and referrals appear to exceed changes in underlying epidemiological prevalence and are likely to reflect a combination of:

improved recognition
changing help-seeking behaviour
institutional incentives
pressures within existing service pathways
Across both ADHD and autism, best currently available population-based estimates remain relatively stable, while administrative diagnoses, self-identification and recorded service demand have increased substantially. In autism, the evidence also points to particularly rapid growth in identified need within educational systems, including increasing identification among girls and among young people without learning disability.

These patterns suggest that rising demand is not simply the result of increasing prevalence, but of several processes operating simultaneously, including:

real increases in distress in some groups
improved recognition of previously unmet need
changing expectations about support
systems that frequently rely on formal diagnosis as the primary route to assistance
Across the system, support is too often accessed through pathways that are slow, fragmented and heavily dependent on diagnostic categorisation. While diagnosis remains essential for some forms of clinical decision-making, the evidence suggests that current arrangements do not always provide the most effective or efficient way of identifying and responding to need.

In particular, where access to support depends heavily on formal diagnosis, demand for diagnostic assessment can increase more rapidly than systems are able to respond, generating long waiting times, duplication of assessment and pressure on specialist services.

The next phase of the review will therefore focus on clarifying the relationship between distress, diagnosis and need, and on examining how systems might respond more effectively to these patterns. A central objective will be to identify opportunities for developing more coherent, evidence-informed care pathways that enable support to be provided earlier and more proportionately, while ensuring that specialist services are available in a timely and appropriate manner for those whose needs are most complex.

CELCIS @celcis.org · 2mo ago

Our Research Fellow will need to take a flexible and responsive approach within a fast-paced environment where needs can change and develop rapidly and will also have a strong understanding of what it takes influence policy and practice through high-quality research. Interested? buff.ly/rOa7nnB

A graphic to promote a vacancy at CELCIS for a Research Fellow. The vacancy closes 24 July 2026.

Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore @sjblakemore.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Job alert! Fixed-term Assistant Teaching Professor in Psychology at Cambridge, UK @campsydept.bsky.social www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista... 1/2

Assistant Teaching Professor (Fixed Term)

The Department of Psychology invites applications for an Assistant Teaching Professor in Psychology, to be taken up from 1 September 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. The role holder will be an ...

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Sarah MacQuarrie @smqpsych.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A great aspiration indeed

Photos of pusheen cat book catalogued into a fantasy category within a library shelf

School of Environment, Education, and Development @uomseed.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Congratulations to all the winners at last night's @manchester.ac.uk Distinguished Achievement Awards, particularly SEED winners Pamela Qualter (Researcher of the Year - Humanities), Miri Firth (Teacher of the Year - Humanities) and Freddie Jones (Postgraduate Researcher of the Year - Humanities)

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I want to shout out www.outdoormobility.org - an amazing oganisation making the beautiful outdoors accessible to those who can't walk far with their bookable Trampers :-) Also to @nationaltrust.org.uk who offer similar at many of their sites! My mother has had the *best* weekend in the Lakes!

photo of my mother on her tramper in beautiful Langdale valley

Language and Linguistic Science @ UoY @uoylangling.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Registration is open for YorCCA 2026, the York Conference on Conversation Analysis run by PhD researchers at York. Join on 17 July in person or online, with optional skills workshops on 18 July led by two invited professors. Register now sites.google.com/yor...

Emma Wilson @emmawilson.eurosky.social · 3mo ago

What does it mean to lead with curiosity in research culture? 🤔 I wrote a blog about why I think curiosity is a key value and skill for research leaders along with some thoughts on how to be more curious. www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

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Illustration made by myself in Canva. No generative AI was used.

Helen Kara @drhelenkara.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Delighted to launch Arts Council-funded creative writing workshops for late-diagnosed neurodivergent adults. Online and in person, with pay-what-you-can places and bursaries available. No experience needed. More info: helenkara.com/2026/06/02/r... #CreativeWriting #Neurodivergent #ArtsCouncil

Reclaiming Space For Neurodivergent Creativity

I am delighted to announce that I have been awarded funding from the Arts Council to work with Kate Fox to offer (deep breath) creative writing opportunities for late-diagnosed neurodivergent adult…

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Sarah MacQuarrie @smqpsych.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Brilliant

Prof Jenny Rohn@jennyrohn.bsky.social · 3mo ago

“I took her to a park and ride I don’t know why but I had to start it somewhere So I started…there”

Steve Jones @profstevenjones.bsky.social · 3mo ago

New paper from me, trying to develop a theory of #university #governance that's compatible with more market-driven models of #HigherEducation. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Theorising governance and civic mission in the market era of higher education

University governance is being reshaped globally by marketisation, regulatory reform and new accountability regimes, yet much of the literature continues to rely on traditional models (collegial, c...

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Creative Manchester @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social · 3mo ago

📚 Explore children's literature through taste at 'Tasting Children’s Literature: An Edible Read-A-Thon' as part of the #FestivalofLibraries. ️11 June⏰10am📍Z-arts, Hulme, Manchester 🎟️Free For young children up to the age of 8. School of Arts, Languages and Cultures @manclibraries.bsky.social

The Women In Science Archive @wisarchive.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Rachel Carson was born 119 years ago today. Her 1962 book Silent Spring was responsible for revitalizing American interest in ecology after the consumption-driven 1950s, just as her books of the 1950s rekindled enthusiasm for marine biology. tinyurl.com/47bf62k4 #WomenInSTEM #Ecology #BioSky

The Voice from the Silent Spring: Rachel Carson

“Hunger, hunger, are you listening, To the words from Rachel’s pen? Words which taken at face value, Place lives of birds ‘bove those of men..” • W.E. McCauleyThe first half of the twentieth century w...

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Anil Seth @anilseth.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Fully funded PhD position @sussex.ac.uk, at the Sussex Centre for Consciousness Science. Stipend plus fees for 3.5 years, kindly supported by the School of Engineering & informatics. Apply by May 31st. More details here: www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-f...

The Sussex Centre for Consciousness Science (SCCS) 2026 Studentship : University of Sussex

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ACAMH - Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health @acamh.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Why are adolescent school transitions important? Discover how primary to secondary #school transition can affect adolescent #wellbeing, #anxiety, belonging, & motivation, & explore ways schools can support students through change. Blog by Mason Mi Zhou. https://bit.ly/3RrMTuM

Adolescent school transition: How moving school impacts teenage wellbeing

Discover how primary to secondary school transition can affect adolescent wellbeing, anxiety, belonging, and motivation, and explore ways schools can support students through change.

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T-FΨN (Teaching-Focused University Network)@t-fun.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We are writing to share happy news. One of the co-founders of this network, @katyburgess.bsky.social, has just been awarded @bps-dartp.bsky.social's Higher Education Psychology Teacher of the Year Award! We hope you'll join us in congratulating Katy warmly. Congratulations Dr Burgess! 🥳🎉👏

Enrique Neblett @eneblett.bsky.social · 4mo ago

📢 CFP Deadline Extended: Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology Special Section: Open Science in Multicultural Psychology Empirical, conceptual, tutorial & methodological contributions welcome 📅 LOI due June 15, 2026 🔗 tinyurl.com/CDEMP-OpenScience #OpenScience #MulticulturalPsychology

CDEMP Special Section CFP - Open Science

Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology (CDEMP) Call for Papers Special Section on Transparency, Credibility, and Accountability in Context: Open Science as Psychological Inquiry in Ethnic M...

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