We are beyond excited to announce that the applications are now open for the third Amsterdam Complexity School on Climate Change! Come visit a beautiful city, hear from world-renowned experts, and work with passionate individuals on challenges related to climate change. More info: acscc.nl

Integrating complexity theory into mental health research may reveal unique resilience dynamics and inform more effective, individualized interventions. ja.ma/47w8W7U

Thrilled to share a new paper in @jamapsychiatry.com on path asymmetry in complex dynamic systems of psychopathology! jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... With amazing collaborators @tfblanken.bsky.social, Han van der Maas, & Denny Borsboom 🥳

Path Asymmetry in Complex Dynamic Systems of Psychopathology

This article illustrates the assumption of path symmetry in current theories of psychopathology and calls for the development of dynamical systems of mental illness that incorporate asymmetry.

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Wrapping up the European Insomnia Network meeting in Amsterdam! Two days of insightful talks, engaging round tables, beautiful posters and plenty of socialising on the topic of insomnia- forming new collaborations across Europe. What a supportive and engaging community to be part of!

I'm excited to share a new preprint with @tfblanken.bsky.social, Han van der Maas, & Denny Borsboom! We discuss the striking (implicit) assumption of path symmetry in current theories of psychopathology, which is misaligned with complex dynamical systems. More here: osf.io/preprints/os...

An open letter supporting the international bachelor’s psychology programs threatened for cuts. Proceeding with these cuts would damage some of the most important and impactful psychology departments globally. #supportdutchpsychology openletter.earth/against-lang...

Against Language Barriers: A Call to Protect International Education in Dutch Academia

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Four large Dutch universities, including Leiden University where I work, have decided to throw international psychology bachelor programs under the bus in an effort to appease the rightwing government. Here's my blog why this is a terrible idea. eiko-fried.com/cutting-inte...

Cutting international bachelor programs threatens psychological science » Eiko Fried

Two days ago, four Dutch universities announced discontinuing their English-speaking psychology bachelor programs (1, 2). I will briefly explain (1) how this decision came to be, (2) why this is such ...

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Highlights in Network Science and Mental Disorders! I’ve been fascinated by the application of network analysis in mental disorder research, particularly in exploring brain connectivity networks and symptom networks. Currently, we’re part of a large consortium called DYNAMIC www.dynamic-center.net,

LOEWE-Zentrum DYNAMIC

Das LOEWE-Zentrum DYNAMIC erforscht neue Wege der Diagnostik und Behandlung psychischer Erkrankungen mithilfe dynamischer Netzwerkmodelle.

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"Officials halted midstream a training workshop for junior scientists, called off a workshop on adolescent learning minutes before it was to begin, and canceled meetings of two advisory councils." It could've been telegraphed in advance. The fear, uncertainty, chaos, and disruption are the point.

Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring

Researchers facing

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I was today years old when I found this gem of a web app to explore 2500+ color palettes for R: r-graph-gallery.com/color-palett...

R Color Palette Finder

The ultimate tool for finding the perfect color palette for data visualization with R and paletteer. Explore over 2000 palettes, see them in action on various charts, simulate color blindness, and exp...

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In het regeerakkoord staat 85 keer het woord ‘innovatie’. Woorden zijn goedkoop, blijkt weer eens. De bezuinigingen die met het akkoord over de onderwijsbegroting overeind blijven, raken vooral de universiteiten hard. https://buff.ly/4iEx9xJ

Wat vindt NRC | Een Haags compromis dat onderwijs en onderzoek hard raakt

Onderwijsbegroting

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Headlines are often a bit exaggerated. But this one is sadly spot on 🔥 The reduced budget cuts are indeed still *DISASTROUS* for Dutch universities. (And for Dutch economy and society and young researchers) 🤯 #highered @woinactie.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/news/reduced...

Reduced budget cuts still ‘disastrous’ for Dutch universities

Agreement between coalition and opposition parties to reduce budget cuts does little to assuage sector leaders’ fears

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Het bezuinigingsakkoord is nog erger dan verwacht. Een historische blunder om meer dan €1,2 miljard te bezuinigen op de toekomst van ons land. Oppositie had een unieke kans, maar CDA, CU, SGP & JA21 helpen liever het kabinet dan het onderwijs uit de brand.

I highly recommend reading this thought-provoking critique of the 'tipping point' concept and its utility in promoting ambitious climate action 🌍👇 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Graph of the day. For those wondering whether the over-performing Dutch universities need more or (even) less funding. This red line is the government investment per student. More, not less, funding is needed. #DoeHetNiet @woinactie.bsky.social source: @universiteitennl.bsky.social 🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥

Hoofdcommentaar NRC. Nogmaals - er is buiten de coalitiepartijen vrijwel niemand te vinden die deze bezuinigingen een goed idee vindt. De bezuinigingen op het hoger onderwijs zijn kortzichtig www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/... www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/...

Wat vindt NRC | De bezuinigingen op het hoger onderwijs zijn kortzichtig

Hoger onderwijs

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For the lovely 🦋 folks: #postdoc jobs: We have exciting post doc positions open in the U of Amsterdam's interdisciplinary research priority area "Human(e) AI". Applicants from eg communication, law, logic, and philosophy welcome! 🗓️: deadline December 13 Share 🫶 vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/Two-...

Our long didactic paper on #network analysis, written with many of the amazing scientists that work in the field is finally out in IJMPR and open access ! It was a long and collaborative effort two years in the making, but, it was worth it! Please repost onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Network analysis: An overview for mental health research

Network approaches to psychopathology have become increasingly common in mental health research, with many theoretical and methodological developments quickly gaining traction. This article illustrat...

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✨ So proud of this special issue and deeply grateful for my wonderful co-editors, all contributions at the workshop by participants, and the amazing resulting papers in the special issue. Check it out! You will not be disappointed, I promise 😊

Berna Devezer@devezer.bsky.social · 2y ago

Finally our editorial for the "What makes a good theory?" special issue is out (co-edited with @irisvanrooij.bsky.social, @jcskewes.bsky.social, Sashank Varma, and Todd Wareham). It's an interdisciplinary issue and the contents are transdisciplinary. #philsci #metasci #cogsci #ai #psych 🧪

Met Amsterdam Young Academy spreken we ons uit over het afgelaste nationale protest tegen de bezuinigingen in het hoger onderwijs. "Het afgelasten van de demonstratie was de wereld op zijn kop." Maar we zullen de stilte doorbreken, tot 25 november in Den Haag 🟥! www.parool.nl/columns-opin...

Paper out on how baseline depressive symptoms relate to remission after electorconvulsive therapy. Using network analysis, we take into account that symptoms themselves are related -allowing to identify symptoms that uniquely and directly relate to remission. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Prediction of electroconvulsive therapy outcome: A network analysis approach

Objective While electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for the treatment of major depressive disorder is effective, individual response is variable and difficult to predict. These difficulties may in part .....

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#ComplexityThoughts #ComplexSystems meet Vivaldi's summer youtu.be/G8SvsPwcQPU

Complexity Thoughts

YouTube video by Manlio De Domenico

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Dear colleagues around the world, As you may know, the Netherlands has, since this summer, been governed by a radical right-wing administration with an agenda reminiscent of Orbán's Hungary.

🚨new paper!🚨 We discuss how network theory can accomodate a complexity perspective on resilience, and how different network architectures correspond to four commonly observerd response trajectories to adverse events. Psychological Review: doi.org/10.1037/rev0... [Open Access]. 1/n

🚨New paper! 🚨 Very excited to see our Perspective article on the use of early warning signals in psychopathology is now published in @natrevpsych.bsky.social ! Link to the PDF here rdcu.be/dWyLO And 1/5 🧵below 👇 #MentalHealth #ClinPsychSky #PsychSciSky #Psychology #Psychiatry #ClinPsy 🧪

Nature Reviews Psychology@natrevpsychol.nature.com · 2y ago

Slow down and be critical before using early warning signals in psychopathology Perspective by Marieke A. Helmich, Marieke J. Schreuder, Laura F. Bringmann, Harriëtte Riese, Evelien Snippe & Arnout C. Smit 🚨FREE🚨to access until October 25! go.nature.com/3Yj9ZVn #psychology #psychscisky #clinpsy

To all UvA and VU employees: nominations for the AYA recognition & rewards awards 2024 are open 🏆! Nominate a colleague whose exceptional contributions to the academy might remain below the radar, but nevertheless are essential for a healthy university 🌱. amsterdamyoungacademy.nl/aya-recognit...