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Dr Ashleigh Johnstone @ajohnstone.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Bringing together my love of #TheTraitors / #CelebrityTraitors and understanding of psychology to think about what I’d say to a traitor ⬇️

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Dr Ashleigh Johnstone @ajohnstone.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

The happiest surprise from Bloom & Wild today! 💐😍

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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

‘Technology is not the direct opponent of play’ @ajohnstone.bsky.social (Associate Editor, and Senior Lecturer at Arden University) discusses the latest Toy Story film with her colleague, Holly Amber Stokes. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

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‘Technology is not the direct opponent of play’ | BPS

Ashleigh Johnstone (Associate Editor, and Senior Lecturer at Arden University) discusses the latest Toy Story film with her colleague, Holly Amber Stokes.

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Dr Ashleigh Johnstone @ajohnstone.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Being a Scotland fan is bad for your health. Can my stress levels handle the rest of this game? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Dr Ashleigh Johnstone @ajohnstone.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

The second half of that game got so intense. Scotland finally stepped it up and showed the resilience we love to see, just wish it came through earlier!

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Dr Ashleigh Johnstone @ajohnstone.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

I mean this is an eventful way to start the World Cup!

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Dr Ashleigh Johnstone @ajohnstone.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

The last 20 minutes of the Hearts v Celtic football commentary has been the most intense and confusing football moments I’ve seen in a while. Now need a lie down to recover!

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Dr Ashleigh Johnstone @ajohnstone.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

I like the gentle ‘is everything okay?’ 😂

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anil oza @aniloza.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

wow — the preprint host, arxiv, is banning authors for a year if they submit papers with hallucinated citations 🤖

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If generative AI tools generate inappropriate language, plagiarized content, biased content, errors, mistakes, incorrect references, or misleading content, and that output is included in scientific works, it is the responsibility of the author(s). 2/
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We have recently clarified our penalties for this. If a submission contains incontrovertible evidence that the authors did not check the results of LLM generation, this means we can't trust anything in the paper. 3/
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The penalty is a 1-year ban from arXiv followed by the requirement that subsequent arXiv submissions must first be accepted at a reputable peer-reviewed venue. 4/
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Examples of incontrovertible evidence: hallucinated references, meta-comments from the LLM ("here is a 200 word summary; would you like me to make any changes?"; "the data in this table is illustrative, fill it in with the real numbers from your experiments") end/"

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Wonkhe @wonkhe.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

This week on Wonkhe: Researchers studying trauma often carry emotional costs that universities rarely acknowledge. Robert Allen argues that it’s time for research ethics to recognise researcher wellbeing as well as participant protection

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Looking after researchers themselves is a blind spot in university research ethics

Researchers studying trauma often carry emotional costs that universities rarely acknowledge. Robert Allen argues that it’s time for research ethics to recognise researcher wellbeing as well as participant...

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Dr Ashleigh Johnstone @ajohnstone.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Sometimes I find a marking period particularly difficult, and this is one of them. 4 intakes (and therefore 4 marking periods per year) can be rather brutal at times. More snacks needed!

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Dr Ashleigh Johnstone @ajohnstone.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

It’s not every day that you’re working at home and see a Spitfire flying over your house! Very cool to have caught a glimpse of the 90th anniversary tour!

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Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) @improvingpsych.org · 31/03/2026

The Program for Online #SIPS2026 is now available online! Let's meet online May 6-7 for exciting hackathons, unconferences, and workshops! Check out the program preview here 👇️ buff.ly/Ezzyql9

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SIPS 2026 – Online May 6-7 || DC June 8-10, 2026

Browse the SIPS 2026 online and in-person programs!

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Flavio Azevedo @flavioazevedo.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

This has been many years in the making. We wanted to do it right—not simply get it done. Our goal was to contribute, however modestly, to an academia that genuinely strives for inclusivity. May the AWoP—small as the step may be—help move academia toward greater inclusion. 🤝🫂🌈🍉🏳️‍⚧️✊⚖️♿🦮🌐

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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Our March issue looking fine in the Psychologist app. Complete access for @bpsofficial.bsky.social members.

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Health and Life Sciences Public Engagement @livuniengagehls.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Calling @liverpooluni.bsky.social researchers - Are you passionate about your work and enjoy a good pint? Then we want you! Sign up by February 25th to be part of this year's @pintofscience.uk 🍺 Find out more and sign up here forms.office.com/e/41shDEgEEz @livunihls.bsky.social

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Framework for Open and Reproducible Research Training @forrt.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

🚀 Making Replications Count Hackathon - in-person 🚀 3 days. 4 open tools. 1 goal: make replication studies impossible to ignore. 📆 4-6 May 2026 | Münster, Germany ✈️ Travel & accommodation covered (UKRI-funded) Apply by 16 March ➡️ indico.uni-muenster.de/e/marco2 🧵👇 What we will build?

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Making Replication Count: Spring Hackathon

Join us for a three-day-hackathon to create a Zotero plug-in and a preprint bot to boost the visibility of replication studies! Background In the social, behavioral, and cognitive sciences, replicatio...

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Dr Ashleigh Johnstone @ajohnstone.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Honestly #TheTraitors just brings me so much joy. It feels like proper event television. So perfect!

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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Who or what would you like to see grace our cover in 2026? Comment below or reach me on jon.sutton@bps.org.uk We're after 'personal, practical, persuasive' - guidance here www.bps.org.uk/contribute-p... And of course, you can search www.bps.org.uk/psychologist to see what we've already put out!

Mock-up cover of The Psychologist, with a lightbulb shape formed from a crowd of people seen from above. Headline: 'Your work here'.

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Dr Ashleigh Johnstone @ajohnstone.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

I’ll take a look! Thanks for sharing 😊

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Dr Ashleigh Johnstone @ajohnstone.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

1 week post-op and at the stage of having enough mental energy to be bored but not enough physical energy to do much about it. It’s turning into a game of how many books can I read during my sick leave! Always open to any book recommendations 📚

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Scott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Harriet's detective work #TheTraitors

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Dr Ashleigh Johnstone @ajohnstone.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

I had endometriosis surgery yesterday and will forever be grateful for the nurse who gave me a tub of ice cream at 2am this morning because I was feeling sorry for myself 💜 Genuinely one of the kindest and most reassuring nurses I’ve ever met!

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Dr Ashleigh Johnstone @ajohnstone.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

That may have been one of the best episodes I’ve ever watched of #TheTraitors! Utter chaos for absolutely no reason 😂

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Scott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

I love this show so much #TheTraitors

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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Ellie Buckley is not the first Traitors contestant who features in our archive... www.bps.org.uk/psychologist... ...but I think she's the first one who's a @bpsofficial.bsky.social member!

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Faith, trust and pixie dust | BPS

Ellie Buckley on new documentary Life, Animated.

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Dr Ashleigh Johnstone @ajohnstone.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

I find #TheTraitors truly fascinating from a psychological perspective. So many of the players are there because they love the show and they think they’re good game players. Yet they all consistently fall into the same traps and cognitive biases. It’s so inherently human and I love it!

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Nick Walker @nickwalker.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

You're on the right show, bbz. #TheTraitors

Adam on The Traitors says "I can't remember names, I can't sell names"

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Dr Ashleigh Johnstone @ajohnstone.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

2025 was a really rough year of losses and poor health. Here’s to a more positive year ahead and reminding myself of what’s important in life ✨ Starting as I mean to go on: baking and ready for the new series of #TheTraitors 💜

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RoSE Network @rosenetwork.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

WANTED! Collaborators for a Big Team Science Systematic Review on Statistical Software in #StatsEd, led by @alyssacounsell.bsky.social (RoSE Statistics Software SIG Lead), @maddipow.bsky.social (@forrt.bsky.social rt.bsky.social Director of Education & Pedagogy), & @richharrisleeds.bsky.social. 1/2

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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Post a night-time photo or video of the Night Edition cover in the replies below, and I'll decide the best and dig out some kind of prize... probably a few books...

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a full moon over the ocean with the words goodnight written below it

ALT: a full moon over the ocean with the words goodnight written below it

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Dr Zoë Ayres @zjayres.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

We are looking for bloggers for Voices of Academia for 2026. If you'd like to make a difference by sharing your mental ill-health experience whilst being in academia, please find out more and submit a pitch here: voicesofacademia.com/contact-2/

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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Voices in Psychology - 'Me and AI'. Find our latest call… www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

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From the Editor, November 2025; plus Voices In Psychology | BPS

Dr Jon Sutton introduces the November 2025 issue.

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Dr Ashleigh Johnstone @ajohnstone.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

I can’t explain how much joy #CelebrityTraitors brings me. Utterly hilarious whilst also being a psychological treat! Ruth going after Jonathan is bringing Maddy and Wilf vibes.

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Dr Ashleigh Johnstone @ajohnstone.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Knowing that my second endometriosis surgery is now booked in and scheduled brings up such mixed emotions. Grateful that I have a consultant who listens and is supportive, with a hint of feeling sorry for myself because it's a reminder that endo just sucks!

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Framework for Open and Reproducible Research Training @forrt.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

New preprint from member of FORRT - How to Develop and Use Open Educational Resources 📣 In this chapter, we position Open Educational Resources (OERs) as not only cost-saving tools but as instruments of epistemic justice and inclusion. 📃 osf.io/preprints/ed... 🧵👇

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Will Gervais @willgervais.com · 10/10/2025

Teaching a fun science & critical thinking course this semester. Trying out THAMES as a handy mnemonic for what to look for in evaluating science papers & such (obvs not all are as relevant for every paper)...

THAMES mnemonic for reading science:

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•What BIG IDEA is the focus?

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Hypothesis
•What SMALLER IDEA is actually getting tested?

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Assumptions &
Alternatives
•What needs to be true to connect T:H?
•What else could explain results/predictions?

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Methods:
Measures & Manipulations
•Were methodological tools validated?
•Evidence that we’re measuring/manip what’s claimed?

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Evidence &
Ethics
•Are claims calibrated to EVIDENCE? Is EVIDENCE appropriate?
•ETHICALLY sound in practice/intent/implication/application?

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Sampling
Statistical Model
•Who was studied? Who are claims about?
•Do stat results match verbal ideas?

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Dr Ashleigh Johnstone @ajohnstone.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Finally watching the first episode of #CelebrityTraitors. First observation is that it’s interesting to watch celebs explicitly seeing it as a game, whereas I think many people in the normal version see it as an opportunity to win money to change their life and so don’t just see it as ‘a fun game’

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Dr Ashleigh Johnstone @ajohnstone.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

I couldn't watch the first episode of Celebrity Traitors last night so I'm very much looking forward to catching up this evening! So intrigued to see how it goes when people already have an idea of each other's characters. How will that play into the way people play the game? SO EXCITED.

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Oh dang. This is an excellent analogy.

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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

A lot of us find ADHD TikToks relatable. However, some popular content doesn't quite reflect what we know about ADHD. A recent study explores how this sort of incorrect information about the condition is received by viewers: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

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TikTok ADHD content can increase confidence in misinformation | BPS

A recent study explores how incorrect information about ADHD is received by viewers.

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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

‘People with Huntington's disease can and do push back against the tyrant’ I met Dr Sarah Gunn, Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at the University of Leicester. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

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‘People with Huntington's disease can and do push back against the tyrant’ | BPS

Our editor Dr Jon Sutton meets Dr Sarah Gunn, Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at the University of Leicester.

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Dr Ashleigh Johnstone @ajohnstone.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

I think that might be you off Dayana's virtual christmas card list! 😁

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Dr Ashleigh Johnstone @ajohnstone.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

This unicorn looks like they're ready to hit the Eras Tour stage with Taylor Swift 😁

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T-FΨN (Teaching-Focused University Network) @t-fun.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

The T-FUN Festival is NEARLY HERE! 🎉 Join us online from TOMORROW FOR THREE DAYS of inspiring talks and events on Assessment & Feedback, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, and Engagement & Belonging. See our website for details on how to join in: buff.ly/x8SUDdp #TFUNFest2025 #HigherEd #Teaching

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Events – Teaching-Focused University Network

Teaching-Focused University Network

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Dr Ashleigh Johnstone @ajohnstone.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

This looks so interesting! This will be great to discuss in my neuroethics lecture when we consider the ethics of research and the importance of ensuring that participants understand what it is they're signing up to when they agree to participate in an imaging study 😊

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Dr Ashleigh Johnstone @ajohnstone.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Can I send love and luck instead? 💜

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Dr Ashleigh Johnstone @ajohnstone.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

I really appreciate your encouragement 😊

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Dr Ashleigh Johnstone @ajohnstone.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

But I’ve got some writing ideas about online research and the benefits of embedding this more into research methods curriculums, and I think that crosses over both my research and teaching backgrounds, so it may be a good starting place.

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