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Matthew Mak

@matthewmakpsy.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor at Warwick University. Psycholinguist interested in language. memory, and AI. Previously at York and Oxford. scholar.google.com/citations?user=A…

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Matthew Mak @matthewmakpsy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Every time I get peer review, I’m amazed by how thoughtful & constructive most reviewers are (whoever you are — thank you). They often point out things I hadn’t considered and make me a better researcher. Peer review as a system may be in trouble, but I’ve been a major beneficiary of the process.
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Matthew Mak @matthewmakpsy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Kate Nation and I just pre-printed a review paper on incidental word learning during independent reading; specifically, how linguistic context shapes learning. We also proposed a theoretical framework (called ABC framrwork) to accommodate discrepancies in the literature. osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Gavin Buckingham @drgbuckingham.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
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...
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Open Letter in Support of the Cognition Group, University of Exeter
To Executive members of the University of Exeter, including Vice Chancellor Prof. Lisa Roberts, Senior Vice-President and Provost Prof. Dan Charman, Pro Vice Chancellor and Executive Dean Prof. Sallie...
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Matthew Mak @matthewmakpsy.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
First ever Warwick Text Analytics Workshop at @warwickpsych.bsky.social starting today. 40 attendees from all over the UK, funded by @britishacademy.bsky.social. Lecturers: myself, @lukaszwalasek.bsky.social, Simon Van Baal, Eric Yang, Peiqi Chen, and Jan Antkiewicz. Hope this will be first of many!
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Jenni Rodd @jennirodd.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Finally out at @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social. Everything I think I know about word meanings. Particular focus on words that are unfamiliar or ambiguous. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Vanessa Keller @vanessakeller.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
My first first-author paper has just been published @JCgntn: doi.org/10.5334/joc.... - check it out below if you’re interested in prediction and/or word-meaning priming! ⬇️ Big thanks to my amazing co-authors/supervisors @mggaskell.bsky.social, @sacairney.bsky.social, @matthewmakpsy.bsky.social
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No Effects of Predictability on Word-Meaning Priming and Incidental Memory | Journal of Cognition
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Warwick Psychology @warwickpsych.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
We’re recruiting 3 fully funded PhD Fellowships in Psychology at the University of Warwick. 🌟 Projects supervised by Dr Alice Chan, Dr Matthew Mak & Dr Marina Mendonca ⏳ Deadline: 15 March 2026 🔗 Apply here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/D... #PhD #AcademicSky #Psychology 1/2
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PhD Studentship: Three PhD Fellowships in Psychology at University of Warwick
Explore a PhD Studentship: Three PhD Fellowships in Psychology on jobs.ac.uk. Discover more PhD opportunities and apply today!
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Matthew Mak @matthewmakpsy.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
@warwickpsych.bsky.social is recruiting an Assistant / Associate Professor (permanent post). Come join us! It's a great department. warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/appcentre...
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Assistant or Associate Professor (111338-0226) - University of Warwick
Title: Assistant or Associate Professor (111338-0226). Application Deadline: . Position Type: Permanent
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The Experimental Psychology Society @exppsychsoc.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
To mark the 80th anniversary of the Experimental Psychology Society, we invite proposals for a special anniversary symposium reflecting on the current state of experimental psychology and its future trajectory. Please see below for information on how to submit a proposal! eps.ac.uk/eps-80th-ann...
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EPS 80th Anniversary Symposium – Call for Proposals
To mark the 80th anniversary of the Experimental Psychology Society, we invite proposals for a special anniversary symposium that reflects on the current state of experimental psychology and its fu…
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Matthew Mak @matthewmakpsy.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Recruiting a #PhD student interested in cognitive psychology (language, memory) and AI. Come join me at @warwickpsych.bsky.social. Overseas students are welcome. Feel free to reach out to me to enquire. #PhD #Fellowship #academia #apply. Deadline in mid-March warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/psyc...
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PhD Fellowship in Psychology - Dr Matthew Mak
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Matthew Mak @matthewmakpsy.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Recruiting a #PhD student interested in cognitive psychology (language, memory) and AI. Come join me at @warwickpsych.bsky.social. Overseas students are welcome. Feel free to reach out to me to enquire. #PhD #Fellowship #academia #apply. Deadline in mid-March warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/psyc...
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PhD Fellowship in Psychology - Dr Matthew Mak
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Matthew Mak @matthewmakpsy.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
When a fellow peer reviewer wrote something nasty/unjustified
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The Experimental Psychology Society @exppsychsoc.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Thank you to everyone who attended, presented and helped organise #EPSLondon 2026! EPS meetings are coming up fast in 2026, with the next to be held at Newcastle University between Monday 30th March – Wednesday 1st April. Portals open on Monday 12th January, 10am UK time! eps.ac.uk/next-meeting/
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Next Meeting
EPS Meeting: Newcastle University. Monday 30th March – Wednesday 1st April 2026. This meeting will include the 24th EPS Mid-Career Prize lecture by Elizabeth Jefferies (and accompanying sympo…
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Matthew Mak @matthewmakpsy.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Gave my last lecture of the year today. And my final-year project student made me cookies🤩 I think I have peaked now. Have a lovely Christmas y'all!
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Matthew Mak @matthewmakpsy.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
ChatGPT brought ‘delve’ to life, but students have now killed it. A large-scale analysis of students' writing from the past 10 years on how GenAI is shaping undergraduate writing: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #AI #GenAI #ChatGPT #studentwriting #delve #intricate #academia
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The Experimental Psychology Society @exppsychsoc.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
We are pleased to announce a call for papers for a QJEP special issue: New Perspectives on the Mental Lexicon, guest edited by Jo Taylor, Kathy Rastle and Matthew Mak. Expressions of interest are due by 20th December 2025. Further details can be found here: journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/PD...
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Matthew Mak @matthewmakpsy.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
I am guest editing a special issue—"New Perspectives on the Mental Lexicon" in @qjep.bsky.social with @kathyrastle.bsky.social and Jo Taylor. Expression of interest until 20th Dec. Get in touch!
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Dorothy Bishop @deevybee.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
New blogpost on my concerns about Wellcome LEAP new $50m program on autism/microbiome links. deevybee.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-le... #autism #microbiome #biomarkers #diagnostic
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A LEAP into the future, or off a cliff: Wellcome LEAP's new $50M program
A few days ago, I saw this post on LinkedIn: How does the gut microbiome shape early brain development? That’s what FORM, a new $50 million...
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Matthew Mak @matthewmakpsy.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Killing 'delve': We analysed 4,800+ student-authored reports across a decade to uncover how ChatGPT is shaping undergrad writing—style, sentiment, and quality. 📉📈 GenAI isn't just a tool. It's a co-author. 📝 #Preprint: www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...
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Style, Sentiment, and Quality of Undergraduate Writing in the AI Era: A Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Analysis of 4,820 Authentic Empirical Reports
As generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) becomes widespread in education, its influence on students’ academic practice raises concern. We conducted pre-registered analyses of 4,820 empirical repo...
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Matthew Mak @matthewmakpsy.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Looking for a departmental seminar speaker for the coming academic year? Look no further! Am available to give a talk on how GenAI is shaping undergraduate writing — we analysed 4800+ authentic submissions from the last 10 years!
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Matthew Mak @matthewmakpsy.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Going to @exppsychsoc.bsky.social meeting next week. Gonna be my first time in Scotland! Will give a talk on my latest work analysing >4000 authentic student-authored reports to shed light on GenAI's influence on linguistic style and quality. Can't wait to share this work with the world!
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Suzanne Aussems @suzanneaussems.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
What initiatives in your department bring people together and encourage collaboration? Looking for fresh ideas to connect people! #AcademicChatter
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Matthew Mak @matthewmakpsy.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Adult vs. children in word learning: Our latest study suggests that the effect of prior knowledge and consolidation may differ between adults and children in word learning. Noel Lam tested over 60+ kids! Impressive work.
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Matthew Mak @matthewmakpsy.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
@warwickpsych.bsky.social is hiring two 1-year teaching-focussed assistant professors/teaching fellows (open to PhD students close to submission). Open area but one of the posts will likely be in social psy. Come join us! warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/appcentre...
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Matthew Mak @matthewmakpsy.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
accidentally logged into my Twitter account. Had to log out after a minute of scrolling through my thread...
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Ian Hussey @ianhussey.mmmdata.io · 18/03/2025
Tens of thousands of psychological measures have been created, but 79% are not reused more than twice. In a new article in NHB lead by @faridanvari.bsky.social and @ruben.the100.ci we quantify this fragmentation in psychology's measures and propose solutions. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Matthew Mak @matthewmakpsy.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Very proud of this latest paper, which shows that reading two unrelated words in a meaningful sentence will push these words closer in semantic space—an effect observed 5min, 20min, and 12 hrs after initial exposure. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Involvement of episodic memory in language comprehension: Naturalistic comprehension pushes unrelated words closer in semantic space for at least 12 h
Recent experience with a word significantly influences its subsequent interpretation. For instance, encountering bank in a river-related context biase…
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Matthew Mak @matthewmakpsy.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
ex-student emailed to say they won full PhD scholarships at Oxford *AND* Cambridge, then thanked me for supervision over the years. #ProudSupervisorMoment
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Lewis Ball @lewis-ball.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Very happy to share our new preprint revealing no evidence for a targeted memory reactivation (TMR) effect on word-meaning priming (1/8): osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Dr Lucy Foulkes @lucyfoulkes.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Important new evidence published today: large-scale DofE trial (N=12,166) found that two universal MH awareness interventions, in secondary schools, led to an *increase* in emotional symptoms at long term (9-12 month) follow up tinyurl.com/4ffday8y Thread below /1
Department for Education. Effectiveness of school mental health awareness interventions
Universal approaches in English secondary schools
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Kimberley Wade @kimwade.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
On Tues 29 Apr, Warwick Uni's COPR is hosting a free 1-day seminar for postgrads/ECRs conducting police research. Build networks & present to a friendly multidisciplinary audience. Travel bursaries available. Abstract deadline: 7 Mar warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa... @mgsesrcdtp.bsky.social
Poster advertisement for 1-day seminar at Warwick University on Doing Police Research, approaches and challenges. Seminar date 29 April 2025. Open to postgrads and early career researchers conducting police-related research.
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Dr Chiara Gambi @gambichiara.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
PhD scholarship announcement 📣 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLI727/p... Come and join my lab at U of Warwick. DM me for details and to discuss project ideas. Please RT!
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Matthew Mak @matthewmakpsy.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
@thomhills.bsky.social looking chuffed with his baby: Behavioural Network Science: Language, Mind, Society. Go ask your library to stock this masterpiece!
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Matthew Mak @matthewmakpsy.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Warwick Psychology is looking to appoint a permanent Assistant/Associate Professor, with a specific focus on leading an online MSc conversion programme. Come join us! warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/appcentre...
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Assistant or Associate Professor (Teaching & Online Programmes) (110079-0125) - University of Warwick
Title: Assistant or Associate Professor (Teaching & Online Programmes) (110079-0125). Application Deadline: . Position Type: Permanent
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Jenni Rodd @jennirodd.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
The April @exppsychsoc.bsky.social meeting opens for submissions on Monday. I'm giving a prize lecture & Jo Taylor has organised an amazing symposium: Recent perspectives on the mental lexicon. eps.ac.uk/next-meeting/
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Next Meeting
EPS Meeting: Lancaster University. 2nd – 4th April 2025. This meeting will include the joint 23rd EPS Mid-Career Prize Lecture by Jennifer Rodd (with an accompanying symposium organised by Jo …
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Matthew Mak @matthewmakpsy.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Starting 2025 with a (small) grant success. Very excited to start this new project looking at AI and language production in big/naturalistic data! More info to follow. #academia #ECR #lucky
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Matthew Mak @matthewmakpsy.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Feeling grateful to have made it through my first full term as an Assistant Professor! Survived student evaluations with a 4.5/5 rating and no negative comments—almost brought me to tears (the good kind).🤩 One of my favourite comments was "Nice guy, relatable" 😂 #proud #academia #UKhigherEd.
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Matthew Mak @matthewmakpsy.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Thrilled to join the Experimental Psychology Society (EPS) as a committee member! Looking forward to contributing to EPS's incredible work! (Is EPS not on bsky yet??)
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Lorna Hamilton @drlornaham.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Prof Dorothy Bishop resigns from Royal Society over Elon Musk’s continuing fellowship www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Oxford scientist resigns from Royal Society over Elon Musk’s continuing fellowship
Prof Dorothy Bishop said fellowship was ‘a contradiction of all the values’ of UK’s national academy of sciences
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Jenni Rodd @jennirodd.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
I'm looking to recruit a PhD student (Oct 2025 start) to work on a project looking at the range of cues that guide accurate sentence comprehension. Unfortunately the funding opportunity is just for students who would pay UK fees. If you know any suitable applicants please tell them to email me.
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Matthew Mak @matthewmakpsy.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Started a starter pack for psycholinguists, which doesn't seem to exist yet. DM me if you'd like to be added! x go.bsky.app/ntAXDF
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Matthew Mak @matthewmakpsy.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Slowly giving up X now and migrating to bluesky! Think will take me ages to build a following! I mostly tweet about psycholinguistics, memory, open science, and occasional Higher Education stuff. 👨‍🎤
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