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Dr Samuel Finnerty

@samuelfinnerty.bsky.social
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Wellcome Trust Funded Senior Research Associate @LancasterUni. Research Culture, Personal & Collective Identity, Moral Values, Prosocial Action, Climate Activism www.lancaster.ac.uk/psychology/abou…

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Ben Heath @jbentonheath.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is great. It articulates a lot of things that I and my colleagues have been trying to put together, but does it better and more clearly, and draws a clear line between the privatization of research funding, university self-governance, and faculty/worker organizing. Well done. 1/5
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Scientists on Survival @scientistsonsurviv.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
1/ Today Scientists on Survival visited the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero to remind the government of the scientific facts. New oil and gas 🛢️ = more fire 🔥, more extreme weather ⛈️, more food shortages🚫 and more death ☠️. For more details see thread🧵...
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 14/08/2026
Meta is so unbelievably evil. They make a technology primarily designed to enable abuse, harassment and privacy violations, but also embed real disability aids. The tactic now is to use an entire community as human shields to defend against criticisms www.engadget.com/2236054/meta...
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Remember folks it keeps getting worse until we stop burning fossil fuels. 🧯🔥
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Really? Is that it? If this is all that’s come from COBR, it’s pitifully inadequate. As crisis deepens, it beggars belief that there aren’t eg plans to increase resources for the fire service, support for farmers, max workplace temperature, funded community cool spaces & obvs ban on new fossil fuels
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Andy Burnham warns of summer ban on disposable barbecues
Andy Burnham said he would consider if a restriction on purchasing the products during the summer months could be justified
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
1/ Doomism means saying it's too late and nothing can be done. It doesn't mean saying things are bad. One recent high profile paper in @pnas.org treats conflates this. Whilst another paper in the British Journal of Psychology treats naming who funded climate delay as conspiracism. A thread 🧵
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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I will be advertising a funded PhD studentship shortly, for a project on adding psychological theory (social identity) to modelling of epidemics ( @leverhulme.ac.uk funded, with Marijn Stok). The studentship will start in January 2027. Get in touch now for informal enquiries.
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Dr Samuel Finnerty @samuelfinnerty.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Relatedly on influence, this is something @maiensachis.bsky.social @fdabl.bsky.social @colognaviktoria.bsky.social @lydiamessling.bsky.social @christelvaneck.bsky.social & I looked at in our review paper on the effects of climate advocacy & activism by scientists journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
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Climate advocacy and activism by scientists: A narrative review
In the context of accelerating climate and environmental crises, advocacy and activism by scientists is becoming increasingly prominent. This growing visibility has intensified the debate surrounding ...
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Dr Samuel Finnerty @samuelfinnerty.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Really useful new paper by @brionylatter.bsky.social @samhampton.bsky.social @lwhitmarsh.bsky.social mapping how social influence shapes climate attitudes & action. Excellent resource for thinking about designing interventions, determining best points of influence. Critically, keep talking about it
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
This keeps getting worse until we stop burning fossil fuels 🔥 #KeepItInTheGround
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Unfortunately @samuelfinnerty.bsky.social & I didn't solve the #ClimateCrisis in this occasion 😫 But we did learn that 'Daybreak' is an excellent game! ✅️ ... and that we need a bigger table next time 😆
Me as the President of the US finding out all my communities are in crisis!
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Dr Samuel Finnerty @samuelfinnerty.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Of course, we must ask not only what actions are seen as most appropriate and credible for scientists to do, but also what actions have the most influence. This remains an area requiring further inquiry.
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Paul Behrens @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
"We, the undersigned, urge the Prime Minister to convene a live, televised emergency briefing, delivered by independent experts." We've an open letter in the FT today calling on Andy Burnham to hold a national emergency briefing on climate and nature.
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Andy, we totally agree. Over 100 MPs back our Parliamentary Call for a live televised emergency briefing on the climate and nature crisis. www.nebriefing.org/parliamentar... Another 28 have signed the EDM edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...
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Dr Samuel Finnerty @samuelfinnerty.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
📄🔥New research @bojanaveckalov.bsky.social @roderikrekker.bsky.social @christelvaneck.bsky.social Erika van Elsas 🥼Scope for scientists to do more than research & teaching, albeit approval & scientist's credibility take a hit when actions are more contentious and disruptive osf.io/preprints/ps...
Public perception of action (approval) and scientist's related credibility
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Woken at 4am by wildfire smoke filling the house. Southeast Wales, one of the UK's wettest regions, is shrouded in smoke today. You can feel it in your lungs. The climate crisis is now.
A map of the UK from firemap.live shows out-of-control fires burning in Northwest and Southeast Wales.
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Dr Samuel Finnerty @samuelfinnerty.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
📄🔥New research @bojanaveckalov.bsky.social @roderikrekker.bsky.social @christelvaneck.bsky.social Erika van Elsas 🥼Scope for scientists to do more than research & teaching, albeit approval & scientist's credibility take a hit when actions are more contentious and disruptive osf.io/preprints/ps...
Public perception of action (approval) and scientist's related credibility
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Eiko Fried @eikofried.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Join our Many-Analysts Simulation Study—yes, you read that correctly—accepted as Stage 1 Registered Report in (AMPPS) @psychscience.bsky.social. We're trying to find out how researchers' simulation design choices shape methodological conclusions. Further info: osf.io/8vcxh/files/...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
In just six months, Mamdani has already made huge progress on: -Lowering rent -Enacting universal childcare -Taxing the super rich -Improving city buses -Cracking down on junk fees and subscription traps -Protecting gig workers from wage theft This is what delivering for the people looks like.
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
So excited to see this! Over 4 episodes I cover the hugely alarming conclusions of the Joint Intelligence Ctte Report, shamefully suppressed by Government, & explore its implications for our food and water security. @nebriefing.bsky.social @climatemajority.bsky.social @chrisgpackham.bsky.social
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Dr Pete Knapp @peteknapp.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Wildfires in Europe so far this summer have led to Spain's deadliest in decades, with temperature anomalies peaking around +9°C in France and Germany and a high of 45.1°C in southern Spain. But how is the UK 'fire wave' after its first 'megafire' that burnt for four days in Dava Moor in May? 1/n
Copernicus map of Europe showing France and UK under 'very extreme' fire danger forecast
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Only 40% of Brits think the recent heatwave was 'very likely' down to climate change. Yet #climate scientists say it was "virtually impossible" without human-caused warming. The link went unmentioned in nearly 3/4 of news stories, so the media is letting us down. #EndClimateSilence
https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/55086-uk-climate-change-attitudes-unchanged-by-heatwave
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Has your MP signed the Parliamentary call for government to stage a televised emergency briefing on the #climate and #nature crisis? Enter your postcode to see: www.nebriefing.org/parliamentar... We can rise to this challenge, but first we need to face it. #NationalEmergencyBriefing #TimeToStepUp
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Check here to see if your MP has signed
For MPs and Peers to express support for briefing the nation on the threats from climate & nature breakdown to the UK’s security, food supply, health and economy.
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
This amendment would ban oil & gas donations to UK political parties. Given the urgent need to transition to renewables to tackle the rising threat of climate change, this seems like a no-brainer for all MPs to support. Please share and ask your MP to back it. 🙏
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Dr Alan Nixon @alangnixon.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
#Sociology #Science
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Dr Alan Nixon @alangnixon.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
#Science #ClimateAction
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Dr Samuel Finnerty @samuelfinnerty.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
@nature.com dedicated last week's issue to Trust in Science. Much of interest discussed there, particularly how trust in science remains relatively high (though fragile with some), and that we must distinguish scientists being trusted from whether they have influence.
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Georgia Turner @georgiaturner.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
🚨 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! 🚨 🚀 Register now to attend the New Directions in Social Media Research Conference, taking place at the University of Cambridge on 7-8 December 2026! Register here: sites.google.com/view/social-... Hosted by @dmh-group.bsky.social
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Eiko Fried @eikofried.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Come work with me, Janna, Jonas, and Bart at Leiden University :). #MentalHealth #Psychology #PsychSciSky #academicsky
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John Towse @jntowse.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
In-person panel discussion bringing together representatives from policing, academia and civil society to examine the growing use of facial recognition technology (FRT) and its implications for human rights. Gregson Centre, Lancaster 7 July, 6.30pm gregson.co.uk/event/recogn...
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Recognised or Misidentified? Discussion on Facial Recognition, Bias and Accountability - The Gregson
Join this panel discussion bringing together representatives from policing, academia ...
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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
As the crisis in UK higher education and research deepens, the British Academy’s President, Susan J Smith (@sjs1869.bsky.social) has urged an immediate and comprehensive review to secure the sector's long-term sustainability. See the full statement: bit.ly/4v8jdks
A social media card with a quote from President of the British Academy - Professor Susan J Smith.
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
A strange article in Nature, which appears to lay the blame for falling trust in science at the feet of ... scientists. Without a mention of the years-long assault on expertise by the media and politicians.
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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
I bring great news! Reform have lost their motion to rescind West Norfolk's climate emergency declaration and associated climate action It wasn't even close: 37-7 And several councillors were absolutely furious about Reform's shenanigans
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
8/ If you want to read more on this topic I recommend this newly published narrative review by Finnerty et al. Who have done a great job at giving an overview on the latest research published on the topic of climate advocacy by scientists
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
As someone in this picture I find it a little odd that @natureportfolio.nature.com chose this image to illustrate the point. We were very careful when choosing a slogan for our signs that it be scientificly defenceable. "Science says New Oil & Gas = Death" is a plain statement of fact 🧵
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Dr Dave Hitchcock @davehitchcock.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I am very glad to see how widely covered the insanity at Exeter is, but please I beg everyone, understand this is happening EVERYWHERE in UK universities. If people care about anything valuable that this sector does or contributes too, they need to get loud, now.
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Bieke Machiels 💙🔻 @bieke.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
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Charles Antaki @charlesantaki.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
The better news is that a decent fraction of the social psychology community said "enough!" in the 70s and revolted. Rejected experimentation & moved over to (various) qualitative methods. Some dodgy, others now mature and productive (eg Discursive Psychology, Conversation Analysis).
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Stephan Lewandowsky @lewan.uk · 29/06/2026
Coming up this week Thursday. Few more slots available, feel free to sign up if you are in Bristol.
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Common Wealth @cmmonwealth.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
🚨 Common Wealth is hiring a new Digital Officer. 📍 London, UK ⏰ Permanent, full-time (9 day fortnight) 🗓️ Deadline: 10AM BST, 13 July 2026 Find out more and apply below 👇 www.common-wealth.org/vacancies/di...
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Dr Samuel Finnerty @samuelfinnerty.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
I despair. The rise of such practices will only lend weight to conspiracy theorists who say images/videos/data etc are fabricated.
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Dr Samuel Finnerty @samuelfinnerty.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Strange sensation to publish a review on why scientists engage in climate advocacy and activism and what its effects are, just days before an unprecedented heat wave. Need I say more? journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
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Climate advocacy and activism by scientists: A narrative review
In the context of accelerating climate and environmental crises, advocacy and activism by scientists is becoming increasingly prominent. This growing visibility has intensified the debate surrounding ...
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Dr Pete Knapp @peteknapp.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Wildfires in the Peak District from extreme heat. Here is a link to watch my hopeful film about wildfires and links to fascism, community, big business, and organised crime, with a donation: fires-and-fascism.co.uk#watch-online It’s crowdfunded and community supported.
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Matt Wall @mattwall.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Funny, but... also not.
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Veep: Nervous Laughter Reaction
ALT: Veep: Nervous Laughter Reaction
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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
What carbon capture would look like if we were serious
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Dr Samuel Finnerty @samuelfinnerty.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
This
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 25/06/2026
TY @ktoussaint.bsky.social for covering the extremely urgent shift required in media coverage of deadly fossil fuel disasters - go read the full article, it's an excellent summary of this problem (and share it) www.fastcompany.com/91563140/sto...
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There's a deadly heat wave in Europe. Experts are begging media outlets to stop making it look fun
Images of crowded beaches or people swimming in pools are known to make extreme weather seem less dangerous.
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Dr Samuel Finnerty @samuelfinnerty.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
🔥 Last week I shared my new paper in PLOS Climate on climate advocacy and activism by scientists 🥼 This research is close to my heart. I first undertook my PhD at 29, moving from Ireland, to understand how to motivate action on climate change. 1/4
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Dr Samuel Finnerty @samuelfinnerty.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
🔥 Last week I shared my new paper in PLOS Climate on climate advocacy and activism by scientists 🥼 This research is close to my heart. I first undertook my PhD at 29, moving from Ireland, to understand how to motivate action on climate change. 1/4
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