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Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience @uofg-cspe.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

The position is at Cambridge. It is a fixed-term position for 21 months, starting 1 October 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. Closing Date: Monday 27 July 2026.

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Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience @uofg-cspe.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Candidates should have an interest in psychosis, delusional ideation, conspiracism, belief, or related topics. Candidates willing to apply their previous knowledge or research to these topics in a creative and thoughtful way will also be considered.

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Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience @uofg-cspe.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

The post is to work as part of an interdisciplinary team, led by Professor Joseph Webster, which includes Fiona Macpherson, on the UKRI-funded project Exploring the Grey Zone: A Biopsychosocial Approach to Religious Delusions and Conspiracy Beliefs.

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Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience @uofg-cspe.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

We are advertising a Research Associate job in Analytic Philosophy of Mind, Empirical Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychiatry, or Cognitive Anthropology. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSD786/r...

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Research Associate (Fixed Term) at University of Cambridge

Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Research Associate (Fixed Term) on jobs.ac.uk!

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Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience @uofg-cspe.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

One of our new projects with the University of Cambridge, Exploring the Grey Zone: A Biopsychosocial Approach to Religious Delusions and Conspiracy Beliefs, is looking to hire a fixed term Research Associate in Psychiatry or Psychology: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...

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Research Associate in Psychiatry or Psychology (Fixed Term)

The Faculty of Divinity invites applications for the position of Research Associate in Psychiatry or Psychology, to work as part of an interdisciplinary team, led by Professor Joseph Webster, on the U...

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Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience @uofg-cspe.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Exciting news: The Illusions Index is growing! Our first new illusion is the ‘Scintillating Starburst’ and can be found below. More exciting illusions will be added over the next few weeks, stay tuned!

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Scintillating Starburst - The Illusions Index

The Illusions Index is a fully searchable curated collection of illusions brought to you by the Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience.

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Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience @uofg-cspe.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

We are pleased to make this event hybrid. Zoom details are available to those who subscribe to our mailing list. To do so please e-mail derek.brown.2@glasgow.ac.uk. Details of the other events this year are available at: www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

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University of Glasgow - Research - Research units A-Z - Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience - Philosophy, Psychology and Neuroscience Research Seminars

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Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience @uofg-cspe.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Our Philosophy, Psychology and Neuroscience seminar starts today. Our first session is: ‘The aims of self-control’, Polaris Koi (University of Turku) 15th of September, 3-5pm (UK Time) Seminar Room on level 5 at 62 Hillhead (the Psychology Building)

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Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience @uofg-cspe.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Candidates should have some knowledge of Catholic confession along with expert knowledge in psychology. For informal enquiries, please contact Professor Michael Brady, Michael.Brady@glasgow.ac.uk This post is full time with funding for up to 12 months.

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Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience @uofg-cspe.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to a major empirical study, with responsibility for recruitment, data collection, and help managing this project as opportunities allow.

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Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience @uofg-cspe.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

We have an exciting opportunity for a Research Assistant to contribute to a project ‘Confession & Flourishing’ with Co-PIs Michael Brady (Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience, University of Glasgow) and Eranda Jayawickreme (Wake Forest University).

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Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience @uofg-cspe.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Come and experience various hallucinations and illusions to learn more about the wonders of your mind. Join us at the Riverside Museum from 11am – 3pm on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th June 2025 as part of Glasgow Science Festival. www.gla.ac.uk/events/scien...

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Explore Your Mind Through the Power of Illusion

Experience optical illusions with the University of Glasgow

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Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience @uofg-cspe.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

If you would like to attend you must register on Eventbrite, where there are further details of the conference: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/centre-for...

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Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience @uofg-cspe.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

The Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience (CSPE) has now been in existence for twenty years! We are going to hold a celebratory 20th Anniversary Conference on 4 – 6th June 2025 in Glasgow. We would love for you to join us.

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Fiona Macpherson @macpherson.bsky.social · 17/10/2024

Illusion of the Fortnight

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Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience @uofg-cspe.bsky.social · 19/09/2024

Fascinating and informative explanation of how AI is trained to produce images from text prompts and how AI is being used to generate new forms of ambiguous image. youtu.be/FMRi6pNAoag?...

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This new type of illusion is really hard to make

YouTube video by Steve Mould

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Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience @uofg-cspe.bsky.social · 23/05/2024

policy report on Augmented Reality (Come and join us in The Studio in ARC at University of Glasgow at 5.30Pm today for a launch and reception). Two pieces have appeared in the Herald on our work: heraldscotland.com/opinion/2432... heraldscotland.com/news/2433825... 2/3

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Exploring the risks and rewards in augmented reality

Imagine walking down the street, and with a simple command, your surroundings morph. Buildings and the landscape transform, virtual people and…

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Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience @uofg-cspe.bsky.social · 23/05/2024

Today researchers at Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience (Ben Colburn, Derek Brown, Neil McDonnell, Calum Hodgson, Laura Fearnley and Fiona Macpherson, @macpherson.bsky.social) who took part in a Royal Society of Edinburgh network on Augmented Reality, launch our 1/3

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Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience @uofg-cspe.bsky.social · 08/04/2024

Fiona Macpherson) with researchers from the Centre for Philosophy and AI Research, FAU Erlangen (Sascha Benjamin Fink + this advertised position). Deadline 30th April. Please consider applying: philjobs.org/job/show/26098.

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Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience @uofg-cspe.bsky.social · 08/04/2024

A philosophy postdoctoral position on the SENSOR Project has been advertised. The project has been funded by a joint AHRC and DFG grant and brings together a team from the Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience, University of Glasgow (Derek Brown, Jack Lyons,

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Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience @uofg-cspe.bsky.social · 05/03/2024

Upcoming PPN talk on Monday 11th March with Professor Sascha Fink! We hope you can make it: Sascha Benjamin Fink (FAU Erlangen) Monday, 11th March (3-5pm GMT) Room 303, 57 Oakfield (and online) ‘Epistemic Risks and Psychedelics’ Want to come? Email Derek.Brown.2@glasgow.ac.uk for the zoom link.

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Fiona Macpherson @macpherson.bsky.social · 29/02/2024

Want to do a PhD? Want to investigate the Perception Census and work with @anilseth.bsky.social and me? Here's an amazing opportunity: www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-f...

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Fiona Macpherson @macpherson.bsky.social · 29/02/2024

What do do a PhD? Want to investigate the Perception Census and work with @anilseth.bsky.social and me? Here's an amazing opportunity: www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-f...

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Fiona Macpherson @macpherson.bsky.social · 15/02/2024

⭐️ The next Illusion of the Fortnight talk is coming soon! ⭐️ Online (zoom) @UofGlasgow @UofGPsychNeuro @UofGCSPE. Next talk: Tuesday 27 Feb 12-1pm UK time, Shuma Tsurumi Full schedule below👇Want to join? Contact Derek.Brown.2@glasgow.ac.uk

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Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience @uofg-cspe.bsky.social · 12/12/2023

We are delighted to announce that @andreablomkvist.bsky.social has won a @britishacademy.bsky.social Postdoctoral Fellowship and a U of Glasgow LKAS Fellowship, which she will take up in January 2024, at the Centre, working with @macpherson.bsky.social. Her project is 'Re-making Mental Imagery'.

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Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience @uofg-cspe.bsky.social · 02/12/2023

AHRC Announcement: www.ukri.org/news/ahrc-co... CSPE: www.gla.ac.uk/cspe/

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Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience @uofg-cspe.bsky.social · 02/12/2023

University Magdeburg, have won a joint AHRC-DFG grant of approximately three quarters of a million pounds, for a project on Sensory Engineering (SENSOR) for three years, starting January 2024. Further details of the project will appear on the CSPE website and on social media.

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Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience @uofg-cspe.bsky.social · 02/12/2023

Funding Announcement: Sensory Engineering (SENSOR) Project Researchers at the Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience, University of Glasgow, Dr Derek Brown, Prof Jack Lyons and Prof Fiona Macpherson, in collaboration with Prof Sascha Benjamin Fink, currently at the Otto von Guericke

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Arts and Humanities Alliance @artsandhums.bsky.social · 18/11/2023

The Arts and Humanities Alliance remains deeply concerned by news of proposed closures & redundancies in a number of our disciplines: Languages & cultures at Aberdeen University and most recently the planned cuts to English, History, Film, & closure of Music at Oxford Brookes.

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Fiona Macpherson @macpherson.bsky.social · 27/10/2023

Guest Blog on the British Science Association's website: www.britishscienceassociation.org/.../guest-bl.... The Perception Census closes on 31 October. Please take part now or complete the different sections if you've already started: perceptioncensus.dreamachine.world.

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Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience @uofg-cspe.bsky.social · 13/10/2023

To date, we have held a series of online workshops between January 2022 and October 2023 exploring these issues. You can watch all these workshops online at: www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

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Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience @uofg-cspe.bsky.social · 13/10/2023

The conference is run and hosted by the Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience, University of Glasgow with the generous support of The Royal Society of Edinburgh. For more information, please contact calum.hodgson@glasgow.ac.uk.

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Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience @uofg-cspe.bsky.social · 13/10/2023

Prof Christoper Bartels (Appalachian State) Prof Katalin Farkas (CEU) Dr Lavinia Hirsu + Dr Gabriella Rodolico (Glasgow) Dr Sarah Lehman (Nasa) Dr Chris Mills (Warwick) Prof Melissa Terras (Edinburgh) Dr Nathan Wildman (Tilberg) Dr Julia Williamson (Glasgow) Chris Yiu (Meta)

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Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience @uofg-cspe.bsky.social · 13/10/2023

Attendance at the in-person (only) conference sessions is free and open, however advance registration for the conference is required. Please register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/augmented-...

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Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience @uofg-cspe.bsky.social · 13/10/2023

At this conference we will examine the nature of the experiences had using AR; the nature of the virtual objects we seem to be aware of using AR; the ethical issues surrounding AR; and, finally, examine and refine the guidelines for its ethical use that we have drawn up.

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Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience @uofg-cspe.bsky.social · 13/10/2023

Conference: Augmented Reality: Ethics, Perception, Metaphysics 9th and 10th November 2023 Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience, University of Glasgow

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Fiona Macpherson @macpherson.bsky.social · 03/10/2023

The Perception Census is closing on Tuesday 31st October. If you’ve already completed some sections please consider doing a few more. We get such powerful data from people completing many sections. And if you haven’t given it a try yet, we’d grateful if you would. Thank you!

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The Perception Census

Take part in one of the largest scientific studies on perceptual diversity ever undertaken, brought together by a team of world-leading scientists and philosophers.

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Fiona Macpherson @macpherson.bsky.social · 12/10/2023

I was interviewed today on BBC Radio 4's Inside Science about perception and The Perception Census.

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BBC Inside Science - Assembly theory - BBC Sounds

Could a radical theory help us understand the origins of life?

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