Warwick Psychology @warwickpsych.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Next week, we’re delighted to welcome Elaine Nicholson MBE for an extra Psychology Department Seminar: The Science of Autism and Shame Wednesday 14th October Room 1.61, Psychology Building 021
Reposted by Warwick PsychologyChiara De Gregorio @chiaradg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Here we show that lemurs use soprano-like trick to project songs! 🗣️🗣️ doi.org/10.1371/jour... 034
Reposted by Warwick PsychologyMatthew Mak @matthewmakpsy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Every 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. 082
Reposted by Warwick PsychologyNicole Tang @nkytang.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Shaking off the summer rust, we kicked off the new academic year with our first VUB-Warwick team meeting. Pleased to deepen our collaboration with the Pain in Motion research group @jonijsbe.bsky.social Grateful for the Warwick International Partnership Seed Fund for making this possible. 011
Warwick Psychology @warwickpsych.bsky.social · 18/09/2026By addressing both motivation and the controllability of weight gain, the therapy aims to make recovery feel more achievable and less frightening. 000
Warwick Psychology @warwickpsych.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The approach helps people address psychological barriers. "Part of what we're doing is helping people work through all of the motivational issues early on in therapy, while at the same time learning that they can gain weight and it doesn't feel terrible" he explains. 100
Warwick Psychology @warwickpsych.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Glenn and colleagues have been developing and testing a briefer form of therapy for anorexia nervosa, designed to be as effective as 40-session therapy, but delivered in half the time. 100
Warwick Psychology @warwickpsych.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Anorexia nervosa is a serious and complex mental health condition, and the devastation caused by the illness is often compounded by lengthy NHS waiting lists. Anorexia nervosa can respond well to CBT, however the standard recommendation of around 40 sessions is both time-intensive and expensive. 100
Warwick Psychology @warwickpsych.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Prof Glenn Waller is developing new therapies to treat anorexia nervosa in half the time.warwick.ac.ukRethinking Recovery | Impact Case StudyPsychology Professor Glenn Waller is developing a new form of therapy to help more people recover more quickly from anorexia nervosa. 111
Reposted by Warwick PsychologyWarwick Lifecourse and Neonatal Group @warwicklng.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Just published: Adolescent mental health outcomes following early regulatory problems by Matic Kadiš, Pauline W. Jansen, Nicole Tsalacopoulos, Rianne Kok, Dieter Wolke & Satja Mulej Bratec: link.springer.com/article/10.1... #UniversityOfWarwick #WarwickPsychology #HealthResearch #Mentalhealth #ECAPlink.springer.comAdolescent mental health outcomes following early regulatory problems - European Child & Adolescent PsychiatryEarly regulatory problems (RPs), including excessive crying, sleeping difficulties, and feeding issues in infancy, are associated with later mental health difficulties. However, existing studies used ... 011
Warwick Psychology @warwickpsych.bsky.social · 09/09/2026His aim through this was also to evaluate the appropriateness of a selective trust paradigm for capturing complex and socially-situated epistemic vigilance practices (especially in the context of generative AI). 010
Warwick Psychology @warwickpsych.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Congratulations to Kit Brown on passing his PhD viva! His thesis "Learning to (Dis)Trust: Adolescent Epistemic Vigilance and Information Pollution Online" was a mixed methods exploration of adolescent trust towards online sources of information. 110
Reposted by Warwick PsychologyMatthew Mak @matthewmakpsy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Kate 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...osf.ioOSF 053
Reposted by Warwick PsychologyMichaela Gummerum 🇪🇺 @mgummerum.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Huge congratulations to Dr Kit Brown @warwickpsych.bsky.social who successfully passed his viva 🎉 We are so proud of you, Dr Kit! Many thanks to the outstanding examiner team @drsarahrose.bsky.social, @lukehodson.bsky.social and @wordlessreader.bsky.social for making this such a smooth viva! 031
Reposted by Warwick PsychologyAndrew Camara @andrew-m-camara.bsky.social · 17/08/2026What are the symptoms of burnout, and does it differ from depression? 🤔 Prof. Gordon Parker and I compare the Sydney Burnout Measure, Burnout Assessment Tool and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9. Out now in J. Health Psychol.: doi.org/10.1177/1359...doi.orgSage Journals: Discover world-class researchSubscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher. 011
Reposted by Warwick PsychologyAdam Sanborn @asanborn.bsky.social · 28/07/2026We had a great audience for our #CogSci2026 tutorial on Autocorrelated Sampling in Cognition. Led by @lcastillo.bsky.social, with talks by @neilbramley.bsky.social, Bob Rehder, Stella Qian, and me. If you were not in Rio, the tutorial materials are here: lucas-castillo.github.io/mcmc-workshop/ 194
Reposted by Warwick PsychologyWarwick Lifecourse and Neonatal Group @warwicklng.bsky.social · 22/07/2026New in JAMA Pediatrics: @dieterwolke.bsky.social and team examine childhood factors linked to positive functioning in adulthood among those born very preterm or with very low birth weight. Read here 👇 doi.org/10.1001/jama... #PretermBirth #ChildDevelopment @warwickpsych.bsky.socialdoi.orgChildhood Factors and Positive Functioning Among Adults Born Very Preterm or With Very Low Birth WeightThis cohort study identifies positive functioning profiles at 34 years in adults born very preterm and/or very low birth weight and term-born adults and investigates whether identified profiles based ... 021
Warwick Psychology @warwickpsych.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Massive congratulations to our own @mmrobinson93.bsky.social on this fantastic achievement! 070
Reposted by Warwick PsychologyWarwick Lifecourse and Neonatal Group @warwicklng.bsky.social · 15/07/2026New findings from the Bavarian Longitudinal Study show that many adult outcomes linked to very preterm birth (<32 weeks) are influenced by childhood experiences. Supportive parenting and school achievement are key targets for improving long-term outcomes. Read here 👇 bit.ly/4w7Wab0 001
Reposted by Warwick PsychologyMatthew Mak @matthewmakpsy.bsky.social · 14/07/2026First 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! 071
Reposted by Warwick PsychologyNicole Tang @nkytang.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Delighted to see such a strong turnout at today’s @warwickpsych.bsky.social Lifespan Health and Wellbeing Group meeting. We enjoyed two excellent talks— John Galvin on self-compassion in autism and Gitit Kadar-Satat on student employability. A great way to spend a warm summer afternoon. ☀️👏 041
Reposted by Warwick PsychologyChiara De Gregorio @chiaradg.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Before there was speech, there was laughter! Our new study traces the evolution of laughter across the great apes and reveals a gradual increase in vocal flexibility over millions of years. www.nature.com/articles/s42...nature.comRhythm and timing in laughter reveal that human vocal plasticity falls on a hominid continuum - Communications BiologyComparative analysis of laughter rhythm across all extant great apes reveals that isochrony is ancestral to hominids, with tempo, variability, and context-sensitivity increasing progressively toward h... 063
Reposted by Warwick PsychologyWarwick Lifecourse and Neonatal Group @warwicklng.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Why does my baby cry so much? 👶 @dieterwolke.bsky.social recently joined Greg Foot on The Baby Fact Check to explore the science behind newborn crying, the “crying peak”, and what evidence really tells us about soothing babies and supporting parents. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ld6X... #NewBornyoutube.comWhy does my baby cry so much? Understanding the newborn "Crying Peak"YouTube video by The Baby Fact Check 121
Warwick Psychology @warwickpsych.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Welcome to Edit Permana, who is working in the Ape Tank team as a technician. He is supporting the work of Dr Adriano Lameira and Dr Andrea Permana, analysing the vocal recordings of Sumatran great apes. 050
Warwick Psychology @warwickpsych.bsky.social · 19/06/2026We were delighted to have visiting speaker Prof. Luc Boutsen (@lucboutsen.bsky.social ) from Aston University (research.aston.ac.uk/en/persons/l...) for a fascinating talk on face perception: “Why are you looking at me? Towards a cognitive understanding of the perception of facial difference.” 050
Reposted by Warwick PsychologyDr Chiara Gambi @gambichiara.bsky.social · 18/06/2026@salonikrishnan.bsky.social and I had an absolute blast yesterday running our workshop on reward in language learning! Many thanks to @exppsychsoc.bsky.social for support and to all our fantastic speakers! Recorded talks and slides will be available soon here: sites.google.com/view/reward-... 1153
Reposted by Warwick PsychologyDr Chiara Gambi @gambichiara.bsky.social · 18/06/2026@uclpals.bsky.social @warwickpsych.bsky.social @anazappa.bsky.social @engra.me @nivimani.bsky.social 012
Warwick Psychology @warwickpsych.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Wiki Jeglinska, Ihor Komnatskyy and Sarwang Dwivedi 011
Warwick Psychology @warwickpsych.bsky.social · 17/06/2026📣🎉🧠Great set of presentations in the final set of first-year PhD talks, featuring Jing Gu, Wiki Jeglinska, Ihor Komnatskyy and Sarwang Dwivedi. The topics included neural dynamics of creativity, wellbeing in higher education, construals of game avatars, and object-scene congruency. Nice work! 121
Reposted by Warwick PsychologyNicole Tang @nkytang.bsky.social · 16/06/2026“With a liberal non-inferiority margin, amitriptyline is non-inferior…in reducing insomnia severity. Amitriptyline has more side effects & its effect on insomnia may diminish after tapering. [CBT-I]should remain first-line treatment for patients with medical comorbidity given its broader benefits.” 001
Reposted by Warwick PsychologyWarwick Lifecourse and Neonatal Group @warwicklng.bsky.social · 16/06/2026@dieterwolke.bsky.social @warwickpsych.bsky.social and colleagues have used multi-national cohorts to examine socioeconomic inequality in extreme outcomes within very preterm and/or very low birth weight infants. Read more here 👇 doi.org/10.3389/fpub...doi.orgFrontiers | Socioeconomic inequity in extreme outcomes within very pre-term and/or very low birthweight infants: evidence from multi-national cohortsBackgroundPre-term birth (< 37 weeks' gestation) is a major cause of neonatal mortality, with very pre-term (< 32 weeks' gestation) and extremely pre-term (<... 021
Warwick Psychology @warwickpsych.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Her research examines how people perceive, encode, and remember information in applied settings, particularly the legal system. Her current work focuses on reducing the influence of misinformation, including the roles of visual content and AI in both amplifying and countering its spread. 000
Warwick Psychology @warwickpsych.bsky.social · 12/06/2026She completed her PhD in Psychology at Warwick in 2022, before working as a postdoctoral researcher in the Law School at the University of Exeter. 100
Warwick Psychology @warwickpsych.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Emily is a postdoctoral researcher at the School of Psychological Science at The University of Western Australia, working on memory, decision-making, and misinformation. 100
Warwick Psychology @warwickpsych.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Great to have Dr. Emily Spearing (@emilyspearing.bsky.social) visit us last week and present her research, “Does Active Engagement with Graphs Improve the Long-Term Efficacy of Fact-Checks?” 100
Reposted by Warwick PsychologyNicole Tang @nkytang.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Delighted to be invited to join the Research Exchange! Loved the OBHA & IBME tours and the thoughtful discussions that followed—huge thanks to Tamara, Andreia and @benosaka.bsky.social for organising. 021
Warwick Psychology @warwickpsych.bsky.social · 10/06/2026📣🧠Another excellent session of first year PhD talks during this week's Department Seminar, featuring Ty Hayes, Xueting Li, Danqin Zhao and Olivia Wang. The topics included slot machines, parasocial relationships, scientific evolution, and chatbot use and well-being. Great work! 140
Warwick Psychology @warwickpsych.bsky.social · 08/06/2026🎉We're thrilled to congratulate Lauren Wilkinson @laurenwilkinson.bsky.social who was awarded the SEM Faculty Warwick Award for Teaching Excellence for Postgraduate Researchers Who Teach - a truly fantastic achievement. Read about it here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa... Congratulations Lauren!! 🎉 162
Warwick Psychology @warwickpsych.bsky.social · 05/06/2026How do we know when we're being our 'authentic' selves? PhD student Lexi Bulbuc explains why 'being yourself' is more complicated than we think, how our growth is impacted by self-interest and compassion, and why developmental psychology actually predicts us being a mess. www.tiktok.com/@unio... 041
Reposted by Warwick PsychologyAdam Sanborn @asanborn.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Generated examples from described risky choices have "flatter" probabilities 043
Warwick Psychology @warwickpsych.bsky.social · 03/06/2026The study also revealed that young orangutans selectively learn about the complex, multi-step construction elements ("know-how") and the specific tree species used for nesting ("know-what”). Congratulations, Ani! 063
Warwick Psychology @warwickpsych.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Ani's paper is a 17-year study that showed that wild Sumatran orangutans rely heavily on active social learning to master nest building by actively observing nesting behaviour in their mothers and other independent individuals. 152
Warwick Psychology @warwickpsych.bsky.social · 03/06/2026🎉📣We're very pleased to congratulate Ani Permana (@dranipermana.bsky.social) for winning the FSEM Postdoc Prize for best Psychology output in 2025 for her paper published in Nature Communications Biology on observations social learning in orangutans. www.nature.com/articles/s42...nature.comObservational social learning of “know-how” and “know-what” in wild orangutans: evidence from nest-building skill acquisition - Communications BiologyObservational social learning shapes nest-building skill acquisition in wild orangutans showing selective attention to 'know-how' and transmission of 'know-what' across developmental stages. 1167
Warwick Psychology @warwickpsych.bsky.social · 02/06/2026📣🧠 A really engaging set of first-year PhD talks during today's department seminar, featuring Dila Aleyna Falay, Daniil Grigorev and Jiajun Gao. The topics included children's memory in real-world contexts, metacognitive confidence, and motor simulation in gesture comprehension. Nice work! 160
Warwick Psychology @warwickpsych.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Congratulations to team Kingfisher for the best research idea of the #ETHOLANG Away Day! Well done to all teams for developing their ideas and excellent presentations. #BehaviouralSpotlight #Winning 050
Warwick Psychology @warwickpsych.bsky.social · 01/06/2026So far we have six teams working on innovative research ideas in the #ETHOLANG Away Day. It began with brainstorming and is now turning into refined research proposals. #Collaboration #HiveMind 120
Warwick Psychology @warwickpsych.bsky.social · 01/06/2026What research topics and interests bring the #ETHOLANG community together? We asked participants to share keywords that capture their work, and the result was this word cloud - created collectively by everyone in the room. #BehaviouralSpotlight #ETHOLANG 010