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Winnifred Louis

@winnifredlouis.bsky.social
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Social psychologist from U of Queensland in Brisbane Australia (Jagera/Turrbal country). Stats, intergroup relations, system change. Peace, democracy and human rights, a sustainable world. Director @socialchangelab.bsky.social

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Jarren Nylund @jarrennylund.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Excited to share a new paper lead by Matthew Hornsey and co-authored by @winnifredlouis.bsky.social, myself, and others. Now published in @commspsychol.nature.com. 📄 Read the open access article here: doi.org/10.1038/s442...
The cover page of the “Youth, personality and collective victimhood distinguish support for radical climate action” article published in Communications Psychology.

Hornsey, M. J., Pearson, S., Wibisono, S., Thomas, E. F., Bird, L. H., Nylund, J. L., Bretter, C., Acevedo, J. D., Fielding, K. S., Amiot, C., Moghaddam, F. M., & Louis, W. R. (2026). Youth, personality and collective victimhood distinguish support for radical climate action. Communications Psychology, 4(1), 54. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44271-026-00420-z
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Adlung Lab @adlunglab.com · 15/01/2026
Myers, Dehli & Brix et al. show that early colonization by aromatic lactate-producing bifidobacteria lowers the risk of food allergen sensitization and atopic dermatitis. They followed 147 children from birth to age 5. What is the mechanism? ⬇️ 1/3
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Jon Gambrell @jongambrell.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The death toll from a crackdown on protests in #Iran jumps to at least 2,571 people killed, activists say.
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ARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
⁉️The ARC has delayed outcomes of ALL grants 1–4 months & increased scheduled outcome windows from 2 weeks to 3 months! This reverses 4 years of progress in providing greater certainty & ability to plan for researchers, their families & unis. Their excuse? Security checks under new ARC legislation👇
Black text on white background. Screenshot of ARC’s Network Message regarding delays to grant announcements because of new security arrangements.
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Duncan Bell @duncanbell.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Post-doc positions: "Academic freedom is under pressure today. This requires rescue havens of free research. ... [we] invite early career researchers, whose work is restricted due to political pressure in the USA..." uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
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Call for Applications: Early Career Rescue Fellowship – Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies
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Winnifred Louis @winnifredlouis.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
You, Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light. Psalm 18:28 #Bondi
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ARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
“This feels like yet another attack on our research community that is already under siege” Senator @davidpocock.bsky.social has issued a media release about the ARC's proposed restructure and job cuts 👇
Black text on white background underneath the Australian coat of arms at the top. Larger text near the top says "SENATOR DAVID POCOCK", "MEDIA RELEASE" and the headline in the largest print says "ARC RESTRUCTURE RISKS JOBS"?.
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ARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Every opportunity politicians provide for you to tell them about how chronic underfunding of research in Australia is affecting your particular fields, people, working conditions etc. is extremely important. Fill out the form here: lnkd.in/g8A_PAZG
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Chris Butler @chrisbutlerpol.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Several recent studies have found that politicians aren't very good at estimating public support for policies. But we have little idea about whether politicians are good at knowing which issues are more important to voters. Our new publication has a first go at answering this question rdcu.be/eQGm4
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How Politicians (mis)Perceive Policy Salience
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3wombats @3wombats.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Please sign. This stupid decision needs reversing actionnetwork.org/petitions/cs...
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CSIRO needs urgent support
CSIRO is under attack. Sign the petition calling on the Albanese Government to act now to secure the future of CSIRO’s world-leading science and research.
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Winnifred Louis @winnifredlouis.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Exciting to see Italian and German translations of our handbook!
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Winnifred Louis @winnifredlouis.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Ripple et al 2025 - State of the climate: not good "This... emergency stems from failed foresight, political inaction, unsustainable economic systems, and misinformation. ...The biosphere is reeling from intensifying heat, storms, floods, droughts, or fires." doi.org/10.1093/bios...
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The 2025 state of the climate report: a planet on the brink
We are hurtling toward climate chaos. The planet's vital signs are flashing red. The consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are no longer
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Tanja Junkers @polymerreaction.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Translation for last year PhD students: You want to watch the ARC webpage tomorrow to see who will be looking for postdocs in 2026
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Winnifred Louis @winnifredlouis.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Drawing folks' attention to the 2026 EASP conference account on Bluesky
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Antimicrobial resistance #AMR @antimicrobial.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
The fight against AMR will not be won in laboratories alone, but in our shared habits of everyday life. We need infection prevention, vaccination, hand hygiene, and a global culture that values responsibility over convenience and stewardship over complacency.
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 09/10/2025
Nearly 150 land and environmental defenders were killed in 2024, mainly in Latin America.
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Environmental defenders are being killed for protecting our future – the law needs to catch up
Nearly 150 land and environmental defenders were killed in 2024, mainly in Latin America.
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The Social Change Lab @socialchangelab.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Our new book [Psych of System Change & Resistance to Change] is out! Woot! @winnifredlouis.bsky.social @susilowibisono.bsky.social Kiara Minto & Gi Chonu doi.org/10.1017/9781...
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Shane Claiborne @shaneclaiborne.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
“We are the salt of the earth… and never forget - salt always melts ICE.” -Rev. Otis Moss III We are in a moment where we must choose faith over fear, justice over injustice, courage over silence. So proud to stand with all of you who are choosing faith over fear right now.
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 07/10/2025
This week, we lost one of the world’s greatest advocates for people and nature. Even in her final days, Dr. Jane Goodall was urging us not to give up, and now her legacy lives on through the countless voices she inspired. Read on Mailchimp: shorturl.at/lDxXk Read on LinkedIn: shorturl.at/VOiPa
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Jane Goodall's final lesson
Honoring Jane Goodall's life, Pope Leo's first climate address, and finding hope in action
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 02/10/2025
My favourite Jane Goodall quotes....so many, so to the point, so wise. How different the world would be if enough people listened to her.
"People think hope is wishful thinking, and actually hope is about action." Quote from the Wiser Than Me podcast with Julia Louis-Dreyfus."Only when our clever brain and our human heart work together in  harmony can we achieve our true potential." Graphic by the Jane Goodall Institute of South Africa."You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make." Graphic by Ariana Huffington on Instagram.
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Jarren Nylund @jarrennylund.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Thrilled to share my first publication in a Nature journal! Our new article in Nature Climate Change (@natclimate.nature.com) explores whether conversations with generative AI tools like ChatGPT may help shift climate scepticism.
A mock-up of what the first page of “The promise and limitations of using GenAI to reduce climate scepticism” (Hornsey et al., 2025) article would look like printed.
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Royce Kurmelovs @roycerk2.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
The start of the algal bloom off the South Australian coast began like a horror film and only grew worse from there. I took a direct look at the role of climate change in making this disaster in my home state for @drilledmedia.bsky.social.
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“There Was So Much Death.” A Toxic Algal Bloom Is Ravaging Australia’s Southern Coast—Warming Waters Are to Blame.
Three ingredients are required for an algal bloom to get going – temperature, the right conditions and food. South Australia had all the preconditions necessary, thanks to climate change.
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 28/08/2025
Positive tipping points for climate, like the UK phasing out coal, show how big steps toward a low-carbon future can suddenly become unstoppable. Can we identify where the next tipping points could happen, and figure out how to help trigger them? These researchers say YES. Read more:
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A method to identify positive tipping points to accelerate low-carbon transitions and actions to trigger them - Sustainability Science
Meeting the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to “well below 2 °C” requires a radical acceleration of action, as the global economy is decarbonising at least five times too slowly. Tipping point...
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 10/08/2025
"We used to consume fossil fuels to make ourselves power But now we just look to the sun for each kilowatt hour" This is the cutest and most encouraging video I've seen all week. Give it a watch - and share if you agree! www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MgK...
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Running on Sunshine - Rockway Mennonite Collegiate 2025
YouTube video by Rockway Mennonite Collegiate
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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Crowds & Identities -- a starter pack. Please share. bsky.app/starter-pack...
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 22/07/2025
“If the world is to be healed through human efforts, I am convinced it will be by ordinary people whose love for this life is even greater than their fear.” - Joanna Macy (1929-2025)
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Remembering Joanna Macy, author, Buddhist teacher, environmental activist
Joanna Macy’s work addressed the psychological and spiritual issues of ecological awareness in the nuclear age.
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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
The Relationship Between Social Identification and System Justification: A Meta-Analytic Test of Relevant Moderators New from @markrubin.bsky.social and colleagues onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 18/07/2025
🌡️ Hotter, wetter weather linked to more violent crime In South Africa, violent crime rises with heat, rain, and pollution. especially in warmer months. Researchers found climate factors now drive 60% of homicide-related social costs. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #SciComm #ClimateCrisis 🧪
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The impact of weather patterns on increasing violent crime and social cost in South Africa - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - The impact of weather patterns on increasing violent crime and social cost in South Africa
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Convention on Wetlands @ramsar.org · 15/07/2025
#NewReport: The Global Wetland Outlook 2025 is now live! Dive into the latest global data on wetland extent, loss and restoration and discover the solutions we need to secure the future of these vital ecosystems. global-wetland-outlook.ramsar.org
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Jarren Nylund @jarrennylund.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Why do people fight for or against climate action? Led by Prof. Matthew J. Hornsey, our new review article published in Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences delves into the moral arguments of collective climate action—on both sides of the debate: doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
Moral cases for collective action supporting and opposing mitigation efforts
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Paul Djupe @pauldjupe.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Delighted to help put this together - there’s excellent work in this collection that makes a big jump forward in religion + politics in American congregations.
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Earth Commission @theearthcommission.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Today kicks off the Global Tipping Points Conference at Exeter Climate Forum! Several Earth Commission members are there attending, speaking, and convening. Co-hosted by @exeter.ac.uk, @pik-potsdam.bsky.social, and @maxplanck.de of Geoanthropology. #TippingPoints
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 01/07/2025
Scientists once thought Antarctica might hold onto its sea ice as the world warmed. No longer.
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‘Completely unexpected’: Antarctic sea ice may be in terminal decline due to rising Southern Ocean salinity
Scientists once thought Antarctica might hold onto its sea ice as the world warmed. No longer.
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Jesse D. Jenkins @jessedjenkins.com · 28/06/2025
At a moment of rapid demand growth and a growing electricity affordability crisis, the Republican's One Big Horrible Bill will RAISE TAXES on wind & solar—the only new sources of electricity we are able to rapidly add to the US grid—in four different ways.
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NodeXL Academy @nodexlacademy.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Explore social media insights at our 5-day Summer School, happening from 28 July to 1 August 🎯 One step closer to mastery Register Here: nuel.ink/a681yk #PhdChat #AcademicChatter
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Biodiversity Council @biodivcouncil.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Many of Australia’s invertebrates, which include insects and other animals without backbones, are doing it tough. You can help by taking simple actions, like planting local native flowers, leaving part of your garden ‘wild’, or switching off outdoor lights 🐝 #invertebrates #insects
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Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 23/06/2025
🧠 Parenthood in academia affects mental health – but not equally Academic mothers face a much higher risk of depression than fathers or non-mothers. Risk is greatest for those without support, or who are Black or have disabled children. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #SciComm #AcademicSky 🧪
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The impact of parenthood on mental health within the academic community: highlighting vulnerabilities and identifying high-risk groups - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - The impact of parenthood on mental health within the academic community: highlighting vulnerabilities and identifying high-risk groups
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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Interested in key dimensions of integration in #interdisciplinary teams? Check out the helpful framework developed by Colleen Cuddy in this week’s i2Insights at i2insights.org/2025/06/24/t... #AcademicSky
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A framework for creating effective team integration in interdisciplinary research
By Colleen Cuddy. What kinds of integration are required in interdisciplinary teams to truly synthesize diverse knowledge and perspectives, creating meaningful outcomes? What are the key facilitato…
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Joseph M. Forte, Ph.D. @drjmf.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Some of the most important projects of the Enlightenment are still very much works in progress: 1. One man’s whims can still throw entire nations into turmoil w/o having his power sufficiently checked. …
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Mark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Final day of the SASP-SPSSI “Peacebuilding through Conflict Transformation” conference... Tjitske de Groot from @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social reviews the different effects of intergroup contact interventions on minority and majority groups.
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Mark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Day 2 of the SASP-SPSSI “Peacebuilding through Conflict Transformation” conference @shelleymckeown.bsky.social from @ox.ac.uk explaining that empathy is associated with more positive attitudes toward out‐groups in Northern Ireland, which in turn, is related to higher out‐group prosocial behaviors.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
This is a gift to everyone in academia. And a lot of the rest of us. zenodo.org/records/1569...
The 3Ps of Autocrats:
• Populism
• Polarization • Post-truth

Science and Scholarship in the Crosshairs
Although democratic backsliding affects all sectors of society, scholarship and science are inevitably among its first victims, together with the independent judiciary and critical media. As early as 1942, Robert Merton noted that science requires democracy to flourish and that under totalitarianism “anti-rationalism and the centralization of institutional control both serve to limit the scope provided for scientific activity” (p. 126).10 Within a month of taking power, the Trump administration unleashed what a Nature editorial called an “unprecedented assault on science”.11
Autocratization creates a cascade of systemic risks for science and scholarship. In the extreme case, under a totalitarian regime without dissent, entire disciplines may be at risk of loss and research is confined to a narrow space defined by the rulers. At the same time, as autocratization proceeds, the space for dissent shrinks. Autocratization also imperils health: life expectancy in former democracies that have reverted to autocracy (e.g., Honduras, Nicaragua, Turkey, and Venezuela) has declined by an average of 2 percent compared to countries that preserved their democracy.
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 20/06/2025
Australia has a home insurance crisis and climate change is going to make it worse – @jack-thrower.bsky.social in @thenewdaily.bsky.social. "Between 2022-2023, the average home insurance premium in Australia rose by 14%, the biggest increase in a decade. A major reason for this is #climate change."
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Australia has an insurance crisis. Climate change will make it worse
Climate change makes disasters more frequent and more destructive, this is leading insurance companies to charge higher prices.
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The Social Change Lab @socialchangelab.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
New initiative led by @lewan.bsky.social - SCL members Susilo Wibisono and @winnifredlouis.bsky.social contributed - all feedback welcome!
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Winnifred Louis @winnifredlouis.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Proud to be a contributor to this new resource! I hope it is of use and welcome feedback.
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Journal of Perpetrator Research @perpetratorres.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
JPR 7.2 is out! Complicit Testimonies by Ivan Stacy (ed.). Articles by Eunike Mutiara Himawan, Annie Pohlman & @winnifredlouis.bsky.social; @drjpersian.bsky.social; Michelle E. Anderson; Sofía Forchieri; Juliane Prade-Weiss; Sue Vice; Guido Bartolini jpr.winchesteruniversitypress.org/14/volume/7/...
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Special Issue: Complicit Testimonies | Journal of Perpetrator Research
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Johanna Ray Vollhardt @jrvollhardt.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
New by Glasford & Brown in JSPP, on the inequalities in academia & imagining ways out of them: "Systemic Hierarchy Within Academic Disciplines: How Resource Capital and Social Capital Stratify Academics and Form the Basis of Disciplinary Group-Based Inequality" OA: jspp.psychopen.eu/index.php/js...
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Paolo Crosetto @paolocrosetto.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Springer-Nature launched a series of "Discover" journals that closely mimic MDPI titles -- sharing *identical* journal names, and likely similar business model. What is going on, and why researcher will - as always - fall for it? A 🧵 the-strain-on-scientific-publishing.github.io/website/post...
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Springer Nature Discovers MDPI – The Strain on Scientific Publishing
Home page for the paper ‘The Strain on Scientific Publishing’ by Mark A Hanson, Dan Brockington, Paolo Crosetto and Pablo Gomez Barreiro
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