Alex Reid
@alexanderreid.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer (T&S) in the Dept. of Psychology at the University of York, UK. Passionate about improving access to education and fostering critical thinking skills. Views are my own 🧠🎓
I am extremely flattered to win the 'Supporting Student Voice, Activities and Partnership' award at the University of York Students' Union 2025 Excellence Awards. It wouldn’t be possible without our amazing students, reps and staff - teamwork! 🥳 💪
May 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I am extremely flattered to win the 'Supporting Student Voice, Activities and Partnership' award at the University of York Students' Union 2025 Excellence Awards. It wouldn’t be possible without our amazing students, reps and staff - teamwork! 🥳 💪
My Higher Education Psychology Teacher of the Year finalist case study has now been published. It focusses on collaborative work with alumni to develop employability skills and mitigate imposter syndrome in our students. A huge thank you to all my collaborators! explore.bps.org.uk/content/bpsptr
Psychology Teaching Review
BPS Explore is our easy-to-access central location for you to read and download a wide range of psychological content from practitioners, researchers and working groups.
explore.bps.org.uk
May 28, 2025 at 12:44 PM
My Higher Education Psychology Teacher of the Year finalist case study has now been published. It focusses on collaborative work with alumni to develop employability skills and mitigate imposter syndrome in our students. A huge thank you to all my collaborators! explore.bps.org.uk/content/bpsptr
Interested in learning more about great teaching and scholarship practice? Check out the new YouTube channel for the T-Fun (Teaching-Focussed University Network) with two great talks already posted! @t-fun.bsky.social m.youtube.com/@tfunnetwork
T-FUN (Teaching-Focused University Network)
T-Fun (or T-FΨN) stands for Teaching-Focused University Network, a collaborative group of academics on teaching-focused pathways in Psychology and related disciplines. We aim to create a community of ...
m.youtube.com
March 14, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Interested in learning more about great teaching and scholarship practice? Check out the new YouTube channel for the T-Fun (Teaching-Focussed University Network) with two great talks already posted! @t-fun.bsky.social m.youtube.com/@tfunnetwork
Reposted by Alex Reid
Issue 20 of our student-run psychology magazine is out now! This issue is on Artificial Intelligence, and includes 8 articles, one interview with 'AI and risk' expert Prof. Rob Jenkins, and info on getting into clinical psychology: shorturl.at/N26BU
An accessible version is on our website :-)
An accessible version is on our website :-)
March 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Issue 20 of our student-run psychology magazine is out now! This issue is on Artificial Intelligence, and includes 8 articles, one interview with 'AI and risk' expert Prof. Rob Jenkins, and info on getting into clinical psychology: shorturl.at/N26BU
An accessible version is on our website :-)
An accessible version is on our website :-)
Our Department’s student-run magazine is joining BlueSky, please retweet them and follow so they can share their work 😊
Hello BlueSky! We are Psychout, the student run-magazine from the Psychology Department at the University of York. Please follow us as we need new friends after migrating from Twitter 🙂 See our back issues here: www.york.ac.uk/psychology/n...
Psychout Student Magazine - Psychology, University of York
www.york.ac.uk
February 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Our Department’s student-run magazine is joining BlueSky, please retweet them and follow so they can share their work 😊
Reposted by Alex Reid
Our second featured nominee for DARTP Psychology Teacher of the Year award is, Dr @alexanderreid.bsky.social who is passionate about developing critical thinking skills in both his students and the public.
February 15, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Our second featured nominee for DARTP Psychology Teacher of the Year award is, Dr @alexanderreid.bsky.social who is passionate about developing critical thinking skills in both his students and the public.
Reposted by Alex Reid
We now have 100 accounts in our University of York Starter Pack!
The number 100 has great cultural significance, but of course it's not THAT different to the 98 we were on before we added @yorkfestofideas.bsky.social and @jimleary.bsky.social - we're excited about it nevertheless.
Welcome!
The number 100 has great cultural significance, but of course it's not THAT different to the 98 we were on before we added @yorkfestofideas.bsky.social and @jimleary.bsky.social - we're excited about it nevertheless.
Welcome!
February 3, 2025 at 9:20 AM
We now have 100 accounts in our University of York Starter Pack!
The number 100 has great cultural significance, but of course it's not THAT different to the 98 we were on before we added @yorkfestofideas.bsky.social and @jimleary.bsky.social - we're excited about it nevertheless.
Welcome!
The number 100 has great cultural significance, but of course it's not THAT different to the 98 we were on before we added @yorkfestofideas.bsky.social and @jimleary.bsky.social - we're excited about it nevertheless.
Welcome!
Students, if interested, please consider applying to this paid summer internship working with myself and the science advacocy charity @senseaboutsci.bsky.social. Click here for more info: generationresearch.ac.uk/studentships... #SenseAboutScience
Enhancing research culture: A collaboration with Sense About Science
This studentship is a collaboration between the University of York and Sense about Science (SaS), an independent charity that promotes the public interest in sound science and ensures evidence is reco...
generationresearch.ac.uk
January 31, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Students, if interested, please consider applying to this paid summer internship working with myself and the science advacocy charity @senseaboutsci.bsky.social. Click here for more info: generationresearch.ac.uk/studentships... #SenseAboutScience
I am happy to be sharing the outcomes and Toolkit of an initiative I led called the Graduate Voices Project. Our students interviewed @york.ac.uk alumni from underrepresented backgrounds seeking advice they might have for others. Here is the playlist, please circulate. shorturl.at/8xQEf
Graduate Voices - YouTube
Overview of the Graduate Voices Project We care about providing employability advice and support at York which is relevant and speaks to all of our students....
shorturl.at
January 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I am happy to be sharing the outcomes and Toolkit of an initiative I led called the Graduate Voices Project. Our students interviewed @york.ac.uk alumni from underrepresented backgrounds seeking advice they might have for others. Here is the playlist, please circulate. shorturl.at/8xQEf
Reposted by Alex Reid
I've written a Data Analysis Handbook that explains 8 common errors in data analysis:
Selection Bias
Regression to the Mean
Correlation vs. Causation
Clustering Illusion
Gambler's Fallacy
Base Rate Fallacy
Survivorship Bias
Simpson's Paradox
It's short and simple and has examples of each one.
Selection Bias
Regression to the Mean
Correlation vs. Causation
Clustering Illusion
Gambler's Fallacy
Base Rate Fallacy
Survivorship Bias
Simpson's Paradox
It's short and simple and has examples of each one.
Data Analysis Handbook - Critikid
A guide to common errors in data analysis like selection bias, the clustering illusion, survivorship bias, and the base rate fallacy.
critikid.com
December 6, 2024 at 5:16 AM
I've written a Data Analysis Handbook that explains 8 common errors in data analysis:
Selection Bias
Regression to the Mean
Correlation vs. Causation
Clustering Illusion
Gambler's Fallacy
Base Rate Fallacy
Survivorship Bias
Simpson's Paradox
It's short and simple and has examples of each one.
Selection Bias
Regression to the Mean
Correlation vs. Causation
Clustering Illusion
Gambler's Fallacy
Base Rate Fallacy
Survivorship Bias
Simpson's Paradox
It's short and simple and has examples of each one.
Reposted by Alex Reid
How can we design an #accessible #learning resource as educators?
Recognising the challenge of navigating guidance like UDL & WCAG - we made this resource as a one-page guide!
#AcademicSky #Accessibility #Equity #Inclusion #HigherEd #loveLD #LTHEchat #Diversity
designingfordiverselearners.info
Recognising the challenge of navigating guidance like UDL & WCAG - we made this resource as a one-page guide!
#AcademicSky #Accessibility #Equity #Inclusion #HigherEd #loveLD #LTHEchat #Diversity
designingfordiverselearners.info
December 1, 2024 at 6:50 AM
We did a fun bit of psychology outreach today with the awesome kids at East Garforth Academy School in Leeds. A big thanks to my colleague Tabea-Maria Haase for her help with everything, particularly the pipe cleaner brain cells! #outreach #psychology
November 29, 2024 at 4:43 PM
We did a fun bit of psychology outreach today with the awesome kids at East Garforth Academy School in Leeds. A big thanks to my colleague Tabea-Maria Haase for her help with everything, particularly the pipe cleaner brain cells! #outreach #psychology
It's lovely to get shortlisted for this, and congratulations to the other excellent candidates too.
We are delighted to announce the finalists for our Higher Education Psychology Teacher of the Year Award!
Nilu Ahmed (Bristol Dental School)
Zayba Ghazali-Mohammed (University of Glasgow)
Andrew Holliman (UCL)
Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel (University of Glasgow)
Alex Reid (University of York)
Nilu Ahmed (Bristol Dental School)
Zayba Ghazali-Mohammed (University of Glasgow)
Andrew Holliman (UCL)
Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel (University of Glasgow)
Alex Reid (University of York)
November 28, 2024 at 6:25 PM
It's lovely to get shortlisted for this, and congratulations to the other excellent candidates too.
Reposted by Alex Reid
New blogpost:
deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/11/why-...
deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/11/why-...
Why I have resigned from the Royal Society
The Royal Society is a venerable institution founded in 1660, whose original members included such eminent men as Christopher Wren, Robert H...
deevybee.blogspot.com
November 25, 2024 at 7:49 AM
New blogpost:
deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/11/why-...
deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/11/why-...
Anatomy of the brain - a cool lego project that needs some votes on Lego Ideas to bring it to fruition! ideas.lego.com/s/p:60be6b96...
Anatomy of the Brain
My project is all about giving you a peek inside the human brain.The brain serves as a creative center, and our ideas originate through connections ...
ideas.lego.com
November 24, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Anatomy of the brain - a cool lego project that needs some votes on Lego Ideas to bring it to fruition! ideas.lego.com/s/p:60be6b96...
I created a ‘starter pack’ for science advocacy and critical thinking, suggestions for further individuals and organisations welcome! go.bsky.app/5ByxT3z
November 23, 2024 at 1:27 PM
I created a ‘starter pack’ for science advocacy and critical thinking, suggestions for further individuals and organisations welcome! go.bsky.app/5ByxT3z