Amina Memon
@aminamemon.bsky.social
Prof Psychology, Royal Holloway University of London, Memory, Credibility, Eyewitnesses, Emotion & Law are some of my topics.
Outside work, I seek the sea, a mountain top, a sampling of wine, a good book!
Outside work, I seek the sea, a mountain top, a sampling of wine, a good book!
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Amina Memon
@aminamemon.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Hello, I’m one the 13M who have recently joined Bluesky. Academia is my current home, Scholarly interests include knowledge exchange, mentoring, learning, eyewitness memory, memory distortion and tackling biases in decision making. Many other interests besides! Lover of nature and kind hearts 🍃💚
Lovely to see the delicate, intricate white camellias blooming on @royalholloway.bsky.social campus
December 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Lovely to see the delicate, intricate white camellias blooming on @royalholloway.bsky.social campus
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Asking big questions about the use of AI in asylum claims
Professor @aminamemon.bsky.social and Dr Zoe Given-Wilson from @rhulpsychology.bsky.social are investigating the ethical and practical implications of digital tools in the asylum process.
Read more: ow.ly/N1hi50XtBMq
Professor @aminamemon.bsky.social and Dr Zoe Given-Wilson from @rhulpsychology.bsky.social are investigating the ethical and practical implications of digital tools in the asylum process.
Read more: ow.ly/N1hi50XtBMq
November 21, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Asking big questions about the use of AI in asylum claims
Professor @aminamemon.bsky.social and Dr Zoe Given-Wilson from @rhulpsychology.bsky.social are investigating the ethical and practical implications of digital tools in the asylum process.
Read more: ow.ly/N1hi50XtBMq
Professor @aminamemon.bsky.social and Dr Zoe Given-Wilson from @rhulpsychology.bsky.social are investigating the ethical and practical implications of digital tools in the asylum process.
Read more: ow.ly/N1hi50XtBMq
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We have four teaching-focused positions available, with a start date of early January. Please share widely and tag anyone who may be interested!
Teaching associates: Two permanent posts at 0.8 FTE
Postdoctoral teaching associates: Two full-time posts, one permanent, one for 12 months
Teaching associates: Two permanent posts at 0.8 FTE
Postdoctoral teaching associates: Two full-time posts, one permanent, one for 12 months
November 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
We have four teaching-focused positions available, with a start date of early January. Please share widely and tag anyone who may be interested!
Teaching associates: Two permanent posts at 0.8 FTE
Postdoctoral teaching associates: Two full-time posts, one permanent, one for 12 months
Teaching associates: Two permanent posts at 0.8 FTE
Postdoctoral teaching associates: Two full-time posts, one permanent, one for 12 months
Sunshine with autumn colours as another academic year begins. Nice to hear the excited chatter of our new students as they take in the surroundings @royalholloway.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Sunshine with autumn colours as another academic year begins. Nice to hear the excited chatter of our new students as they take in the surroundings @royalholloway.bsky.social
The Bees 🐝 and #CabbageWhites 🦋are loving the #Lavender at Ham House #NationalTrust
@nationaltrust.bsky.social
@nationaltrust.bsky.social
July 12, 2025 at 11:48 AM
The Bees 🐝 and #CabbageWhites 🦋are loving the #Lavender at Ham House #NationalTrust
@nationaltrust.bsky.social
@nationaltrust.bsky.social
@rhulpsychology.bsky.social Results day! -Congratulations 🎉 to our finalists! Do keep in touch and join our Psychology Alumni Community @royalholloway.bsky.social and RHUL Psychology alumni LinkedIn group. All the best for the future.
🎓 Hope to see many of you at graduation later this month!
🎓 Hope to see many of you at graduation later this month!
July 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
@rhulpsychology.bsky.social Results day! -Congratulations 🎉 to our finalists! Do keep in touch and join our Psychology Alumni Community @royalholloway.bsky.social and RHUL Psychology alumni LinkedIn group. All the best for the future.
🎓 Hope to see many of you at graduation later this month!
🎓 Hope to see many of you at graduation later this month!
Special to be in Finland for midsummer solstice and yes I have had a dip, several actually!
June 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Special to be in Finland for midsummer solstice and yes I have had a dip, several actually!
SARMAC 2025 🇮🇪 ticked all the boxes -excellent talks, inspiring discussions, numerous student-ECR focused workshops and talent, stunning venue, fun socials & such warm hospitality, Thanks a million @gillian-murphy.bsky.social AND @ciaragreene.bsky.social #SARMAC2025 @officialsarmac.bsky.social
June 15, 2025 at 10:21 AM
SARMAC 2025 🇮🇪 ticked all the boxes -excellent talks, inspiring discussions, numerous student-ECR focused workshops and talent, stunning venue, fun socials & such warm hospitality, Thanks a million @gillian-murphy.bsky.social AND @ciaragreene.bsky.social #SARMAC2025 @officialsarmac.bsky.social
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“Around the world…sexual violence is rarely prosecuted “ - in her important keynote Prof Heather Flowe explores the factors underpinning injustice, advocating for a gender lens approach and high quality investigative interviewing @officialsarmac.bsky.social #sarmac2025 @sarmac2025.bsky.social
June 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM
“Around the world…sexual violence is rarely prosecuted “ - in her important keynote Prof Heather Flowe explores the factors underpinning injustice, advocating for a gender lens approach and high quality investigative interviewing @officialsarmac.bsky.social #sarmac2025 @sarmac2025.bsky.social
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For anyone interested in conducting lineup identification research, check out this valuable database of research materials generously shared by #SARMAC2025 presenter Ryan Fitzgerald, Stefana Juncu, @evaribbers.bsky.social and @evarubinova.bsky.social osf.io/vrj3u @sarmac2025.bsky.social
Eyewitness Lineup Identity (ELI) database
Hosted on the Open Science Framework
osf.io
June 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
For anyone interested in conducting lineup identification research, check out this valuable database of research materials generously shared by #SARMAC2025 presenter Ryan Fitzgerald, Stefana Juncu, @evaribbers.bsky.social and @evarubinova.bsky.social osf.io/vrj3u @sarmac2025.bsky.social
#sarmac2025 Looking forward to Prof Heather Flowe's keynote @officialsarmac.bsky.social
June 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
#sarmac2025 Looking forward to Prof Heather Flowe's keynote @officialsarmac.bsky.social
The Teaching About Research in Memory & Cognition #sarmac2025 @officialsarmac.bsky.social was full of good examples of how to get students to engage E-portfolios puzzle boxes, using mobile phone tech learning to learn, to public science communication. Thanks for organising @drrobnash.bsky.social
June 14, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The Teaching About Research in Memory & Cognition #sarmac2025 @officialsarmac.bsky.social was full of good examples of how to get students to engage E-portfolios puzzle boxes, using mobile phone tech learning to learn, to public science communication. Thanks for organising @drrobnash.bsky.social
#sarmac2025 Day 3: Great session on how we can enhance diagnostic face description with future applications in eyewitness ID context, nice job Abbie! @officialsarmac.bsky.social
June 14, 2025 at 11:45 AM
#sarmac2025 Day 3: Great session on how we can enhance diagnostic face description with future applications in eyewitness ID context, nice job Abbie! @officialsarmac.bsky.social
Interesting research by Adele Quiqley-McBride illustrates the availability heuristic, base rate fallacy in latent fingerprint examination-examiners giving rarer features more weight, AND base rate variations across examiners and time @officialsarmac.bsky.social #sarmac2025
June 13, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Interesting research by Adele Quiqley-McBride illustrates the availability heuristic, base rate fallacy in latent fingerprint examination-examiners giving rarer features more weight, AND base rate variations across examiners and time @officialsarmac.bsky.social #sarmac2025
@officialsarmac.bsky.social Erin Robbins excellent provocative keynote -Diversifying the science of cognitive psychology.. Asks SARMAC: what has wrong with efforts to diversify and increase representation in psychological science? #sarmac2025
June 13, 2025 at 9:12 AM
@officialsarmac.bsky.social Erin Robbins excellent provocative keynote -Diversifying the science of cognitive psychology.. Asks SARMAC: what has wrong with efforts to diversify and increase representation in psychological science? #sarmac2025
@officialsarmac.bsky.social #sarmac2025 Great to be in Ireland, warm welcome and fab venue hosting circa 450 delegates from across the globe. Lovely to catch up with dear friends and former colleagues and make new connections
June 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
@officialsarmac.bsky.social #sarmac2025 Great to be in Ireland, warm welcome and fab venue hosting circa 450 delegates from across the globe. Lovely to catch up with dear friends and former colleagues and make new connections
@officialsarmac.bsky.social MyDay1 #sarmac2025 from Suymposia on Generation of illusory truth effects in questioning, false beliefs about sleep To perception of sexomania in courtroom To optimising self-regulated learning in University students TO cultural influences on memory reports So impressed!
June 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM
@officialsarmac.bsky.social MyDay1 #sarmac2025 from Suymposia on Generation of illusory truth effects in questioning, false beliefs about sleep To perception of sexomania in courtroom To optimising self-regulated learning in University students TO cultural influences on memory reports So impressed!
Expert Witness Workshop about to start #sarmac2025
June 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Expert Witness Workshop about to start #sarmac2025
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Calling all education professionals! Register now for our research and practice event - bringing together researchers and practitioners working to improve outcomes for children and young people! 27 June '25 - find out more & sign up now: www.royalholloway.ac.uk/research-and...
April 1, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Calling all education professionals! Register now for our research and practice event - bringing together researchers and practitioners working to improve outcomes for children and young people! 27 June '25 - find out more & sign up now: www.royalholloway.ac.uk/research-and...
A PhD studentship opportunity (October 25) to look at the use of Visually Recorded Interviews with adult victims of serious sexual crimes. To be supervised by Drs Julie Gawrylowicz & Penny Woolnough at Abertay University, Karen Goodhall and myself are external supervisors
tinyurl.com/TraumaandTech
tinyurl.com/TraumaandTech
May 12, 2025 at 12:53 PM
A PhD studentship opportunity (October 25) to look at the use of Visually Recorded Interviews with adult victims of serious sexual crimes. To be supervised by Drs Julie Gawrylowicz & Penny Woolnough at Abertay University, Karen Goodhall and myself are external supervisors
tinyurl.com/TraumaandTech
tinyurl.com/TraumaandTech
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Another exciting #JARMAC issue coming up, on timely topics @apajournals.bsky.social
March 5, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Another exciting #JARMAC issue coming up, on timely topics @apajournals.bsky.social
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Just 8 weeks till we welcome you to Ireland for #SARMAC2025! We can’t wait to kick things off on June 11th with workshops, a keynote from Prof. Richard McNally and a welcome bbq in the (hopefully sunny) grounds of Killashee House ☀️
April 16, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Just 8 weeks till we welcome you to Ireland for #SARMAC2025! We can’t wait to kick things off on June 11th with workshops, a keynote from Prof. Richard McNally and a welcome bbq in the (hopefully sunny) grounds of Killashee House ☀️
Always a joy to see the daffodils out on the Royal Holloway University @royalholloway.bsky.social -every which way I look!
March 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Always a joy to see the daffodils out on the Royal Holloway University @royalholloway.bsky.social -every which way I look!
Deadline for applying: March 3rd 2025.
Deadline for applying: March 3rd 2025. See above link for details
February 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Deadline for applying: March 3rd 2025.
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Call for the SARMAC Regional Meeting Grant has opened! Deadline for submissions is 30 April. Eligibility and further details on the website // mailchi.mp/185862b002bf...
SARMAC Regional Meeting 2025 - Call for proposals OPEN!
mailchi.mp
January 31, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Call for the SARMAC Regional Meeting Grant has opened! Deadline for submissions is 30 April. Eligibility and further details on the website // mailchi.mp/185862b002bf...