Fran Meeten
@drfranmeeten.bsky.social
Clinical Psychologist at King’s College London and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. Interested in experimental methods and research into and treatment of anxiety.
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We're running a 5th edition of the always-exciting UCL Summer School on Consciousness and Metacognition this year, 8th-10th July 2026 in London. Accommodation and travel expenses are covered.
For more information and how to apply, check out metacoglab.org/summer-schoo...
For more information and how to apply, check out metacoglab.org/summer-schoo...
Summer School - About — the MetaLab
metacoglab.org
January 20, 2026 at 5:07 PM
We're running a 5th edition of the always-exciting UCL Summer School on Consciousness and Metacognition this year, 8th-10th July 2026 in London. Accommodation and travel expenses are covered.
For more information and how to apply, check out metacoglab.org/summer-schoo...
For more information and how to apply, check out metacoglab.org/summer-schoo...
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We should no longer trust data collected on MTurk
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
My guess is that other online data is going to drop in quality due to LLMs. This is going to be an existential crisis for the behavioral sciences.
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
My guess is that other online data is going to drop in quality due to LLMs. This is going to be an existential crisis for the behavioral sciences.
January 8, 2026 at 8:26 PM
We should no longer trust data collected on MTurk
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
My guess is that other online data is going to drop in quality due to LLMs. This is going to be an existential crisis for the behavioral sciences.
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
My guess is that other online data is going to drop in quality due to LLMs. This is going to be an existential crisis for the behavioral sciences.
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New laws in the UK, Australia and France were brought in during 2025 with the aim of protecting children from harmful content online, but experts remain divided on whether they will achieve this goal
2025 was the year of online safety laws – but do they work?
New laws in the UK, Australia and France were brought in during 2025 with the aim of protecting children from harmful content online, but experts remain divided on whether they will achieve this goal
www.newscientist.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:03 AM
New laws in the UK, Australia and France were brought in during 2025 with the aim of protecting children from harmful content online, but experts remain divided on whether they will achieve this goal
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All I want for Christmas is... published nonsignificant findings and more Registered Reports?
www.psychologicalscience.org/publications...
www.psychologicalscience.org/publications...
Are Psychological Scientists Overvaluing Significance?
Some scientists are hesitant to submit nonsignificant results to journals, citing reputation as a major factor.
www.psychologicalscience.org
December 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
All I want for Christmas is... published nonsignificant findings and more Registered Reports?
www.psychologicalscience.org/publications...
www.psychologicalscience.org/publications...
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ECR looking for a change in the New Year?
We are recruiting a new Lecturer in Psychology at @birkbeckpsychology.bsky.social !
If you’d like to talk about life in the Department, please do feel free to get in touch.
Deadline 8th Feb - More details below 👇
cis7.bbk.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...
We are recruiting a new Lecturer in Psychology at @birkbeckpsychology.bsky.social !
If you’d like to talk about life in the Department, please do feel free to get in touch.
Deadline 8th Feb - More details below 👇
cis7.bbk.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...
Lecturer in Psychology (2303) - Birkbeck, University of London
Birkbeck
cis7.bbk.ac.uk
December 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
ECR looking for a change in the New Year?
We are recruiting a new Lecturer in Psychology at @birkbeckpsychology.bsky.social !
If you’d like to talk about life in the Department, please do feel free to get in touch.
Deadline 8th Feb - More details below 👇
cis7.bbk.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...
We are recruiting a new Lecturer in Psychology at @birkbeckpsychology.bsky.social !
If you’d like to talk about life in the Department, please do feel free to get in touch.
Deadline 8th Feb - More details below 👇
cis7.bbk.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...
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‘A meaningful psychology career doesn’t have to follow a straight line…’
Rhema Akintunde on ‘learning to do things differently’ in the struggles after graduation…
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Rhema Akintunde on ‘learning to do things differently’ in the struggles after graduation…
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
‘A meaningful psychology career doesn’t have to follow a straight line’ | BPS
Rhema Akintunde on ‘learning to do things differently’ in the struggles after graduation…
www.bps.org.uk
December 15, 2025 at 9:23 AM
‘A meaningful psychology career doesn’t have to follow a straight line…’
Rhema Akintunde on ‘learning to do things differently’ in the struggles after graduation…
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Rhema Akintunde on ‘learning to do things differently’ in the struggles after graduation…
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
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Our new paper "Inconsistent outcome measurement in depression psychotherapy trials: A systematic historical and meta-analytic review over the past 50 years" led by @antoniasprenger.bsky.social is out now in JAD.
🧪 #PsychSciSky
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🧪 #PsychSciSky
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
December 11, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Our new paper "Inconsistent outcome measurement in depression psychotherapy trials: A systematic historical and meta-analytic review over the past 50 years" led by @antoniasprenger.bsky.social is out now in JAD.
🧪 #PsychSciSky
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🧪 #PsychSciSky
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Opinion: If a student feels remembered by a machine but overlooked by humans, something in the educational contract has broken, says Agnieszka Piotrowska #edusky
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/universities-must-respond-students-emotional-reliance-ai
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/universities-must-respond-students-emotional-reliance-ai
December 12, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Opinion: If a student feels remembered by a machine but overlooked by humans, something in the educational contract has broken, says Agnieszka Piotrowska #edusky
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/universities-must-respond-students-emotional-reliance-ai
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/universities-must-respond-students-emotional-reliance-ai
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📣I’m excited to share our new preprint on how our body’s energy supply shapes everyday stress experiences:
📄𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
📄𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Higher glucose levels buffer against everyday stress load
Adaptive stress responses are dependent on the availability of energy and the body's effectiveness in metabolizing glucose as fuel. However, it is not well understood if glucose levels contribute to t...
www.biorxiv.org
December 10, 2025 at 5:27 PM
📣I’m excited to share our new preprint on how our body’s energy supply shapes everyday stress experiences:
📄𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
📄𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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A record 90,000 UK undergraduates are living at home this year, according to new figures from the university admissions service
#EduSky #highered
#EduSky #highered
More than half of disadvantaged students living at family home
Admissions chief fears rise of commuter students may limit access to courses for those from poorest backgrounds
www.timeshighereducation.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Big new blogpost!
My guide to data visualization, which includes a very long table of contents, tons of charts, and more.
--> Why data visualization matters and how to make charts more effective, clear, transparent, and sometimes, beautiful.
www.scientificdiscovery.dev/p/salonis-gu...
My guide to data visualization, which includes a very long table of contents, tons of charts, and more.
--> Why data visualization matters and how to make charts more effective, clear, transparent, and sometimes, beautiful.
www.scientificdiscovery.dev/p/salonis-gu...
December 9, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Big new blogpost!
My guide to data visualization, which includes a very long table of contents, tons of charts, and more.
--> Why data visualization matters and how to make charts more effective, clear, transparent, and sometimes, beautiful.
www.scientificdiscovery.dev/p/salonis-gu...
My guide to data visualization, which includes a very long table of contents, tons of charts, and more.
--> Why data visualization matters and how to make charts more effective, clear, transparent, and sometimes, beautiful.
www.scientificdiscovery.dev/p/salonis-gu...
Happy to see our registered replication paper out led by Nathan Pond as part of his PhD with Ryan Scott, @drpatclarke.bsky.social and Lies Notebaert. See more of Nathan's work here: www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-po...
December 10, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Happy to see our registered replication paper out led by Nathan Pond as part of his PhD with Ryan Scott, @drpatclarke.bsky.social and Lies Notebaert. See more of Nathan's work here: www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-po...
Reposted by Fran Meeten
December 9, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Reposted by Fran Meeten
Millions of children and teens lose access to accounts as Australia’s world-first social media ban begins
Millions of children and teens lose access to accounts as Australia’s world-first social media ban begins
Accounts held by users under 16 must be removed on apps that include TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Snapchat, Reddit, Kick, Twitch and Threads under ban
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Australia has enacted a world-first ban on social media for users aged under 16, causing millions of children and teenagers to lose access to their accounts.
Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, YouTube, Snapchat, Reddit, Kick, Twitch and TikTok are expected to have taken steps from Wednesday to remove accounts held by users under 16 years of age in Australia, and prevent those teens from registering new accounts. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Millions of children and teens lose access to accounts as Australia’s world-first social media ban begins
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In my paper Sample Size Justification I discuss 6 approaches to justifying sample sizes. The focus of the paper is to teach people the tools they need to be honest when they explain where their sample size comes from. I know, so radical ;) online.ucpress.edu/collabra/art...
December 7, 2025 at 10:12 AM
In my paper Sample Size Justification I discuss 6 approaches to justifying sample sizes. The focus of the paper is to teach people the tools they need to be honest when they explain where their sample size comes from. I know, so radical ;) online.ucpress.edu/collabra/art...
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Stiff interest rates and lousy real wage growth mean student debts will not fade over time. This will shape British politics for a generation to come
Pity the AVOCADOs
The Aggrieved Victims Of Crushing Academic Debt Obligations have it rough
econ.st
December 7, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Stiff interest rates and lousy real wage growth mean student debts will not fade over time. This will shape British politics for a generation to come
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"Research driven by curiosity - rather than by pre-defined agendas - is one of the strongest safeguards of academic freedom and democratic resilience."
ERC President Maria Leptin’s speech on #AcademicFreedom under threat couldn’t be more topical.
Speech:
erc.europa.eu/news-events/ne…#CG40Yearsrs
🇪🇺
ERC President Maria Leptin’s speech on #AcademicFreedom under threat couldn’t be more topical.
Speech:
erc.europa.eu/news-events/ne…#CG40Yearsrs
🇪🇺
December 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
"Research driven by curiosity - rather than by pre-defined agendas - is one of the strongest safeguards of academic freedom and democratic resilience."
ERC President Maria Leptin’s speech on #AcademicFreedom under threat couldn’t be more topical.
Speech:
erc.europa.eu/news-events/ne…#CG40Yearsrs
🇪🇺
ERC President Maria Leptin’s speech on #AcademicFreedom under threat couldn’t be more topical.
Speech:
erc.europa.eu/news-events/ne…#CG40Yearsrs
🇪🇺
Reposted by Fran Meeten
Interested in a PhD looking at trajectories of repetitive negative thought using machine learning and computational modelling?
Take a look at our project in the @drivehealth.bsky.social portfolio and get in touch with any questions!
showcase.drive-health.org.uk/project/quan...
Take a look at our project in the @drivehealth.bsky.social portfolio and get in touch with any questions!
showcase.drive-health.org.uk/project/quan...
December 2, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Interested in a PhD looking at trajectories of repetitive negative thought using machine learning and computational modelling?
Take a look at our project in the @drivehealth.bsky.social portfolio and get in touch with any questions!
showcase.drive-health.org.uk/project/quan...
Take a look at our project in the @drivehealth.bsky.social portfolio and get in touch with any questions!
showcase.drive-health.org.uk/project/quan...
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Bridging the gap in public trust in science: An intergroup relations perspective
bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
<em>British Journal of Social Psychology</em> | Wiley Online Library
In this perspective, we discuss the problem of mistrust in science through the lens of intergroup dynamics. Within this framework, we focus on why and how certain groups—most notably conservative-lea...
bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Bridging the gap in public trust in science: An intergroup relations perspective
bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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** Recruiting a postdoc ** We are looking for a postdoc to work on emotion, mental health, and interoception, based in London at @ucl.ac.uk in my lab (Clinical and Affective Neuroscience). Part of a large Wellcome Grant (co-led with the brilliant @camillanord.bsky.social)
November 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
** Recruiting a postdoc ** We are looking for a postdoc to work on emotion, mental health, and interoception, based in London at @ucl.ac.uk in my lab (Clinical and Affective Neuroscience). Part of a large Wellcome Grant (co-led with the brilliant @camillanord.bsky.social)
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70 teaspoons placed in tearooms around the institute & observed weekly over 5 months. 80% of spoons disappeared; spoon halflife~81 days. Communal room halflife lower than in specific labs. 250 spoons annually required to maintain 70 spoon population.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
The case of the disappearing teaspoons: longitudinal cohort study of the displacement of teaspoons in an Australian research institute
Objectives To determine the overall rate of loss of workplace teaspoons and whether attrition and displacement are correlated with the relative value of the teaspoons or type of tearoom. Design Longitudinal cohort study. Setting Research institute ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 20, 2025 at 3:44 AM
70 teaspoons placed in tearooms around the institute & observed weekly over 5 months. 80% of spoons disappeared; spoon halflife~81 days. Communal room halflife lower than in specific labs. 250 spoons annually required to maintain 70 spoon population.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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📢📢 Come and work with us! New research coordinator post to support Wellcome Trust funded research to sustain and scale our digital parent led CBT programme in diverse global settings. Closes 21/11 my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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my.corehr.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
📢📢 Come and work with us! New research coordinator post to support Wellcome Trust funded research to sustain and scale our digital parent led CBT programme in diverse global settings. Closes 21/11 my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Reposted by Fran Meeten
British nationals living abroad call on UK universities to introduce new tuition fee tier to put an end to requirement of paying international student prices #highered #EduSky https://ow.ly/F4bv50Xl4rO
November 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
British nationals living abroad call on UK universities to introduce new tuition fee tier to put an end to requirement of paying international student prices #highered #EduSky https://ow.ly/F4bv50Xl4rO
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This is superb - thank you @sjblakemore.bsky.social @roryoc.bsky.social @mqmentalhealth.bsky.social -- The Teenage Brain Explained with Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore youtu.be/xy7jkcSl8to?... via @YouTube
The Teenage Brain Explained with Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
YouTube video by MQ Mental Health Research
youtu.be
November 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
This is superb - thank you @sjblakemore.bsky.social @roryoc.bsky.social @mqmentalhealth.bsky.social -- The Teenage Brain Explained with Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore youtu.be/xy7jkcSl8to?... via @YouTube