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Ewan Bottomley
@ewanbottomley.bsky.social
PhD in psychology. Teaching Fellow at the University of Aberdeen. All views expressed are my own.
I was delighted to be invited on the Everyday Neuro podcast recently to discuss the psychology of imposter phenomenon.

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Everyday Neuro 027: Who Do You Think You Aren’t - The Psychology of Imposter Phenomenon
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September 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Good luck to everyone receiving their SQA Results today! 🎉

Whatever your outcome, there are still great options through Clearing, including Psychology at Aberdeen! 🧠

Explore your options + call our hotline today ➡️ www.abdn.ac.uk/clearing/deg...
Psychology | Clearing | The University of Aberdeen
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August 5, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Fuzzy image, but great to see the tall ships leaving Aberdeen today after an amazing few days. A brilliant few days of food, ships, and music.
July 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Lovely day at graduation 2025! It was great fun to celebrate the achievements of so many amazing students.
Graduation Recap🎓💫

What an exciting day! We're so proud of every one of our Psychology graduates🎉

#abdnpsych #universityofaberdeen
July 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Graduation Recap🎓💫

What an exciting day! We're so proud of every one of our Psychology graduates🎉

#abdnpsych #universityofaberdeen
July 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Third, open access in SPoE, a comparison of "student" identity and university "customer" identity, in predicting learning approaches, attitudes to cheating and self-report wellbeing. doi.org/10.1007/s112...
#socialpsyc
July 7, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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Second, open access in EJPE, an analysis of *which* student identity is relevant to student behaviour and student outcomes- identification with the institution or with the academic discipline? doi.org/10.1007/s102...
#socialpsyc
July 7, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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Another mini-thread of recent papers. First, led by Fauve D'Souza, out today and open access: a systematic review and meta analysis of school-based #mindfulness interventions. What are they good for? doi.org/10.1007/s126...
July 7, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Delighted to announce the publication of our new paper. We examine the role of discipline identity and organizational identity on students' educational outcomes. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Discipline-based social identity and organizational identity as predictors of approaches to learning and evaluation of teaching - European Journal of Psychology of Education
The present research aimed to tease apart the meaning of the “student” identity in higher education by distinguishing the concepts and affordances of discipline-based social identity and organizationa...
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June 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Mind and Body – Pint of Science 2025 🧠

🗓️ May 20
🕖 7–9pm
📍 OGV Podium, Aberdeen

Talks by School of Psychology's Dr Bert Timmermans, Dr Janine Cooper & Dr Agnieszka Konopka 🧬🗣️🕰️

🎟️Get tickets here: pintofscience.co.uk/event/mind-a...
Mind and Body
Our memories, experiences, and personal identity shape our behaviour. But can our behaviour shape us back?<br /> <br /> Join us to explore whether it's all in the mind…
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May 9, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Exams start tomorrow, so we want to wish all our students (and invigilators!) best of luck!
If you're stressed, check out a recent podcast from our wellbeing team on combating exam stress, or head over to the wellness corner on floor 2 of SDRL for more tips
Hello to a Stress-Free Exam Period | BeWell | Episode 7
Revising for exams can be stressful if you are feeling overwhelmed by the amount of information you are trying to remember. Good time management can help you to feel in control and learn more…
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May 2, 2025 at 11:03 AM
We had a lovely Easter weekend visiting the ducks in Johnston Gardens, Aberdeen
April 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Read our new paper! In this article we run interviews with students in physics and astronomy, finding reports of imposter syndrome. We then discuss a short intervention we created to try and help students feel more comfortable talking about their experience. www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15...
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April 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Imposter phenomenon is common in physics undergraduate students. See here our short post about imposter phenomenon for Physics Higher Education Research Nuggets: per-he.org/an-intervent...
December 22, 2024 at 4:54 PM
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🫵 EastBio PhD time! 🫵 4-year PhD project on behavioural and neural mechanisms underlying visual stabilisation 🧠👁️
Please get in touch if you are interested (UK/International)
Applications deadline: Jan 17th #visionscience #cogsci #psychsky #neuroskyence #EEG
EASTBIO: Behavioral and neural mechanisms underlying visual stabilisation at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - EASTBIO: Behavioral and neural mechanisms underlying visual stabilisation at University of Aberdeen , listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
December 19, 2024 at 3:26 PM
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🚨 ALERT 🚨 The annual EASTBIO PhD recruitment competition is now open! Exciting projects are available in our School of Psychology. Deadline is January 17th.
Find out more at www.findaphd.com/phds/school-... #PhD
University of Aberdeen , School of Psychology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
FindAPhD. Search Funded PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships at University of Aberdeen , School of Psychology.
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December 15, 2024 at 7:59 PM
The first chance to see a game at Tynecastle this season, should clearly visit more often! 😄
3️⃣ points for the Jambos!
December 8, 2024 at 4:07 PM
Another exciting looking project in a wonderful School of Psychology and Neuroscience! @gillianrbrown1.bsky.social
🚨 PhD project: 4-year PhD project on human reproduction, mating strategies and gender roles. Funding is via BBSRC EastBio (i.e. funding not attached to specific project). Please get in touch with me (UK/international).

Deadline for nominated applicant: 17 Jan 2025

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
EASTBIO: Bateman’s principles and human reproductive strategies: a biosocial approach at University of St Andrews on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - EASTBIO: Bateman&#8217;s principles and human reproductive strategies: a biosocial approach at University of St Andrews, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
December 6, 2024 at 4:21 PM
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Aberdeen Convention Bureau Ambassador of Excellence Awards 2024!

We are thrilled to share that the European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP) 2024 won several awards!

⭐ Best event over 500 Delegates
⭐ Impact Award
⭐ Developing Ambassador Award: Dr Danai Papadaki
December 2, 2024 at 3:08 PM
A fun evening toasting marshmallows at the Christmas market in Dundee!
November 30, 2024 at 12:19 PM
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Come join us - and get to hang out with the fun folks!

Fixed-term, Senior Teaching Associate position available (.8 FTE)

#academicjobs #psychjobs #psychology

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a woman is sitting in front of a filing cabinet and saying `` we 're like you know ! ''
Alt: Schitt's Creek meme to the text "we 're like you know ! "
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November 26, 2024 at 2:12 PM
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Hello, Bluesky community! 👋🧠
🎉We’re thrilled to join Bluesky!🎉 Stay tuned for updates and exciting news from the School of Psychology at the University of Aberdeen.
#CogSci #NeuroSkyence #PsychSciSky #VisionScience #Psychology #CognitiveScience #Neuroscience #Academia
👉 www.abdn.ac.uk/psychology/
The School of Psychology | The University of Aberdeen
The School of Psychology provides an exciting and vibrant research-led learning environment for both undergraduate and postgraduate studies and conducts research into Cognition, Perception & Attentio...
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November 21, 2024 at 2:42 PM
A snowy Aberdeen getting ready for the winter graduations earlier this week.
November 22, 2024 at 4:28 PM
It is an amazing opportunity for someone in a school with some great physics education researchers!
Fully funded PhD place at Imperial College London in Physics Education Research!
November 22, 2024 at 4:19 PM