Emma E.M. Stewart
@eemstewart.bsky.social
Vision scientist. Lecturer in psychology at Queen Mary University of London.🇦🇺🇨🇦🇩🇪🇬🇧
🔗 www.emmaemstewart.com
🔗 www.emmaemstewart.com
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Today we had the launch event for our Centre for Brain & Behaviour! Lots of cool research from our PIs and contributions from companies, charities, and publishers. Great fruitful discussion and exchanges. Watch this space!
September 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Today we had the launch event for our Centre for Brain & Behaviour! Lots of cool research from our PIs and contributions from companies, charities, and publishers. Great fruitful discussion and exchanges. Watch this space!
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At our launching event "Mind, Tech, and Wellbeing" for our new Research Centre for Brain and Behaviour at QMUL! Follow us on here @queenmarycbb.bsky.social to hear more about our research
@qmul.bsky.social @larschittka.bsky.social
@qmul.bsky.social @larschittka.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
At our launching event "Mind, Tech, and Wellbeing" for our new Research Centre for Brain and Behaviour at QMUL! Follow us on here @queenmarycbb.bsky.social to hear more about our research
@qmul.bsky.social @larschittka.bsky.social
@qmul.bsky.social @larschittka.bsky.social
Eye movements are cheap, right? Not necessarily! 💰 In our review just out in @natrevpsychol.nature.com, Alex Schütz and I discuss the different costs associated with making an eye movement, how these costs affect behaviour, and the challenges of measuring this… rdcu.be/eAm69 #visionscience #vision
A review of the costs of eye movements
Nature Reviews Psychology - Eye movements are the most frequent movements that humans make. In this Review, Schütz and Stewart integrate evidence regarding the costs of eye movements and...
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August 12, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Eye movements are cheap, right? Not necessarily! 💰 In our review just out in @natrevpsychol.nature.com, Alex Schütz and I discuss the different costs associated with making an eye movement, how these costs affect behaviour, and the challenges of measuring this… rdcu.be/eAm69 #visionscience #vision
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Hello prospective postdocs interested in biological + artificial minds! The deadline for a postdoctoral position in my lab is on July 3rd! ---> up to 2 years (23 months... and there will be time to apply to a Marie Curie fellowship to extend, if you are eligible, or to other programmes) 🐣👾🤖
Passionate about research on biological and artificial minds? my lab @preparedmindslab.bsky.social is hiring!
We are looking for a 2-year postdoctoral researcher interested in modelling and animal Cognition qmul-jobs.tal.net/vx/mobile-0/...
write me for informal inquiries 🐣👾🤖
We are looking for a 2-year postdoctoral researcher interested in modelling and animal Cognition qmul-jobs.tal.net/vx/mobile-0/...
write me for informal inquiries 🐣👾🤖
Postdoctoral Research Associate - QMUL Jobs
ID: 6167. Title: Postdoctoral Research Associate. Application Deadline:
qmul-jobs.tal.net
June 29, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Hello prospective postdocs interested in biological + artificial minds! The deadline for a postdoctoral position in my lab is on July 3rd! ---> up to 2 years (23 months... and there will be time to apply to a Marie Curie fellowship to extend, if you are eligible, or to other programmes) 🐣👾🤖
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Worrying to see increasing levels of measles in parts of UK and Europe- if you are not vaccinated please do consider the MMR which is a safe way to prevent a potentially deadly disease
Measles warning to holidaymakers as cases rise across Europe
As the summer holiday season gets going, families are being warned of measles outbreaks in many popular European destinations, with vaccination rates in the UK still far below what experts advise.
www.bbc.com
June 6, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Worrying to see increasing levels of measles in parts of UK and Europe- if you are not vaccinated please do consider the MMR which is a safe way to prevent a potentially deadly disease
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🚨 New WP! 📄 "Publish or Procreate: The Effect of Motherhood on Research Performance" (w/ @valentinatartari.bsky.social
👩🔬👨🔬 We investigate how parenthood affects scientific productivity and impact — and find that the impact is far from equal for mothers and fathers.
👩🔬👨🔬 We investigate how parenthood affects scientific productivity and impact — and find that the impact is far from equal for mothers and fathers.
May 22, 2025 at 8:03 AM
🚨 New WP! 📄 "Publish or Procreate: The Effect of Motherhood on Research Performance" (w/ @valentinatartari.bsky.social
👩🔬👨🔬 We investigate how parenthood affects scientific productivity and impact — and find that the impact is far from equal for mothers and fathers.
👩🔬👨🔬 We investigate how parenthood affects scientific productivity and impact — and find that the impact is far from equal for mothers and fathers.
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Still time to apply (until 30/04)!! What are you waiting for?
⭐️PhD in Cognitive/Computational Psychology⭐️ Use Reinforcement Learning to study how mis/misinformation affects us. For full funding, one has to be eligible for UK home fees. Please Share!!
@queenmarycbb.bsky.social
Deadline: April 20. For more information:
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
@queenmarycbb.bsky.social
Deadline: April 20. For more information:
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Characterising Cognitive Biases Elicited by Misinformation Using Reinforcement Learning at Queen Mary University of London on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Characterising Cognitive Biases Elicited by Misinformation Using Reinforcement Learning at Queen Mary University of London, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
April 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Still time to apply (until 30/04)!! What are you waiting for?
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⭐️PhD in Cognitive/Computational Psychology⭐️ Use Reinforcement Learning to study how mis/misinformation affects us. For full funding, one has to be eligible for UK home fees. Please Share!!
@queenmarycbb.bsky.social
Deadline: April 20. For more information:
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
@queenmarycbb.bsky.social
Deadline: April 20. For more information:
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Characterising Cognitive Biases Elicited by Misinformation Using Reinforcement Learning at Queen Mary University of London on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Characterising Cognitive Biases Elicited by Misinformation Using Reinforcement Learning at Queen Mary University of London, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
March 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
⭐️PhD in Cognitive/Computational Psychology⭐️ Use Reinforcement Learning to study how mis/misinformation affects us. For full funding, one has to be eligible for UK home fees. Please Share!!
@queenmarycbb.bsky.social
Deadline: April 20. For more information:
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
@queenmarycbb.bsky.social
Deadline: April 20. For more information:
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
That psychometric function takes a certain type of skill…
March 19, 2025 at 2:58 PM
That psychometric function takes a certain type of skill…
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Why academia is sleepwalking into self-destruction. My editorial @brain1878.bsky.social If you agree with the sentiments please repost. It's important for all our sakes to stop the madness
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March 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Why academia is sleepwalking into self-destruction. My editorial @brain1878.bsky.social If you agree with the sentiments please repost. It's important for all our sakes to stop the madness
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Advertising 2 new positions in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. A postdoc & an RA at Queen Mary University of London as part of our UKRI-funded Animating Minds Project. More details and how to apply here:
Postdoc: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLX749/p...
RA: qmul-jobs.tal.net/vx/appcentre...
Postdoc: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLX749/p...
RA: qmul-jobs.tal.net/vx/appcentre...
Postdoctoral Research Associate at Queen Mary University of London
Apply now for the Postdoctoral Research Associate role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.
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February 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Advertising 2 new positions in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. A postdoc & an RA at Queen Mary University of London as part of our UKRI-funded Animating Minds Project. More details and how to apply here:
Postdoc: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLX749/p...
RA: qmul-jobs.tal.net/vx/appcentre...
Postdoc: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLX749/p...
RA: qmul-jobs.tal.net/vx/appcentre...
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Very sad to hear about the passing of Eileen Kowler, a true giant in the field of eye movements & their interaction with vision & cognitive processes. She helped me as a grad student & it was always wonderful to talk to her. Her body of work is foundational to our field. Thank you, Eileen.
January 1, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Very sad to hear about the passing of Eileen Kowler, a true giant in the field of eye movements & their interaction with vision & cognitive processes. She helped me as a grad student & it was always wonderful to talk to her. Her body of work is foundational to our field. Thank you, Eileen.
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Our 7th most-read article of the year...
"I have served as department chair for the past three years, an honor I was proud to take on, since it was my fault I didn’t find a hiding spot fast enough when we saw the dean coming."
"I have served as department chair for the past three years, an honor I was proud to take on, since it was my fault I didn’t find a hiding spot fast enough when we saw the dean coming."
A Faculty Member’s Self-Evaluation at the End of the Semester
Our 7th most-read article of 2024. - - -Dear Committee Members, As part of the faculty review process, I am pleased to report to you on my work. ...
buff.ly
December 30, 2024 at 6:22 PM
Our 7th most-read article of the year...
"I have served as department chair for the past three years, an honor I was proud to take on, since it was my fault I didn’t find a hiding spot fast enough when we saw the dean coming."
"I have served as department chair for the past three years, an honor I was proud to take on, since it was my fault I didn’t find a hiding spot fast enough when we saw the dean coming."
I feel like the uni was optimistic putting out giant deck chairs in London in December….🤔
December 12, 2024 at 3:32 PM
I feel like the uni was optimistic putting out giant deck chairs in London in December….🤔
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Is perceptual novelty important in your research? We created, standardised, and validated a database of truly novel perceptual stimuli (matched to BOSS objects on size, contrast, luminance & colourfulness) so you don't have to! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#cogpsy #psychology #EEG #neuroskyence
#cogpsy #psychology #EEG #neuroskyence
Standardised images of novel objects created with generative adversarial networks - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - Standardised images of novel objects created with generative adversarial networks
www.nature.com
November 18, 2024 at 12:22 AM
Is perceptual novelty important in your research? We created, standardised, and validated a database of truly novel perceptual stimuli (matched to BOSS objects on size, contrast, luminance & colourfulness) so you don't have to! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#cogpsy #psychology #EEG #neuroskyence
#cogpsy #psychology #EEG #neuroskyence
How can we decide which viewpoints of an object are qualitatively special? How do we know where the front is, for objects we've never seen before? In our new paper we provide a quantiative account of why some object viewpoints are qualitatively special.
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
July 10, 2024 at 5:05 AM
How can we decide which viewpoints of an object are qualitatively special? How do we know where the front is, for objects we've never seen before? In our new paper we provide a quantiative account of why some object viewpoints are qualitatively special.
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
A combination of VSS posts and rainy London is making me very angry at December-Emma’s decision not to go VSS this year 😭
May 17, 2024 at 2:45 PM
A combination of VSS posts and rainy London is making me very angry at December-Emma’s decision not to go VSS this year 😭
In the middle of a marking vortex, I’m feeling this…
"I would rather go to Costco on the Friday afternoon before a three-day weekend with my preschooler, after preschool, than grade your final papers."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-w...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-w...
I Would Rather Do Anything Else Than Grade Your Final Papers
Dear Students Who Have Just Completed My Class,
I would rather do anything else than grade your Final Papers.
I would rather base jump off of the p...
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April 29, 2024 at 7:33 PM
In the middle of a marking vortex, I’m feeling this…
What are the best (most informative / best at determining who would be a good fit) questions to ask prospective PhD students in an interview? #visionscience
April 25, 2024 at 9:06 AM
What are the best (most informative / best at determining who would be a good fit) questions to ask prospective PhD students in an interview? #visionscience
Eyetracking people: Mobile eyetrackers all seem to have very low sampling rates on their "world camera" videos - does anyone know a way to connect a better camera to get a higher sampling rate. I have access to Tobii and IScan headsets. #visionscience
April 13, 2024 at 11:11 AM
Eyetracking people: Mobile eyetrackers all seem to have very low sampling rates on their "world camera" videos - does anyone know a way to connect a better camera to get a higher sampling rate. I have access to Tobii and IScan headsets. #visionscience
So excited for my new lab equipment…😍
#visionscience
#visionscience
April 3, 2024 at 3:41 PM
So excited for my new lab equipment…😍
#visionscience
#visionscience
I have a funded PhD position open- Come and work with me in London on a project looking at inference and prediction in perception and oculomotor control. Please share!
#visionscience
www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/postgra...
#visionscience
www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/postgra...
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March 9, 2024 at 9:15 AM
I have a funded PhD position open- Come and work with me in London on a project looking at inference and prediction in perception and oculomotor control. Please share!
#visionscience
www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/postgra...
#visionscience
www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/postgra...
When I took a job in the UK, I didn’t account for the govt hostility to foreigners. Rent a flat with my German husband co-listed = impossible until we pay 1000s for family visa. Rent alone & list his 🇩🇪 salary as income = impossible (non UK income). Renting alone = impossible (my salary too low). 🫠
January 2, 2024 at 10:05 AM
When I took a job in the UK, I didn’t account for the govt hostility to foreigners. Rent a flat with my German husband co-listed = impossible until we pay 1000s for family visa. Rent alone & list his 🇩🇪 salary as income = impossible (non UK income). Renting alone = impossible (my salary too low). 🫠
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OK, I seriously think there's a solid #VisionScience study somewhere in this thread of uninterpretable cookie cutter shapes. www.buzzfeed.com/rossyoder/gu... #PsychSciSky
13 Truly Mysterious Cookie Cutters That, Honest To God, I'm *Still* Trying To Identify
I'm legitimately stumped — and you will be, too.
www.buzzfeed.com
December 23, 2023 at 5:39 PM
OK, I seriously think there's a solid #VisionScience study somewhere in this thread of uninterpretable cookie cutter shapes. www.buzzfeed.com/rossyoder/gu... #PsychSciSky