LSE Department of Psychological & Behavioural Science
@lsepbs.bsky.social
LSE’s Department of Psychological & Behavioural Science, investigating the human mind & behaviour in society. http://lse.ac.uk/PBS
🌠 Today we brought together our current AKO Master’s Scholars for a lovely lunch. Meeting such a diverse and inspiring group of students was a highlight & we can’t wait to see where their LSE journey takes them!
ℹ️ About the scholarships buff.ly/bBierfM
🎓 Meet last year’s scholars buff.ly/mMnv7pD
ℹ️ About the scholarships buff.ly/bBierfM
🎓 Meet last year’s scholars buff.ly/mMnv7pD
November 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
🌠 Today we brought together our current AKO Master’s Scholars for a lovely lunch. Meeting such a diverse and inspiring group of students was a highlight & we can’t wait to see where their LSE journey takes them!
ℹ️ About the scholarships buff.ly/bBierfM
🎓 Meet last year’s scholars buff.ly/mMnv7pD
ℹ️ About the scholarships buff.ly/bBierfM
🎓 Meet last year’s scholars buff.ly/mMnv7pD
📣 We're hiring: Assistant Professor in Psychological & Behavioural Science of Sustainability 🌱
This exciting role sits within PBS and contributes to the Global School of Sustainability (GSoS) under the Building Sustainable Societies theme.
⏳ Apply by 25 Jan
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This exciting role sits within PBS and contributes to the Global School of Sustainability (GSoS) under the Building Sustainable Societies theme.
⏳ Apply by 25 Jan
🔗 buff.ly/WPe9gRb
November 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
📣 We're hiring: Assistant Professor in Psychological & Behavioural Science of Sustainability 🌱
This exciting role sits within PBS and contributes to the Global School of Sustainability (GSoS) under the Building Sustainable Societies theme.
⏳ Apply by 25 Jan
🔗 buff.ly/WPe9gRb
This exciting role sits within PBS and contributes to the Global School of Sustainability (GSoS) under the Building Sustainable Societies theme.
⏳ Apply by 25 Jan
🔗 buff.ly/WPe9gRb
🌿 We’re hiring! Assistant Professor in Social Psychology / Environmental Psychology 🌿
The successful candidate will join our world-leading community of scholars & contribute to teaching across our programmes, including the MSc Societal and Environmental Psychology.
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The successful candidate will join our world-leading community of scholars & contribute to teaching across our programmes, including the MSc Societal and Environmental Psychology.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:01 AM
🌿 We’re hiring! Assistant Professor in Social Psychology / Environmental Psychology 🌿
The successful candidate will join our world-leading community of scholars & contribute to teaching across our programmes, including the MSc Societal and Environmental Psychology.
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The successful candidate will join our world-leading community of scholars & contribute to teaching across our programmes, including the MSc Societal and Environmental Psychology.
🔗 buff.ly/hamafbo
📄 Text can tell us a lot about psychology, but only if we have valid measurement tools.
A new article by Alex Goddard & Alex Gillespie addresses this problem with the RAMP method, which helps develop and validate text classifiers in psychology.
Read the #OpenAccess paper: buff.ly/UOlEw0F
A new article by Alex Goddard & Alex Gillespie addresses this problem with the RAMP method, which helps develop and validate text classifiers in psychology.
Read the #OpenAccess paper: buff.ly/UOlEw0F
October 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
📄 Text can tell us a lot about psychology, but only if we have valid measurement tools.
A new article by Alex Goddard & Alex Gillespie addresses this problem with the RAMP method, which helps develop and validate text classifiers in psychology.
Read the #OpenAccess paper: buff.ly/UOlEw0F
A new article by Alex Goddard & Alex Gillespie addresses this problem with the RAMP method, which helps develop and validate text classifiers in psychology.
Read the #OpenAccess paper: buff.ly/UOlEw0F
🦫 Dr Miriam Tresh (Deputy Head of Department) and Champa Heidbrink (Department Manager) bumped into Felix the Beaver on campus the other day!
#PartofLSE #Felix #Welcome2025
#PartofLSE #Felix #Welcome2025
September 26, 2025 at 8:38 AM
🦫 Dr Miriam Tresh (Deputy Head of Department) and Champa Heidbrink (Department Manager) bumped into Felix the Beaver on campus the other day!
#PartofLSE #Felix #Welcome2025
#PartofLSE #Felix #Welcome2025
🎉 We're proud to have been ranked number one in the UK for Psychology by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026! LSE has also been named the top university overall.
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#PartofLSE #Psychology #LeagueTable
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#PartofLSE #Psychology #LeagueTable
September 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
🎉 We're proud to have been ranked number one in the UK for Psychology by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026! LSE has also been named the top university overall.
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#PartofLSE #Psychology #LeagueTable
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#PartofLSE #Psychology #LeagueTable
🌎 Most people haven’t heard of the Sixth Mass Extinction, yet they’re ready to act when they learn about it.
New global study, led by @gangashreedhar.bsky.social, shows surprising public support for change.
📖 Learn more: www.lse.ac.uk/pbs/assets/d...
@gsos-lse.bsky.social
New global study, led by @gangashreedhar.bsky.social, shows surprising public support for change.
📖 Learn more: www.lse.ac.uk/pbs/assets/d...
@gsos-lse.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 2:38 PM
🌎 Most people haven’t heard of the Sixth Mass Extinction, yet they’re ready to act when they learn about it.
New global study, led by @gangashreedhar.bsky.social, shows surprising public support for change.
📖 Learn more: www.lse.ac.uk/pbs/assets/d...
@gsos-lse.bsky.social
New global study, led by @gangashreedhar.bsky.social, shows surprising public support for change.
📖 Learn more: www.lse.ac.uk/pbs/assets/d...
@gsos-lse.bsky.social
📣 We are delighted to introduce two brilliant new colleagues: Dr Sandra Obradović joins us as Assistant Professor of Social Psychology, and Dr Yana Litovsky joins us as Assistant Professor of Behavioural Science.
Welcome, Sandra and Yana!
#PartofLSE
Welcome, Sandra and Yana!
#PartofLSE
September 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
📣 We are delighted to introduce two brilliant new colleagues: Dr Sandra Obradović joins us as Assistant Professor of Social Psychology, and Dr Yana Litovsky joins us as Assistant Professor of Behavioural Science.
Welcome, Sandra and Yana!
#PartofLSE
Welcome, Sandra and Yana!
#PartofLSE
📣 Come and join our amazing team!
We're looking to recruit an inspirational Course Tutor in Psychology to join the team supporting our leading BSc in Psychological and Behavioural Science.
ℹ️ The appointment is fixed term for two years.
⏱️ Closing deadline: 25 August 2025
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We're looking to recruit an inspirational Course Tutor in Psychology to join the team supporting our leading BSc in Psychological and Behavioural Science.
ℹ️ The appointment is fixed term for two years.
⏱️ Closing deadline: 25 August 2025
🔗 buff.ly/1yHN187
August 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
📣 Come and join our amazing team!
We're looking to recruit an inspirational Course Tutor in Psychology to join the team supporting our leading BSc in Psychological and Behavioural Science.
ℹ️ The appointment is fixed term for two years.
⏱️ Closing deadline: 25 August 2025
🔗 buff.ly/1yHN187
We're looking to recruit an inspirational Course Tutor in Psychology to join the team supporting our leading BSc in Psychological and Behavioural Science.
ℹ️ The appointment is fixed term for two years.
⏱️ Closing deadline: 25 August 2025
🔗 buff.ly/1yHN187
🎙️ Prof Alex Gillespie gave the keynote address at the 2025 APA Society for Qualitative Inquiry in Psychology conference. The event took place at Marquette University in Milwaukee. In his talk, Prof Gillespie discussed the role of qualitative research in the age of generative AI.
#Keynote #AI
#Keynote #AI
July 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM
"I will ensure that students engage with the latest techniques, from creating agentic AI for behavioural change to testing interventions on synthetic participants, in order to address some of the most pressing issues of our time"
@krpd.bsky.social on his LSE AI & Education Fellowship
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@krpd.bsky.social on his LSE AI & Education Fellowship
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July 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
"I will ensure that students engage with the latest techniques, from creating agentic AI for behavioural change to testing interventions on synthetic participants, in order to address some of the most pressing issues of our time"
@krpd.bsky.social on his LSE AI & Education Fellowship
buff.ly/WGzvwpo
@krpd.bsky.social on his LSE AI & Education Fellowship
buff.ly/WGzvwpo
📚 Wellbeing and Policy: Evidence for Action
🌍 This new #OpenAccess book, edited by Marie Briguglio, Natalia Czap & Kate Laffan, reviews and integrates recent advances in wellbeing science and policy.
Virtual book launch:
📅 Wednesday 2 July
🕔 4pm BST (London), 5pm CET
➡️ buff.ly/nzLwDFc
🌍 This new #OpenAccess book, edited by Marie Briguglio, Natalia Czap & Kate Laffan, reviews and integrates recent advances in wellbeing science and policy.
Virtual book launch:
📅 Wednesday 2 July
🕔 4pm BST (London), 5pm CET
➡️ buff.ly/nzLwDFc
June 26, 2025 at 11:29 AM
📚 Wellbeing and Policy: Evidence for Action
🌍 This new #OpenAccess book, edited by Marie Briguglio, Natalia Czap & Kate Laffan, reviews and integrates recent advances in wellbeing science and policy.
Virtual book launch:
📅 Wednesday 2 July
🕔 4pm BST (London), 5pm CET
➡️ buff.ly/nzLwDFc
🌍 This new #OpenAccess book, edited by Marie Briguglio, Natalia Czap & Kate Laffan, reviews and integrates recent advances in wellbeing science and policy.
Virtual book launch:
📅 Wednesday 2 July
🕔 4pm BST (London), 5pm CET
➡️ buff.ly/nzLwDFc
👁️ This year's LSE Festival features several events with researchers from PBS:
🔴 LSE Festival Exhibition
🔴 Putting wellbeing and mental health at the heart of progress
🔴 Empowerment, safety and equity: children's visions of rights-respecting digital futures
🔴 Positive futures
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🔴 LSE Festival Exhibition
🔴 Putting wellbeing and mental health at the heart of progress
🔴 Empowerment, safety and equity: children's visions of rights-respecting digital futures
🔴 Positive futures
➡️ buff.ly/PD6W7R5
June 16, 2025 at 9:36 AM
👁️ This year's LSE Festival features several events with researchers from PBS:
🔴 LSE Festival Exhibition
🔴 Putting wellbeing and mental health at the heart of progress
🔴 Empowerment, safety and equity: children's visions of rights-respecting digital futures
🔴 Positive futures
➡️ buff.ly/PD6W7R5
🔴 LSE Festival Exhibition
🔴 Putting wellbeing and mental health at the heart of progress
🔴 Empowerment, safety and equity: children's visions of rights-respecting digital futures
🔴 Positive futures
➡️ buff.ly/PD6W7R5
📙 This week, we had the pleasure of hosting the launch of Professor Paul Dolan's latest book, 'Beliefism: how to stop hating the people we disagree with'.
🎥 Did you miss the event? Catch up now: buff.ly/Uengvi9
#Beliefism #Tolerance #BehaviouralScience
🎥 Did you miss the event? Catch up now: buff.ly/Uengvi9
#Beliefism #Tolerance #BehaviouralScience
June 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
📙 This week, we had the pleasure of hosting the launch of Professor Paul Dolan's latest book, 'Beliefism: how to stop hating the people we disagree with'.
🎥 Did you miss the event? Catch up now: buff.ly/Uengvi9
#Beliefism #Tolerance #BehaviouralScience
🎥 Did you miss the event? Catch up now: buff.ly/Uengvi9
#Beliefism #Tolerance #BehaviouralScience
🎓 Our Executive MSc Behavioural Science students and alumni are incredibly bright, talented and inspiring individuals. Sign up for our next information session to learn how you can join this community and elevate your career:
📅 Weds 9 July
🕐 1-2pm
📍 Zoom
🔗 buff.ly/mcor774
ℹ lse.ac.uk/pbs/emsc
📅 Weds 9 July
🕐 1-2pm
📍 Zoom
🔗 buff.ly/mcor774
ℹ lse.ac.uk/pbs/emsc
June 11, 2025 at 9:01 AM
🎓 Our Executive MSc Behavioural Science students and alumni are incredibly bright, talented and inspiring individuals. Sign up for our next information session to learn how you can join this community and elevate your career:
📅 Weds 9 July
🕐 1-2pm
📍 Zoom
🔗 buff.ly/mcor774
ℹ lse.ac.uk/pbs/emsc
📅 Weds 9 July
🕐 1-2pm
📍 Zoom
🔗 buff.ly/mcor774
ℹ lse.ac.uk/pbs/emsc
🎉 Warmest congratulations to our exceptional teachers who have received LSE Class Teacher Awards:
⭐ Adam Davidson
⭐ Sayeh Yousefi
⭐ Chen-Ta Sung (for the second year in a row!)
⭐ Edoardo Zulato
Kudos also to Daniele Pollicino, Aishwarya Bellam and Audrey Van Hoecke for being Highly Commended!
⭐ Adam Davidson
⭐ Sayeh Yousefi
⭐ Chen-Ta Sung (for the second year in a row!)
⭐ Edoardo Zulato
Kudos also to Daniele Pollicino, Aishwarya Bellam and Audrey Van Hoecke for being Highly Commended!
June 10, 2025 at 9:01 AM
🎉 Warmest congratulations to our exceptional teachers who have received LSE Class Teacher Awards:
⭐ Adam Davidson
⭐ Sayeh Yousefi
⭐ Chen-Ta Sung (for the second year in a row!)
⭐ Edoardo Zulato
Kudos also to Daniele Pollicino, Aishwarya Bellam and Audrey Van Hoecke for being Highly Commended!
⭐ Adam Davidson
⭐ Sayeh Yousefi
⭐ Chen-Ta Sung (for the second year in a row!)
⭐ Edoardo Zulato
Kudos also to Daniele Pollicino, Aishwarya Bellam and Audrey Van Hoecke for being Highly Commended!
💫 It was fantastic to see so many of our alumni at #BX2025 in Abu Dhabi this week!
🤖 Highlights included a thought-provoking discussion between Dr Barbara Fasolo, Fatima Koaik & Rasha Attar on the cutting-edge use of synthetic participants in #BehaviouralScience research.
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🤖 Highlights included a thought-provoking discussion between Dr Barbara Fasolo, Fatima Koaik & Rasha Attar on the cutting-edge use of synthetic participants in #BehaviouralScience research.
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May 2, 2025 at 1:20 PM
💫 It was fantastic to see so many of our alumni at #BX2025 in Abu Dhabi this week!
🤖 Highlights included a thought-provoking discussion between Dr Barbara Fasolo, Fatima Koaik & Rasha Attar on the cutting-edge use of synthetic participants in #BehaviouralScience research.
buff.ly/lafXdju
🤖 Highlights included a thought-provoking discussion between Dr Barbara Fasolo, Fatima Koaik & Rasha Attar on the cutting-edge use of synthetic participants in #BehaviouralScience research.
buff.ly/lafXdju
✔️ We recently wrapped up the last teaching session for our current Executive MSc Behavioural Science cohort. Attend our next online info session to learn more about this exceptional programme:
📅 Tues 20 May
🕐 1pm UK time
📍 Zoom
🔗 Sign up: buff.ly/HdEGvGP
ℹ️ More about the EMSc: buff.ly/hBnrL68
📅 Tues 20 May
🕐 1pm UK time
📍 Zoom
🔗 Sign up: buff.ly/HdEGvGP
ℹ️ More about the EMSc: buff.ly/hBnrL68
April 29, 2025 at 12:50 PM
✔️ We recently wrapped up the last teaching session for our current Executive MSc Behavioural Science cohort. Attend our next online info session to learn more about this exceptional programme:
📅 Tues 20 May
🕐 1pm UK time
📍 Zoom
🔗 Sign up: buff.ly/HdEGvGP
ℹ️ More about the EMSc: buff.ly/hBnrL68
📅 Tues 20 May
🕐 1pm UK time
📍 Zoom
🔗 Sign up: buff.ly/HdEGvGP
ℹ️ More about the EMSc: buff.ly/hBnrL68
💥 At a recent LSE #Impact Meet-Up, hosted by @lizstokoe.bsky.social, Prof Steve Brett & Dr Tom Reader discussed their long-standing collaboration applying insights from #psychology & #decision-making to the delivery of treatment in intensive care.
📽️ Watch the event: info.lse.ac.uk/staff/servic...
📽️ Watch the event: info.lse.ac.uk/staff/servic...
April 15, 2025 at 10:52 AM
💥 At a recent LSE #Impact Meet-Up, hosted by @lizstokoe.bsky.social, Prof Steve Brett & Dr Tom Reader discussed their long-standing collaboration applying insights from #psychology & #decision-making to the delivery of treatment in intensive care.
📽️ Watch the event: info.lse.ac.uk/staff/servic...
📽️ Watch the event: info.lse.ac.uk/staff/servic...
🎉 Congratulations to Iván Cano-Gomez, who passed his PhD viva this week!
Iván’s thesis is entitled "Breaking the Cycle of Socioeconomic Marginalisation: The Role of Welfare Policies and Societal Narratives in Shaping Psychological Well-Being among Low Income Groups".
#PhD #Viva #Research
Iván’s thesis is entitled "Breaking the Cycle of Socioeconomic Marginalisation: The Role of Welfare Policies and Societal Narratives in Shaping Psychological Well-Being among Low Income Groups".
#PhD #Viva #Research
April 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
🏢 Are you interested in how organisational dynamics affect employee behaviour and fostering innovation, change, and inclusivity at work? Our MSc Organisational & Social Psychology could be for you. Join our Virtual Open Day to learn more:
📅 Tues 29 April
🕐 1pm UK time
📍 Zoom
🔗 bit.ly/43MV5tP
📅 Tues 29 April
🕐 1pm UK time
📍 Zoom
🔗 bit.ly/43MV5tP
April 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🏢 Are you interested in how organisational dynamics affect employee behaviour and fostering innovation, change, and inclusivity at work? Our MSc Organisational & Social Psychology could be for you. Join our Virtual Open Day to learn more:
📅 Tues 29 April
🕐 1pm UK time
📍 Zoom
🔗 bit.ly/43MV5tP
📅 Tues 29 April
🕐 1pm UK time
📍 Zoom
🔗 bit.ly/43MV5tP
🦮 Guide dogs or lifeboats?
📊 @michaeldplant.bsky.social & his team at @happierlives.bsky.social evaluate charity donations based on the wellbeing they generate. Michael shared their intriguing insights at our recent Wider World seminar.
🔗 Learn more worldhappiness.report/ed/2025/givi...
📊 @michaeldplant.bsky.social & his team at @happierlives.bsky.social evaluate charity donations based on the wellbeing they generate. Michael shared their intriguing insights at our recent Wider World seminar.
🔗 Learn more worldhappiness.report/ed/2025/givi...
April 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🦮 Guide dogs or lifeboats?
📊 @michaeldplant.bsky.social & his team at @happierlives.bsky.social evaluate charity donations based on the wellbeing they generate. Michael shared their intriguing insights at our recent Wider World seminar.
🔗 Learn more worldhappiness.report/ed/2025/givi...
📊 @michaeldplant.bsky.social & his team at @happierlives.bsky.social evaluate charity donations based on the wellbeing they generate. Michael shared their intriguing insights at our recent Wider World seminar.
🔗 Learn more worldhappiness.report/ed/2025/givi...
🍽️ Our brilliant AKO scholars enjoyed a delicious lunch with faculty and Professional Services Staff in the Senior Dining Room.
🌍 The AKO Master's Scholarships are available to exceptional applicants from South Asia, Africa, or Latin America.
🔗 Learn more: www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse...
🌍 The AKO Master's Scholarships are available to exceptional applicants from South Asia, Africa, or Latin America.
🔗 Learn more: www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse...
March 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🍽️ Our brilliant AKO scholars enjoyed a delicious lunch with faculty and Professional Services Staff in the Senior Dining Room.
🌍 The AKO Master's Scholarships are available to exceptional applicants from South Asia, Africa, or Latin America.
🔗 Learn more: www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse...
🌍 The AKO Master's Scholarships are available to exceptional applicants from South Asia, Africa, or Latin America.
🔗 Learn more: www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse...
🎤 PhD student Nils Mallock was interviewed by German broadcaster ARD about recent developments in the Gaza conflict, specifically about the protests against Hamas by Palestinians.
📹 Watch the interview (Nils appears around 6 mins in): www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFjX...
#Gaza #Conflict #Protest
📹 Watch the interview (Nils appears around 6 mins in): www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFjX...
#Gaza #Conflict #Protest
March 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🎤 PhD student Nils Mallock was interviewed by German broadcaster ARD about recent developments in the Gaza conflict, specifically about the protests against Hamas by Palestinians.
📹 Watch the interview (Nils appears around 6 mins in): www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFjX...
#Gaza #Conflict #Protest
📹 Watch the interview (Nils appears around 6 mins in): www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFjX...
#Gaza #Conflict #Protest
💬 "I don’t think we can understand humans, without understanding dialogue"
🗣️ Prof Alex Gillespie delves into human interactions, creating innovative techniques to study real-world dialogues, including social media exchanges, personal journals & official complaints.
💡 www.lse.ac.uk/PBS/News/Spo...
🗣️ Prof Alex Gillespie delves into human interactions, creating innovative techniques to study real-world dialogues, including social media exchanges, personal journals & official complaints.
💡 www.lse.ac.uk/PBS/News/Spo...
March 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
💬 "I don’t think we can understand humans, without understanding dialogue"
🗣️ Prof Alex Gillespie delves into human interactions, creating innovative techniques to study real-world dialogues, including social media exchanges, personal journals & official complaints.
💡 www.lse.ac.uk/PBS/News/Spo...
🗣️ Prof Alex Gillespie delves into human interactions, creating innovative techniques to study real-world dialogues, including social media exchanges, personal journals & official complaints.
💡 www.lse.ac.uk/PBS/News/Spo...