UoR School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences
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Come join a pretty amazing team! 👀👇
🧠 Join @unirdg-psych.bsky.social for a 3-year funded PhD in psychology, neuroscience, psycholinguistics, or clinical language science. Apply by 5 December 2025! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPB045/p...
#Psychology #neuroscience #linguistics #LanguageTherapy #psycholinguistics #PhDposition #PhDScholarships
#Psychology #neuroscience #linguistics #LanguageTherapy #psycholinguistics #PhDposition #PhDScholarships
October 23, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Come join a pretty amazing team! 👀👇
Excited to see where we take this next @KatiePrizeman #research #anhedonia #depression #youthmentalhealth #loneliness @UniofReading @unirdg-psych.bsky.social
Thrilled to share our latest open-access research in the British Journal of Clinical Psychology, published by Wiley. Co-authored by @profmccabe.bsky.social, we show how sub-components of anhedonia predict increases in symptoms of depression and loneliness. Read it here: doi.org/10.1111/bjc....
August 18, 2025 at 10:08 AM
#AcademicSky Here's another one for you! Enjoy 😀
New research out now!
People don’t automatically attend to emergencies — but making emotional meaning task-relevant (e.g., listening for screams) does guide attention toward those in need. 🆘👀
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#PsychScience #Attention #HelpingBehaviour #EmergencyResponse
People don’t automatically attend to emergencies — but making emotional meaning task-relevant (e.g., listening for screams) does guide attention toward those in need. 🆘👀
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#PsychScience #Attention #HelpingBehaviour #EmergencyResponse
July 30, 2025 at 10:46 AM
#AcademicSky Here's another one for you! Enjoy 😀
Reposted by UoR School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences
New research out now!
People don’t automatically attend to emergencies — but making emotional meaning task-relevant (e.g., listening for screams) does guide attention toward those in need. 🆘👀
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#PsychScience #Attention #HelpingBehaviour #EmergencyResponse
People don’t automatically attend to emergencies — but making emotional meaning task-relevant (e.g., listening for screams) does guide attention toward those in need. 🆘👀
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#PsychScience #Attention #HelpingBehaviour #EmergencyResponse
July 28, 2025 at 10:18 AM
New research out now!
People don’t automatically attend to emergencies — but making emotional meaning task-relevant (e.g., listening for screams) does guide attention toward those in need. 🆘👀
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#PsychScience #Attention #HelpingBehaviour #EmergencyResponse
People don’t automatically attend to emergencies — but making emotional meaning task-relevant (e.g., listening for screams) does guide attention toward those in need. 🆘👀
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#PsychScience #Attention #HelpingBehaviour #EmergencyResponse
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Spontaneous music listening in dementia: exploring device use, listening frequency, and psychological factors. @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social @unirdg-phd.bsky.social @jdrjames.bsky.social @unirdg-psych.bsky.social @uor-research.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Spontaneous music listening in dementia: relationships between listening device and rumination but not depression, anxiety and listening frequency
Music-based interventions are commonly used with persons with dementia, yet research exploring the technologies used for spontaneous music listening in dementia and its association with psychologic...
www.tandfonline.com
July 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Spontaneous music listening in dementia: exploring device use, listening frequency, and psychological factors. @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social @unirdg-phd.bsky.social @jdrjames.bsky.social @unirdg-psych.bsky.social @uor-research.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#AcademicSky - do your thing!
Join @unirdg-psych.bsky.social for a funded PhD in partnership with Unravel Health & Manchester Metropolitan University. Develop a range of skills and help improve menopause patient experience. Apply by 18 July www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNU349/p...
#Menopause #Psychology #HealthPsychology #PhD #PhDPosition
#Menopause #Psychology #HealthPsychology #PhD #PhDPosition
July 8, 2025 at 10:11 AM
#AcademicSky - do your thing!
Join us on Wednesday 10th September to celebrate 50 years of Speech and Language Therapy at the University of Reading.
An afternoon of to connect - featuring talks, interviews and activities celebrating training, research and practise.
Don't miss out!
Register by the 31st July 👉 rdg.ac/3GeDDVT
An afternoon of to connect - featuring talks, interviews and activities celebrating training, research and practise.
Don't miss out!
Register by the 31st July 👉 rdg.ac/3GeDDVT
July 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Join us on Wednesday 10th September to celebrate 50 years of Speech and Language Therapy at the University of Reading.
An afternoon of to connect - featuring talks, interviews and activities celebrating training, research and practise.
Don't miss out!
Register by the 31st July 👉 rdg.ac/3GeDDVT
An afternoon of to connect - featuring talks, interviews and activities celebrating training, research and practise.
Don't miss out!
Register by the 31st July 👉 rdg.ac/3GeDDVT
The Complete University Guide 2026 has been published and, among many other Top 10 courses, the University of Reading ranks Number 1 in the country for Speech and Language Therapy!
Congrats to our amazing team!
#celebrate #psychology #SLT #SpeechandLanguageTherapy #AcademicSky
Congrats to our amazing team!
#celebrate #psychology #SLT #SpeechandLanguageTherapy #AcademicSky
June 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The Complete University Guide 2026 has been published and, among many other Top 10 courses, the University of Reading ranks Number 1 in the country for Speech and Language Therapy!
Congrats to our amazing team!
#celebrate #psychology #SLT #SpeechandLanguageTherapy #AcademicSky
Congrats to our amazing team!
#celebrate #psychology #SLT #SpeechandLanguageTherapy #AcademicSky
Alright, it's Friday afternoon & we've been quiet on Bluesky this week. Pretty sure the only way to rectify this failure in social media etiquette is to post a picture of our guest of honour at last week's PCLS summer party - Pippin. Don't tell me academic institutions don't know how to Sky #dogsky
June 6, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Alright, it's Friday afternoon & we've been quiet on Bluesky this week. Pretty sure the only way to rectify this failure in social media etiquette is to post a picture of our guest of honour at last week's PCLS summer party - Pippin. Don't tell me academic institutions don't know how to Sky #dogsky
🧠 Interested to work at the forefront of nutritional neuroscience gut-brain research? Join @unirdg-psych.bsky.social for a funded PhD investigating probiotics & depressive symptoms. Apply by 27 June
👉 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMZ884/p...
#Psychology #GutBrainAxis #Neuroscience #Nutrition #PhDScholarships
👉 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMZ884/p...
#Psychology #GutBrainAxis #Neuroscience #Nutrition #PhDScholarships
PhD Studentship in Psychology: Probiotics for Depressive Symptoms, Associated Behavioural Outcomes and Neural Activation: a 3-year PhD Project at University of Reading
jobs.ac.uk now advertising a PhD Studentship in Psychology: Probiotics for Depressive Symptoms, Associated Behavioural Outcomes and Neural Activation: a 3-year PhD Project Visit jobs.ac.uk to apply an...
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June 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Exploring music and attentional biases via webcam-based eye tracking is feasible for some, but not all, Join Dementia Research volunteers living with and without dementia. Remote help/observation was provided/needed. @unirdg-phd.bsky.social @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social @unirdg-psych.bsky.social
Many thanks to the Join Dementia Research volunteers living with and without dementia who helped us explore webcam eye tracking in a home-based music study. Out now! @betterresearch.bsky.social @jdrjames.bsky.social @unirdg-phd.bsky.social @unirdg-psych.bsky.social @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social
June 2, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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"A real person being present made a meaningful difference" - Dr Thomas Nyman @unirdg-psych.bsky.social
New @uniofreading.bsky.social study found live interviews were rated significantly more empathetic than automated versions when testing online psychological support.
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New @uniofreading.bsky.social study found live interviews were rated significantly more empathetic than automated versions when testing online psychological support.
rdg.ac/3Skk2Ga
May 30, 2025 at 12:10 PM
"A real person being present made a meaningful difference" - Dr Thomas Nyman @unirdg-psych.bsky.social
New @uniofreading.bsky.social study found live interviews were rated significantly more empathetic than automated versions when testing online psychological support.
rdg.ac/3Skk2Ga
New @uniofreading.bsky.social study found live interviews were rated significantly more empathetic than automated versions when testing online psychological support.
rdg.ac/3Skk2Ga
Connect. Support. Thrive.
Join Charlie Waller Trust & the Charlie Waller Institute for a free event on youth mental health & wellbeing.
🗓️ 10 July, 1–4.30pm
📍 Uni of Reading
More details and free tickets
👉 go.charliewaller.org/togetherevent
#MentalHealth #SLT #psychology #ReadingUni #AcademicSky
Join Charlie Waller Trust & the Charlie Waller Institute for a free event on youth mental health & wellbeing.
🗓️ 10 July, 1–4.30pm
📍 Uni of Reading
More details and free tickets
👉 go.charliewaller.org/togetherevent
#MentalHealth #SLT #psychology #ReadingUni #AcademicSky
May 29, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Connect. Support. Thrive.
Join Charlie Waller Trust & the Charlie Waller Institute for a free event on youth mental health & wellbeing.
🗓️ 10 July, 1–4.30pm
📍 Uni of Reading
More details and free tickets
👉 go.charliewaller.org/togetherevent
#MentalHealth #SLT #psychology #ReadingUni #AcademicSky
Join Charlie Waller Trust & the Charlie Waller Institute for a free event on youth mental health & wellbeing.
🗓️ 10 July, 1–4.30pm
📍 Uni of Reading
More details and free tickets
👉 go.charliewaller.org/togetherevent
#MentalHealth #SLT #psychology #ReadingUni #AcademicSky
June is National Aphasia Awareness Month 💬🧠
In the UoR Adult Clinic, SLT student Aneeqa led a session helping our stroke group explore and understand aphasia.
They took part in the national #RockingAphasia campaign by decorating a rock to hide in their local town and raise awareness 💜
In the UoR Adult Clinic, SLT student Aneeqa led a session helping our stroke group explore and understand aphasia.
They took part in the national #RockingAphasia campaign by decorating a rock to hide in their local town and raise awareness 💜
May 27, 2025 at 9:15 AM
June is National Aphasia Awareness Month 💬🧠
In the UoR Adult Clinic, SLT student Aneeqa led a session helping our stroke group explore and understand aphasia.
They took part in the national #RockingAphasia campaign by decorating a rock to hide in their local town and raise awareness 💜
In the UoR Adult Clinic, SLT student Aneeqa led a session helping our stroke group explore and understand aphasia.
They took part in the national #RockingAphasia campaign by decorating a rock to hide in their local town and raise awareness 💜
🔔 Calling all researchers!
Join us for CINNergies 2025 — an interdisciplinary research summit at the University of Reading.
🗓️ Mon 23 June | 🕐 1–5pm | 📍 Agriculture Building (1L04)
Talks, networking & a rapid-fire research pitch competition for PhD & Early Career Researchers
Info & registration 👇
Join us for CINNergies 2025 — an interdisciplinary research summit at the University of Reading.
🗓️ Mon 23 June | 🕐 1–5pm | 📍 Agriculture Building (1L04)
Talks, networking & a rapid-fire research pitch competition for PhD & Early Career Researchers
Info & registration 👇
CINNergies Summit 2025 - Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics
research.reading.ac.uk
May 23, 2025 at 11:49 AM
🔔 Calling all researchers!
Join us for CINNergies 2025 — an interdisciplinary research summit at the University of Reading.
🗓️ Mon 23 June | 🕐 1–5pm | 📍 Agriculture Building (1L04)
Talks, networking & a rapid-fire research pitch competition for PhD & Early Career Researchers
Info & registration 👇
Join us for CINNergies 2025 — an interdisciplinary research summit at the University of Reading.
🗓️ Mon 23 June | 🕐 1–5pm | 📍 Agriculture Building (1L04)
Talks, networking & a rapid-fire research pitch competition for PhD & Early Career Researchers
Info & registration 👇
New research on interpreter-mediated psychological therapy in NHS Talking Therapies—by CBT therapist Taf Kunorubwe, UoR student Josh Wynne & Cardiff student Caitlyn O’Leary—highlights systemic barriers to equitable care.
🔗👇
#MentalHealth #TherapyEquity #CBT #PsychologyResearch #UoR #AcademicSky
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#MentalHealth #TherapyEquity #CBT #PsychologyResearch #UoR #AcademicSky
Exploring staff experiences and perspectives on barriers in interpreter-mediated therapy within NHS England’s Talking Therapies | the Cognitive Behaviour Therapist | Cambridge Core
Exploring staff experiences and perspectives on barriers in interpreter-mediated therapy within NHS England’s Talking Therapies - Volume 18
www.cambridge.org
May 23, 2025 at 9:26 AM
New research on interpreter-mediated psychological therapy in NHS Talking Therapies—by CBT therapist Taf Kunorubwe, UoR student Josh Wynne & Cardiff student Caitlyn O’Leary—highlights systemic barriers to equitable care.
🔗👇
#MentalHealth #TherapyEquity #CBT #PsychologyResearch #UoR #AcademicSky
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#MentalHealth #TherapyEquity #CBT #PsychologyResearch #UoR #AcademicSky
🧠 Curious about how researchers study the brain?
Join our free Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience on 16 June (9:30–6) at the University of Reading.
This event is designed for non-specialists and explores how we connect the brain, body, and behaviour.
Register below 👇
#AcademicSky
Join our free Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience on 16 June (9:30–6) at the University of Reading.
This event is designed for non-specialists and explores how we connect the brain, body, and behaviour.
Register below 👇
#AcademicSky
Microsoft Forms
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May 22, 2025 at 8:13 AM
🧠 Curious about how researchers study the brain?
Join our free Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience on 16 June (9:30–6) at the University of Reading.
This event is designed for non-specialists and explores how we connect the brain, body, and behaviour.
Register below 👇
#AcademicSky
Join our free Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience on 16 June (9:30–6) at the University of Reading.
This event is designed for non-specialists and explores how we connect the brain, body, and behaviour.
Register below 👇
#AcademicSky
Don’t miss “What is Pain Research?” — a free event at University of Reading on 22 June.
Explore interactive demos, hear from leading researchers, and catch a live PAINCAST recording. Perfect for anyone curious about pain science!
#psychology #pain #AcademicSky
More info + registration 👇
Explore interactive demos, hear from leading researchers, and catch a live PAINCAST recording. Perfect for anyone curious about pain science!
#psychology #pain #AcademicSky
More info + registration 👇
The Puzzle of Pain: What is Pain Research?
Join us as we unravel the mysteries of pain through talks, hands-on demos, workshops, interviews and art installations.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
May 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Don’t miss “What is Pain Research?” — a free event at University of Reading on 22 June.
Explore interactive demos, hear from leading researchers, and catch a live PAINCAST recording. Perfect for anyone curious about pain science!
#psychology #pain #AcademicSky
More info + registration 👇
Explore interactive demos, hear from leading researchers, and catch a live PAINCAST recording. Perfect for anyone curious about pain science!
#psychology #pain #AcademicSky
More info + registration 👇
Three SPCLS teams have been awarded 1/3 of the available PLanT funding for collaborative teaching & learning projects at #UoR!
Topics include:
🧠 Embedding EDI in SLT
🤖 GenAI & Standard Academic English
🎬 Psychology Film Club
Staff + students = real impact. You love to see it ❤️
#AcademicSky
Topics include:
🧠 Embedding EDI in SLT
🤖 GenAI & Standard Academic English
🎬 Psychology Film Club
Staff + students = real impact. You love to see it ❤️
#AcademicSky
May 21, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Three SPCLS teams have been awarded 1/3 of the available PLanT funding for collaborative teaching & learning projects at #UoR!
Topics include:
🧠 Embedding EDI in SLT
🤖 GenAI & Standard Academic English
🎬 Psychology Film Club
Staff + students = real impact. You love to see it ❤️
#AcademicSky
Topics include:
🧠 Embedding EDI in SLT
🤖 GenAI & Standard Academic English
🎬 Psychology Film Club
Staff + students = real impact. You love to see it ❤️
#AcademicSky
Can AI infiltrate university exams?
Peter Scarfe gives the Education keynote at KCL’s AI Festival on 23 May. Asking what does AI mean for trust, truth, and policy in HE?
Info on the festival and the study 👇
Peter Scarfe gives the Education keynote at KCL’s AI Festival on 23 May. Asking what does AI mean for trust, truth, and policy in HE?
Info on the festival and the study 👇
Can AI Infiltrate University Exams Systems?
A real-world test of AI infiltration of a university examinations system. This talk is a 'Turing Test' case study.
www.kcl.ac.uk
May 20, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Can AI infiltrate university exams?
Peter Scarfe gives the Education keynote at KCL’s AI Festival on 23 May. Asking what does AI mean for trust, truth, and policy in HE?
Info on the festival and the study 👇
Peter Scarfe gives the Education keynote at KCL’s AI Festival on 23 May. Asking what does AI mean for trust, truth, and policy in HE?
Info on the festival and the study 👇
Could someone turn Time back on, please? It's been 3:30 on Friday afternoon for about 6 days now...
May 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Could someone turn Time back on, please? It's been 3:30 on Friday afternoon for about 6 days now...
You don't want to know what @themerl.bsky.social is posting today... Trust me. Do NOT go look at their profile.
May 16, 2025 at 2:12 PM
You don't want to know what @themerl.bsky.social is posting today... Trust me. Do NOT go look at their profile.
🥦🧠 Big news!
A new Nutritional Psychiatry Special Interest Group has launched within #TheNutritionSociety! Co-chaired by Dr Piril Hepsomali & Dr Daniel Lamport, it aims to unite researchers, spark collabs & boost research in this growing field.
#nutrition #psychology #AcademicSky
More info 👇👇👇
A new Nutritional Psychiatry Special Interest Group has launched within #TheNutritionSociety! Co-chaired by Dr Piril Hepsomali & Dr Daniel Lamport, it aims to unite researchers, spark collabs & boost research in this growing field.
#nutrition #psychology #AcademicSky
More info 👇👇👇
Nutritional Psychiatry | The Nutrition Society
www.nutritionsociety.org
May 16, 2025 at 9:01 AM
🥦🧠 Big news!
A new Nutritional Psychiatry Special Interest Group has launched within #TheNutritionSociety! Co-chaired by Dr Piril Hepsomali & Dr Daniel Lamport, it aims to unite researchers, spark collabs & boost research in this growing field.
#nutrition #psychology #AcademicSky
More info 👇👇👇
A new Nutritional Psychiatry Special Interest Group has launched within #TheNutritionSociety! Co-chaired by Dr Piril Hepsomali & Dr Daniel Lamport, it aims to unite researchers, spark collabs & boost research in this growing field.
#nutrition #psychology #AcademicSky
More info 👇👇👇
🏆 12 of our Psych & Clinical Language Sciences staff were nominated in this year’s student-led RSU Excellence Awards – with Joe Spackman winning top honours! Big congrats to Ellen Dart too, named Student Rep of the Year! 👏 #psychology #AcademicSky
May 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
🏆 12 of our Psych & Clinical Language Sciences staff were nominated in this year’s student-led RSU Excellence Awards – with Joe Spackman winning top honours! Big congrats to Ellen Dart too, named Student Rep of the Year! 👏 #psychology #AcademicSky
This Saturday, 17th May, is The University of Reading's Community Festival.
There will be all sorts of fun activities, music, and food.
Most importantly, we have two of our staff giving talks at the event:
There will be all sorts of fun activities, music, and food.
Most importantly, we have two of our staff giving talks at the event:
May 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
This Saturday, 17th May, is The University of Reading's Community Festival.
There will be all sorts of fun activities, music, and food.
Most importantly, we have two of our staff giving talks at the event:
There will be all sorts of fun activities, music, and food.
Most importantly, we have two of our staff giving talks at the event: