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Emily Towner @emilyanntowner.bsky.social · Apr 9

25 days until I submit my PhD thesis—and I truly couldn’t have made it here without the unwavering support of my incredible, kind and brilliant supervisor.

@sjblakemore.bsky.social

Thank you so much, Sarah, for the lovely shoutout!

Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore @sjblakemore.bsky.social · Mar 23

Highlighting the brilliant @emilytowner.com, Cambridge Gates Scholar, finishing PhD on social isolation in adolescence. Emily creates videos about learning, social brain, mental health and more.
Emily also has a Cambridge Blue 🤩

www.instagram.com/emilyanntowner/

m.youtube.com/@emilyanntowner

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Emily Towner @emilyanntowner.bsky.social · Mar 21

Ahhhhhhh congratulations Bridget!!! So pleased for you 🎉🥳🍾👯

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Maureen Kelleher @maureenkelleher.bsky.social · Feb 13

For my researcher friends here.

Advice from a scientist who completed a PhD in Brazil under Bolsonaro.

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Emily G. Jacobs @emilyjacobs.bsky.social · Feb 4

WOMEN and FEMALE are red flag words. (Men, male are not on the list). Let that sink in.

Darby Saxbe @darbysaxbe.bsky.social · Feb 4

🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

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Darby Saxbe @darbysaxbe.bsky.social · Feb 4

🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

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Emily Towner @emilyanntowner.bsky.social · Jan 21

Recently sat down with CUNY SPS to reflect on my journey from communications student to research scientist. We discussed how my non-traditional education prepared me for academia, falling in love with science, and my upcoming postdoc.

#academicjourney #womeninscience

medium.com/@CUNY_SPS/fo...

Following a Scientific Role Model

A CUNY SPS Alum Reflects Back On Her Extraordinary Educational Journey

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Amanda Kay Montoya @akmontoya.bsky.social · Dec 22

This is such a good example of how word choice matters! Many people use “increase” and “decrease” when interpreting regression coefficients. I teach that this is unacceptable and misleading when writing about correlational studies. Here’s my writing guide for linear regression osf.io/egm3c

Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · Dec 22

When news reports about scientific papers make causal claims that are not justified by the original study, the mistake often traces to a university press release.

Here, observational data reveals an association. The press release asserts causality.

today.ucsd.edu/story/walkab...

Walkable Neighborhoods Help Adults Socialize, Increase Community

Adults who live in walkable neighborhoods are more likely to socialize and have a stronger sense of community, report researchers at the UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human...

today.ucsd.edu

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Emily Towner @emilyanntowner.bsky.social · Dec 23

Super helpful! Will reference this when teaching undergraduates!

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Emily Towner @emilyanntowner.bsky.social · Dec 8

I’m not sure. To be honest there have been papers I’d love to review but that came at a really busy time and so I’ve had to decline. I’m thinking more about my current workload than the paper’s appeal when I decide whether or not to review.

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Emily Towner @emilyanntowner.bsky.social · Nov 26

Thank you!

Emily Towner @emilyanntowner.bsky.social · Nov 23

Thank you!

Emily Towner @emilyanntowner.bsky.social · Nov 23

Created a starter pack for those in Psychology (and related departments) at the University of Cambridge.

Please let me know who I've missed!

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Emily Towner @emilyanntowner.bsky.social · Nov 23

Would love to be added!

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Emily Towner @emilyanntowner.bsky.social · Nov 23

Thank you!

Emily Towner @emilyanntowner.bsky.social · Nov 23

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Emily Towner @emilyanntowner.bsky.social · Nov 23

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Emily Towner @emilyanntowner.bsky.social · Nov 23

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Emily Towner @emilyanntowner.bsky.social · Nov 23

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Emily Towner @emilyanntowner.bsky.social · Nov 23

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Emily Towner @emilyanntowner.bsky.social · Nov 23

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Emily Towner @emilyanntowner.bsky.social · Nov 23

I would love to be added!

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Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore @sjblakemore.bsky.social · Nov 21

**We are recruiting**

Seeking a postdoc to work on a Wellcome-funded cohort study focusing on social-cognitive processing in typically developing children and adolescents (aged 8-18 years) and children and adolescents with 22q11.1 deletion syndrome.

www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49291/

Research Assistant/Research Associate (Fixed Term) - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge

Research Assistant/Research Associate (Fixed Term) in the Department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge.

www.jobs.cam.ac.uk

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Grace Lindsay @neurograce.bsky.social · Nov 20

When I will respond to your email

Histogram peaked at 3 minutes and 2 weeks since sent

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Amy Orben @orbenamy.bsky.social · Nov 18

🌟 We're Hiring! 🌟 My team is looking for a Research Coordinator to support our portfolio of research activities. If you thrive organising complex projects and managing a range of activities, this is the role for you.
📢 More information: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49152/
📄 Apply by: 29th November 2024

Research Co-ordinator (Fixed Term) - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge

Research Co-ordinator (Fixed Term) in the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit at the University of Cambridge.

www.jobs.cam.ac.uk

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