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Dr. Laura M. König

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Professor of Health Psychology, @univie.ac.at #HPGVienna | eating behaviour, #digitalhealth, social inequality, research methods | #scicomm & #openscience Web: https://gesundheit-psy.univie.ac.at

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Dr. Laura M. König @lauramkoenig.bsky.social · 27d

The Nutri-Score is more helpful in guiding healthier food choices in Indonesia, Mexico and Türkiye than health warning labels, our new #HPGVienna @univie.ac.at @unibayreuth.bsky.social study suggests. Yet, Nutri-Score may also lead to health halos that need more attention!
doi.org/10.1007/s125...

Screenshot of the abstract of paper "Nutri-Score and Nutrition Warning Labels Are Effective in Guiding Hypothetical Choice in Indonesia, Mexico, and Türkiye: Results from a Cross-Country Online Experiment"

Background: Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labeling (FOPNL) is a promising public health measure to promote healthier food choices in the population. The present study tested the impact of the Nutri-Score and warning labels on purchasing intentions and product perceptions in Indonesia and Türkiye, where no FOPNL system is currently in place, and Mexico, where warning labels are mandatory since October 2020.
Method: Adult participants (N = 639; nIndonesia = 212, nMexico = 203, nTürkiye = 224) were randomly assigned to viewing eight product pairs (chips, instant noodles, meats, condiments, sweet spreads, cookies, yoghurt, fruit drinks) with either no label, a Nutri-Score, or warning labels, and indicated which product (or neither) they would rather buy, and which product was healthier, contained more calories, sugar, saturated fat, and sodium.
Results: Nutri-Score influenced purchasing intentions for four categories; warning labels only for one. Overall, Nutri-Score was somewhat more effective in guiding consumers to identify healthier choices and products higher in nutrients that should be consumed in moderation compared to the warning labels, although effects varied substantially between product categories and nutrients.
Conclusion: Both Nutri-Score and warning labels potentially promote healthier food choices, with Nutri-Score producing somewhat larger and more consistent effects. More research is needed on potential negative consequences of labels and the conditions under which they might appear to maximize public health benefit.

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Framework for Open and Reproducible Research Training @forrt.bsky.social · 51m

New preprint from member of FORRT - How to Develop and Use Open Educational Resources 📣

In this chapter, we position Open Educational Resources (OERs) as not only cost-saving tools but as instruments of epistemic justice and inclusion.

📃 osf.io/preprints/ed...

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OSF

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Lukas Röseler @aufdroeseler.bsky.social · 3h

ReplicationResearch.org is now open for submissions!

Submit replications and reproductions from many different fields, as well as conceptual contributions. With diamond OA, open and citable peer review reports, and reproducibility checks, we push the boundaries of open and fair publishing.

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Matthis @ Real Scientists DE @realscientists.de · 16h

[Admin] Hallo alle miteinander, hier bei @realscientists.de ist spontan eine Woche frei geworden: die ab dem 20. Oktober. Wenn ihr schon immer mal eine Woche lang diesen Account bespielen wolltet, ist JETZT eure Gelegenheit dazu.

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Dr. Laura M. König @lauramkoenig.bsky.social · 4h

... oder die Folie von der Pizza entfernen bevor man sie in den Ofen schiebt!

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 20h

🚨 Horrifying. Does misinformation do real harm? Yep.

Who believes FALSE claim Tylenol causes (true / probably true) autism?

- 41% of parents
- 57% of Republicans

Thx MAHA / MAGA. Dark Age 2.0

www.kff.org/public-opini... via @kff.org

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Universität Wien / University of Vienna @univie.ac.at · 1d

University of Vienna is among the Top 100 in the World University Ranking by @timeshighered.bsky.social for the first time, at rank 95! 🥳 This strengthens visibility & international connections for outstanding researchers and students worldwide. #univie #THERanking 👉 www.univie.ac.at/en/news/deta...

THE Ranking – University of Vienna among the top 100 for the first time

University of Vienna has improved from rank 110 to 95

www.univie.ac.at

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Dr. Laura M. König @lauramkoenig.bsky.social · 23h

a man is dancing in front of a green background with the words `` just do it '' .

ALT: a man is dancing in front of a green background with the words `` just do it '' .

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Dr. Laura M. König @lauramkoenig.bsky.social · 1d

You're inspiring, motivating and colourful regardless of numbers, but still: Congratulations @univie.ac.at for being among the top 100 universities in the world 👏 🥳

Universität Wien / University of Vienna @univie.ac.at · 1d

Meilenstein: Die Universität Wien ist erstmals unter den Top 100 im World University Ranking von @timeshighered.bsky.social - auf Platz 95! 🥳 Das stärkt Sichtbarkeit & internationale Vernetzung exzellenter Forschender und Studierender weltweit. #univie #THERanking 👉 www.univie.ac.at/aktuelles/pr...

Foto des Hauptgebäudes der Universität Wien, es fliegt feierliches Konfetti durch das Bild. Rechts unten ist ein Badge zu sehen, auf dem zu lesen ist:
TOP 100
Austrian Excellence, International Impact.
University of Vienna.
THE TOP 100 umranden den Badge.

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Nikos Ntoumanis @nikosntoumanis.bsky.social · 1d

Opportunity for Early Career Researchers!

Are you an early career researcher interested in pursuing an MSCA-type post-doc?
The GAIA Postdoctoral Fellowship Program could be your chance. It follows the same criteria as MSCA, but all fellowships are hosted at my uni and focus on climate science.

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Dr. Laura M. König @lauramkoenig.bsky.social · 1d

@psychscientist.bsky.social :D

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Dr. Laura M. König @lauramkoenig.bsky.social · 2d

Do people simply... delete sent emails (or even empty that folder completely)? 😱 How do you reference emails sent, or copy-paste text (e.g., re student requests) from one semester to the next? #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter

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SafeAirDocs @safeairdocs.bsky.social · 2d

Am 08.Oktober ist wieder die lange Nacht des Impfens!

lange-nacht-des-impfens.de

www.haz.de/gesundheit/l...

Lange Nacht des Impfens 2025: Start der Impfsaison – Was müssen Sie wissen?

Am 8. Oktober findet in Deutschland die dritte „Lange Nacht des Impfens“ statt – bundesweit bieten Apotheken Impfungen gegen Grippe und Corona an. Sie markiert den Start der Impfsaison. Wir fassen all...

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 2d

"This study found that population-level effectiveness and herd protection were robust..."

Population-Level Effectiveness and Herd Protection 17 Years After HPV Vaccine jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

#VaccinesWork

Population-Level Effectiveness and Herd Protection 17 Years After HPV Vaccine

This cross-sectional study investigates population-level effectiveness and herd protection in the first 17 years after human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among adolescent girls and young women at ...

jamanetwork.com

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DGE @dgewissen.bsky.social · 3d

📢✏️ #CallForAbstracts
Noch bis zum
✅ 25. Oktober 2025
können Sie Ihre Beiträge für unseren 63. Wissenschaftlichen Kongress einreichen.

Der Kongress zum Thema Ernährung und Mikrobiom findet vom 4.-6. März 2026 in Kassel statt:
www.dge.de/wk63
#DGE26

Außenansicht Kongress Palais Kassel. Darüber liegt der Text "Call for abstracts #DGE26".

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Society for Ambulatory Assessment @ambulatory-assessment.org · 3d

We are looking for 1-2 new members to join our communications committee. Only prerequisite is being a member of #SAA. Please reach out if you are interested!

a penguin wearing blue overalls and a red bandana says we need you

ALT: a penguin wearing blue overalls and a red bandana says we need you

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 4d

The European Commission has launched a new Science, Research & Innovation account.

On 🦋 @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu !!

They promise:
- EU scientific news
- Horizon Europe funding opportunities
- Innovative EU-supported projects
- Events, tools & resources

Share the news 🔁

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Dr. Laura M. König @lauramkoenig.bsky.social · 8d

Apply by 7 October to join my team #HPGVienna at @univie.ac.at. More info & link to application portal ⬇️
#phdjobs #academicsky #healthpsych #behsci

Dr. Laura M. König @lauramkoenig.bsky.social · 25d

Re-advertisement: #HPGVienna @univie.ac.at is hiring! We are looking for a PhD-level researcher excited about all things EMA to join us as Senior Scientist/ Lab Manager as soon as possible. Position is initially for 4.25 years & part-time (50% FTE) (more info in 🧵).
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Senior-S...

Senior Scientist at the Faculty of Psychology. Start date 1 October 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter. 20 hours per week. Salary according to the collective bargaining agreement §48 VwGr. B1 lit. b (postdoc). Contract (initially) limited for 4 years and 3 months. Job ID: 4269

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 5d

Study: Impact of AI Comments on Perceptions of Health Misinformation

"...misinformation posts perceived as highly endorsed, either through social endorsement or AI-generated supportive comments, are viewed as most credible."

"AI comments endorsing misinformation evoke greater fear..."

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Dr. Laura M. König @lauramkoenig.bsky.social · 6d

... but it sounds so fancy! (🙄)

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Dr. Jens Foell @jensfoell.de · 6d

People are running stats on LLM-generated participants and think they’re being social scientists when in fact they’re technically just playing a very strange video game. This is like saying you’re doing math research because you’re playing sudoku.

www.science.org/content/arti...

AI-generated ‘participants’ can lead social science experiments astray, study finds

Data produced by “silicon samples” depends on researchers’ exact choice of models, prompts, and settings

www.science.org

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Alexander J. Stein @ajstein.bsky.social · 6d

#Germany: Low quality #diets are driven by low socio-economic status (SES) among young #children, which consume less #fruit and more #sugar sweetened beverages & confectionary/desserts. Public #health measures to improve #nutrition should prioritise these children: doi.org/10.1017/S000... #poverty

Unfavourable food consumption is exacerbated by low socioeconomic status among children aged 1–5 years in Germany | British Journal of Nutrition | Cambridge Core

Unfavourable food consumption is exacerbated by low socioeconomic status among children aged 1–5 years in Germany - Volume 134 Issue 3

doi.org

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MRC Epidemiology Unit @mrcepid.bsky.social · 6d

The 2025 EAT-Lancet Commission report warns that our food systems breach planetary limits, and outlines a pathway to a healthier and more sustainable future.

Read more at buff.ly/VGBZEsN

#foodsystem #planetaryhealthdiet #sustainablefoodsystems

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Photo of fruit, vegetables and processed foods at a food market by Rezkytama Putra on Unsplash

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Universität Wien / University of Vienna @univie.ac.at · 6d

📢 Panel Discussion "Science under Pressure – Europe and Austria in the Wake of Project 2025" at #univie
🗓️ Tuesday, 14 October 2025, 18:00 - 20:00 at Kleiner Festsaal, Universitätsring 1, 1010 Vienna
Register online until 7 October 👉 www.upv.ac.at/registration...

Event-Sujet. Rechts oben ist eine Grafik mit der USA-Flagge, daneben eine Landkarte von Europa.

UPV: Österreichischer Universitätsprofessor/innenverband
Universität Wien
Science under Pressure - Europe and Austria in the Wake of Project 2025
Panel Discussion with:
- Christoph Gattringer, President, Austrian Science Fund
- Florian Krammer, Professor of Vaccinologiy (online)
- Carole Mancel-Blanchard, Head of Unit for International Cooperation, EU Commission (online)
- Sebastian Schütze, Rector, University of Vienna
- Barbara Weitgruber, Director General, Austrian BMFWF
- Sibylle Wentker, Director for International Relations, Austrian Academy of Sciences

Program:
Welcome
Eva-Maria Holzleitner, BMFWF (Video)
Barbara Schober, UPV Uni Wien
Video Statement by Florian Krammer
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Ignaz Semmelweise Institute
National and European Science Policy Statements
Barbara Weitgruber, Austrian BMFWF
Carole Mancel-Blanchard, EU Commission
Outlook
Michael Wagner, UPV Uni Wien

Moderation
Sylvia Kritzinger, UPV Uni Wien

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Universität Wien / University of Vienna @univie.ac.at · 7d

Call for Participation: 26th Austrian Climate Day by @ccca.ac.at and the Environment and Climate Research Hub at #univie! 🌍 Submit your presentations & posters and applications for the Young Scientist Award 2026. 📅 Deadline: 15 October 2025, more here 👉 ccca.ac.at/dialogformat...

Österreichischer Klimatag - Climate Change Centre Austria

ccca.ac.at

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Alexander Wuttke @kunkakom.bsky.social · 7d

Open Science Professor ship at HU Berlin
www.academics.de/jobs/w2-prof...

W2-Professur "Open Science" an der Philosophischen Fakultät - Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin bietet Stelle als W2-Professur "Open Science" an der Philosophischen Fakultät in Berlin - jetzt bewerben!

www.academics.de

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