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British Psychological Society @bpsofficial.bsky.social · 1d

Help shape the future of the health & care workforce.

We’re calling for evidence to inform our response to the govt’s 10-Year Workforce Plan, highlighting prevention, digital innovation & community-based care.

BPS members submit by 20 Oct '25: forms.office.com/e/cgD7YkVv5e...

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Aston Psychology @astonpsychology.bsky.social · 7d

This definitely should get a prize for the most seasonally matching paper!

a man sitting at a desk with a laptop and the words people grieve in different ways on the bottom

ALT: a man sitting at a desk with a laptop and the words people grieve in different ways on the bottom

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Aston Psychology @astonpsychology.bsky.social · 7d

New paper alert! Our Dr Gemma Heath has published her work “A longitudinal study of sensory and quasi-sensory experiences following bereavement using interpretative phenomenological analysis“ in the journal Death Studies. Read more here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

A longitudinal study of sensory and quasi-sensory experiences following bereavement using interpretative phenomenological analysis

This longitudinal qualitative study describes the lived experience of ‘sensory and quasi-sensory experiences of the deceased’ following bereavement. Ten semi-structured interviews were conducted wi...

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British Psychological Society @bpsofficial.bsky.social · 9d

We’re calling for better mental health & wellbeing support in the workplace in a new IOSH report.

“Workplaces can no longer afford to ignore the growing impact of mental health-related conditions that limit employees' ability to work.” Dr Roman Raczka

👉 www.bps.org.uk/news/bps-cal...

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Aston Psychology @astonpsychology.bsky.social · 9d

Interested in Aston’s Psychology society? Then join the free event tomorrow and learn more about what it has to offer!

Aston Psychology @astonpsychology.bsky.social · 9d

Have a sunny and chilled week everyone! Just like the beasts of Aston!

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British Psychological Society @bpsofficial.bsky.social · 16d

Do you work with people affected by trauma?

Join Dr Heather Sequeira on 7 Oct '25 for a #BPSLearn workshop to deepen your understanding of trauma, its impact, and the latest neuroscience.

Book now: learn.bps.org.uk/local/intell...

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Aston Psychology @astonpsychology.bsky.social · 16d

To all our students and staff we wish you an amazing start of the teaching period and whole academic year! Let the power (skills) be with you! 😄

a cat wearing a green bow tie is ready for his first day of school

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Aston Psychology @astonpsychology.bsky.social · 19d

Ready to make some new friends? Friend roulette event happening today at noon for our year 1 students. Join us online via Blackboard -> year 1 organisation-> class collaborate

Aston Psychology @astonpsychology.bsky.social · 20d

We had a bit of rain, a bit of sun and a lot of running during our Scavenger Hunt for year 1 students. One happy team won themselves some lovely hoodies! Well done to all the teams for their efforts and determination!

Aston Psychology @astonpsychology.bsky.social · 20d

Hopefully our year 1 students and staff enjoyed the pizza during our Meet the Tutor session. What can we say there was quite a lot of it! 😄

Aston Psychology @astonpsychology.bsky.social · 20d

Today we are continuing with running our lab tours. We even might have some bangs ;)

Aston Psychology @astonpsychology.bsky.social · 20d

Dear Year 1 students we have lots on offer for you today. There are research lab tours, Get your questions answered Q&A, Wellbeing Walk and Meet your Tutor + Scavenger Hunt session. See you there!

Aston Psychology @astonpsychology.bsky.social · 21d

Learning about stressors, coping and healthy lifestyle with our new psychology students and staff. Thank you Megan, Georgie, and Natalia for great session.

Aston Psychology @astonpsychology.bsky.social · 21d

Great fun at our Wellbeing Craft and Games session for new Psychology students! And some amazing creations too!

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Aston Psychology @astonpsychology.bsky.social · 21d

Dear 1st year students join us today for the craft and games session as well as the wellbeing at Uni workshop. Depending on the first letter of your surname you can also visit the research labs today (A to H). See you soon!

Aston Psychology @astonpsychology.bsky.social · 22d

An exciting research position has opened at our school! 0.5FTE PDRA for project on delivering and evaluating a novel anxiety intervention for autistic children with rare genetic syndromes and moderate to severe intellectual disabilities. Read more ⬇️ www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOS043/r...

Research Associate at Aston University

Discover an exciting academic career path as a Research Associate at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!

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Aston Psychology @astonpsychology.bsky.social · 22d

To our new students: remember to check out all the clubs and societies we have at Aston today! Maybe you will discover a new passion?

Aston Psychology @astonpsychology.bsky.social · 23d

Our welcome week has started with Welcome Talk today. Lovely to seeing so many enthusiastic young people curious about psychology! Welcome all!

Aston Psychology @astonpsychology.bsky.social · 26d

Happy Friday and hello from blue sky at the Health Data Research UK conference where our Dr N.Stanulewicz-Buckley is learning all about the future of healthcare data.

Aston Psychology @astonpsychology.bsky.social · Sep 3

New Handbook on Reproduction and Replication in Science with our Dr Charlotte Pennington as one of the authors! Congratulations @drcpennington.bsky.social

Lukas Röseler @aufdroeseler.bsky.social · Sep 3

At the FORRT Replication Hub, our mission is to support researchers who want to replicate previous findings. We have now published a big new component with which we want to fulfill this mission: An open access handbook for reproduction and replication studies: forrt.org/replication_...

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Aston Psychology @astonpsychology.bsky.social · Sep 3

Read more on why AI poses real threat to the developing student mind here: medium.com/age-of-aware...

ChatGPT-5 Just Changed My Mind — Generative AI Has No Place in My Classroom

I’ve never been anti-technology. I’ve even written about ways AI can help students when it’s used with care. But my first real encounter…

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Aston Psychology @astonpsychology.bsky.social · Sep 3

Some deep thoughts on AI use in HE: “Because when students hand over the thinking to a machine, the loss isn’t just academic integrity — it’s intellectual independence. We risk raising a generation that trusts algorithms over their own judgment.” D.Cutler

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Aston Psychology @astonpsychology.bsky.social · Sep 3

Massive congratulations Michelle! Well done 👏

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