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Brendan Ch'ng, PhD @brendanchng.bsky.social · 1h

View the 2025 BTSCON programme here!

bigteamscienceconference.github.io/program/

Note: The live conference schedule with links to sessions will be provided to conference registrants via email. To access the live schedule, REGISTER NOW *** >>> View the 2025 BTSCON Program *** > Not...

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Brendan Ch'ng, PhD @brendanchng.bsky.social · 1h

Join @abrir.bsky.social + @psychrstats.bsky.social together with @alelazic.bsky.social, @almajeftic.bsky.social, @krealivazquez.bsky.social, @nscorralfrias.bsky.social, Pooja Kulkarni, Sergio Barbosa, Federico Alegría and myself at UTC 1700 very VERY SOON!

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Nadia Corral Frias @nscorralfrias.bsky.social · 2d

Do you wish there was a repository of Big-Team and Open Science resources? So do we!! Join us live via Zoom on Wednesday, October 8 from 17:00-17:55 UTC. Register now (for free or pay-what-you-want) at bigteamscience.github.io. @abrir.bsky.social @psychrstats.bsky.social @btscon.bsky.social

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Vic Clarke (she/her, they/them) @vicclarke.bsky.social · 2d

If you are a LGBTQ+ identified Heartstopper fan - or know LGBTQ+ fans aged 14+ - my undergrad students' project this year is exploring why this group ❤️ Heartstopper & why positive media representation is important to LGBTQ+ people using a qualitative survey.

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Brendan Ch'ng, PhD @brendanchng.bsky.social · 3d

3 days of #BigTeamScience brilliance starts tomorrow!!!

There's still time to be part of this virtual event, so hurry and register now (fees are optional, and yes this means you can attend for free too!) 👉 bigteamscienceconference.github.io/registration/

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Aleksandra Lazić @alelazic.bsky.social · Aug 20

🌍 Glad to see our paper out!
How researchers in developing countries & other resource-constrained contexts (can) practice #OpenScience, with free tools, training, success stories, & more.

🔓 doi.org/10.1177/2515...
🛠 osf.io/gu7v4

More in this thread by @hcp4715.bsky.social 👇 #AcademicSky #PsychSky

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Brendan Ch'ng, PhD @brendanchng.bsky.social · Aug 4

More time to submit your abstract on #openscience and #bigteamscience to the 2025 Big Team Science conference @btscon.bsky.social ? YASSSSSS

Remember to submit it by 8th Aug, and here's the link!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Big Team Science Conference @btscon.bsky.social · Jul 25

KEYNOTE:

Dr. Christopher Stubbs, Harvard Physics and Astronomy

"Going Big: How it's different, the ways it challenges us, and why we (increasingly?) need to do it"

Tuesday, October 7 | 14:00-15:00 UTC

register now (for free or pay-what-you-want):
bigteamscienceconference.github.io/registration/

Christopher has short gray hair and a beard. He's wearing an oxford shirt and giving a slight smile.

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Big Team Science Conference @btscon.bsky.social · Jul 25

KEYNOTE:

Dr. Angela Duckworth, co-director of the Penn-Wharton Behavior Change for Good Initiative

Megastudies: A new paradigm for field studies in social science

Monday, October 6 | 15:00-16:00 UTC

register now (for free or pay-what-you-want):
bigteamscienceconference.github.io/registration/

Angela has shoulder-length dark hair and is smiling at the camera

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Brendan Ch'ng, PhD @brendanchng.bsky.social · Jul 27

Don't forget to submit your abstracts to the 2025 Big Team Science Conference by 31st July!

Register a spot and submit your abstract here:
bigteamscienceconference.github.io

Brendan Ch'ng, PhD @brendanchng.bsky.social · Jul 25

psstt:

we also talked about the future (not surprisingly) — how #AI’s gonna be a huge part of our lives, and why it’s so important to stay mindful and intentional in how we use it, especially in #clinicalpsychology research + practice 🤖

#AcademicBluesky

Brendan Ch'ng, PhD @brendanchng.bsky.social · Jul 25

Earlier this week, I was invited to evaluate student research presentations at Taylor's University Lakeside Campus's second clinical psychology #symposium!

A huge thanks to the Master of Clinical Psychology team for having me and also A BIG CONGRATS to all students for a job well done! 👏🥳

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Adrien S. @tegeacorymb.bsky.social · Jul 8

Ha! Many thanks. The Université Paris-Cité (CLILLAC-ARP) and INIST (CNRS) deserve to be highlighted, even if the bilingual version of their institutional extranet website is pending. :)
altae.u-pariscite.fr
www.inist.fr

Only the project's platform has been working and workable.
loterre.istex.fr/en/

Loterre

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LaLIST | CNRS-INIST @inistlalist.bsky.social · Jul 8

Participez à une expérience de post-édition !

« Depuis 2023, l’équipe Istex participe au projet ANR MaTOS Traduction Automatique pour Ouvrir la Science, porté par F. Yvon (ISIR). Le projet a pour objectif de développer de nouvelles méthodes po…

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Brendan Ch'ng, PhD @brendanchng.bsky.social · Jul 5

Missed the conference at @ox.ac.uk ? No worries - the session recordings are now available!

Catch up on all the insights (and slides!) here: www.researchcghe.org/events/acces...

Brendan Ch'ng, PhD @brendanchng.bsky.social · Jul 5

This initiative is led by @nscorralfrias.bsky.social y.social and @melissafloresphd.bsky.social, in collaboration with the amazing ABRIR Team (@alelazic.bsky.social, @almajeftic.bsky.social, Sergio Barbosa de la Torre, & many others from @abrir.bsky.social).

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Brendan Ch'ng, PhD @brendanchng.bsky.social · Jul 5

I feel so blessed to be a part of ABRIR @abrir.bsky.social that has recently received funding from @orca-open.bsky.social for the "Open Science for and from the Majority World" project that seeks to democratise open science practices & amplify voices from the Global South.

Open Research Community Accelerator (ORCA) @orca-open.bsky.social · Jun 17

Thrilled to share 1st round of Open Scholarship Catalytic Awards! 🌱🏆 18 projects from non-R1, minority-serving & under-resourced US institutions. These projects are expanding what #OpenResearch #OpenData #OpenSource #OER & #CommunityScience can be.

Meet the awardees: www.orcaopen.org/work/cap

Open Scholarship Catalytic Awards Program — Open Research Community Accelerator

The Open Research Community Accelerator (ORCA), with generous support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, is pleased to launch the Open Scholarship Catalytic Awards Program.  The program aims to...

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Hu Chuan-Peng @hcp4715.bsky.social · Jun 19

🎉 After 2 years of work, our #OpenScience guide for researchers in developing countries is LIVE!

Check out our new preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps...

We map the opportunities 🌟 + barriers 🧱 facing Global South researchers.
*(1/4)*

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Solitude Lab @thesolitudelab.bsky.social · Jun 24

Sometimes solitude is just you, the sky, and a jellyfish-shaped kite.
No noise, no rush, just wind, string, and stillness.

#SolitudeLab #QuietMoments #TimeAlone

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Miroslav Sirota @miroslavsirota.bsky.social · Jun 10

We are still looking for collaborators, especially from Africa, Asia and South America for our project on how people from around the world correct their intuitive reasoning errors. More information below. Pls join and share!

psysciacc.org/projects/psa...

PSA-JTF3: Error Correction – Psychological Science Accelerator

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Brendan Ch'ng, PhD @brendanchng.bsky.social · Jun 8

This work is also part of an upcoming book chapter and represents our joint effort to contribute to vital conversations about private provision and equity in #highereducation. Stay tuned for more updates once it is published! 😉

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Brendan Ch'ng, PhD @brendanchng.bsky.social · Jun 8

More details about the Access and Geopolitics Research Conference are available in the programme booklet here: worldaccesshe.com/wp-content/u...

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Brendan Ch'ng, PhD @brendanchng.bsky.social · Jun 8

Our research challenges prevailing narratives about private higher education in the #GlobalSouth, arguing that these institutions—often mischaracterised & unfairly critiqued—serve as vital contributors to #highereducation as a public good in #Malaysia and #Pakistan.

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Brendan Ch'ng, PhD @brendanchng.bsky.social · Jun 8

This presentation is a collaborative effort with Prof. Phan Le Ha, Prof. Mohammod Moninoor Roshid, and Dr. Muhammad Adil Iqbal.

Here are the faces behind this scholarly work! Many thanks to Prof. Liam Kelley for creating this collage of us 🤩

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Brendan Ch'ng, PhD @brendanchng.bsky.social · Jun 8

🎤 Presented our work on "(Elite) Private Higher Education in Malaysia & Pakistan" at the Access and Geopolitics Research Conference hosted by WAHEN, CGHE, and SKOPE – ‪@ox.ac.uk‬ this past Tuesday! 🇲🇾🇵🇰

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