The SARMAC Regional Meeting Grant 2026 has now opened calls for proposals! This is a great opportunity to run that event you have always wanted! Applications due June 30th // www.sarmac.org/regional-mee...

JARMAC's first issue of the year is now published, with a message from the new Editor-in-Chief Mel Takarangi // mailchi.mp/b49e040932e6...

Can appearance influence #justice? New research suggests yes—a defendant’s facial structure can influence perceptions of criminality and remorse, shaping parole and recidivism beliefs. Learn more about how bias can undermine impartiality: https://bit.ly/4c25hBk @officialsarmac.bsky.social#justice

We now have an award AND a grant call open! The J. Don Read Early Career award [https://www.sarmac.org/early-career-award] closes May 31st, and the Student Research Grant [https://www.sarmac.org/student-research-grants] closes this month: March 31st. Apply via the website, and please share!

A quick reminder that our Student Research Grant deadline is at the end of the month!

The @studentssarmac.bsky.social Student Research Grant call for applications has now opened! $599 USD to support student research and free conference registration. Deadline for applications: 31st March // www.sarmac.org/student-rese...

🚨🚨Abstract submission deadline extended!🚨🚨 ⏰ New submission deadline is 16th of February 2026 📢 <1 month left to submit abstracts for the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗣𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 hashtag#APP2026, 23rd-24th June in Plymouth, UK 🌊! 📌Visit: www.plymouth.ac.uk/whats-on/aut...

Assistant Professor in Cognitive Psychology, Tenure-Track Position // mailchi.mp/42615a7010ac...

Keep an eye out for the LONESTAR Unconference supported by @officialSARMAC - applications open Jan 15th

A Happy New Year from our new and incoming Governing Board // mailchi.mp/9c301bc35283...

Come join SARMAC's Committee on Diversity and Inclusion. Applications due December 17th // mailchi.mp/36e5402c6275...

The Student Caucus social media space has expanded. Find out how you can keep up to date with your Caucus' activity // mailchi.mp/0b5ce18d732f...

The SARMAC 2026-2029 Governing Board election has just gone live to regular members in good standing - check your inboxes! Voting ends December 15th. Reach out to the Exec Director if you have not received the link but expect to have done: www.sarmac.org/contact-2

Don't forget: The deadline for nominating yourself for one of the six SARMAC Board positions is coming up, Oct 31st

Nominate yourself or someone else to join the board of our friendly little society. See the link for details on how to nominate: it's really easy! #society #election // mailchi.mp/54fc1e93db0c...

JARMAC is seeking new editorial board members: apply now! // mailchi.mp/7ff430ed8bf1...

Don't forget: the deadline to stand for election to the SARMAC board is October 31st

Start a new international collaboration with the help of SARMAC #funding. The 2025 call for applications to the Collaborative #Grant is now open! // www.sarmac.org/collaborativ...

Announcing our new Student Caucus! A huge congratulations and thank-you to our outgoing caucus committee, and welcome to our new committee for 2025-27 // mailchi.mp/62a3640972e2...

Keep up to date with your favourite little Society's journal @apajournals.bsky.social #JARMAC // mailchi.mp/addfbf094d3c...

The deadline for (self-)nominations to join SARMAC's Governing Board is October 31st. Email executivedirector [a] sarmac.org to nominate or ask for more info

Nominate yourself or someone else to join the board of our friendly little society. See the link for details on how to nominate: it's really easy! #society #election // mailchi.mp/54fc1e93db0c...

The SARMAC XV Conference round-up is out now! // t.co/mXXmLESdEg

Join the Student Caucus committee @studentssarmac.bsky.social! You can self nominate to become a committee member. Deadline: July 31st. See link for details // mailchi.mp/e2d3ad7953fc...

SARMAC members are hosting an Autobiographical Processing and Psychopathology Conference 2026 at University of Plymouth, UK. If you would like to subscribe to the conference newsletter, you can do so here // stats.sender.net/forms/bqxQO0...

Keen to contribute to @OfficialSARMAC ! Nominations are now open for 5 positions on the Student Caucus! Great opportunity to shape the future of the society and gain leadership experience. For info on the positions see here - sarmac.org/caucus

The Publication Committee and the Governing Board of @officialsarmac.bsky.social are excited to welcome Dr. Melanie Takarangi, Professor at Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia, as the incoming editor of the Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition! bit.ly/4mN6TDm

That was another successful #SARMAC2025, held in Ireland 🇮🇪 this time. I look forward to continuing these conversations and collaborations! If you’d like access to any of the manuscripts, thought pieces, or ongoing projects I mentioned during the conference then please do reach out.

Oh no, #SARMAC2025 is really over now! Survived my first conference as President and had a fantastic time with old friends and new. See you at #SARMAC2027! @fionagabbert.bsky.social @lorrainehope.bsky.social @charlesbstone.bsky.social @gabidb.bsky.social @sarmac2025.bsky.social

A magnificent keynote from Heather Flowe on her vital work researching memory preservation in sexual assault survivors in Kenya, entirely co-created with local partners #sarmac2025

What an amazing 4 days! Thanks so much to everyone for attending and bringing such warm and friendly energy to #sarmac2025! We can’t wait for SARMAC 2027! ❤️☘️

Congratulations to the many fabulous awardees honoured at the Closing Ceremony last night! #sarmac2025

Thanks so much for a fabulous #sarmac2025, @ciaragreene.bsky.social @gillian-murphy.bsky.social! Many details made it such a joyess Irish-tinted celebration of the sarmac community. You're legends & we're immensely grateful ❤️ And I'm wildly proud of this lot too! (Thxs for putting up with me x)

SARMAC 2025 🇮🇪 ticked all the boxes -excellent talks, inspiring discussions, numerous student-ECR focused workshops and talent, stunning venue, fun socials & such warm hospitality, Thanks a million @gillian-murphy.bsky.social AND ‪@ciaragreene.bsky.social‬ #SARMAC2025 @officialsarmac.bsky.social

The Teaching About Research in Memory & Cognition #sarmac2025 @officialsarmac.bsky.social was full of good examples of how to get students to engage E-portfolios puzzle boxes, using mobile phone tech learning to learn, to public science communication. Thanks for organising @drrobnash.bsky.social‬

O. Victory Ulamen presents her work on interviewing in witnessed scenarios of domestic abuse @abdnpsych.bsky.social @officialsarmac.bsky.social @sarmac2025.bsky.social

“Around the world…sexual violence is rarely prosecuted “ - in her important keynote Prof Heather Flowe explores the factors underpinning injustice, advocating for a gender lens approach and high quality investigative interviewing @officialsarmac.bsky.social #sarmac2025 @sarmac2025.bsky.social

Keynote speaker Heather Flowe explains why it's important to study sexual violence using a gender lens #SARMAC2025 @sarmac2025.bsky.social

#sarmac2025 Day 3: Great session on how we can enhance diagnostic face description with future applications in eyewitness ID context, nice job Abbie! @officialsarmac.bsky.social

It's been a blast--we can't believe it's the last day of the conference already! Here are some photos from the past few days @sarmac2025.bsky.social #sarmac2025. First up, past President Deryn Strange leading an expert witness workshop 🧵

Here we are on the final day of the #sarmac2025 schedule! If the weather is fine there will be another chance to try out Hurling at 1.10pm. What is Hurling, you ask..? 🧵

Had a blast at #SARMAC2025 presenting error correction research I’ve been working on with Dr. Hannah Hausman @ the UCSC Memory & Metacognition Lab. Thanks to everyone who stopped by for your insightful questions, and to my fellow presenters for a fascinating 3 days! Excited for the finale tomorrow!

What a fantastic time at #SARMAC2025 in Kildare, Ireland! So great connecting with researchers in #memory + #cognition, learning about topics in #ageing, #forensics + #law! My research talk explored my @officialsarmac.bsky.social funded #PhD work on #multilingualism + #cognitiveageing 🧠 🌱

We had a fantastic time at our Lunch with Experts today! Great discussions, collaborations, and mentorships formed! Thank you to those who joined us! @officialsarmac.bsky.social @sarmac2025.bsky.social

So impressed with this #SARMAC2025 symposium on confidence-accuracy in eyewitness identifications, featuring generous sharing of research materials, multilab studies with 1000s of participants and super realistic research designs @sarmac2025.bsky.social @officialsarmac.bsky.social

For anyone interested in conducting lineup identification research, check out this valuable database of research materials generously shared by #SARMAC2025 presenter Ryan Fitzgerald, Stefana Juncu, @evaribbers.bsky.social and @evarubinova.bsky.social osf.io/vrj3u @sarmac2025.bsky.social

Be sure to come join us tonight for the family-friendly movie night, esp if you have brought any children. We also have traditional Irish music in the snug bar following the poster session. See you there later tonight! And well done to those who took on the 5k run! #sarmac2025

Delegates trying out the Irish sport of hurling after lunch on the rugby pitch ☘️ all welcome again tomorrow lunchtime! #sarmac2025

A persuasive and provocative keynote from the excellent Erin Robbins (& Akira O’Connor) on diversifying the science of cognitive psychology this morning! #sarmac2025

Interesting research by Adele Quiqley-McBride illustrates the availability heuristic, base rate fallacy in latent fingerprint examination-examiners giving rarer features more weight, AND base rate variations across examiners and time @officialsarmac.bsky.social #sarmac2025