In partnership with UBC Connects at Robson square, the DMCBH presents leading UBC scholars Dr. Fidel Vila-Rodriguez, Dr. Julie Robillard, and Dr. Tamara Vanderwal in a conversation about the technologies reshaping mental health care on January 28, 2026. communityengagement.ubc.ca/events/reima...

We invite applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to support the project “Building a Network of Networks in the Big Team Social Sciences" @connect-btss.bsky.social Learn more & apply: psych.ubc.ca/job-opportun...

Hello friends! I am partnering with the Zur Institute to offer a 3-hour training on January 16 (CE credits available) titled: "Understanding Suicide to Prevent Suicide: A Deeper Dive". Please consider joining or spreading the word. Would love to see you there! www.zurinstitute.com/webinars/und...

“The Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards will provide 600 doctoral scholarships and 400 postdoctoral research awards... Doctoral scholarships are valued at $40,000 per year for three years, and postdoctoral research awards at $70,000 per year for two years.”

Welcome to Vancouver and UBC! We’re excited to have you @milanium.bsky.social!

We invite applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to support the project “Building a Network of Networks in the Big Team Social Sciences" @connect-btss.bsky.social Learn more & apply: psych.ubc.ca/job-opportun...

UBC Psychology Majors are invited to a Strategic Planning Meeting for undergraduate students. We’d love to hear what’s important to you, what’s working well, and what could be improved! Learn more and RSVP: psych.ubc.ca/events/event...

Congratulations to Dr. Amori Mikami and Dr. Joan Ongchoco who received funding through the B.C. Knowledge Development Fund to support their research projects! More: psych.ubc.ca/news/bckdf-2...

journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... Nice work by Cecilia Jalabert and Megan Liu, former graduate students in my lab! 🎉👍🏾

New online-first in the journal Canadian Psychology: Canadian Psychological Association’s comment on Faber et al.’s (2023) “Lions at the gate: How weaponization of policy prevents people of colour from becoming professional psychologists in Canada” buff.ly/UBICsqA

2025 Wrapped: Highlights of UBC Psychology. Take a look some of our moments and highlights that made this year shine! Read on: psych.ubc.ca/news/2025-wr...

Our latest: A mouse model of early sporadic tau pathology induces neurogenic plasticity in the hippocampus journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Apply by December 24, 2025.

In this episode, Dr. Daisy Singla joins Dr. @liisagalea.bsky.social to discuss the SUMMIT trial, talk therapy, and how task-sharing and telemedicine can change perinatal mental health. 🎧Listen: ow.ly/UIcj50XGOaA #WomensHealth #PerinatalMentalHealth

Work with us! We're inviting applications for Sessional Lecturers to teach courses in Winter Session Term 1 (Sep-Dec 2026), Winter Session Term 2 (Jan-Apr 2027) and Winter Session Term 1 – 2 (Sep 2026-Apr 2027). See courses below! Apply: psych.ubc.ca/job-opportun...

Queen's University in Kingston is hiring a Queen's University National Scholar (QNS) Senior Faculty Position in Social and/or Affective Neuroscience, Department of Psychology Closing date: 2026/01/30 CPA Career Ads and Resources page: cpa.ca/careers/

Check out the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health's 2024-2025 Annual Report to learn more about the highlights and achievements from our faculty, trainees and staff over the past year: www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/annual-repor...

🎉 Congratulations to @evanthompson.bsky.social and @kiransoma.bsky.social for being newly named Distinguished University Scholars, one of UBC’s highest honours for faculty excellence. 👏 @ubcphilosophy.bsky.social @psych.ubc.ca Discover more about their work and contributions ⬇️

A University of Regina researcher is looking for caregivers (e.g., family, friends) in Canada who are supporting long-term care residents to participate in a study evaluating an online mental health program to improve caregivers' mental well-being. #ParticipateInResearch

In partnership with UBC's Department of Psychiatry, we are excited to be recruiting for a CIHR Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Cognitive Resilience for Dementia Prevention and Mental Wellness in Aging. Learn more: med-fom-psychiatry-sandbox2019.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2025/1...

GIF THREAD ALERT – With pleasure, we present our @SfNJournals #JNeurosci article www.jneurosci.org/content/45/4... by my grad student Jackson Schumacher and former post doc Mieke Van Holstein

In our new episode, Dr. Gina Ogilvie explains HPV, vaccination, self-collection, vaccine hesitancy, and global health equity. 🎧 Listen here: ow.ly/uxEo50XBibP #WomensHealth #HPV #CervicalCancer

We're excited to announce three new psychology mini-schools as part of the UBC Future Global Leaders program! Read about our mini-schools and meet the instructors: psych.ubc.ca/news/fgl-min...

UBC Psychology research on how ADHD misinformation on TikTok is shaping young adults’ perceptions and how lottery-style bottle returns could transform recycling are included on the top 15 list! news.ubc.ca/2025/12/15-w...

Congratulations to Drs. Kiran Soma and Terry Snutch on being named 2025 Distinguished University Scholars! This award recognizes members of UBC faculty who have distinguished themselves as exceptional scholars and achieved recognition as leaders in their field.

Congratulations to Dr. @kiransoma.bsky.social, who has been named a 2025 Distinguished University Scholar! psych.ubc.ca/news/kiran-soma-distinguished-university-scholar

UBC seeks a CRC Tier 2 Chair in cognitive resilience for dementia prevention within Psychiatry and DMCBH supporting research teaching and inclusive leadership. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/assistan...

Our Arts faculty members made headlines across several outlets this past month, breaking down climate policy, political leadership, AI & tech impacts, and more 🌎⚡️ 📰 Check out the November 2025 roundup of Arts in the Media ⬇️

How do hormones affect the brain and our behaviours, and what does that mean for Canadians? Dr. @kiransoma.bsky.social, recently elected as a Fellow of the @src-rsc.bsky.social, shares the impact of his research as a behavioural neuroendocrinologist. More: psych.ubc.ca/news/kiran-s...

Are you 2SLGBTQIA+, over 50, and live in Canada? Help UBC researchers understand how you feel and think about your everyday activities and wellbeing. Contact the UBC Health and Adult Development Lab to learn more: blogs.ubc.ca/parcstudy

A new report from the McKinsey Health Institute shows the women’s health gap isn’t closing. Want to help push for change? 📣 Use our Advocacy Toolkit to take action today: womenshealthresearchcluster.com/advocacy/ #WomensHealth #HealthEquity

Join us in celebrating our incredible graduates today! From research and community impact to campus involvement and honours theses, this cohort has shown resilience, curiosity, and heart. We celebrate everything they’ve achieved and everything they’re about to become. 🎓

Help UBC researchers better understand how 2SLGBTQIA+ people aged 50 years and above feel and think about their everyday activities and wellbeing. Contact the UBC Health and Adult Development Lab to learn more: blogs.ubc.ca/parcstudy

This past summer, UBC Psychology honours student Victoria Li received the American Psychological Association’s Summer Undergraduate Psychology Experience in Research (SUPER) Fellowship. Join us in congratulating Victoria!

How do hormones affect the brain and our behaviours, and what does that mean for Canadians? 🧠 Hear from @kiransoma.bsky.social, who was recently elected as a Fellow to the Royal Society of Canada. @psych.ubc.ca @src-rsc.bsky.social Read more: www.arts.ubc.ca/news/two-art...

Super excited about this event with my buddy @drjengunter.bsky.social! 🙏 Online Dec 4: BC Libraries Present — Timothy Caulfield: The Certainty Illusion vpl.bibliocommons.com/events/68e9b... cc @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social Hope to see you (virtually) there!

Hi! Excited to share that my first paper is out there for you to read :) We tested whether Langer's outcome sequences affect perceived control in a slot machine task. Huge thanks to @lukeclark.bsky.social for all the time invested in this and in supporting me! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Two weeks left to apply! MIT's Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences is seeking a tenure-track Assistant Professor, working with nonhuman animals in some way. Application deadline is Dec. 1. Full posting: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30586

Understanding the impact of misinformation on adolescents www.nature.com/articles/s41... Adolescents = changes that "can increase vulnerability to misinformation through social influence, emotional manipulation and cognitive biases..."

We're so excited to announce that our first official CONNECT preprint is now available: "A network of networks: The next frontier for Big Team Science" 🔗 doi.org/10.31234/osf... Please read, share, and give us feedback! ✉️ connect-contact[at]manybabies[dot]org

Congratulations to @jkflake.bsky.social, who received the Anne Anastasi Distinguished Early Career Contributions Award from Division 5: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods of the American Psychological Association! More: bit.ly/44c2MsN

I'm recruiting a graduate student for fall 2026! For students interested in relationships, stress, and health, please consider applying to UBC's Psychology program to work with me! Check out our Health Psychology research stream here psych.ubc.ca/graduate/res...

At last week's UBC Connects at Robson Square event, Drs. Lara Boyd, Silke Appel-Cresswell and Teresa Liu-Ambrose shared their insights on how learning, nutrition and exercise can transform brain health across the lifespan. 📹 Check out our YouTube channel for a recording of the event!

A new guideline from the Action Collaborative on TBI Care, convened by the National Academies, provides evidence-based recommendations to standardize outpatient care for adults recovering from traumatic brain injury. #FMsky #Medsky doi.org/10.1370/afm....

On November 20, join us for a colloquium with Dr. Suzanne Segerstrom from @oregonstate.edu. Dr. Segerstrom will share her insights on 'Aging, Immunity, and Cognition'. RSVP: psych.ubc.ca/events/event...

Looking for the perfect way to end your week? Come to the Behavioural Neuroscience (BNS) Seminar—a student-led series where graduate students share their research and exchange ideas. 🧠 ⁠ ⁠ Fridays, 3-4pm in the @dmcbrainhealth.bsky.social, rooms 3402A-3402C.⁠ More: bnsseminar.psych.ubc.ca

📣 BIG Difference BC is hosting a free, annual, online conference on November 7th! This event celebrates using the behavioural and decision sciences for positive social impact across topics and sectors in BC and beyond. Register now: bigdifferencebc.ca

Catch @obontkes.bsky.social being interviewed on his and @danipalombo.bsky.social 's research for @psychonomicsociety.bsky.social 's All Things Cognition podcast! Explore the structure of our memories and have a listen here: featuredcontent.psychonomic.org/exploring-th...

From insights on AI to the politics of global governance, Arts faculty members helped inform stories across several major outlets with their expertise. 🤖🌐 📰 Check out the October 2025 roundup of Arts in the Media ⬇️ @ubcdemocracy.bsky.social @ubcpsych.bsky.social @ubcjournalism.bsky.social

We "Inoculate" the Brain Against #Misinformation www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/soci... by @profsanderlinden.bsky.social "...helps people better discern reliable from unreliable news without causing cynicism about media." Needed: "ability to spot & discuss attempts to manipulate public opinion"