📢 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿! The application deadline for JRP Supervisors is 23:59 CET on Tuesday, 10th February 2026. 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸: cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/.../SV_cuOzY... 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: jrp.pscholars.org/jschool-2026/ Looking forward to receive your application!📝

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺: 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝘂𝘀𝗲! 📲 We introduce the team led by David Grüning! Meet the Team: David Grüning, Santiago Grandas Forero, Timon Wnendt, Nina Ehmann, Varunavi Gnana Ganesh, Leon Žužek, Jülide Erdoğan jrp.pscholars.org/david-grunin...

New year, new beginnings in the JRP journey! ✨ We are excited to welcome our newest jTeam members Friederike, Amanda, Lidia, Rade, Nina, Mirella, and Guillermo. Please join us in giving them a warm welcome to the jTeam! 💙

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿? Are you eager to: 🚀 Lead your own research project? 🔬 Mentor psychology students from around the world on topics ranging from social media communication to AI-powered assistance? Read more ➡️ jrp.pscholars.org/supervisor-a...

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲, 𝗷𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱/𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 🚀 We are happy to announce the jTeam members who will support and collaborate to make the JRP’s world a reality. Stay tuned for updates! jrp.pscholars.org/jrp-team/

This holiday season is a great opportunity to remember the memories we’ve built together. It’s been an incredible year for the Junior Researcher Programme, and we have all of you to thank for making it so special! Happy holidays to everyone, and see you next year! ❄️✨

We invite project proposals from current PhD students and early-career postdocs exploring psychological contributions (social, clinical, health, developmental, political, work/organisational, educational, etc.) to digital media opportunities, challenges & effects. jrp.pscholars.org/announce-the...

𝗷𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱! 🌐🧠 𝙋𝙨𝙮𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝘿𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝘼𝙜𝙚: 𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡-𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙎𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨. Digital media and Artificial intelligence are changing the way we live, interact, and work.

We are excited to announce that 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗝𝗥𝗣 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺! If you are passionate about providing opportunities for early-career researchers, this is your chance to join an open-minded and highly professional team. Apply here: cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

The JRP Conference 2025 at Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge, marked the conclusion of this year’s jGlobal and the 2024–25 JRP cohort. With this ceremony, JRP researchers officially joined the JRP Alumni Network. Congratulations to all of them on this achievement! 👏

Miren Chenevert and her team with Guillermo Valenzuela Catarí, Valeria Tutinelli, Milena da Silva Guimarães, Jana Mészarosová, Hannah Obertautsch, Parthena Papadopoulou, and Gaia Terragni have been awarded an Honourable Mention at the APA Convention. We are proud of their research! 👏💙

Our Junior Researchers and Supervisors showcased their latest research projects and engaged in active scientific discussions at this year’s jSchool Poster Session. Curious about what’s coming up? 👉 Follow us for updates!

Please welcome our new cohort of Supervisors and Junior Researchers who just completed #jschool2025 Let’s celebrate the start of their journey!

NEW: right-leaning individuals report lower trust in climate scientists and this pattern is strongest in English-speaking countries and wealthier democracies, according to research linked to the Junior Researcher Programme. Read more ⬇️ doi.org/10.1016/j.je...

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🌐 We are excited to share that we received a 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱-𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿, 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟯𝟲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱. We are now in the final stages of selecting students and couldn't be more pleased about the diversity of backgrounds and experiences represented. Stay tuned!

Your applications to jSchool are under review! 🚀 The jTeam is already excited about the high quality of applications — stay tuned for more updates from selection weekend!

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐝! We truly appreciate your interest and the time you took to submit your application. Our team is now carefully reviewing all submissions, and candidates can expect to hear back from us soon. #jSchool2025

🚨This is the 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐲 to apply to #jSchool2025! 🕛 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟒, 𝟐𝟑:𝟓𝟗 𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐓 ✨𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞! Learn more and apply now: lnkd.in/d8bsjrwa Don’t miss out on this incredible research opportunity!

If you haven't applied to #jSchool2025 yet, now's the time!⏳These are the last days to submit your application - and don't forget about this year's 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲! 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝟐𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥, 𝟐𝟑:𝟓𝟗 𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐓 To check your eligibility and get more info, go to: jrp.pscholars.org/jschool-2025...

🗣️ 𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬? Dr. Yliana V. Rodríguez and her team are investigating the Foreign Language Effect—the idea that we think more utilitarian in a second language. Interested? Learn more and apply for #jschool2025 at jrp.pscholars.org/jschool2025

𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮? The team led by Markus Tünte will explore whether body signals might serve as a protective factor against the negative impact of politics on wellbeing. 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: jrp.pscholars.org/jschool2025 #jschool2025

🤔💡 𝐣𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐐&𝐀 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 – 𝟏𝟐𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 Thinking about applying to jSchool? Don’t miss your chance to ask questions! First Session – 11:00 AM (CEST) 🔗 Register here: unitn.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Second Session – 5:00 PM (CEST) 🔗 Register here: unitn.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Meet Ceylin Gün, a Bachelor student at the Università degli Studi di Padova and a stellar junior researcher in our 2023-2024 cohort. Her project explored how internal states and individual traits shape risk-taking behaviour. We’re so proud and can’t wait to see what’s next on her journey!

Do we see people who work harder as more moral—even when effort doesn’t improve performance? 😴 The team led by Leopold Roth will test this across multiple countries in a large-scale study. Curious? Learn more about this project and apply for #jschool2025 here jrp.pscholars.org/jschool2025

⏳𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬? Dr. Kristof Keidel and his team are exploring how time framing affects choices between immediate rewards and long-term gains. 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦? Learn more about #jschool2025: jrp.pscholars.org/jschool2025

Looking for a PhD candidate to join a project at the intersection of health comms & computer science! We’ll use LLMs to create synthetic patient populations to test vaccine uptake interventions & build a training tool for better vax communication. jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Project-... Please repost!

𝐆𝐨𝐭 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐣𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥? No need to worry! Our FAQs page has answers to the most common questions about the program, application process, and eligibility. Check out the FAQs here: jrp.pscholars.org/faq Be informed. Be ready to apply!

Does cheating feel different when AI is involved? Katarzyna Miazek and her team will investigate how students and faculty judge academic dishonesty—comparing AI-assisted cheating to human-assisted cheating. Want to be a part of the team? Learn more about #jschool2025: jrp.pscholars.org/jschool2025

🤔💡𝐣𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐐&𝐀 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 – 𝟏𝟐𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 Don’t miss your chance to ask questions about jSchool and get all the info you need for your application! First Session – 11:00 AM (CEST) Register: unitn.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Second Session – 5:00 PM (CEST) Register: unitn.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘀𝘁? Dilan Yücel and her team will be investigating how perceptions of fairness shape engagement with AI 🤖 vs. 🧑‍⚕️human led therapy. Dilan is a PhD candidate at Amsterdam UMC, researching depressive disorder with ultra-high field MRI. Find out more at jrp.pscholars.org/jschool2025

“𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙛𝙖𝙧 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨!” — Siri Joustra, Bachelor student at Radboud University and former Junior Researcher. From Siena to Brussels to Cambridge — hear how the Junior Researcher Programme shaped her journey and why she encourages you to apply. ✨🌍 #jschool2025

In the coming weeks, we'll introduce the supervisors and their projects! 📱𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐮𝐬𝐞? David Grüning and his team will develop 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘯𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘴 to help people decide when and how to engage with social media. Learn more: jrp.pscholars.org/jschool2025 #jschool2025

🚨 Applications for jSchool 2025 are NOW OPEN! Are you a psychology or behavioural science student interested in research? Join jSchool 2025 to gain hands-on research experience, guided by early-career researchers. 👉 Apply now: jrp.pscholars.org/jschool2025 #jschool2025

Meet Ana Milošič, a researcher at the Univerza v Mariboru and a brilliant junior researcher in our 2023-2024 cohort. During her time with us, Ana explored how cognitive biases shape responses to vaccination information. 🚀

Meet Sara Hoyer, a talented junior researcher who was part of our team in 2023-24! During her time with us, she explored questions about collective action towards climate change and gained hands-on experience in research. Here’s what she had to say about her time in the Junior Researcher Programme:

𝗷𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱: From February 25–28, junior researchers gathered at the 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮 to advance projects from the 2024 jSchool. During the poster session, students also showcased their own research projects, which contributed to interesting discussions. Grateful to our hosts, @univie.ac.at!

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲, 𝗷𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰/𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 🚀 We’re happy to introduce our team of researchers! Looking forward to a year of collaboration and impactful work. Stay tuned for updates!

🚨 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹! This is your final reminder to apply for the JRP Supervisor role. Don't miss this opportunity! Applications close 23:59 CET on Sunday, 9th February 2025.

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺: 𝗦𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗔𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 💙 Led by Nina Krohne, this team is evaluating iAlive, an evidence-based tool to help future gatekeepers support individuals at risk of suicide. ➡️ Read more: jrp.pscholars.org/nina-krohne-...

📢 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗝𝗥𝗣 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀! Our former JRP Supervisor, Dr. @gabrielapavarini.bsky.social, shares what made her experience so rewarding. This year, we’re looking for PhD students or postdoctoral researchers to join us in exploring the 𝗣𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 at 𝗷𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒-𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐜𝐨𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭! Which approach helps people make better investment decisions - nudging or boosting? Led by Dr Jakub Krawiec, this team investigates how these interventions may optimise financial decisions. Read more: jrp.pscholars.org/jakub-krawie...

📢 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿! The application deadline for JRP Supervisors is 𝟮𝟯:𝟱𝟵 𝗖𝗘𝗧 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱! Don't miss your chance to be part of this opportunity — apply now!

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀: Why don’t people talk more about climate change? 🌱 Our team, led by Tabea Hoffmann, is exploring how feelings of hypocrisy — for example, when advocating for individual-level change — might hinder crucial conversations. ➡️ Read more: jrp.pscholars.org/tabea-hoffma...

We’re excited to introduce the second team of the 2024-2025 cohort! Supervised by Dr. Claudia P. Estévez-Mujica, six junior researchers are investigating people’s evaluation of behaviour change, depending on how common and inconvenient that change is. jrp.pscholars.org/dr-estevez-m...

In the coming weeks, we will introduce the 5 teams of the 2024- 2025 cohort. We are happy to present the first team, led by Miren Chenevert, which is pursuing the development and cross-cultural validation of the Workplace Gender Competency Questioning Scale. jrp.pscholars.org/chenevert-te...

Are you a PhD student or postdoctoral researcher in psychology? Are you eager to: 🚀 Lead your own research project? 🌍 Explore your favourite topics across countries? 🔬 Mentor psychology students from around the world on decision making research? Read more ➡️ jrp.pscholars.org/supervisor20...

🎉 Exciting News! The theme for this year's jSchool is 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁𝘀. Read the full announcement here 👉 jrp.pscholars.org/theme2025/

In jGlobal 2024 (@jresearcherprog.bsky.social), ARC's Friederike Stock @fstock.bsky.social spearheaded an international project about online choice preferences (w/ 29 students & @lorenzspreen.bsky.social) We're looking forward to the results! jrp.pscholars.org/jglobal-2024...

Hi Bluesky! From now on, we will also post here about our activities. If you don't know us yet: our mission is to support students and early career researchers in behavioural science and psychology in their careers. For now, we would like to wish everyone Happy Holidays! 🌟