School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St. Andrews
@standrewspsyneuro.bsky.social
π€ 154
π₯ 225
π 62
I know little about dyscalculia and have done a bit of google scholar research and I am not much wiser. I have a student on a stats course with this so I'd be grateful to hear of any resources and guidance on teaching and assessment that would help them.
2 days ago
0
0
0
reposted by
School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St. Andrews
Taylor Payne
11 days ago
Excited to share our new paper! We call for the field to adopt a more inclusive understanding of rigor. One that values diverse epistemological lenses and research designs
@allisonzengilowski.bsky.social
(and the rest of the team is not on blue sky)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
2
6
4
reposted by
School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St. Andrews
Paul Gardner
6 days ago
Our annual Reading Party to the Highlands
@standrewspsyneuro.bsky.social
0
2
1
It's that time of year again for The Reading Party with our third year students and the Conversion Course students. We are very much looking forward to travelling to Loch Insh and enjoying Highland weather and scenery.
7 days ago
0
0
0
The irrepressible Pamela Dobson (Principal's Office) leading on the project that gathered some community voices on Scotland's Future
@uniofstandrews.bsky.social
14 days ago
0
0
0
Professor Tom Brown kicking off our Visualising Scotland's Future exhibition and symposium
visualisingscotlandsfuture.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk
@uniofstandrews.bsky.social
14 days ago
0
0
0
Visualising Scotland's Future. Exhibition and Discussion. Parliament Hall, South Street, St. Andrews. 24th October, 10.45-14.00. Book a place:
events.st-andrews.ac.uk/events/visua...
16 days ago
0
0
0
reposted by
School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St. Andrews
Dirk Wulff
22 days ago
π¨ New preprint π¨ Analyzing the academic trajectories of 78,216 psychology researchers, we demonstrate a persistent gender attrition gap, with women psychologists dropping out of academia at consistently higher rates than men psychologists. Preprint:
arxiv.org/pdf/2510.13273
1
41
20
A beautiful day in St. Andrews for our visitors!
27 days ago
0
0
0
We are looking forward to our Visiting Day on Saturday and welcoming lots of guests and potential students to the University.
about 1 month ago
0
0
0
reposted by
School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St. Andrews
Aidan Horner
about 1 month ago
It's that time of year when many start thinking about applying for PhDs. If you're applying for a UK PhD position, here is a blog post I wrote a while back that might be helpful
#cognition
#psychscisky
#neuroskyence
#psychjobs
loading . . .
How to get PhD funding in the UK
It is that time of year again. The leaves are turning golden, red, and orange (or just brown), the nights are drawing in, and there is a chi...
https://aidanhorner.blogspot.com/2022/10/how-to-get-phd-funding-in-uk.html?m=1
2
29
13
Friday, 3 October 2025 at 1pm in Seminar Room 1. We are delighted to welcome Dr Wolf Huetteroth from University of Northumbria, who will be delivering a talk titled "Voluntary passive movement in flies appears to be play - what could it be good for? "
about 1 month ago
0
0
0
reposted by
School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St. Andrews
Paul Gardner
about 1 month ago
Big day out at the BPS Scottish Postgraduate Conference in Perth Concert Hall.
@standrewspsyneuro.bsky.social
0
3
3
reposted by
School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St. Andrews
Hugo Spiers
about 2 months ago
Media coverage of research from Jamie Ainge's lab in
@standrewspsyneuro.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
loading . . .
Scientists pinpoint the brain's internal mileage clock
They located this key area of function by recording the brain activity of running rats.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crkjn6r7j23o
0
11
2
Day 1, Semester 1, 2025. Sun is shining in St. Andrews. Have a great first week!
about 2 months ago
0
1
0
Psychology and Neuroscience picnic in the quad with students from across the years is filling up.
about 2 months ago
0
1
0
reposted by
School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St. Andrews
University of St Andrews
about 2 months ago
St Andrews top in Scotland and second in the UK in the
@theguardian.com
University Guide 2026 π Maths, History, and International Relations take the top spot in the new rankings with a further 16 subjects ranking in the top 10 π Read more π
ow.ly/hzCj50WWe9R
#EverToExcel
0
20
8
The welcome event in Psychology and Neuroscience is starting to fill up
about 2 months ago
0
3
0
A bit of a dreich day for the arrival of our students today. This afternoon we have the formal opening of the academic session with receptions for those are dropping their loved one(s) off into our safe hands.
2 months ago
0
0
0
A nice day to arrive in St. Andrews so welcome (or welcome back). Don't worry, you don't need to make friends, you will discover them. A good start is to knock on your neighbour's door though.
2 months ago
0
0
0
reposted by
School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St. Andrews
Jalal Khawaldeh
2 months ago
New study reveals cognitive costs of LLM-assisted essay writing. EEG shows weaker brain connectivity in LLM users vs. Search Engine & Brain-only groups. LLM users also reported lower essay ownership & struggled with quoting. Findings urge caution in AI reliance in education
arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872
add a skeleton here at some point
2
17
4
reposted by
School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St. Andrews
Jasmin Abdel Ghany
2 months ago
Two exciting PhD positions at
@oxforddemsci.bsky.social
on predicting health outcomes at the population level and natural language of health and social care! Apply to work in a wonderful team.
add a skeleton here at some point
0
5
3
I'm looking forward to talking to our entrant students on the Pathways programmes tomorrow
www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/underg...
My topic is "Hurdling for Beginners"
loading . . .
Supported pathways - Study at St Andrews - University of St Andrews
Gateway programmes offer a number of routes into specific science subjects, medicine (as an alternative to S6) or the Faculty of Arts.
https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/pathways/
2 months ago
0
1
0
reposted by
School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St. Andrews
University of St Andrews
2 months ago
Orientation starts Mon 8 Sep. Joining us in St Andrews for the first time? Download the appπ
builder.guidebook.com/g/#/guides/s...
We can't wait to meet new students & welcome back returners. Town's been too quiet without you. πΆ
#EverToExcel
0
6
2
reposted by
School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St. Andrews
Doherty Lab St Andrews
2 months ago
Our PhD student Chloe OβRourke also represented the
@standrewspsyneuro.bsky.social
and
@uniofstandrews.bsky.social
with a fab talk on leptin receptor clustering and motility at the plasma membrane
#sng2025
0
1
1
reposted by
School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St. Andrews
Doherty Lab St Andrews
2 months ago
And we are finishing up with the keynote named after
@standrewspsyneuro.bsky.social
Professor Keith Sillar who as always entertained us with his intro before a great talk from ex-St Andrean Prof Dave McLean
#sng2025
0
1
1
reposted by
School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St. Andrews
Doherty Lab St Andrews
2 months ago
Lovely to see new colleague Su Han from
@standrewspsyneuro.bsky.social
presenting at Scottish Neuroscience Dundee. Interesting work on functional imaging of hormone cycles
0
3
1
We are looking forward to attending
www.bps.org.uk/event/scotti...
loading . . .
Scottish Branch Postgraduate Annual Conference 2025 | BPS
The event aims to bring together postgraduate research and postgraduate taught students, to share their research and find out about opportunities available post-graduation.
https://www.bps.org.uk/event/scottish-branch-postgraduate-annual-conference-2025
2 months ago
0
0
0
Course guides updated, rooms booked, Advisor training today, welcome email sent to entrant students, welcome back email sent to current students. Now what have I forgotten to do ...
2 months ago
0
0
0
Two weeks to Orientation Week here in St. Andrews. If you or someone you know is joining us in Psychology and Neuroscience please feel free to connect and we will be happy to help if we can.
3 months ago
0
2
0
A level results day. Congratulations to all who took part and if you got your expected grades or better that's great. There's more than one path if you didn't and your grades don't define you.
3 months ago
0
2
0
reposted by
School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St. Andrews
TOPIC Research Team
3 months ago
π’π’ We are hiring 3 postdocs to join us in our new Oxford Centre for Emerging Minds Research on an exciting new project to develop a strengths-based assessment toolkit to support neurodivergent children and young people: Β Β
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Β Β
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
loading . . .
'
https://my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit/erq_jobspec_details_form.jobspec?p_id=181109
0
4
6
reposted by
School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St. Andrews
PsychoPy
3 months ago
Interested in starting EEG Research? Join Our Hands-On Workshop This December! βοΈ Before we finalise plans, weβd love to hear from you. Please fill out our short Expression of Interest form β even if you can't attend, your feedback will help shape future events.
run.pavlovia.org/pavlovia/sur...
0
7
5
Lammas Fair is in town so it is going to be a noisy weekend and an evening noisier Monday and Tuesday. Difficult to believe they can erect building-size fairground rides in these small streets but it's great for the young and not so young.
3 months ago
0
0
0
reposted by
School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St. Andrews
UWS
3 months ago
Whether you've changed your mind, or didn't get the results you expected, we've got lots of Clearing places available at UWS! Call our helpful team to have a chat: 0800 027 1000.
#Clearing2025
loading . . .
0
2
1
Best of luck with those exam results in Scotland and remember there is more than one path - grades don't define you.
3 months ago
0
2
0
Storm Floris looks likely to be a little testing for Scotland today (and even worse for my internet connection). Stay safe.
3 months ago
0
0
0
Another big day today. Graduation for the Lift Off 2 Success Residential Course. Some amazing young people from across Fife and Tayside celebrating their achievements over the past year and especially this week of intensive work.
3 months ago
0
0
0
reposted by
School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St. Andrews
Gareth Gaskell
3 months ago
We have two permanent lectureships currently available at York - home and overseas applicants are welcome! Please share:
jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...
loading . . .
Jobs - The University of York
https://jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/lecturers-in-psychology-590686.html
0
17
26
reposted by
School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St. Andrews
TILE Network
3 months ago
CALL FOR SPEAKERS! We're planning our TILE Network speaker series for 25-26 and are looking for inspiring speakers from diverse disciplines to share their insights on pressing topics in education. We feature research and best practice talks. (Self-)nomination form here:
forms.office.com/e/X6TC36HGR5
loading . . .
Microsoft Forms
https://forms.office.com/e/X6TC36HGR5
1
1
5
reposted by
School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St. Andrews
Kevin Lala
4 months ago
I'm happy to share our latest manuscript "Impediments to countering racist pseudoscience", coauthored with
@gillianrbrown1.bsky.social
@kztwyman.bsky.social
& Marcus Feldman.
add a skeleton here at some point
1
75
34
We are really looking forward to welcoming Lift Off 2 Success next week. See you all on Monday, bring a pencil and a sense of humour.
www.lift-off.org.uk/lo2s-residen...
loading . . .
LO2S Residential < Lift Off
Introduction to LO2S Jump to detailed info for 2025 attendees LIFT OFF to Success (LO2S) is a residential summer school which lasts for five days (four nights), running from Monday 28th July β Friday ...
https://www.lift-off.org.uk/lo2s-residential/
4 months ago
0
0
0
reposted by
School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St. Andrews
Zanna Clay
4 months ago
What contagious crying and comforting in infants tell us about the roots of emotional connection We wrote a piece in
@psyche.co
magazine about our research on
#empathy
in infants
@durhampsych.bsky.social
psyche.co/ideas/were-l...
loading . . .
Weβre learning just how early in life empathy starts to move us | Psyche Ideas
What contagious crying, comforting hugs and other cute behaviour in infants tells us about the roots of emotional connection
https://psyche.co/ideas/were-learning-just-how-early-in-life-empathy-starts-to-move-us
0
10
6
reposted by
School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St. Andrews
Aidan Horner
4 months ago
2 Lecturer (Assistant Prof) positions available
@yorkpsychology.bsky.social
! Come join our department!
#neuroskyence
#cognition
#psychscisky
#neurojobs
jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...
loading . . .
Jobs - The University of York
https://jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/lecturers-in-psychology-590686.html
5
81
93
reposted by
School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St. Andrews
4 months ago
Please consider helping us support the next generation of primatologists! Any support is greatly appreciated, and will help us host this fantastic event for the second time! π
add a skeleton here at some point
0
3
6
Dr Kimberly More and Dr Blair Saunders present "How to make healthy and sustainable eating stick". Tickets are free but booking is essential!
rse.org.uk/event/how-to...
4 months ago
0
0
0
Congratulations to Dr Tom Otto, Dr Ilary Allodi, Prof. Akira O'Connor and Prof. Paula Miles on their promotions. Excellent news.
4 months ago
0
2
0
Day 5 of Sutton Trust Summer School with Dr Manon Schweinfurth. These are amazing young people and it has been a pleasure to host them here. Special thanks to my colleagues, student ambassadors, University of St. Andrews and The Sutton Trust
@uniofstandrews.bsky.social
@suttontrust.bsky.social
4 months ago
0
2
1
Day 3 with Eoin O'Sullivan and Social Psychology and one of our students learning how to juggle
@uniofstandrews.bsky.social
@suttontrust.bsky.social
4 months ago
0
1
0
Day 2 of Sutton Trust Summer School Psychology and Neuroscience, Dr. Gayle Doherty and brain hats!
@uniofstandrews.bsky.social
@suttontrust.bsky.social
4 months ago
0
1
1
Load more
feeds!
log in