Help us strengthen trust in climate scientists in the US! Join our megastudy 👇

Dass "die Leute interessieren sich nicht für die Klimakrise" ein sehr erfolgreiches Stück Meta-Desinformation ist, zeigt übrigens nicht nur der Hamburger #Zukunftsentscheid. Die (nationale wie globale) Studienlage ist völlig eindeutig.Die Leute wissen, was los ist (Text von Juli)

If you're looking to do a PhD on a timely subject, I'm on the advisory board of a cool new project; "When Lies Take Root: Investigating the Impact of Misinformation on Those at Risk" at the top-ranked Amsterdam School of Communication Research/ Do share & apply: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐬 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞—𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. In our @spspnews.bsky.social blog post, we write about collective illusions. We asked people in 11 countries what they personally thought about #climate change and what they believed others thought.

A new study published in Psychological Science, by @sandrajgeiger.bsky.social from @acee.princeton.edu, highlights how people around the world often overestimate climate skepticism and presents ways to push back on this misperception. #ClimateChange

“Prompting people to actively notice birdsong, plant textures and smells can significantly improve wellbeing…” Interesting study that suggests simple and small interventions, eg signage, that encourage people to notice nature can boost people’s wellbeing. Open access article below.

🦋🌱 Most people care about #biodiversity, yet we often underestimate how concerned others are about its loss. This “pluralistic ignorance” can silence people, weaken action, and make ambitious policies seem less popular. In a new paper, we outline a research agenda to study and reduce this gap (1/2)

🌏 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 It’s not that people doubt biodiversity is declining—it’s that we underestimate how many others already share this concern. In our new Perspective, we review work on pluralistic ignorance and set out a research agenda to:

Climate change is the defining story of our time, and journalists everywhere need the tools to cover it with depth, accuracy, and impact. That’s why we're offering journalists a free, live, online training program designed to support them in telling stronger climate stories. Apply by Sept. 8.

🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨 The Social&Environmental Psychology Group @ruhr-uni-bochum.de is recruiting 2 PhDs and 1 Postdoc as part of the ERC-funded SUSCON project on sustainable consumption. Details here: PhDs:👉 jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/7... Postdoc:👉 jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/e...

Please welcome @brittwray.bsky.social to Bluesky. She studies the rise of climate distress and how to channel it for action and resilience - and is the newest addition to my starter pack of folks who study, write and speak on the intersection of mental health and the climate crisis! More here:

Thanks @janakoehler.bsky.social for leading this excellent work! 🪧🌎🔥 In two studies, we find that: 1️⃣ the German public misperceives what the public thinks about climate activists. 2️⃣ marchers/gluers think they are perceived more negatively/positively by the public than they actually are.

Climate journalists broke a big story during Earth Week with the launch of The 89 Percent Project: Between 80% and 89% of people around the world want their governments to do more on climate change, but, critically, this overwhelming majority doesn't realize its the majority.

1/8 🧠 New study out! We analyzed data from 10,000+ people across 26 countries on trust in climate scientists — and how political ideology shapes it. Here’s what we found ⬇️ #ClimatePsychology #TrustInScience 🔗: doi.org/10.1016/j.je...

Seeking a wide range of perspectives from stakeholders involved in, or impacted by, the clean energy transition, including project developers, labor organizations, educators, financiers, policymakers, and local community members! Learn more & join the survey here: netzerostakeholder.princeton.edu

🎉We're back! 24 hours of Political Psychology is once again coming to Vienna - save the dates: 26 / 27 February 2026 ▶️ Abstract submission is OPEN - find the link & further information here: 24hpolpsy.univie.ac.at Very excited to co-host with @markuswagner.bsky.social and @isabellareb.bsky.social

People underestimate how strong support for #ClimateAction is Great piece in @theguardian.com including @envpsyvienna.bsky.social's (now Dr.) @sandrajgeiger.bsky.social 👇 #EnvironmentalPsychology www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🌍 We are launching a new #ManyLabs!!! Join the Heat & Cognition project! We're studying how extreme heat affects human thinking, social behavior & well-being — globally. Contribute & co-author: 🔗 Info: heatandmind.wordpress.com 📋 Sign up: www.soscisurvey.de/HeatandCogni... #EnvironmentalPsychology

Join us for this year's jSchool on the psychology of decision-making 🧠🌿⚖️🗳️

Come join us for our Lunch & Learn webinar on Monday March 24 about delivering net zero by 2050! 🔋⚡️

How can we improve public attitudes towards contested science domains? In a new paper featuring 4 highly-powered experiments (3 preregistered), we show that psychological closeness (vs. distance) can help! The paper is published OA in the Journal of Social Issues: lnkd.in/dFN8_8KA

It's time to get ready for this year's PhD Academy on 25-26 February! Come and join for inspiriging scientific exchange. Use the this chance to come together with the whole CoBeNe community! Find the program here: shorturl.at/EUt5H

📢 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.

🔥🚨🛑 someone's impersonating me at sabine.pahll@bsky... (note the extra l), using my photos and everything! Please don't follow them, this is the real me on this account here. I have reported them; thanks @sandrajgeiger.bsky.social for letting me know! 😬😠☹️

Come join us for this year’s jSchool on the Psychology of Decision-Making as a Research Supervisor 🌿🧠❤️🏛️

Very excited for this year’s theme 💙

How can we effectively communicate persuasive social norms? 📢 I propose a Sender-Message-Receiver (SMeR) Framework to encourage climate change mitigation. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Proudly presenting the "EnvPsy Vienna 2024 Wrap-Up" 🎀 We are really excited to show you our year in numbers. Thanks for following along and all the best for 2025!

People in 26 countries prefer more control over their online environment

 In a conjoint study (N = 11,868), we explored preferences for regulating online environments by examining binary choices between different regulation scenarios. Preprint:https://osf.io/preprints/osf/haqu9

📣Conference Claxon! 📣 The next 2026 IAPS (International Association of People-Environment Studies) Conference will take place at the University of Surrey in the w/c 29 June 2026. Please save the date! @eprg-surrey.bsky.social @surreypsychology.bsky.social #EnvironmentalPsychology

The deadline for the 2025 ICEP (International Conference on Environmental Psychology) conference in Vilnius, Lithuania is approaching fast. Don't forget to submit your abstract by the 15th of December 2024 www.icep2025.com/call-for-abs…

We've started a #BehaviouralScience list here! Feel free to suggest others interested in #Psychology #SocialScience etc 🔬🧠🔎📖 go.bsky.app/N4BPzwM

This was a lot of fun 🥳 With 10 rejections (+ some additional ones I forgot to enter), I was a major contributor to making this party happen. A nice way to help reframe rejections!

Environmental Psychology Vienna is now here as well 👋🏼💙☁️

New paper (& my 1st PhD paper) 📢 “I would even find it almost liberating if certain things were simply no longer allowed.” 🚫 Curious what different groups involved in the ‘farm-to-fork’ food chain think about #microplastics in the human food chain & potential solutions? 🥬🥩🧃

Another job posting from the Climate Accountability Lab at the University of Miami just dropped, this one in the psychology of climate change communication and psychological inoculation against misinformation... More info and application form here: careers.miami.edu/us/en/job/R1...

🚨#Jobalert! Are you interested in Adolescents' relationship to social media and digital wellbeing? We are looking for a PhD candidate for the project “Enhancing Adolescents’ Agency Over Social Media Use for Improved Digital Well-Being.” 🗓️Apply by December 1! See link below👇

Communicating scientific agreement on climate increases perceived consensus and belief in human-caused climate change across the globe, including amongst skeptics and those with lower trust in climate science. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🔍 Paid opportunity with FORRT! Join us to expand the world’s largest replication database. Supported by @cos.io, we seek researchers to input entries, validate data, and support #OpenScience - 100% remotely. 🌐 Apply now! bit.ly/fred_apply #ResearchJobs

A starter pack of academics, researchers, and organisations active in #EnvironmentalPsychology (the application of psychology to environmental issues, such as climate change, and human-environment interactions. Let me know if you'd like to be added to this list (reply or dm) go.bsky.app/2yJ9TJg

@univie.ac.at für das StarterPack der Wissenschafter:innen der #Universität #Wien noch ein paar Namen: @eve9445.bsky.social @lilinda.bsky.social @afilipovic.bsky.social @jpock.bsky.social @jonassimmerlein.bsky.social @coeckelbergh.bsky.social @thomasroithner.bsky.social go.bsky.app/UyRt4h3

Last week, I was invited to speak about climate change and mental health during the ÖBB (🚂) climate awareness week. It’s been a true pleasure presenting to such an interested & engaged audience!

Exciting news 😊 Our new paper is now out in Nature Human Behaviour! Across 27 countries, scientific consensus on climate change reduces misperceptions and increases belief in (human-caused) climate change and worry, also among those with low trust and on the right. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Applications to become a JRP (@jresearcherprog.bsky.social) Supervisor for 2024-2025 are now open (until Feb 4)! We welcome proposals from PhDs and postdocs in psychology on the Economy of Wellbeing, incl. planetary health.🌱🌏 ▶️ jrp.pscholars.org/getinvolved/...