Good luck to everyone entering their assessment period! At SAGI, we help young people understand that learning isn’t about being perfect: it’s about practice, curiosity, and confidence. Whatever the outcome, your effort matters. Be kind to your brain. You got this!

🧠 Final Mental Health Awareness Week Mini Challenge: Belonging Psychology shows that feeling connected supports wellbeing. Small acts of kindness can help people feel included and valued. Try a Kindness Chain with your group and see how small actions spread. #MHAW #Scouts #Guides #SAGIUoN

🧠 Mental Health Awareness Week Mini Challenge #2: Habits Psychology shows small, repeated actions can become habits. Just like eco‑habits, small wellbeing habits can grow over time. Try Brain Boost Bingo with your group 🌱 #MHAW #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #SAGIUoN

🧠 Mental Health Awareness Week This week’s SAGI mini challenge is about growth mindset. Making mistakes doesn’t mean failing. It means your brain is learning! Try adding the word “yet”: “I can’t do this… yet.” Small changes can build confidence over time. #MHAW #GrowthMindset #SAGIUoN

🧠 Mental Health Awareness Week (11–17 May) SAGI will share three Psychology Mini Challenges for groups of young people, exploring how psychology helps us understand our brains, wellbeing and healthy habits. Look out for them across the week! 💛 #MHAW #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #Psychology #Scouts

🐰🦆 Meet our campus visitors! Our brains respond strongly to features such as big eyes, soft faces or tiny size. Looking at cute animals like these can also positively affect your attention, mood and caring behaviours. #Psychology #Wellbeing #Scouts #Girlguiding #SAGI_UoN

Why SAGI exists. Many young people decide very early that science “isn’t for them”. The leaders we work with see something different. When science is fun, hands‑on, and happens in spaces where young people already belong, curiosity grows and confidence follows. That shift matters" #STEMEducation

🌍 Happy Earth Day! Psychology can help us build small, sustainable habits with young people. Small actions repeated over time lead to real change. Try one today!🌱 #EarthDay #Psychology #BehaviourChange #OutdoorLearning #Scouts #Girlguiding #SAGI_UoN

Scouting and Guiding groups already spend a lot of time outdoors. But how about using it differently? Try 5 minutes: 👀 What can you see? 👂 What can you hear? 💭 How do you feel? Small moments can help your brain to reset attention and support focus. #EarthDay #Psychology #Scouts #Girlguiding

🌍 Our behaviour is shaped by the people around us! So if we see others recycling, saving energy, or reusing bottles, then we’re more likely to do it too. That’s social norms in action! 🧠 Which habit will you spread today?🌱♻️ #EarthDay #Psychology #Habits #Scouts #Girlguiding #SAGI_UoN

Have you ever tried to start a new habit but it just doesn't stick? 🌍 Try this to link a situation to a behaviour: “If ___, then I will ___.” Small changes like this can make eco habits easier to remember.🌱 #EarthDay #Scouts #Girlguiding #Sustainability #Habits #SAGI_UoN

🌍 Small habits can make a BIG difference this Earth Day! Psychology shows habits are automatic behaviours shaped by cues and repetition. ♻️ Pick ONE small eco habit to practise this week. #EarthDay #Scouts #Girlguiding #Sustainability #Psychology #SAGI_UoN

🐣🧠 Would you take one chocolate now or two later? 🎯 Leaders: Try this with your group! A simple way to explore delaying gratification and self‑control with young people...perfect for Easter! #PsychologyChallenge #SelfControl #Scouts #Girlguiding #SAGI_UoN

With nice weather this weekend that can only mean two things... The end to another year of SAGI, in which we have worked with some amazing groups and got loads of kids interested in science... And loads of washing for Dr Lee Parkin. We will be back in October for more fun filled sessions!

🧠 SAGI Psychology Challenge 👉 Say the COLOUR of the word, not the word itself. It's harder than it sounds! This is the Stroop Effect. Your brain's automatic reading interferes. 🎯Try it with your Scouts or Guides! #Psychology #STEMLearning #Scouts #Girlguiding #SAGI_UoN

☀️ A great Saturday at the University of Nottingham Psychology Experience Day, where Dr Ellen Taylor shared SAGI's aims and spoke with students about psychology outreach. 🧠 Find out more about SAGI: linktr.ee/SAGI_UoN #UniversityOfNottingham #FuturePsychologists #SAGI_UoN

Emily Mason has been writing a blog about publishing her first commentary paper with the SAGI team: highs, challenges, and everything in between. Blog coming soon! In the meantime, you can read the paper for free: journals.uclpress.co.uk/r4a/article/...

🧠 Quick #BritishScienceWeek psychology activity for Scouts & Guides! This memory challenge often makes people remember a word that was never on the list. Swipe through to try it with your group. Did you remember a word not on the list? #ScoutsUK #Girlguiding #STEMActivities

👋 Meet one of our volunteers! Pippa has joined our team to help bring fun psychology activities to even more Scouts and Guides through SAGI. #Scouts #Girlguiding #Psychology #Volunteering #SAGI_UoN

Very proud to have been part of this work

Huge milestone for SAGI, our first publication! Led by Emily Mason, the paper highlights barriers to school‑based research and offers an alternative model using public engagement with Scouts & Guides to support recruitment and data collection. Read free: doi.org/10.14324/RFA...

An exciting day for @sagi-uon.bsky.social, our first paper has been published! This commentary explores the challenges of recruiting child participants, and proposes an innovative, public-engagement based data collection model. Read more here ⬇️ journals.uclpress.co.uk/r4a/article/...

Our new commentary on rethinking young participant recruitment in psychology research is coming soon! Led by Emily Mason. We explore how public engagement with youth groups can offer a powerful alternative to school‑based research. Stay tuned!

The Scouting and Guiding Initiative (SAGI) is now on LinkedIn! Follow us for updates, activities & all things Scouting and GirlGuiding. 🔗 www.linkedin.com/company/scou...

Exciting news! The @sagi-uon.bsky.social team which I’m proud to be part of was invited to join the #NottsPsych podcast! We chatted about our work bringing brain science to Scouts & Guides and how students can get involved. 34 minutes long. Have a listen: open.spotify.com/episode/6xd8...

Thank you team. Very exciting day 🎉

Today marks the 2 year anniversary of the Scouting and Guiding Initiative's (SAGI) first ever session. The @sagi-uon.bsky.social team have now delivered session to 700+ children. For anyone interested in having a night of Science you can fill out this interest form: buff.ly/3Y4KDKP

University of Nottingham students: do you want experience working with kids & sharing science? Join SAGI to deliver fun brain science sessions to Scouts & Girlguides: Hear more & how to get involved on the #NottsPsych podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/6xd8... #SAGITeam #STEMOutreach #UoN

Calling all Scouting & GirlGuiding leaders! Hear how the SAGI team brings brain science to your groups in the latest #NottsPsych podcast. Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/6xd8... #SAGITeam #STEM

Throwback to Graduation Day! The SAGI team had a fantastic time at the University of Nottingham’s graduation last week. 🎓 We were absolutely thrilled to hear our work mentioned in the graduation speech, what an honour! #Graduation2025 #SAGITeam #ProudMoment #UniversityOfNottingham

The SAGI team would like to give a huge congratulations to @ndeanmarshall.bsky.social and Dr Lee Parkin on their first day as Assistant Professors! We're so proud of you both and excited to see all the amazing things you'll accomplish. 👏✨ #NewBeginnings #AcademicSuccess #SAGITeam

SAGI joins #NottsPsych Podcast! Ever wondered how science outreach meets Scouting & Guiding? Tune in to hear @DrLeeParkin, @ndeanmarshall.bsky.social & @patel_dylannsp share how the SAGI team inspires young minds through hands-on brain science sessions. Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/6xd8...

We would like to take a moment to give a heartfelt thanks to Dylann & Sam. Your contributions have been invaluable. Congratulations on your graduation yesterday! We’re so proud of you both & excited to see what your future holds. We’ll be cheering you on every step of the way! 🌟

While we do a lot of work with Scouting and Guiding groups, our team also research key issues in higher education. Excited to share our latest study on PhD demonstrators, exploring identity, stress, & the need for better support in teaching roles. Link: doi.org/10.53761/57k...

Always looking for groups 👀

Loved being part of this podcast talking about our work with @sagi-uon.bsky.social. Thank you for having us! #NottsPsychPodcast

Here's Dr Lee Parkin presenting on the Scouting and Guiding Initiative at @pintofscience.uk‬ last night! Lee presented data from last year's experiment on prosociality #PintofScience #ScoutsWhoDoResearch

Calling All Scouting & Girlguiding Leaders Near Nottingham! Need a night off from planning? We've got you covered. We're offering a completely free, fully planned evening for your group: no prep & no stress. Interested? Get in touch and let us give you a well-deserved break!

Ever wondered how your brain shapes your world? Join us for a relaxed evening of exploration as we dive into the science of perception, brain development and brain maps. Tickets: pintofscience.co.uk/event/shapin...

Our final session of the term can only mean one thing... lots of washing for Lee Parkin

Here is another snap from one of our sessions this semester. We will be back after the spring vacation to deliver our last sessions. Go team!

Here is the team after our first ever sea scouts session! We were so pleased with how it went. #SAGI😆

Here is Dr Ellen Taylor talking to prospective students at the Offer Holder Day last week about opportunities within SAGI! In this talk we explain some of the awesome student roles we offer!

Happy Founders day to all our friends in Scouting and GirlGuiding. Here's a throwback to when our team made their Scout promise and got invested by SAGI member Dr Lee Parkin!

Happy world thinking / founders day to all! This year’s theme ‘Our story’ encourages us to reflect on the past, present and future. We celebrate friendships today through this special movement. 🌍

Head up to B floor in the Psychology building at University Park Campus to check out our latest and greatest! 😆

Exciting news! We’ve got new t-shirts showcasing our team spirit! We can’t wait to wear these to our upcoming sessions.😄

Happy New Year from the SAGI team! We hope you have a wonderful start to 2025! 🌟

A very Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating from all of us here at SAGI! We hope you have a jolly day! 🎄

Merry Christmas Eve to everyone celebrating from the SAGI team. We hope you all have a great day!🎄