This week I travelled from Berlin to Budapest by train to attend the #SIPS2025🚆 Instead of flying, I chose a low-emission alternative - the whole trip by train caused only about 10 kilograms of CO₂, compared to approx. 190 kilograms by plane. That’s just 5% of the emissions! 🌍

1/ 🚨 New preprint alert! We (@lisawarner.bsky.social @ajamesgreen.bsky.social and myself) estimated the carbon footprint of air travel associated with >20 international conferences (2023–2025) in psychology & behavioral medicine. Spoiler: it’s a lot. 🛫🌍🧠 Preprint 👉 doi.org/10.31234/osf... 🧵

#ShowYourStripes To compare global warming with that in Germany, I first shrank the global stripes in the y-axis and then placed the data from Germany behind them. The result: warming is happening twice as fast in Germany.

Germany has warmed by about 1.7 degrees Celsius since official meteorological measurements began in 1881. In Berlin, we can see and feel the effects: less snow, and longer, hotter, and drier summers 🌡️ Today 21st June is #ShowYourStripes day - how does climate change look in your area?

Super interesting read, thanks Julia for posting it!

📸 Wrapped up an amazing EHPS Synergy Winter School in Berlin! 🎉 Two days of hands-on learning in mixed & multi-level modeling with an incredible group of researchers. Huge thanks to our facilitators & participants! 🚀 #EHPSWinterSchool #HealthPsychology #RStats #MultilevelModeling

🙆‍♀️ Wow, recent data on academic gender gaps in EU's report: - although women obtain more bachelor's degrees - fewer women obtain a doctorate - 1/3 of EU researchers are women - 16% of authorship teams are gender balanced - lower overall funding success for women Way to go!

🧓 📞 🧓 Our dual-RCT demonstrates beneficial effect of volunteering on reducing loneliness in older adults who feel lonely - even if delivered over the phone! This benefit could be maintained through continued participation in volunteering. The Lancet Healthy Longevity: doi.org/10.1016/j.la... 1/5

Call for papers for our Special Issue 🌱 “Good Health and Wellbeing: Integrative Approaches to Sustainability and the SDGs” 🔜 Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being 📅 Deadline for manuscript submission: 30 May 2025 For details see: iaap-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/...

Just under three weeks left to apply for the EHPS Synergy Winter School 2025! forms.gle/ihR8NtxJNSoT...

On behalf of the Scientific and Local Organising Committees, we would like to invite you to submit an abstract for consideration for a presentation at the 39th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology. For more information, visit: https://2025.ehps.net #EHPS2025

We had a good time at the "New Year New Collaborations" networking event of the @ehpsdigihealth.bsky.social 😁

Starkes Signal!! Über 60 dt. Hochschulen & Forschungsinstitutionen haben heute ihren Ausstieg bei X bekanntgegeben, s.u. #eXit X sei nicht mehr vereinbar mit ihren Grundwerten: „Weltoffenheit, wissenschaftliche Integrität, Transparenz und demokratischer Diskurs.“ Liste der Beteiligten hier:

🧯 1.5°C global average temperature is officially exceeded in 2024! We need drastic change, can no longer wait for political action alone, and critically evaluate the necessity of own climate-changing behaviours. climate.copernicus.eu/copernicus-2... #copernicus #climatechange #1.5°C

💑 Aktuell suchen wir Paare, die sich bei uns im Video-Lab der MSB Medical School Berlin unterhalten möchten, um die Dynamiken in Gesprächen zur sozialen Unterstützung zu erforschen. 🗨️ 💬 Gerne hier klicken für den ersten Teil als Online Fragebogen für zu Hause: lnkd.in/e2gV42WB

This new publication is very close to my green heart 🌿 It shows estimates of greenhouse gas emissions caused by travel to @European Health Psychology Society (EHPS) conferences, and offers two solutions for preserving not only human health, but also the health of the planet: (🧵1/4)

Looking forward to hosting the Synergy Winter School! This could be your good reason to plan a trip to Berlin early next year ☺️

An der FU Berlin gibt es eine W3 Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie zu besetzen! fu-berlin.berufungsportal.de?showProcedur...

Most of what we know about really old people is probably based on bad data and errors. My new piece on some really fascinating research: gidmk.substack.com/p/how-much-d...

What is the future of outdoor sports during heat waves? Our colleagues Sophie Leer, Zoe Parsons and Sven Schneider identified related knowledge, practices and adaptation strategies among coaches in german outdoor sports www.ssph-journal.org/journals/int...

"Aber die Reichweite!“ „Wissenschaft muss raus aus der Komfortzone!“ „Wir können die Plattform nicht den problematischen Playern überlassen!“ Warum keins dieser Argumente überzeugt & im Gegenteil alles dafür spricht, dass die dt. Wissenschaft X JETZT verlässt: Heut im #ArbeitInDerWiss Newsletter!

Can a supportive message from your partner ease daily stress? Our new research suggests yes! 🧠 💬 In real-life settings, supportive partner texts reduced negative emotions and boosted positive ones around stressful events like exams. psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...

Women are under-represented at senior levels in #academia globally, & across all #science 🧪 disciplines, as shown by these "scissor-shaped curves" ✂️ So how can we ever achieve #gender #equality? We discuss various strategies in this #Cell Commentary #WomeninSTEM www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... 🧵 1/

📘Everything you ever wanted to know about #self-efficacy, its association with #health and health behaviours, as well as ways to boost it can be found in our brand new chapter "Self-efficacy and Health" For full text requests: www.researchgate.net/publication/...

How considerate of my family to surprise me this morning in the living room with their newly purchased piece of art 🍌💰 #sotheby's

Lieber Leser, denken wir die Frauen wirklich mit, wenn wir in unserer Sprache nicht gendern? Gabriela Hofer und Hilmar Brohmer erklären in ihrem Beitrag, dass uns die wissenschaftliche Beweislage das Gegenteil zeigt. Danke fürs Lesen, liebe Leser:innen! de.in-mind.org/blog/...

Both high intensity interval training and very low carbohydrate diets are difficult to adhere to, despite their potential health benefits. In this collaboration of #HPGVienna @univie.ac.at with the University of Ostrava, we asked: Are they too stressful? ➡️ doi.org/10.1038/s415...

I have added lots of researchers, advocates and organisations to our public health and health promotion starter pack! So great to see so many from this amazing community on Bluesky! go.bsky.app/RhTFdxd

Starter packs seem to be the new thing here, so I created a Health Psychology Researchers started pack for everyone who would like to connect with fellow academics or learn about our research. #AcademicSky #PsychSciSky #digitalhealth go.bsky.app/9Xfk7Wo

I recently passed my PhD viva @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social 🎉 To say I am relieved is an understatement. I am incredibly grateful to everyone who supported me along the way 🙌🏻🎓

JOB Alert🚨! Bald wird eine akademische Ratsstelle (A14, verbeamtet, unbefris.) in meinem Team ausgeschrieben 🚟. Start ca. Mitte 24. Wichtig: Spass an Lehre & Forschung in der Gesundheitspsychologie 🤸🍝📱. Interesse? Unbedingt jetzt schon bei mir melden! Gerne reposten.

Seen that other place, and too good not to share here! From the 2021 BMJ Christmas issue: there is one thing you really shouldn’t invest in to improve response and that is sending Xmas cards!!! hat-tip: Marion K Campbell