Happy to share our new CREST article on online polarisation. We argue that polarisation risk is not only about what is said online, but how quickly confident, highly visible voices can reshape debate. www.crestresearch.ac.uk/comment/char...

Very excited to share this new paper led by @rrsfhansen.bsky.social just published in Communications Sustainability: www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Delighted to share our new systematic review on populist communication. Open access here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The current situation at the University of Dundee is that we are not getting our annual pay increase and that promotion processes are paused. At the same time the uni is refusing to rule out compulsory redundancies, it is advertising over 20 new senior management jobs for academic staff.

A true reflection of what university staff feel about the current Higher Education crisis. If you missed the Scottish Parliament Committee’s evidence session on Wednesday you can watch it here. Thanks to the ECYP Committee for inviting us to take part. www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/educ...

Please consider participating in our study: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/dundee/dis...

Our new paper is out in Technology in Society: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... We use simulations and a new dynamic measure of polarisation to track how quickly societies become more divided over time.

Please consider joining us in summer for this conference in my home town: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-future...

Congrats, Daniel! An excellent paper 👏

For my Australian friends and colleagues - please consider participating and/or circulating in your networks this survey on meat consumption, masculinity and national identity ran by Robb Norrie, our PhD student at Dundee: surveyswesternsydney.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Thank you! 🙏

It has certainly been a productive last few days! Huge thanks to my fellow panelists @anamariab99.bsky.social @thia-sagh.bsky.social and Maitland Waddell for a great panel and conference!

So proud of @danielbarnett7.bsky.social who had his viva today. Congrats Dr Barnett! Many thanks to the examiners Dr Sandra Obradovic and @thia-sagh.bsky.social, and the panel chair @chrisbenwell.bsky.social who made the whole experience so positive! 🎉👏

Big June announcements: 1: Thesis submitted!🎉 2: My first two preprints...preprinted? Huge thanks to @anamariab99.bsky.social, both my PhD supervisor and co-author on both papers. Preprints in following posts...

The University of Dundee has a women problem “In our view this culture of sexism runs deeper than the sidelining of women speaking up and out and persists beyond the ignominious end of Iain Gillespie’s tenure as Principal of the university.” www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/opinion/c...

NO REDUNDANCIES at the University of Dundee. Fantastic news in our fight to save jobs, as interim Principal Prof Nigel Seaton confirms that there will be no redundancies. A massive victory for everyone who has supported us. Looking forward to receiving the removal of Section 188 in writing.

We are extremely concerned by the letter from Ernst and Young, auditors at the University of Dundee. The letter suggests that executives submitted inaccurate responses during the auditing process. 1/2 www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-...

The University of Dundee is currently trying to make 100% of female research Professors in the School of Science and Engineering redundant. 100% OF FEMALE RESEARCH PROFESSORS! Only one female professor (teaching and scholarship) from that School will remain working on our UK campuses.

One of the most frustrating things about this crisis is the continually poor communication with staff and students. Reading about what is likely to happen to you in the media creates such distrust in management.

New paper out in BJSPl! We examine how pro-Russian supporters in Romania & Moldova use identity-driven narratives to justify the war in Ukraine via moral disengagement & social creativity. Read here: doi.org/10.1111/bjso... #UkraineWar #CollectiveIdentity #MoralDisengagement #Polarisation

PhD opportunity in Australia (unfortunately for Aus residents only): www.linkedin.com/posts/ihsan-...

632 job cuts have been proposed by the executive team at the University of Dundee. Today we launch our first full-length video that highlights the devastating impact this news is having on staff, and how this will affect Dundee. Please share to amplify our voice. #WeAreThe632 youtu.be/oXkCu-bruiI

Had a great time yesterday presenting my research on Far-Right Narratives in Far-Right Online Spaces on our panel Pushing the Envelope in Social Identity Theory! Looking forward to some other great talks today at #SPSP2025

Brilliant talk by @danielbarnett7.bsky.social at the #Contemporary Histories of Populist Success in Central and Eastern Europe -- A Collaborative Seminar between the University of St. Andrews and Charles University. Now taking questions from the audience! 👏

Some strong words here, and he's not alone 👇 JIM SPENCE: Dundee University staff I know are incandescent with rage – and no wonder Former University of Dundee rector Jim Spence reacts to the devastating job cuts at the institution. www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/opinion/5... @thecourier.co.uk

Today, Shane O’Neill, our interim Principal announced the University of Dundee needs to cut 632 jobs to be financially sustainable. Also there are 237 vacancies (in part due to the recruitment freeze since Nov). That’s 870 colleagues from 3200. OVER A QUARTER! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Romania’s Central Electoral Bureau blocked Russia-aligned, far-right candidate Călin Georgescu from running in May’s presidential election.

Very excited to be part of this conference, and the “The Role of Narratives: Stories that Shape Power” panel!

If you are identifying as a man and are over 16, please consider participating in an online study on social media and masculinity conducted by my 4th year student Cerys: research.sc/participant/... Thank you!

Shameful decision by Dundee uni today to call police in order to disperse staff and students on a legal picket organised by @ducuuo.bsky.social

Congrats, Daniel! That’s such an excellent outcome!

Congrats, Danny! Well-done!

New paper alert - Why is policy so important for social change? Our new collaborative paper shows that in countries where there are parental leave policies (for both parents), norms around equal division of childcare are stronger. Read here: bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Come and work with us @Sussex_Psych ! Postdoc job with Anna Rabinovich (and me) looking at group processes in pastoralist communities in Sub-Saharan Africa Please share! jobs.sussex.ac.uk/job/06401739...

"many universities publicly endorse DORA ... our data suggests this endorsement often amounts to little more than “institutional peacocking” - signalling superficial adherence to principles without truly challenging entrenched practices" bit.ly/wonkhe-article #AcademicSky #PeerReview

Trying to get the last ~20 participants for my study. Longer description in the screenshot below 👇 surveyswesternsydney.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Celebrating Matt Belanger passing his PhD viva with flying colours! Congratulations Matt! You made your supervisors extremely proud! Many thanks to the amazing panel: Dr Andrea Mohan, (Dundee), Dr Jason Colditz (Pittsburgh), and Prof Nick Hopkins (Dundee). 🎉👏

Check out our new Perspectives paper on polarisation as collective engagement in Communications Psychology: rdcu.be/dHbMh!

Fwiw, my view irisvanrooijcogsci.com/2022/12/29/a...

📢 Job Announcement📢 We are very excited to have TWO permanent Grade 8 Lectureship (Assistant Professor) positions available! Both are teaching & research based, open to any area of Psychology, particularly health, cognitive, or social. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DEN380/l...

I'm taking new PhD students from autumn 2024. Sussex Psychology also has a small number of studentships (funded places) available. For more details, see here: sussex.ac.uk/schools/psyc...