Researchers are getting new support in their efforts to study digital platforms, thanks to Smart Data Research UK's newly formed Social Platforms Data Access Taskforce. Interested parties can find out how to get involved here: bit.ly/3I0PPtU

📢 Today, SDR UK is announcing the formation of a Social Platforms Data Access Taskforce. The taskforce will address longstanding challenges researchers face in accessing data from digital platforms, including social media and messaging apps. 👉 Find out more and get involved: bit.ly/3I0PPtU

Are #smartphones and #socialmedia harming a generation? This is a hotly debated and often polarizing debate. So we surveyed over 120 experts on the topic to see where there was genuine consensus (or not), like experts have previous done for climate change. See our paper: osf.io/preprints/ps...

PLEASE SHARE: Registration is now open for the next Introduction to Causal Inference Course for Health & Social Scientists (7-11 July 2025, Leeds, UK). See more info & register here: www.causal.training Note, we are not planning any other courses until 2027. #CausalIntroCourse #EpiSky #CausalSky

Our JSS article is out! And now I get to focus on {marginaleffects} 1.0.0. Stay tuned. www.jstatsoft.org/article/view...

How can we responsibly use AI in research? Guidelines quickly get out of date without fundamental principles. Our consensus describes the fundamental principles required for responsible AI usage. Please RT osf.io/preprints/ps...

I really enjoyed reading this world view in Nature about the importance of exploratory research in the social sciences by @balazsaczel.bsky.social and am wondering what people think. Do you generally agree with his point? 🧪@natureportfolio.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

I'm so glad that we are rebuilding #AcademicTwitter and #ScienceTwitter! They were extremely important communities, and their decline was a genuine loss. I am grateful and hopeful that Bluesky is giving us the chance to rebuild these remarkable human networks. #AcademicSky #ScienceSky

Horrifying statistics obtained by UCU show 61% of undergraduate tutorials at Oxford colleges done by junior academics on fixed-term contracts or in hourly-paid roles. Colleges pay many below minimum wage in the UK, after accounting for preparation and marking. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

🎬🍿Video: Computational limits on cognitive science: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdHK...

Hope everyone is having another great day in Toronto #CNS2024 🍁! If you're around and into effect sizes or subcortex, we have some posters for you! Come visit Alex Fischbach & @halleeshearer.bsky.social at tomorrow's poster session ✨during the Social Hour✨ Sunday 5 PM

Are you at #CNS2024 and curious about hippocampal subfields and how they support curiosity and memory? Drop by Tamas Foldes' (@sinandrei.bsky.social) poster E45 on Monday 15th April 2.30 - 4.30pm. #CUBRICcardiff @cjhodgetts.bsky.social