Reminder to cast your vote on the @sgsss.bsky.social impact competition 😀

Chithu Rodrigo, PhD student in Psychology, is shortlisted! Her project, workplace Menopause Toolkit shaped by lived experiences, is driving workplace inclusion.

Vote here: www.sgsss.ac.uk/impact-compe...

Really delighted for and proud of The Belmont Cinema belmontcinema.co.uk and WayWORD www.waywordfestival.com, two organisations I care about deeply, for securing multi-year funding from Creative Scotland. Better days in Aberdeen are ahead.

Opinion | ‘Severance,’ ‘The Substance’ and Our Increasingly Splintered Selves (Gift Article) Cleaving a consciousness off one’s own is the trope of the season. Why?

"Severance", "The Substance", and our increasingly splintered selves -- my op-ed today in @nytimes.com

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/o...

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Does past visual experience influence facial first impressions? Our new research with C Sutherland, L Jeffery, S Maisey, and @mauromanassi.bsky.social shows that trustworthiness/dominance impressions are influenced by previously seen faces, even by emotional expressions.

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King's College, University of Aberdeen, lit up by night

Hello Bluesky! ☁️

I'm excited to explore and share new ideas about social cognition, future thinking, and the PhD experience.

If you catch me doing research or dancing in Aberdeen, do come over to say hi. 👋

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