I made a big boo boo in my meta-analysis! 🫣

Yes, I recognise its hard and I'm also feeling stupid now.

I need to keep going. ✊

"Emotional ties to homeland often stay strong after moving, and traumatic events abroad can cause significant psychological responses in diaspora communities. Scholars call this transnational trauma, where crises far away affect people emotionally (Bhugra & Becker, 2005)."

"Mendonça Filho’s film suggests that authoritarianism attacks society not only through violence but through the destruction, privatisation, or silencing of knowledge production itself."

TRT World - Explained: Likud ideology is based on Israeli occupation of West Bank, Gaza PM Netanyahu displayed a map showing Israel from the sea to the river without any Palestine. He was merely echoing his party’s official stance.

www.trtworld.com/article/1820...

How extremist settlers in the West Bank became the law Mobilisation of violent settlers has intensified Palestinians’ fears of attacks and displacement

How extremist settlers in the West Bank became the law 📊

https://ig.ft.com/west-bank/

"Because, let’s face it, trying to limit the exposure of youth to different opinions is something straight out of the fascist playbook. The best way to create a docile and compliant citizenry is to make sure they are only exposed to the dominant, state-controlled narrative."

Hi #psychometrics! I need a little advice. I have an item pool compiled from scales of a systematic review. I need to analyse them to generate draft items for a new scale. Do I use thematic analysis or qualitative content analysis? Or something else?

Helpful advice appreciated. 🙏
#qualitative #phd

Press Release 📣 Bermuda and Cayman Islands must take action against oil companies for suspected Myanmar sanctions breaches after JFM legal submission

✅ Read the press release online here 👉🏽 buff.ly/J5sVjQF

#Myanmar #PTTEP #JusticeForMyanmar #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #SanctionMOGE

After two focus groups with some amazing Ukrainian ladies and a gent building their lives in Portugal, I feel so inspired. ✨

Their kindness, generosity, and openness remind me why this PhD project matters — and I’m determined to see it through. I won’t let them down!

#phdsky #phdlife #refugees

Karenni National Women's org Chair Maw Pray Myar, @hurfom.bsky.social Director Nai Aue Mon & @pvamplify.bsky.social founder @khinohmar.bsky.social write about the continued resilience & defiance of the Peoples of Myanmar in the face of the Junta's brutality

You too can help (see quoted🧵)

Sums up my life
- the never-ending process of adjustment to new international experiences, the reconstruction of my identity, search for home
- and repeat every few years.

#phdlife

Ouch! Knife to my gutt, my summer plans summarised.

#phdlife

Open all of the crossings. Let in lifesaving aid at scale, from all directions.

Lift restrictions on what & how much aid we can bring in. Ensure our convoys aren’t held up by delays and denials.

Release the hostages. Implement the ceasefire.

Let us work.

German court rules turning away asylum-seekers unlawful – DW – 06/02/2025 A Berlin court has said that Germany must adhere to the EU's Dublin procedure when turning back asylum-seekers at the border. The ruling challenges a new migration policy, and the government says push...

”A Berlin court has said that Germany must adhere to the EU's Dublin procedure when turning back asylum-seekers at the border.” amp.dw.com/en/german-co...

Since 1954, "The Handbook of Social Psychology" has been the field’s most authoritative reference work, and today is the launch of the 6th edition. Best news? The HSP is now open-access—free to read, download, and share.

the-hsp.com

"Russia began abducting Ukrainian civilians in huge numbers after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, clearly targeting (among others) those viewed as ‘too pro-Ukrainian’... with Natalia only one of many hostages seized earlier in the so-called ‘Donetsk and Luhansk people’s republics’."

you need to delete the unwanted post and post again.

Which film is this? I don't remember King Kong being filmed in 🇲🇾. 🤔

A film that takes place where you’re from

Briefing: the sorry state of the UK asylum system - Free Movement After the ban on grants of leave to those in the inadmissibility process was lifted following the change in government last year, there has finally started to

New from FM: Briefing: the sorry state of the UK asylum system | Colin Yeo

The #Myanmar #Burma junta didn’t stop attacks on civilians after the #Sagaing Quake.

During 28 Mar-14 Apr,the illegal junta launched 189 air & artillery strikes on civilians - 127 after their "ceasefire".
These attacks killed 134 civilians.

Prosecute #MinAungHlaing

Our briefer: bit.ly/EQB2025

Opening panel of the International Council of Psychologists Annual Conference in Rotterdam.

I loved moderating the opening panel at the International Council of Psychologists Annual Conference in Rotterdam! We explored psychology’s role in migration, human rights, and social inclusion with esteemed psychologists from the Bahamas, UK, and US. Excited for the rest of the conference!

#phd

USAID Cuts: New Estimates at the Country Level Last week, we published an estimate of cuts to USAID programs at the sectoral level based on two leaked documents covering cancelled and retained awards. Since then, a new version of the terminated an...

"The largest absolute dollar cut at the country level is $1.4 billion in Ukraine assistance. Ethiopia, the DRC, Colombia, South Africa, Palestine, Bangladesh, Kenya, Afghanistan, and Tanzania all see cuts over $200 million."

www.cgdev.org/blog/usaid-c...

I like to think I have more self-control than my peers.

Has it led to "success in various life domains" ?

Highly debatable. 🤷‍♀️

#phdlife

European universities offer ‘scientific asylum’ to US researchers fleeing Trump’s cuts Academics from US hoping to escape funding freezes and ideological impositions are being actively recruited

Universities across Europe have begun actively recruiting U.S. researchers,"offering themselves as a haven for those keen to escape the Trump administration’s crackdown on research and academia." #PhDSky #SciSky #PhDChat

A bundle of belongings isn't the only thing a refugee brings to his new country. Einstein was a refugee.

Did you know?

Albert Einstein, born on March 14, 1879, wasn’t just a genius—he was also a refugee.

His journey wasn’t just about revolutionising physics, but also about seeking safety and freedom.

Trump administration threatening Canadian researchers OTTAWA, Ontario, March 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) is warning that the Trump administration is undermining the integrity and independence of aca...

From the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT), “The integrity and independence of research is necessary to protect the public interest. We need to make it clear that there is no room for political interference in research in Canada.”

Trump administration says refugee admissions could take months to resume | Amu TV In a filing with the U.S. District Court in Seattle, the Justice Department acknowledged significant delays in restarting the USRAP.

“By the government’s own admission, their suspension of refugee processing and funding has wreaked havoc on the program, leaving them unable to even estimate when it will be fully operational.”

amu.tv/162549/

Bluesky CEO: imagine a 'world without Caesars' Jay Graber dunks on Mark Zuckerberg without mentioning his name.

the feminine urge to