📢New Preprint!📢
@JayVanBavel, Kareena del Rosario and I go inside the 'Funhouse Mirror Factory' of Social Media to explain how SM is distorting our perception of social norms-- by making moderate opinions practically invisible and over-representing the most extreme voices.

We have an internal (current #UniMelb employees) opportunity for a Associate Lecturer/Lecturer to join the School!

Applications close 11:55pm on 20 March.
jobs.staff.unimelb.edu.au/ci/en/job/9163…

Casual job opp for Master of Clinical Psych students (🇦🇺 only):

We're looking for Master of Clin Psych students to conduct diagnostic eating disorder interviews for our clinical trial of a smartphone treatment app. Flexible hours (3+ per week). To clarify: this is paid! (🧵1/3)

Hi gays, are you feeling sexy? 'Cause the first study of my PhD shows it's /very/ important to how satisfied you are with your body! We looked at how feeling sexually desirable influences body satisfaction in Aus Grindr users, and it's out in open access! authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S17…

The fantastic Alexis Whitton Black Dog Institute talking about the potential of using AI in adaptive trials to optimise precision medicine approaches in #mentalhealth to work out what works best for whom #SMHR23

🌟Join MSPS as our newest Lecturer/Senior Lecturer! 🧠
We're seeking an enthusiastic individual with a background in relevant research and a genuine commitment to innovative, high-quality teaching.
Applications close 13 December 2023 ➡ jobs.unimelb.edu.au/en/job/914702/…
#AcademicTwitter

We are hiring! Looking for a Level B/C continuing position in Social Psychology and/or Research Methods at the School of Psychology, The University of Queensland.

For full details see: seek.com.au/job/71474917

Had a great time speaking to Fashion Journal abt the demand for influencers & celebs to be transparent when it comes to undergoing cosmetic surgery 💅👀 Check out the article here: fashionjournal.com.au/beauty/cosmeti…

RMIT University

Thrilled to announce that as of next month I'll be comtuing my body image research and trying my hand at lecturing at RMIT University!! 🤩🤩 Desperate to see roos at the Bundoora campus 🙏 If anyone in my Twitter network is also at RMIT pls slide into my DMs!

Congratulations Dr Emma Austen you superstar! So chuffed we get to keep you on as a post-doc and I'm sincerely proud of everything you've accomplished to date 🥂💫 Psychological Sciences Katharine Greenaway

This issue I pointed out 2 months ago is now real with the wide release of Code Interpreter

It can autonomously generate a technically correct (though pretty boring) academic paper from scratch with just a few commands. There will be a flood of these coming to every journal soon

Russell Group, which is made up of 24 leading #universities including Oxford and Cambridge, has announced that students will be allowed to use generative AI. Here's what you need to know 🧵👇 1/ #AIEthics

Shocking, but entirely predictable:

DMers reporting that some ARC #DiscoveryProjects assessor reports have been produced with ChatGPT. Several say assessor reports are generic regurgitation of their apps. One even includes tell-tale 'Regenerate response' text at the end!

New #AHPRA guidelines take effect on July 1st, requiring screening of #mentalhealth concerns such as #bodydysmorphicdisorder (BDD) prior to #cosmeticprocedures .

Join this free #webinar for cosmetic practitioners to navigate the changes in your practice! readymind.com.au/webinar-adapti…

PhD students account for 56% of Australia's annual research output. Do you agree that their scholarships should increase to $39K per year, to match minimum wage?

Please sign this petition (which has under 5K signatures so far) and share widely. aph.gov.au/e-petitions/pe…

Something to reflect on today...

We live in a research culture where overwork is accepted as a status symbol and productivity is associated with self-worth

You are not = papers, grants, awards etc

At the end of your life, do you really think these will matter?

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As scientists, many get into science because we want to help others

Our research may take years/decades to help others (or it may never really help someone)

But how you treat people on a daily basis can have an immediate impact

LET THAT IMPACT BE POSITIVE

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Exciting Opportunity for Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at NUS!

careers.nus.edu.sg/NUS/job/Kent-R…

#AcademicTwitter #JobVacancy

'both genders prefer the physical appearance of female and male bodies which signals health, reproductive/competitive abilities...a moderate tendency toward supernormality...attractive bodies had “sporty” look: supernormally wide shoulders and long legs' link.springer.com/article/10.100…

The new #MedicalBoardGuidelines for #cosmeticsurgery have been released, coming in July 2023. I was glad to be part of the consultation process to advocate for #patientsafety in the cosmetic industry to protect mental health. To keep ahead of the changes: ReadyMind.com.au