We're recruiting 2 research posts to support projects Psychology at Heriot-Watt (Heriot-Watt University). - Research Assistant with Mel McKendrick, apply by 11 Dec go.hw.ac.uk/YCfxKN - Research Associate Human-Robot Interaction with Thusha Rajendran, apply by 14 Dec go.hw.ac.uk/XRy23X

A big thank you to AgeUKManchester 🐝 and the Brunswick Village Extra Care team and residents for hosting us and taking part in #robotbingo with Pepper.

Some supplies for story-linked activity boxes arrived this morning and we saw how tall a tower we could build

Engineering habit of mind: adapting. No Bot Robot coding was adapted by my mini engineer into a board game. Rules seemed to also be somewhat adaptable!

Sounds like a really interesting project

Come and join the wonderful SoSS Doctoral Centre in Edinburgh! We specialise in #research methods training for social sciences. Vacancy | Associate Professor in Social Research Methods | Apply here: enzj.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidat… #academicjobs #AcademicTwitter #Edinburgh

Today, if you pick up a copy of The Scottish Sun, you'll see Dr Marta Romeo's take on women studying and working 👩‍💻in the exciting world of #robotics and a bit of insight into the @NRobotarium 🤖

Anyone for tennis? As our new indoor courts take shape at Oriam Scotland with great support from Tennis Scotland and Heriot-Watt University .

It was great fun! Thanks so much to all those who came, the staff The Stand, to Alan J Gow for supporting me to take the leap, to the wonderful Susan Morrison who made it all enjoyable, and to my co-performer on the night Derek Ball

Announcement! We are launching MSc Sport Psychology Heriot-Watt University led by expert Sport and Exercise Psychologists, Pete Coffee & Jennifer Meggs. Study Sport Psychology in the vibrant city of Edinburgh, with exclusive opportunities through @OriamScotland hw.ac.uk/uk/study/postg…

Co-I Prof. Angelo Cangelosi awarded funding from the European Research Council, as part of the eTALK project, to help robots better understand human emotions and improve dialogue with machines. manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/…

My PhD student Rebecca is looking for nurseries to participate in her research. See below for info and contact details

When humans should trust robots? Professor Thusha Rajendran via The Conversation: “We need to discuss what jobs #robots should do, before the decision is made for us” theconversation.com/we-need-to-dis…

We’re recruiting an Assistant Professor in Psychology Heriot-Watt Social Sciences/Heriot-Watt Dubai, closing date 10 May. Full details enzj.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidat…

We're recruiting #olderadults (65+) to participate in a #robotic study with #haptic feedback at the @NRobotarium from now through 19 March! 🤖 More information can be found here: tinyurl.com/fourier-ultral… Feel free to email or dm me if interested! Edinburgh Robotics The Ageing Lab

Our next research seminar: Hanna Glandorf (York St John University) "The Health Consequences of Athlete Burnout". Being hosted in-person (Edinburgh) or online on 25 May: 2pm UK, 5pm UAE, 9pm MLY facebook.com/events/s/psych…

More success from the UKRI TAS Node in Trust team at RO-MAN 2025 2023 this week! Congratulations to our team and all finalists 👏

What are the main factors driving your decision to use robots? 🤖 Professor Thusha Rajendran shares his views as a psychologist, on the potential for human-robot interaction. Interviewed by David Lee and The Scotsman. Full interview here➡ lnkd.in/eG5ngsrY

TAS Director, Professor Gopal Ramchurn, celebrates the achievements of the £33M UKRI Trustworthy Autonomous Systems Programme. Visit: tas.ac.uk/tas-showcase-2… Gopal Ramchurn #TASShowcase24

Join UKRI TAS Node in Trust project PI Thusha Rajendran for his upcoming presentation 'Food and Paper: The Role of Psychology in Human-Computer and Human-Robot Interaction'. 📅3rd April 2024 ⏰12:15 - 13:00 (BST+1) uio.no/ritmo/english/… Universitetet i Oslo UKRI TAS Hub