News, events & discoveries in Psychology at the University of Sydney.
Sydney, New South Wales
Joined December 2018
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Congratulations to our Head of School, @BenColagiuri! @UsydPsych benefited from a new strategic plan and direction under your leadership, and we look forward to continued engagement with you and the Brain and Mind Centre.
Congrats to Prof @BenColagiuri on his appointment as Co-Director of the Brain and Mind Centre. An expert in placebo and nocebo effects, he’ll lead #USYD’s flagship multidisciplinary centre for healthier minds and happier lives from February. Read more: srkr.io/6041SJ5
Join @fionaw0000 @MicahGoldwater & colleagues for a thought-provoking evening that goes beyond the headlines, asking not only why polarisation takes hold but also what gives us hope for a more connected future. sydney.edu.au/science/news-a…
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What if cancer care treated more than the disease — easing distress, “chemo brain” and fear of recurrence? Professor Haryana Dhillon’s global psycho-oncology trials are reshaping support for patients. Learn more about her work: go.sydney.edu.au/jYaket
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PhD Scholarship in Social Psychology! 🧠
Join the ARC-funded RESPECT Against Racism project at @UsydPsych and help develop anti-racist education for schools.
sydney.edu.au/scholarships/d…
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Seeking young people (12-17)! My team at Sydney Uni are developing a new mental health tool & we want their help to create it. Bonus - they'll get $50 in gift cards for helping us! Sign up here: redcap.sydney.edu.au/surveys… @growingmindsau @TheKidmanCentre @AACBT_org_au @UsydPsych
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Proud to receive the @ADNeT_Australia Mid-Career Award presented by Ralph Martins at the closing of #ADRF2025! 🥂🎉 A shout out & thanks to my team @HBAProgram_USYD, @ian_hickie @BrainMind_Usyd @UsydPsych @Sydney_Science @CPC_usyd.
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Congratulations to @Prof_Naismith for receiving over $2.9 million from the @ausgov Medical Research Future Fund #MRFF Dementia, Ageing and Aged Care to bring gold-standard memory clinics to regional & rural Australia!
@UsydPsych #USYD #LeadershipForGood
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Congratulations to @Sydney_Uni clinical psychology researcher Prof @David_J_Hawes who has been awarded approx. $973,000 in @healthgovau Medical Research Future Fund (#MRFF) Childhood Mental Health Research grant funding to support his trauma research.
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I’m so thrilled to be the new chair of the Sydney Dementia Network @BrainMind_Usyd. Looking forward to working with this wonderful team ✨
⭐The SDN Symposium brought together researchers, clinicians and lived experience across NSW to highlight progress in #Dementia
💐 And Welcome new SDN chair @Muireann_Irish taking over from @leefay_low
@ADNeT_Australia @syd_health @Kathy_Refshauge
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Building on her recent article, PhD Candidate Cosette Saunders just spoke to @Jamesologhlin about the #nocebo effect on @ABCaustralia radio! @UsydPsych
Listen to a snippet of it below! 📻 ✨
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⭐️ PhD candidate Cosette Saunders wrote a great article for @ConversationEDU discussing the #nocebo effect and how it's relevant to you (e.g., it can be socially transmitted to you through the social media platform you're using right now)! 🤕@UsydPsych
theconversation.com/you-can-…
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I might prefer to be published in Nature, but being quoted in Nature may be the next best thing.
An article in Nature says that declining numbers in PhD students should “act as a wake-up call” for countries like Australia. go.nature.com/41EBfzr
Our take: acgr.edu.au/wp-content/uploa…
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I did an English radio interview at @2ser today about our novel #discriminationresearch in @PNASNews! What do you reckon, would a coin flip influence your behaviour? 🪙
@Sydney_Uni @Sydney_Science @UsydPsych
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I love my job allows me to advocate for our PhD students.
My op-ed in the Australian, in my role as President @GradResearch_au
Based on the @uniaus report I co-authored:
acgr.edu.au/wp-content/uploa…
#raisethestipend
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Happy to see our newly published study of legal cannabis cultivation in the ACT being picked up by @abcnews Allow adults to cultivate at home and nothing bad happens! Nice work @LavenderIsobel @DuckyMcCartney @MA_BEDOYAPEREZ @Lambert_Usyd abc.net.au/news/2025-02-05/a…
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Come do a PhD with us @UsydPsych @CPU_USYD @Sydney_Science on this ARC-funded project looking at mental imagery and #pain.
Interested in doing a PhD? on mental imagery in #pain? At the University of Sydney? We are recruiting! With project dream team @JulieLinJi, @LSharpeUSYD, Professor Emily Holmes @UsydPsych #PhDposition
sydney.edu.au/scholarships/d…
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Congratulations to @Prof_Naismith who has been recognised in the 2025 Australia Day Honours list!
Prof Naismith is honoured for significant service to neuropsychology, particularly dementia, through medical research and clinical practice
@Sydney_Uni @UsydPsych #LeadershipForGood
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Congrats to @Prof_Naismith appointed Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for service to neuropsychology, part. dementia, through medical research and clinical practice.
Read -> bit.ly/USYDhonours
#LeadershipForGood
@Sydney_Science @UsydPsych @HBAProgram_USYD
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Interested in doing a PhD? on mental imagery in #pain? At the University of Sydney? We are recruiting! With project dream team @JulieLinJi, @LSharpeUSYD, Professor Emily Holmes @UsydPsych #PhDposition
sydney.edu.au/scholarships/d…
Congratulations, @Prof_Naismith!
Huge thanks to @HBAProgram_USYD @BrainMind_Usyd, @CPC_usyd @UsydPsych @Sydney_Science & to so many collaborators, supporters incl. @ADNeT_Australia @DementiaAus @APS_CCN_PD @profsimonlewis @SIESTASynergy @RalphNMartins1 @leefay_low @Sydney_Uni
