USYD Psychology

News, events & discoveries in Psychology at the University of Sydney.

[USYD Psychology @UsydPsych]

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.

[Sydney Science @Sydney_Science]

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: https://t.co/O8FM4n4Qgz

[USYD Psychology @UsydPsych]

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. https://t.co/l45CQYgpM2

[Sydney Science @Sydney_Science]

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: https://t.co/LO4O0hNj8g

[Emma McDermott @emmamcderm0tt]

PhD Scholarship in Social Psychology! 🧠

Join the ARC-funded RESPECT Against Racism project at @UsydPsych and help develop anti-racist education for schools.

https://t.co/nLDSi8J6uY

[Jaimie Northam @JaimieNortham]

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: https://t.co/uXnKGv4gio @growingmindsau @TheKidmanCentre @AACBT_org_au @UsydPsych

[Sharon Naismith, AM, FASSA @Prof_Naismith]

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.

[Sydney Science @Sydney_Science]

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

[Sydney Science @Sydney_Science]

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.

[Prof Muireann Irish FASSA FRSN @Muireann_Irish]

I’m so thrilled to be the new chair of the Sydney Dementia Network @BrainMind_Usyd. Looking forward to working with this wonderful team ✨

[Sydney Placebo Lab @PlaceboSydney]

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! 📻 ✨

[Sydney Placebo Lab @PlaceboSydney]

⭐️ 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

https://t.co/mh62uCbqep

[Louise Sharpe @LSharpeUSYD]

I might prefer to be published in Nature, but being quoted in Nature may be the next best thing.

[Eliane Deschrijver @DrEDeschrijver]

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

https://t.co/giEy2M7geK

[Louise Sharpe @LSharpeUSYD]

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:

https://t.co/sxbRYfphJV

#raisethestipend

[Iain McGregor @iainsmcgregor]

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 https://t.co/iO5wEaT6S1

[Louise Sharpe @LSharpeUSYD]

Come do a PhD with us @UsydPsych @CPU_USYD @Sydney_Science on this ARC-funded project looking at mental imagery and #pain.

[Sydney Science @Sydney_Science]

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

[Brain & Mind Centre @BrainMind_Usyd]

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 -> https://t.co/vqVa1gIrID

#LeadershipForGood

@Sydney_Science @UsydPsych @HBAProgram_USYD

[Jemma Todd @JemmaLTodd]

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
https://t.co/uFXLVMnPXb

[USYD Psychology @UsydPsych]

Congratulations, @Prof_Naismith!

[Sharon Naismith, AM, FASSA @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