PaCT Lab

Psychology and Communication Technology (PaCT) Lab. Cyberpsychology & HCI Research Group, Northumbria University. Directed by @TheCyberPsyche

[Dr Dawn Branley-Bell (on 🦋 @thecyberpsyche) @TheCyberPsyche]

You can catch me this evening talking at the BPS Education in the Age of AI event. I’ll be talking about the impact of AI on education and how we can balance innovation and academic integrity ⬇️ https://t.co/umDRTRLbui

[PaCT Lab @PaCTLab]

📢 New PaCT Blog post 📢 @ClaireMorganM shares her reflections on presenting work from the Remote Healthcare for Eating Disorders throughout COVID-19 project (@RHEDC_Project) at the London International Eating Disorders Conference 2025. Check it out: https://t.co/UNdj2kF4nh

[PaCT Lab @PaCTLab]

PaCT Lab director @TheCyberPsyche will be a panelist discussing ethical issues in cyberpsychology at the annual @BPSCyberPsych conference in July. The conference schedule looks full of fascinating talks, details below ⬇️ #cyberpsychology

[BPS Cyberpsychology @BPSCyberPsych]

Our #Cyber25 conference programme is now live! You can view the talks we have lined up here 👇👇

https://t.co/FNkjaYncxN

[PaCT Lab @PaCTLab]

🚨 Latest PaCT Lab publication from Richard Brown, @beehivewife & @TheCyberPsyche: "AcademAI: Investigating AI Usage, Attitudes, and Literacy in Higher Education & Research". Open access now in Journal of Educational Technology Systems https://t.co/cRLh67JX5F (@NorthumbriaUni)

[PaCT Lab @PaCTLab]

You can now find us on LinkedIn! Give our page a follow to stay up to date with the latest cyberpsychology research from our lab: https://t.co/v7KojTvHqU

[PaCT Lab @PaCTLab]

Dawn's talk today at @timeshighered #THEdigitalUK included examples of innovative, good practice by researchers within PaCT Lab. She also discussed findings from recent work with PaCT colleagues Dr Richard Brown & @beehivewife around academic & student attitudes towards AI 💡

[Dr Dawn Branley-Bell (on 🦋 @thecyberpsyche) @TheCyberPsyche]

Honored to speak at @timeshighered Digital Universities UK today, on AI’s role in research. I explored how AI can be used to support (not replace) responsible research & promote good practice. Let’s keep the conversation going! DM me or share any session photos! ✨ #THEdigitalUK

[Maria Tibbs @MariaTibbs1]

Thrilled to share that I passed my PhD viva with no corrections! Huge thanks to my examiners @SarahShetrick @lauraktaylorPHD @brenrooney, my supervisor @amandafitzy, and @JigsawYMH for their support. My youth mental health research is deeply personal, and I hope it fuels change.

[PaCT Lab @PaCTLab]

You can catch our lab director speaking about how AI can be used to enhance and support research at the @timeshighered Digital Universities UK event tomorrow at @LancasterUni ⬇️

[Dr Dawn Branley-Bell (on 🦋 @thecyberpsyche) @TheCyberPsyche]

Delighted to be invited to speak at @timeshighered 'Digital Univerisites UK' tomorrow. I'll discuss how AI can enhance research, with examples from @PaCTLab (https://t.co/9evaY02MYd) at @NorthumbriaUni. Join me & Prof John Murray for this session, chaired by Yvonne Fox, 3.05pm ✨

[RHED-C @RHEDC_Project]

📢 Today at @LondonEDConf 📢 @ClaireMorganM will be presenting our 'ConnectED on the Journey' tookit. A co-designed online resource to support anyone receiving, or providing, remote support for eating disorders. 11am, Mountbatten room. #LEDC2025 #LEDC25 https://t.co/2DI16cbMaR

[PaCT Lab @PaCTLab]

🚨 Hot off the press - latest paper from PaCT lab 🚨 This position paper highlights the need for a dedicated national healthcare strategy for eating disorders in England. Available open access here: https://t.co/A2yDC4bExy

[Dr Dawn Branley-Bell (on 🦋 @thecyberpsyche) @TheCyberPsyche]

📢 New Paper calling for a dedicated eating disorder strategy for England. Gaps in care persist, leaving many without adequate support. Our paper calls for clear guidance incl. for remote care: https://t.co/2TVQfa4KtH
#EatingDisorders #Policy @PaCTLab @NorthumbriaUni @MedResFdn

[PaCT Lab @PaCTLab]

✨ Check out this video from the @MedResFdn w/ @TheCyberPsyche talking about one of the projects in PaCT lab. @RHEDC_Project has been co-developing resources to help individuals & healthcare providers to get the most out of their online support sessions for eating disorders ✨

[Medical Research Foundation @MedResFdn]

We spoke to Dr Dawn Branley-Bell (@TheCyberPsyche), about her @MedResFdn research on the impact of remote healthcare during COVID-19 on those with #EatingDisorders.💻🏥

Hear too from study participant, @hshaddock, on being involved. 📽️⬇️

@PaCTLab @NorthumbriaUni @NorthumbriaPsy

[PaCT Lab @PaCTLab]

BPS Cyberpsychology Section Chat tonight - open to all! Join in the discussion this evening at 7pm using hashtag #CyberSectionChat ⬇️

[BPS Cyberpsychology @BPSCyberPsych]

#CyberSectionChat is BACK🎉

The format of our #CyberSectionChat has changed slightly as we move to hosting it once a semester.

This semester sees us host the chat on ✨Thursday 21st November at 7pm✨.

We will be chatting about the use of AI for psychological support.

[ACM CHI Conference @acm_chi]

Join an awesome crew of Student Volunteers and help make #CHI2025 an unforgettable experience! 🤩 Join our SV team, make new friends, network with experts, and see the “behind the scenes” of the largest HCI conference! 🙌
Enrolment Info 👉 https://t.co/IrK4eCAYZk
#SV #CHI2025

[Dr Dawn Branley-Bell (on 🦋 @thecyberpsyche) @TheCyberPsyche]

Heading back from a truly wonderful evening with @PaCTLab friends at this artED event. Such a privilege to hear @hshaddock & @DaveChawner sharing their honest & humorous insights around eating distress. Phenomenal - thank you both (& to everyone involved in organising) ✨

[PaCT Lab @PaCTLab]

We very much look forward to welcoming you into the PaCT Lab team soon 🎉

[Maria Tibbs @MariaTibbs1]

Lots of see you soons recently as I come to the end of my PhD journey with @JigsawYMH and @UCDPsychology. A strange but exciting time as I make my move to the UK next week to start a whole new journey as a postdoctoral researcher with the @PaCTLab and @digi_citizens 🥰

[PaCT Lab @PaCTLab]

Take part in science whilst taking part in a pub quiz. Check it out ⬇️

[Jordan Dawson (He/Him) @JordanPhDawson]

My supervisor (@BrownGenavee) and I are running a small pub quiz next week focusing on Sexism Online, as part of the #FestivalofSocialScience. If you're available, feel free to come along! There will be prizes!! @PaCTLab @NorthumbriaPsy

[Dr Dawn Branley-Bell (on 🦋 @thecyberpsyche) @TheCyberPsyche]

Great talk by @DrNeilKirk at today’s @NorthumbriaPsy seminar (thanks to Glenn Williams for arranging). Neil was talking about cognitive biases in voice perception, including in categorising AI vs human voices 👏🏼 (@PaCTLab & @BPSCyberPsych groups may be interested in Neil’s work)

[Dr Dawn Branley-Bell (on 🦋 @thecyberpsyche) @TheCyberPsyche]

📢Northumbria Psychology Department Staff & Students (@NorthumbriaPsy). The Psychology and Communication Technology Lab, @PaCTLab, hold fortnightly talks & you can find a list of all talks until Summer 2025 on our website. Please feel free to come along! https://t.co/RkbijsdnLl

[Dr Dawn Branley-Bell (on 🦋 @thecyberpsyche) @TheCyberPsyche]

It has been an honour & pleasure to Chair the BPS Cyberpsychology Section (@BPSCyberPsych) for the last 3yrs. This is a wonderful opportunity to lead an exciting section within an increasingly influential discipline. Working with a great committee too. Feel free to DM questions!

[PaCT Lab @PaCTLab]

PaCT Lab research being showcased at the EPSRC Digital Health Policy Event at the Institute for Healthcare Engineering in London yesterday ✨👏🏼 @NorthumbriaPsy @NorthumbriaUni @helen_cartner

[RIICE Project @RIICE_Project]

Helen & Elhassan were in London yesterday presenting RIICE at the @EPSRC Digital Health Showcase (@KingsCollegeLon)✨ Thank you to everyone who came to chat about our remote intervention to measure chewing efficiency. https://t.co/oKj4vLl87h