Official BlueSky feed for the BPS Social Psychology Section Follow #spsconf for conf updates & #SocialSecComt to meet the Committeehttps://bsky.app/profile/bps-social-psych.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bps-social-psych.bsky.social/post/3mhfzhuz4ck27*SAVE THE DATE* September 8-9 2026! 📅🗓️ More details soon to follow for this year's BPS Social Section Conference in London ☀️ Please repost to spread the word to anyone interested in attending, we're excited to welcome new and returning delegates 🧑🏽‍🏫👨🏽‍🏫👨🏿‍🏫🧑🏿‍🏫👨‍🏫👩‍🏫19 Mar 2026 12:39 +0000at://did:plc:2uwfswsnlduejysagpssi73i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhfzhuz4ck27https://bsky.app/profile/bps-social-psych.bsky.social/post/3m25tbvwkbc2fMeticulously organised for you by our amazing ad-hoc events team on the committee! [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Oct 2025 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:2uwfswsnlduejysagpssi73i/app.bsky.feed.post/3m25tbvwkbc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/bps-social-psych.bsky.social/post/3m22bejfdzk2iRising together: how collective action emerges in the face of an emergency Thursday (2nd Oct) 12-2pm Attendance is free, but you need to register. https://www.bps.org.uk/event/rising-together-how-collective-action-emerges-face-emergency This is the first (of 3) session in our free online series designed as an open space to come together and share ideas30 Sep 2025 10:01 +0000at://did:plc:2uwfswsnlduejysagpssi73i/app.bsky.feed.post/3m22bejfdzk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/bps-social-psych.bsky.social/post/3lyiqxgcdvc2mThat's a wrap for the 2025 BPS social section conference in Oxford🎉 Thank you to those who came to present their latest contributions to social psychology! Another thank you to our organisers @shelleymckeown.bsky.social @nascherme.bsky.social for making this conference possible! Until next year!10 Sep 2025 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:2uwfswsnlduejysagpssi73i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyiqxgcdvc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/bps-social-psych.bsky.social/post/3lyicd4pdts2fWith social psychologists joining us from Helsinki, their symposium features studies bridging the methodological divide – particularly by offering complementary approaches to studying microecological ethnic segregation and contact in an urban context 🧵1/410 Sep 2025 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:2uwfswsnlduejysagpssi73i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyicd4pdts2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/bps-social-psych.bsky.social/post/3lyicakxujs23Last sessions for this years conference have started. In the Talbot room @samuelfinnerty.bsky.social starts off the Climate Activism session outlining identity and ethical tensions among environmentally engaged scientists in climate advocacy10 Sep 2025 13:03 +0000at://did:plc:2uwfswsnlduejysagpssi73i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyicakxujs23https://bsky.app/profile/bps-social-psych.bsky.social/post/3lyi5s5w5ok2eNow for a special session discussing Social Identity Theory 50 years later. Steve Reicher highlights the importance of adapting the theory to the rapidly changing political climate. We need only look to activism of the past to see how social identity has the power to enact social change.10 Sep 2025 11:44 +0000at://did:plc:2uwfswsnlduejysagpssi73i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyi5s5w5ok2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/bps-social-psych.bsky.social/post/3lyi3m6vnq22eBlitz Session 4 is a collection of social psychology research on.issues concerning misinformation, belief Systems, and Framing 🧵1/410 Sep 2025 11:05 +0000at://did:plc:2uwfswsnlduejysagpssi73i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyi3m6vnq22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/bps-social-psych.bsky.social/post/3lyhzki425k23An amazing session focused on Gender & Sexuality from yesterday!!10 Sep 2025 10:28 +0000at://did:plc:2uwfswsnlduejysagpssi73i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyhzki425k23https://bsky.app/profile/bps-social-psych.bsky.social/post/3lyhzbxcme222Panel session 10 was an outstanding collection of social psychological research addressing issues of racism and nationalism 🧵1/510 Sep 2025 10:23 +0000at://did:plc:2uwfswsnlduejysagpssi73i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyhzbxcme222https://bsky.app/profile/bps-social-psych.bsky.social/post/3lyhywwl27c22Its with great pleasure that we present Chloe Bracegirdle as this year's early career award winner! 🏆 Her keynote talk explores the ties that bind and divide in terms of intergroup relations in school social networks.10 Sep 2025 10:17 +0000at://did:plc:2uwfswsnlduejysagpssi73i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyhywwl27c22https://bsky.app/profile/bps-social-psych.bsky.social/post/3lyhyn2jjfc2fOne of our morning sessions in Day 3 focused on social identity and intergroup contact 🧵1/410 Sep 2025 10:11 +0000at://did:plc:2uwfswsnlduejysagpssi73i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyhyn2jjfc2f