Psychobio

🔬 Join us in York for the Psychobiology ASM (4–5 Sept 2025)! Featuring talks on cold water immersion, keynotes by leading researchers, lake swim + sauna, and more! 🌊🧠🍻 Bursaries available! More info👉 bps.org.uk/event/psychobi… #Psychobiology #MentalHealth #AcademicTwitter

A highlight: our social activity 🏊🔥 — a lake dip & sauna at Poolbridge! The perfect way to round off 2 days of science & networking. poolbridge.co.uk Huge thanks to everyone who made the meeting such a success! #Psychobiology2025

❄️🧠 Theme: Cold Water Immersion, with a brilliant symposium on its effects on mind & body. 🎤 Keynotes on loneliness, stress & sleep gave valuable insights into pressing issues in psychobiology. 🧾 Talks & posters from undergrads to professors showcased variety of the section.

The BPS Psychobiology Section ASM took place at the University of York (4–5 Sept) — an inspiring couple of days packed with science, discussion & connection! 🧠✨ #Psychobiology

We’re excited for the @BPSOfficial Psychobiology Section Annual Scientific Meeting 🎉 at the University of York next week. Looking forward to two great days of psychobiology research, discussion & collaboration! bps.org.uk/event/psychobi… #Psychobiology #BPS #York2025

Deadline for bursary applications to attend this years ASM in York is this Friday! - Don't miss out! bps.org.uk/member-network…

🔬🧠 Interested in psychobiological research? Join us on 30th April for the Psychobiology Methods Webinar! Students attend for FREE! 🎉 Find out more & register here 👉 bps.org.uk/event/psychobi… Don’t miss out! 🚀 #Psychobiology #BPS #Research

The Section of Psychobiology are delighted to be supporting a writing retreat set in the scenic Scottish countryside from 7th-10th January 2025. We have 4 fully funded and 4 semi-funded places on offer with 10 places available altogether. Apply here now: response.questback.com/isa/qbv.dll/by…

Our final speaker this morning is Dr Richard Stephens from Keele University talking to us about his research into the effects of swearing on strength, looking at state disinhibition, flow and humour as potential mediators #swearingresearch

And now Prof Mark Wetherell @drminkster telling us about his work with the Great North Air Ambulance assessing stress responding and recovery during high-fidelity training in pre-hospital emergency medicine #stress #emergencymedicine

Now we’re hearing from @Dr4Smith from Northumbria University on whether writing about your best possible self attenuates cardiovascular reactivity to a socially evaluated stressor #writingforwellbeing

Next up is Ellie Phillips from Winchester University telling us all about the second study from her PhD

Great to catch up with faces old and new @bpspsychobio this week including a cracking walking tour of Cambridge’s worst sights and most inaccessible colleges from @Dr4Smith. Congrats to @beccakuiper who aced it, winning the PGR award 🥇@LJMUPsychology @RCBB_LJMU @LJMU_PGRs

Kicking off our open communications for the day is Dr James Jackson from Leeds Trinity telling us about his research examining the effectiveness of an 8-week online body scan meditation intervention for #Tinnitus

Really great poster session accompanied by coffee and pastries this morning #psychobio24

Our Themed symposium on Addiction and Substance use is now in progress, in which we are hearing from Prof Philip Murphy, Dr Cathy Montgomery and Dr Caroline Copeland about their really interesting and important drug related research. #psychopharmacology #psychobio24

In our second session of the day we have heard from our fantastic UG award winners; Katie Waldron and Marisa Soares, and our PG award winner Rebecca Kuiper. Great to see such amazing Psychbio research being done by students. Congratulations to you all #psychobio24

And finally for this session we have Northumbria University’s Dr Fiona Dodd presenting her research on the effects of a multi-ingredient tea on #sleep, #wellbeing and #immunefunction

Moving on to Dr Philippa Jackson from Northumbria University presenting her research on the effects of lemon verbena extract in children with sub-clinical #ADHD

Next up is Dr Rebecca Colombage from the University of Reading talking to us about her PhD research on flavonoid supplements and #mentalhealth in #postpartum parents