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Dawn Branley-Bell

@thecyberpsyche.bsky.social

Associate Professor of Cyberpsychology | Past Chair of BPS Cyberpsychology Section | Interests: Health Tech, Eating Disorders, AI, Social Media & most aspects of cyberpsych | Director of www.pactlab.co.uk | Runner, hiker, campervanner, servant to 5 dogs ๐Ÿพ

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This compelling piece by @cliffmanning.bsky.social @parentzone.org.uk and Natalie Foos at VoiceBox explores how hard it is for young people and parents to navigate autonomy and care in the era of pervasive digital technology. See our Grown Up? project bit.ly/3K1RAbE @thecyberpsyche.bsky.social

27.11.2025 12:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And she was fantastic!! Dawnโ€™s research is so interesting, and makes a difference for people. It was a fascinating lecture and I learned so much!

#Cyberpsychology

28.11.2025 13:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Weโ€™ve been made aware we might be having some issues with our contact emails - we might be the cyber section but it seems we get tech issues just like everyone else ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ’ป If youโ€™ve emailed us recently and not received a reply please message our page on LinkedIn so we can get back to you ASAP!

27.11.2025 20:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Delighted to guest lecture on 'Body image, Disordered Eating & the Internet' at @myiadt.bsky.social yesterday. I discussed @pactlab.bsky.social research on social media, chatbots, and remote healthcare. Thanks @nicolafh.bsky.social for the invite & to everyone for their engagementโœจ #cyberpsychology

27.11.2025 14:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Woman with medium length copper, curled hair smiling, she has a small silver nose ring/piercing and is wearing a long sleeved slightly sheer brown top with black geometrical pattern/shapes.

๐Ÿ‘‹ Meet the Committee!

Today we're introducing Dr Dawn Branley-Bell (@thecyberpsyche.bsky.social) who serves as Past Chair on the BPS Cyberpsychology Section Committee. Dawn has chaired our section for the past 3 years, completing her term at the 2025 conference in Birmingham ๐ŸŒŸ

#Cyberpsychology

10.11.2025 09:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

You can catch me this evening talking at the BPS Education in the Age of AI event. Iโ€™ll be talking about the impact of AI on education and how we can balance innovation and academic integrity โฌ‡๏ธ

15.10.2025 15:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Checked in at the conference venue, and set up our
@bpscyberpsychology.bsky.social stand โ€“ check out that shiny new banner ๐Ÿคฉ If youโ€™re attending, come say hi ๐Ÿ‘‹ and find out more about what our section does, how you can get involved, and upcoming events!

#BPSCyberpsychology

24.09.2025 12:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Reflecting on a brilliant day as the postgraduate conference comes to a close - the event showcased amazing postgraduate research across psychology, and it was great to see cyberpsychology representated amoungst these presentations๐ŸŒŸ

#Cyberpsychology #BPS #PostgraduateResearch #FutureOfPsychology

24.09.2025 15:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Watch @bpscyberpsychology.bsky.social for live updates from the Scottish Branch PG conference tomorrow โฌ‡๏ธโฌ‡๏ธโฌ‡๏ธ

23.09.2025 21:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Delighted to be invited to talk at this event about AI in education. Free to @bpsofficial.bsky.social members -

16.09.2025 17:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Views from this morningโ€™s run before another inspiring day at the @EHPSociety conference โœจ #Groningen #Netherlands

28.08.2025 11:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Delighted to have participated in this yearโ€™s @ehpssynergy.bsky.social Expert Meeting on participatory research in Groningen, Netherlands. Fantastic discussions & great people. Now immediately off to the opening of the 2025 @ehps.bsky.social conference โœจ

26.08.2025 12:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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BPS #Cyber25 conference Last week I had the pleasure of opening the British Psychological Societyโ€™s Cyberpsychology Section annual conference, #CYBER25. Iโ€™ve been honoured to Chair the Cyberpsychology Section โ€ฆ

We now have a PaCT Lab (@pactlab.bsky.social) blog on our website! You can find my post about the @bpscyberpsychology.bsky.social #Cyber25 conference here: pactlab.co.uk/2025/07/15/b... (featuring PaCT alumni @andrewrmcneill.bsky.social & @catherinetalbot.bsky.social) ๐ŸŽ‰

15.07.2025 15:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Online Communities | BPS Our online communities provide a space for members to connect, share ideas, access resources and discuss the latest advances in psychology.

Feeling those post-conference #cyber25 blues (or is it just the lack of sleep and overstimulated socialising)? ๐Ÿ˜†โญ๏ธ Either way weโ€™d love to continue connecting with you all on our group in the BPS circle network! You can join by following the link: www.bps.org.uk/online-commu...

11.07.2025 11:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Great to see @andrewrmcneill.bsky.social at the @bpscyberpsychology.bsky.social #Cyber25 conference in Birmingham. Andrew presented his fascinating research into historical discussions around Irish unification on Reddit ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช #cyberpsychology

11.07.2025 14:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is a great shot ๐Ÿ“ธ

11.07.2025 09:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you for the kind words & congrats to Dave & Lisa who will be fantastic Co-Chairs โœจ Huge thank you to the committee conference team, student rep team & all the volunteers that made this years conference such a great success ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ Looking forward to seeing everyone at #Cyber26!

10.07.2025 17:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's good to be here at #cyber25 today. Please stop by for a chat in the refreshment or lunch breaks, I'd love to talk about any book ideas (whether concrete or very hypothetical for the future!)

10.07.2025 08:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Our panel session on ethical issues in Cyberpsychology with leading experts is under way, with crucial questions being tackled such as the use of content on social media, AI, and public versus private content for data collection #cyber25

10.07.2025 13:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Landscape photo of the steakhouse as part of Birmingham city university.

Captured by our wonderful undergraduate student ambassador @frasercarey.bsky.social - the STEAM house, this years venue for #cyber25 โ˜€๏ธโ˜€๏ธ

08.07.2025 14:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Looking forward to it ๐Ÿ˜Š

09.07.2025 14:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Great talk from Emma Sullivan from University of York during day one of @bpscyberpsychology.bsky.social #Cyber25 conference. Talking about social media and digital detoxes in adolescents. #cyberpsychology

09.07.2025 14:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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BPS Cyberpsychology Section Committee 2025 โœจ #Cyber25 @bpscyberpsychology.bsky.social

09.07.2025 13:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

See you tomorrow and thanks for following virtually today ๐Ÿ˜Š

09.07.2025 11:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ozzy the mechanical bull must mean one thingโ€ฆ itโ€™s almost #CYBER25 time ๐ŸŽ‰ Who else is looking forward to the kick off of the @bpscyberpsychology.bsky.social conference tomorrow? See you soon!

08.07.2025 17:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Itโ€™s the @bpscyberpsychology.bsky.social #CYBER25 conference in less than 2 days & the programme looks amazing! ๐ŸŽ‰ This is my last time opening the conference as Chair! What a privilege it has been to chair this wonderful section for the last 3yrs. Looking forward to seeing you all in Birmingham! ๐Ÿ˜Š

07.07.2025 18:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Thank you for the shout out on #ResearchAppreciationDay ๐Ÿ˜Š Itโ€™s an honour to be amongst the incredible researchers funded by the Medical Research Foundation. Lots of valuable work made possible by the kind donations and legacies of others โœจ

05.07.2025 09:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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These adorable goldfinches made me smile as I was leaving @northumbriauni.bsky.social campus this evening. Singing a lovely song and at an impressive volume for such tiny birds ๐Ÿฅฐ

26.06.2025 17:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Psychology and Communication Technology Lab (PaCT Lab) | LinkedIn Psychology and Communication Technology Lab (PaCT Lab) | 4 followers on LinkedIn. ๐Ÿ“ Based at Northumbria University | ๐Ÿ’ก Where Psychology meets Technology | ๐ŸŒ Research with real-world impact | PaCT Lab...

You can now find the Psychology and Communication Technology Lab (PaCT Lab) on LinkedIn! Follow us for #cyberpsychology research updates & papers โœจ www.linkedin.com/company/pact...

05.06.2025 13:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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