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@brthomas.bsky.social

Assistant Lecturer @ Arden University (views = my own), BSc, MSc, FHEA ๐ŸŽ“ PhD researcher - identity, gender & gaming ๐ŸŽฎ๐ŸŒˆ Women in Games (WIGJ) Ambassador โญ๏ธ BPS Cyberpsychology Student Rep (Postgrad) & social/comms team โœจ https://linktr.ee/brthomas

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A person sits on a desk beside a projection screen that displays a humorous slide reading, โ€œiโ€™m not ignoring your text/dmโ€ followed by smaller text: โ€œi was gonna answer it but got distracted and forgot about it and now itโ€™s been 3 days and i feel like answering it at this point would make it even more awkward than just pretending i didnโ€™t see it in the first place iโ€™m so sorry.โ€ The image mimics a classroom presentation meme.

A person sits on a desk beside a projection screen that displays a humorous slide reading, โ€œiโ€™m not ignoring your text/dmโ€ followed by smaller text: โ€œi was gonna answer it but got distracted and forgot about it and now itโ€™s been 3 days and i feel like answering it at this point would make it even more awkward than just pretending i didnโ€™t see it in the first place iโ€™m so sorry.โ€ The image mimics a classroom presentation meme.

Quick notice just incase - that I canโ€™t see any messages right now on here since I havenโ€™t added age verification to my account yet - not that I was paticularily good at checking them anyway because ADHD ๐Ÿ˜Š

06.10.2025 08:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Incredible Les Mis meme ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ˜†

06.10.2025 08:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a man speaking into a microphone with the words and i 'm javert Alt: Javert from Les Miserables singing, "And I'm Javert!"

Scrolling through my list of Sona participants and calling out the zoomy clickers:

"You didn't pass the attention check! You know what that means, 24601!"

06.10.2025 08:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โœจIntroducing Our Committeeโœจ

Over the coming weeks in a series of posts we'll be introducing our committee members, so you can get to know the people working behind the scenes to support our community! Stay tuned for our first post ๐ŸŒŸ

#Cyberpsychology #BPSCyberpsychology

29.09.2025 10:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    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
Woman with a short blonde bob, stylish rounded brown glasses, smiling. She is wearing a black shirt with a colourful floral pattern.

Woman with a short blonde bob, stylish rounded brown glasses, smiling. She is wearing a black shirt with a colourful floral pattern.

๐Ÿ‘‹ Meet the Committee!

Today we're introducing Dr Lisa Orchard, who serves as Co-chair on the BPS Cyberpsychology Section Committee.
Following an academic career as a Senior Lecturer in Cyberpsychology, Lisa recently joined the Halfords Group as a mixed-methods UX Researcher!

#Cyberpsychology #UX

29.09.2025 14:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A smiling woman with tied-back hair wearing a white blouse and a heart-shaped pendant necklace, standing indoors with blurred lights and windows in the background.

๐Ÿ‘‹ Meet the Committee!

Today we're introducing Professor Linda Kaye @lindakkaye.bsky.social, who is former Chair and founding Section member and now serves on the Careers, Industry and Outreach team on the BPS Cyberpsychology Section Committee!

#Cyberpsychology #Emoji #socialmedia #digitalhealth

02.10.2025 11:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A woman with short brown hair smiling, wearing a dark sweater and a large dark scarf with red and brown accents, standing against a plain light-colored wall.

๐Ÿ‘‹ Meet the Committee!

Today we're introducing Dr. Sofia Petisca, who is part of the Conference Organisation Team on the BPS Cyberpsychology Section Committee. She helps organising the conference each year!

#Cyberpsychology #socialrobots #AI #gaming #HRI #humanrobotinteraction #appliedpsychology

06.10.2025 08:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Excited to hear about this!!

24.09.2025 08:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A man with short hair and a beard stands in front of a red brick building with arched windows. He is smiling slightly and holding up a dark-colored rectangular card that reads โ€œCYBERPSYCHOLOGY SECTIONโ€ along with additional smaller text. He is wearing a grey jacket over a dark sweater and collared shirt.

A man with short hair and a beard stands in front of a red brick building with arched windows. He is smiling slightly and holding up a dark-colored rectangular card that reads โ€œCYBERPSYCHOLOGY SECTIONโ€ along with additional smaller text. He is wearing a grey jacket over a dark sweater and collared shirt.

Hey all! Iโ€™m excited to bring you along as I attend the BPS Scottish Branch Postgraduate Annual Conference 2025, representing our Section today ๐ŸŽ“ Looking forward to seeing the amazing post-graduate research being conducted, stay tuned for updates โญ โ€“ @frasercarey.bsky.social

#BPS #Cyberpsychology

24.09.2025 08:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    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

๐ŸšจAccount takeover! Tomorrow, our student rep Fraser, will be attending the BPS Scottish Branch Postgraduate Annual Conference ๐ŸŽ“ Fraser will be giving us the behind-the-scenes and a look at how cyberpsychology is represented at this yearโ€™s event - so stay tuned!
#Cyberpsychology #postgrad

23.09.2025 15:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Francesca Albanese at the Together For Palestine benefit concert

18.09.2025 07:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 176    ๐Ÿ” 67    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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๐Ÿ“ข Call for Submissions: Cyberpsychology Bulletin
Researching cyberpsychology? We want your insights of cutting-edge research in the field!

Submission info:
๐Ÿ“ Article of 500 words
๐Ÿ“… Deadline: 3 Oct 2025
๐Ÿ“ง Submit via email: cyberpsychbulletin@bps.org.uk
#CyberpsychologyBulletin #CFP #Cyberpsychology

04.09.2025 10:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trans rights today, and forever.

26.07.2025 15:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 118    ๐Ÿ” 21    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Call for Submissions: Cyberpsychology Bulletin

Are you doing research in Cyberpsychology? Would you like to share your insights and contribution to the growing knowledge within the field by submitting your work to the Cyberpsychology Bulletin, the official publication of the BPS Cyberpsychology Section?

You may be investigating topics around social media, digital mental health, the impact of AI, influencer culture, gaming and gamers, VR, digital relationships or the ethics of cybersecurity and privacy. If your work explores how digital technology shapes and is reshaping human behaviour and cognition in some way, then weโ€™d be interested to hear from you. 

Submit an article of 500 words via email: cyberpsychbulletin@bps.org.uk and help us foster discussion and knowledge-sharing of cutting-edge research across our community!

Digital Poster with text: Call for Submissions: Cyberpsychology Bulletin Are you doing research in Cyberpsychology? Would you like to share your insights and contribution to the growing knowledge within the field by submitting your work to the Cyberpsychology Bulletin, the official publication of the BPS Cyberpsychology Section? You may be investigating topics around social media, digital mental health, the impact of AI, influencer culture, gaming and gamers, VR, digital relationships or the ethics of cybersecurity and privacy. If your work explores how digital technology shapes and is reshaping human behaviour and cognition in some way, then weโ€™d be interested to hear from you. Submit an article of 500 words via email: cyberpsychbulletin@bps.org.uk and help us foster discussion and knowledge-sharing of cutting-edge research across our community!

๐Ÿ“ข Call for Submissions: Cyberpsychology Bulletin
Researching cyberpsychology? We want your insights of cutting-edge research in the field!

Submission info:
๐Ÿ“ Article of 500 words
๐Ÿ“… Deadline: 3 Oct 2025
๐Ÿ“ง Submit via email: cyberpsychbulletin@bps.org.uk
#CyberpsychologyBulletin #CFP #Cyberpsychology

29.07.2025 13:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Research internships - ESRC Digital Good Network We are building a research community focused on what a good digital society should look like and how we get there. As part of this, [โ€ฆ]

DEADLINE TOMORROW: If you're applying to our hosts for the Digital Good Network research internships, the deadline to submit an expression of interest is tomorrow at 16:00.

Find out more here: digitalgood.net/research-int...

29.07.2025 09:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

New cyber social justice dropped

22.07.2025 10:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Please do connect with the BPS Cyberpsychology section's page on LinkedIn โ˜บ๏ธ

22.07.2025 10:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Call for Participation: Beyond Game Mechanics | School of Creative Media Call for Participation: Beyond Game Mechanics Location: School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong Date of Event: October 8-9, 2025 (offline participation only) [Extended] Submission Deadl...

CfP: Beyond Game Mechanics at City University of Hong Kong

Dates: 8โ€“9 October 2025 (offline participation only)

[Extended] Submission Deadline: 31 July 2025

www.scm.cityu.edu.hk/events/beyon...

22.07.2025 07:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Today is #WorldEmojiDay ๐Ÿคฉโœจ๐Ÿ“ฑSo weโ€™re spot-lighting our amazing past chair and current careers, industry and outreach rep on our committee Professor Linda Kaye @lindakkaye.bsky.social - the emoji expert ๐Ÿ‘ You can find more about Lindaโ€™s work on her website: lindakkaye.wixsite.com/dr-linda-kaye ๐Ÿ““๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ“‘โญ๏ธ๐ŸŽ‰

17.07.2025 13:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Amazing experience being at the BPS Cybersychology Conference 2025 - I don't want to wait until next year to see what everyone is up to so I thought it was time I actually made an account! @bpscyberpsychology.bsky.social #cyber25

10.07.2025 20:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We finish day 2 of #cyber25 with closing statements from our new co-chairs of the Cyberpsychology section @psychbrighton.bsky.social and Dr Lisa Orchard - thank you @thecyberpsyche.bsky.social for all the work youโ€™ve done for our section over your years as chair!

10.07.2025 15:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Whether it was your first BPS Cyberpsychology conference with us or your forth, we hope you enjoyed connecting and overanalysing everything tech with the best ๐Ÿ’ฌ๐Ÿง  #cyber25

10.07.2025 17:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Excellent @bournemouthuni.bsky.social student @jordanking.bsky.social sharing his #PhD research on nostalgia and videogames at #Cyber25 ๐Ÿ•น๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ

@bpscyberpsychology.bsky.social

09.07.2025 13:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Cyber2025 Prizes Cyber2025 Prizes

To all #Cyber25 delegates. Here is the link to vote for the prizes uws.questionpro.com/BPScyber25pr...

10.07.2025 14:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We arenโ€™t just a regular conference - weโ€™re a cool conference because we have the @inbitspodcast.com with us talking about all things cyber #cyber25 ๐Ÿ˜Ž

10.07.2025 12:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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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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Kicking off #cyber25 day 2 with Professor Andrew Przybylski a leading expert in internet-mediated technologies and well-being - talking all things artificial intelligence on young people's mental health! @shuhbillskee.bsky.social

10.07.2025 08:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    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‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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