Junior Researcher Programme

We are excited to announce that 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗝𝗥𝗣 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺! If you are passionate about providing opportunities for early-career researchers, this is your chance to join an open-minded and highly professional team.

Apply here: cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

The JRP Conference 2025 at Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge, marked the conclusion of this year’s jGlobal and the 2024–25 JRP cohort. With this ceremony, JRP researchers officially joined the JRP Alumni Network. Congratulations to all of them on this achievement! 👏

Miren Chenevert and her team with Guillermo Valenzuela Catarí, Valeria Tutinelli, Milena da Silva Guimarães, Jana Mészarosová, Hannah Obertautsch, Parthena Papadopoulou, and Gaia Terragni have been awarded an Honourable Mention at the APA Convention.
We are proud of their research! 👏💙

Our Junior Researchers and Supervisors showcased their latest research projects and engaged in active scientific discussions at this year’s jSchool Poster Session. Curious about what’s coming up? 👉 Follow us for updates!

Please welcome our new cohort of Supervisors and Junior Researchers who just completed #jschool2025 Let’s celebrate the start of their journey!

NEW: right-leaning individuals report lower trust in climate scientists and this pattern is strongest in English-speaking countries and wealthier democracies, according to research linked to the Junior Researcher Programme.

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🌐 We are excited to share that we received a 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱-𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿, 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟯𝟲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱.

We are now in the final stages of selecting students and couldn't be more pleased about the diversity of backgrounds and experiences represented.

Stay tuned!

Your applications to jSchool are under review! 🚀 The jTeam is already excited about the high quality of applications — stay tuned for more updates from selection weekend!

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐝!

We truly appreciate your interest and the time you took to submit your application. Our team is now carefully reviewing all submissions, and candidates can expect to hear back from us soon.

#jSchool2025

🚨This is the 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐲 to apply to #jSchool2025!
🕛 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟒, 𝟐𝟑:𝟓𝟗 𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐓
✨𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞!

Learn more and apply now: lnkd.in/d8bsjrwa

Don’t miss out on this incredible research opportunity!

If you haven't applied to #jSchool2025 yet, now's the time!⏳These are the last days to submit your application - and don't forget about this year's 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲!

𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝟐𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥, 𝟐𝟑:𝟓𝟗 𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐓

To check your eligibility and get more info, go to: jrp.pscholars.org/jschool-2025...

🗣️ 𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬? Dr. Yliana V. Rodríguez and her team are investigating the Foreign Language Effect—the idea that we think more utilitarian in a second language.

Interested? Learn more and apply for #jschool2025 at jrp.pscholars.org/jschool2025

𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮? The team led by Markus Tünte will explore whether body signals might serve as a protective factor against the negative impact of politics on wellbeing.

𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: jrp.pscholars.org/jschool2025
#jschool2025

🤔💡 𝐣𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐐&𝐀 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 – 𝟏𝟐𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓
Thinking about applying to jSchool? Don’t miss your chance to ask questions!

First Session – 11:00 AM (CEST)
🔗 Register here: unitn.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Second Session – 5:00 PM (CEST)
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Meet Ceylin Gün, a Bachelor student at the Università degli Studi di Padova and a stellar junior researcher in our 2023-2024 cohort. Her project explored how internal states and individual traits shape risk-taking behaviour.

We’re so proud and can’t wait to see what’s next on her journey!

Do we see people who work harder as more moral—even when effort doesn’t improve performance? 😴
The team led by Leopold Roth will test this across multiple countries in a large-scale study.

Curious? Learn more about this project and apply for #jschool2025 here jrp.pscholars.org/jschool2025

⏳𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬? Dr. Kristof Keidel and his team are exploring how time framing affects choices between immediate rewards and long-term gains.

𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦? Learn more about #jschool2025: jrp.pscholars.org/jschool2025

Looking for a PhD candidate to join a project at the intersection of health comms & computer science! We’ll use LLMs to create synthetic patient populations to test vaccine uptake interventions & build a training tool for better vax communication. jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Project-... Please repost!

𝐆𝐨𝐭 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐣𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥?
No need to worry! Our FAQs page has answers to the most common questions about the program, application process, and eligibility.

Check out the FAQs here: jrp.pscholars.org/faq

Be informed. Be ready to apply!

Does cheating feel different when AI is involved? Katarzyna Miazek and her team will investigate how students and faculty judge academic dishonesty—comparing AI-assisted cheating to human-assisted cheating.

Want to be a part of the team? Learn more about #jschool2025: jrp.pscholars.org/jschool2025

🤔💡𝐣𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐐&𝐀 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 – 𝟏𝟐𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓
Don’t miss your chance to ask questions about jSchool and get all the info you need for your application!

First Session – 11:00 AM (CEST)
Register: unitn.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Second Session – 5:00 PM (CEST)
Register: unitn.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘀𝘁? Dilan Yücel and her team will be investigating how perceptions of fairness shape engagement with AI 🤖 vs. 🧑‍⚕️human led therapy.

Dilan is a PhD candidate at Amsterdam UMC, researching depressive disorder with ultra-high field MRI.

Find out more at jrp.pscholars.org/jschool2025

“𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙛𝙖𝙧 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨!” — Siri Joustra, Bachelor student at Radboud University and former Junior Researcher.

From Siena to Brussels to Cambridge — hear how the Junior Researcher Programme shaped her journey and why she encourages you to apply. ✨🌍
#jschool2025

In the coming weeks, we'll introduce the supervisors and their projects!
📱𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐮𝐬𝐞? David Grüning and his team will develop 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘯𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘴 to help people decide when and how to engage with social media.
Learn more: jrp.pscholars.org/jschool2025
#jschool2025

🚨 Applications for jSchool 2025 are NOW OPEN!
Are you a psychology or behavioural science student interested in research? Join jSchool 2025 to gain hands-on research experience, guided by early-career researchers.

👉 Apply now: jrp.pscholars.org/jschool2025
#jschool2025

Meet Ana Milošič, a researcher at the Univerza v Mariboru and a brilliant junior researcher in our 2023-2024 cohort.

During her time with us, Ana explored how cognitive biases shape responses to vaccination information. 🚀

Meet Sara Hoyer, a talented junior researcher who was part of our team in 2023-24! During her time with us, she explored questions about collective action towards climate change and gained hands-on experience in research.

Here’s what she had to say about her time in the Junior Researcher Programme:

𝗷𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱: From February 25–28, junior researchers gathered at the 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮 to advance projects from the 2024 jSchool. During the poster session, students also showcased their own research projects, which contributed to interesting discussions. Grateful to our hosts, @univie.ac.at!

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲, 𝗷𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰/𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 🚀
We’re happy to introduce our team of researchers! Looking forward to a year of collaboration and impactful work. Stay tuned for updates!