Junior Researcher Programme

jMeeting 2026 has concluded! This year’s jMeeting has been filled with incredible learning experiences, and allowed brilliant researchers from across the world to connect in one place! 🌍

We’ll all miss you, Vienna 🏛

On 16 February was the Poster Session at the jMeeting! We are very proud of our talented Junior Researchers and Supervisors who presented their research within the JRP or the work they have been developing at their universities at the VDS CoBeNe Conference! Join us in applauding their work 👏

jMeeting 2026 has officially started! 🎉 Day 1 brings us to the 5th PhD Academy – VDS CoBeNe Annual Doctoral Conference at the lovely 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮, where our Junior Researchers, Supervisors, and Alumni are enjoying the lectures and presentations at the poster session! 🧑‍🏫

Research suggests that using a foreign language leads to decisions based on outcomes 📈, whereas native language leads to decisions based on rules ⚖️. Supervisor Yliana V. Rodríguez and our team are examining if this effect impacts policy decision-makers. More: jrp.pscholars.org/yliana-rodri...

𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱-𝟮𝟲! On 16 February, our Supervisors and Junior Researchers will take part in the poster session at the 5th PhD Academy – VDS CoBeNe Annual Doctoral Conference at the University of Vienna.

𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁!⏰ From 16th to 20th of February, our cohort 2025-26 teams of students and supervisors will reconnect in person for the first time after jSchool 2025 at the beautiful University of Vienna.

⏰ 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆! Supervisor applications for Cohort 2026-27 close today at 23:59 CET. Supervisor Tabea Hoffmann shares how she managed without funding, balanced the time commitment, and grew as a mentor. #AcademicSky #PhDSky

👉 Apply now: jrp.pscholars.org/jschool-2026/

jSchool 2026 Following the success of previous jSchools, jSchool 2026 will return to the Certosa di Pontignano in Siena, Italy from the 28th June to the 4th July. Students will get the chance to kick-off their …

Apply now: jrp.pscholars.org/jschool-2026/

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗝𝗥𝗣 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿? Tabea Hoffmann was a Supervisor and shares her experience: "It was really rewarding. I had a team of seven students, Bachelor’s and Master’s, and they were so talented and highly motivated". 😊 Supervisor applications close tomorrow. #AcademicSky #PhDSky

⏳ 𝟮 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁! Supervisor applications for Cohort 2026-27 close on 10 February. If you're a PhD student or early-career postdoc looking to gain supervision and project management experience, now's the time.

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

jSchool 2026 Following the success of previous jSchools, jSchool 2026 will return to the Certosa di Pontignano in Siena, Italy from the 28th June to the 4th July. Students will get the chance to kick-off their …

Find more information at jrp.pscholars.org/jschool-2026/

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗝𝗥𝗣 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿? Here is a tip from Miren Chenevert: Plan your days at jSchool carefully as soon as you receive your acceptance letter. You will be working with students at different stages, both Bachelor's and Master's.

⏳ Applications close on February 10.

Research suggests that the perception of our own bodily signals might be a protective factor against the negative impact of politics on health. Our research team, 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐮𝐬 𝐓ü𝐧𝐭𝐞, is assessing if these findings occur in the context of social media.

More: jrp.pscholars.org/markus-tunte...

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗰 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺? Miren Chenevert is a JRP Supervisor from Cohort 2024/25 and shares how the programme gave her hands-on experience in both group supervision and project management. Hear it from Miren! 💯

𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿 Leopold Roth, together with junior researchers, is assessing if, across countries, people who feel more tired 😴 tend to perceive larger differences in effort and therefore judge others more strongly in terms of morality. Find out more: jrp.pscholars.org/leopold-roth...

𝗔𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆! jSchool is starting point where supervisors and junior researchers meet in Tuscany for one week to develop the project they will work on for the following 13 months.
Deadline: 10th February 2026. 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸: cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺: Kristof Keidel and his team are investigating how decisions can change depending on their time frame 🕗.

𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺: Kristof Keidel, Danya Subhas, Purbita Shams, Dorothy Chang, Saoirse Bodnar, Julia Kikel.

Find out more: jrp.pscholars.org/kristof-keid...

Our team led by Katarzyna Miazek is researching if perceptions of dishonesty of academic cheaters differ depending on the use of AI. Are people who use AI to write an essay judged the same way as those who had the essay written by someone else? Find out more: jrp.pscholars.org/katarzyna-mi...

𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗝𝗥𝗣 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿? Time is ticking and it won’t wait forever!⏰ The application deadline is 23:59 CET on Tuesday, 10th February 2026.

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸: cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: jrp.pscholars.org/jschool-2026/

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺: Supervisor Dilan Yücel, along with a team of five junior researchers, is investigating how self-stigma towards help seeking, AI literacy, and perceived fairness affect trust towards AI vs human mental health interventions. jrp.pscholars.org/dilan-yucel-...

📢 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿! The application deadline for JRP Supervisors is 23:59 CET on Tuesday, 10th February 2026.

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸: cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/.../SV_cuOzY...
𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: jrp.pscholars.org/jschool-2026/

Looking forward to receive your application!📝

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺: 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝘂𝘀𝗲! 📲
We introduce the team led by David Grüning!

Meet the Team:
David Grüning, Santiago Grandas Forero, Timon Wnendt, Nina Ehmann, Varunavi Gnana Ganesh, Leon Žužek, Jülide Erdoğan
jrp.pscholars.org/david-grunin...

New year, new beginnings in the JRP journey! ✨ We are excited to welcome our newest jTeam members Friederike, Amanda, Lidia, Rade, Nina, Mirella, and Guillermo.

Please join us in giving them a warm welcome to the jTeam! 💙

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿? Are you eager to:
🚀 Lead your own research project?
🔬 Mentor psychology students from around the world on topics ranging from social media communication to AI-powered assistance?

Read more ➡️ jrp.pscholars.org/supervisor-a...

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲, 𝗷𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱/𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 🚀 We are happy to announce the jTeam members who will support and collaborate to make the JRP’s world a reality. Stay tuned for updates! jrp.pscholars.org/jrp-team/

jSchool message that wishes happy holidays to everyone.

This holiday season is a great opportunity to remember the memories we’ve built together. It’s been an incredible year for the Junior Researcher Programme, and we have all of you to thank for making it so special!

Happy holidays to everyone, and see you next year! ❄️✨

We invite project proposals from current PhD students and early-career postdocs exploring psychological contributions (social, clinical, health, developmental, political, work/organisational, educational, etc.) to digital media opportunities, challenges & effects.
jrp.pscholars.org/announce-the...

𝗷𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱!

🌐🧠 𝙋𝙨𝙮𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝘿𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝘼𝙜𝙚: 𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡-𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙎𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨.

Digital media and Artificial intelligence are changing the way we live, interact, and work.

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! 👏