Academia

Being a Minoritized Early Career Researcher in Political Psychology

For the ISPP ECC virtual event titled “Minoritized Early Career Researchers’ Perspectives and Experiences in Political Psychology,” one moderator and three panellists—all Early Career Researchers (ECRs) with intersectional minoritized identities—came together to discuss their experiences in academia, the barriers they face, and future projections to make political psychology a more inclusive field. This blog post summarises the discussion from the event held on May 8, 2024.

Beyond kindness: A proposal for the flourishing of science and scientists

We argue that many of the crises currently afflicting science can be associated with a present failure of science to sufficiently embody its own values. Here, we propose a response beyond mere crisis resolution based on the observation that an …

Improving evidence-based practice through preregistration of applied research: Barriers and recommendations

Preregistration is the practice of publicly publishing plans on central components of the research process before access to, or collection, of data. Within the context of the replication crisis, open science practices like preregistration have been …

Top tips for navigating your career: The Hidden Curriculum

We summarize our career advice on everything from writing effectively and giving a stellar presentation to writing a CV and negotiating a job offer.

Volunteerism has gone too far!

I have volunteered for many initiatives and was always happy to do so. Recently I started to realize that being able to volunteer is a privileged position to be in. To be truly fair and allow all enthusiasts to join an initiative we have to rethink …