The JRP does not end at the JRP conference. Participants officially join the Alumni Network, which is an active, connected, and open community. Thesis advice, PhD applications, academia vs. industry: alumni have been where you are and want to help. Once you are JRP, you are always part of it. ๐
Every summer, jSchool starts in Siena. The research projects start taking shape!
In Winter, we all head to Vienna for jMeeting. Itโs a great chance to share updates.
The following summer, jGlobal and JRPC take place in Cambridge.
Application process for students will start soon. Stay tuned! ๐
๐ฏ๐ด ๐ท๐๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐. ๐ฏ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐. ๐ฎ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐. ๐ญ๐ฌ,๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ณ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐. ๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ฟ. ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฎ-๐ฎ๐ฏ. ๐ โจ The JRP is an international research school that pairs students with PhD candidates and early-career postdocs. See our jBriefing below๐ #AcademicSky
jMeeting 2026 has concluded! This yearโs jMeeting has been filled with incredible learning experiences, and allowed brilliant researchers from across the world to connect in one place! ๐
Weโll all miss you, Vienna ๐
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 ๐
jMeeting 2026 has officially started! ๐ Day 1 brings us to the 5th PhD Academy โ VDS CoBeNe Annual Doctoral Conference at the lovely ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ป๐ฎ, where our Junior Researchers, Supervisors, and Alumni are enjoying the lectures and presentations at the poster session! ๐งโ๐ซ
Research suggests that using a foreign language leads to decisions based on outcomes ๐, whereas native language leads to decisions based on rules โ๏ธ. Supervisor Yliana V. Rodrรญguez and our team are examining if this effect impacts policy decision-makers. More: jrp.pscholars.org/yliana-rodri...
๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ-๐ฎ๐ฒ! On 16 February, our Supervisors and Junior Researchers will take part in the poster session at the 5th PhD Academy โ VDS CoBeNe Annual Doctoral Conference at the University of Vienna.
๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ท๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ: ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐น๐ฒ๐ณ๐!โฐ 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.
โฐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐! 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
๐ Apply now: jrp.pscholars.org/jschool-2026/
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐๐ฅ๐ฃ ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ? Tabea Hoffmann was a Supervisor and shares her experience: "It was really rewarding. I had a team of seven students, Bachelorโs and Masterโs, and they were so talented and highly motivated". ๐ Supervisor applications close tomorrow. #AcademicSky #PhDSky
โณ ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ณ๐! 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.
๐ Apply here: cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
#academicsky
Find more information at jrp.pscholars.org/jschool-2026/
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฅ๐ฃ ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ? 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.
โณ 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, ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐ค๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐รผ๐ง๐ญ๐, is assessing if these findings occur in the context of social media.
More: jrp.pscholars.org/markus-tunte...
๐๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฑ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ? 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! ๐ฏ
๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ Leopold Roth, together with junior researchers, is assessing if, across countries, people who feel more tired ๐ด 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...
๐๐น๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐น๐ฒ๐ณ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐! 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. ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ธ: cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ: Kristof Keidel and his team are investigating how decisions can change depending on their time frame ๐.
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ: 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...
๐ฆ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฅ๐ฃ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ? Time is ticking and it wonโt wait forever!โฐ The application deadline is 23:59 CET on Tuesday, 10th February 2026.
๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ธ: cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: jrp.pscholars.org/jschool-2026/
๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ: Supervisor Dilan Yรผcel, 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-...
๐ข ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ! The application deadline for JRP Supervisors is 23:59 CET on Tuesday, 10th February 2026.
๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ธ: cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/.../SV_cuOzY...
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: jrp.pscholars.org/jschool-2026/
Looking forward to receive your application!๐
๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ: ๐ ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฒ! ๐ฒ
We introduce the team led by David Grรผning!
Meet the Team:
David Grรผning, Santiago Grandas Forero, Timon Wnendt, Nina Ehmann, Varunavi Gnana Ganesh, Leon ลฝuลพek, Jรผlide Erdoฤan
jrp.pscholars.org/david-grunin...
New year, new beginnings in the JRP journey! โจ 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! ๐
๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ? Are you eager to:
๐ Lead your own research project?
๐ฌ Mentor psychology students from around the world on topics ranging from social media communication to AI-powered assistance?
Read more โก๏ธ jrp.pscholars.org/supervisor-a...
๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ, ๐ท๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ/๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ We are happy to announce the jTeam members who will support and collaborate to make the JRPโs 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 weโve built together. Itโs 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! โ๏ธโจ
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...
