News, events & discoveries in Psychology at the University of Sydney.

Sydney, New South Wales
Joined December 2018
Congratulations to our Head of School, @BenColagiuri! @UsydPsych benefited from a new strategic plan and direction under your leadership, and we look forward to continued engagement with you and the Brain and Mind Centre.
Congrats to Prof @BenColagiuri on his appointment as Co-Director of the Brain and Mind Centre. An expert in placebo and nocebo effects, he’ll lead #USYD’s flagship multidisciplinary centre for healthier minds and happier lives from February. Read more: srkr.io/6041SJ5
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What if cancer care treated more than the disease — easing distress, “chemo brain” and fear of recurrence? Professor Haryana Dhillon’s global psycho-oncology trials are reshaping support for patients. Learn more about her work: go.sydney.edu.au/jYaket
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PhD Scholarship in Social Psychology! 🧠 Join the ARC-funded RESPECT Against Racism project at @UsydPsych and help develop anti-racist education for schools. sydney.edu.au/scholarships/d…
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Seeking young people (12-17)! My team at Sydney Uni are developing a new mental health tool & we want their help to create it. Bonus - they'll get $50 in gift cards for helping us! Sign up here: redcap.sydney.edu.au/surveys… @growingmindsau @TheKidmanCentre @AACBT_org_au @UsydPsych
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Proud to receive the @ADNeT_Australia Mid-Career Award presented by Ralph Martins at the closing of #ADRF2025! 🥂🎉 A shout out & thanks to my team @HBAProgram_USYD, @ian_hickie @BrainMind_Usyd @UsydPsych @Sydney_Science @CPC_usyd.
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Congratulations to @Prof_Naismith for receiving over $2.9 million from the @ausgov Medical Research Future Fund #MRFF Dementia, Ageing and Aged Care to bring gold-standard memory clinics to regional & rural Australia! @UsydPsych #USYD #LeadershipForGood
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Congratulations to @Sydney_Uni clinical psychology researcher Prof @David_J_Hawes who has been awarded approx. $973,000 in @healthgovau Medical Research Future Fund (#MRFF) Childhood Mental Health Research grant funding to support his trauma research.
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I’m so thrilled to be the new chair of the Sydney Dementia Network @BrainMind_Usyd. Looking forward to working with this wonderful team ✨
⭐The SDN Symposium brought together researchers, clinicians and lived experience across NSW to highlight progress in #Dementia 💐 And Welcome new SDN chair @Muireann_Irish taking over from @leefay_low @ADNeT_Australia @syd_health @Kathy_Refshauge
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Building on her recent article, PhD Candidate Cosette Saunders just spoke to @Jamesologhlin about the #nocebo effect on @ABCaustralia radio! @UsydPsych Listen to a snippet of it below! 📻 ✨
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⭐️ PhD candidate Cosette Saunders wrote a great article for @ConversationEDU discussing the #nocebo effect and how it's relevant to you (e.g., it can be socially transmitted to you through the social media platform you're using right now)! 🤕@UsydPsych theconversation.com/you-can-…
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I might prefer to be published in Nature, but being quoted in Nature may be the next best thing.
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I did an English radio interview at @2ser today about our novel #discriminationresearch in @PNASNews! What do you reckon, would a coin flip influence your behaviour? 🪙 @Sydney_Uni @Sydney_Science @UsydPsych 2ser.com/a-simple-coin-flip-…
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I love my job allows me to advocate for our PhD students. My op-ed in the Australian, in my role as President @GradResearch_au Based on the @uniaus report I co-authored: acgr.edu.au/wp-content/uploa… #raisethestipend
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Come do a PhD with us @UsydPsych @CPU_USYD @Sydney_Science on this ARC-funded project looking at mental imagery and #pain.
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Congratulations to @Prof_Naismith who has been recognised in the 2025 Australia Day Honours list! Prof Naismith is honoured for significant service to neuropsychology, particularly dementia, through medical research and clinical practice @Sydney_Uni @UsydPsych #LeadershipForGood
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Congrats to @Prof_Naismith appointed Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for service to neuropsychology, part. dementia, through medical research and clinical practice. Read -> bit.ly/USYDhonours #LeadershipForGood @Sydney_Science @UsydPsych @HBAProgram_USYD
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Interested in doing a PhD? on mental imagery in #pain? At the University of Sydney? We are recruiting! With project dream team @JulieLinJi, @LSharpeUSYD, Professor Emily Holmes @UsydPsych #PhDposition sydney.edu.au/scholarships/d…
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