Predicting support or a lack thereof: How do policymakers navigate the highly polarised public policy space?
Jelka Stojanov is a DPhil (PhD) candidate at the Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford and an Applied Behavioural Scientist at the Center for Policy Innovation. Her research centres around the question of how group membership, social context, and (meta-)stereotypes disrupt different psychological processes, primarily emotion perception and empathy. She is equally […]
Framing equality: The role of choice framing on attitudes towards progressive taxation
Silvia Filippi is a first-year PhD student in Psychological Sciences at the University of Padua. Her main research interests are economic inequality and wealth redistribution. Specifically, her project focuses on the role of linguistic frames in shaping people’s attitudes towards progressive taxation and tax compliance. She is also interested in topics related to gender equality, collaborating with Utrecht […]
An intersectional lens to the theory of planned behaviour
Sanne Verra is a PhD candidate at the Department of Interdisciplinary Social Science at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. Her PhD aims to understand how multiple, time-varying, interlinked environmental conditions, in interaction with individual factors, contribute to socioeconomic inequalities in health and health behaviours. Sanne has a background in European Public Health and Public Policy and Human Development […]
Call for Testimonials
Since 2011, JRP has helped many people kick-start their career in research, sparked collaborations, and created long-lasting friendships. Share what the JRP has done for you and inspire young researchers from all over the world to apply for the programme. Take us with you through your JRP journey, tell us about your project or a […]
Seminar series
The JRP network is extensive and includes people with diverse backgrounds, but we’re all united by our love for research. We are committed to providing opportunities for promoting the exchange of knowledge and would like to take advantage of and appreciate the expertise/accomplishments of the Alumni network. That’s why we decided to launch a seminar […]
Introducing the Mentoring System
The JRP is a programme which encourages the exchange of skills and experience between like-minded people. We aim to create an atmosphere where people can learn from each other and do research together. In 2020, we launched a Mentoring System, which allows alumni to stay involved with the JRP and pass their knowledge and expertise […]
Interview: JRP Alumni publish study judges’ knowledge of eyewitness testimony
Ludvig Daae Bjørndal and Lucy McGill share first authorship on a study about Norwegian judges’ knowledge of eyewitness testimony recently published in Psychiatry, Psychology and Law. Supervised by University of Oslo professors Tim Brennen and Svein Magnussen, they conducted the study along with their JRP supervisor, Renan Saraiva. and two of their fellow team members, […]
Introducing the jSchool 2021 theme: Inequality
We’re excited to announce the jSchool 2021 theme: Inequality: Behavioural science to confront systemic and social barriers. All jSchool 2021 projects feature topics that are related to this theme. This year, the JRP is looking for projects that specifically focus on behaviour and decision- making within and between diverse populations, with a specific focus on […]
Apply now to become a 2021-22 Research Supervisor! (Applications closed)
Are you a PhD student or postdoc interested in gaining experience leading your own research? Do you have a project in mind that you would love to run in an international research setting? Are you interested in working with psychology students from around the world on the topic of inequalities? The JRP is currently looking […]
JRP Research featured in popular American economics news programme
Six months after JRP members’ 19-country replication study of Prospect theory was published in Nature Human Behaviour, it is still part of the discussion on loss aversion. In an interview with the syndicated American economics news programme Marketplace, JRP Executive Director Kai Ruggeri explains why we avoid risks when it comes to gains but are […]