Welcome to the PsySci Lab!

The objective of the PsySci (Psychology of Science) Lab is to better understand what drives the gulf between scientific consensus about facts and public acceptance of those facts. Embedded in the University of Amsterdam’s faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, we study attitudes to science across topics, individuals, and countries.

Click here (2018) and here (2024) for two of the lab’s key publications discussing various approaches to understanding attitudes towards science.

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Defense of Vukasin is coming up!

adminFeb 17, 20251 min read

Vukasin has finished his dissertation and will publicly defend it on February 19, 2025. More information can be found here. Congratulations Vukasin!

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PSYDISC SYMPOSIUM

adminJan 30, 20251 min read

Last week Bastiaan organized a symposium on psychological distance to science and trust, for which he invited academics from various disciplines as well as professionals working in science communication. The…

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Defense of Bojana is coming up!

adminDec 18, 20241 min read

Bojana has finished her dissertation and will publicly defend it on January 23, 2025. More information can be found here. Congratulations Bojana!

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New paper in Nature Human Behaviour

adminAug 26, 20241 min read

New paper co-led by Bojana is now out in Nature Human Behaviour! Across 27 countries, a team of 46 researchers tested scientific consensus messages on climate change across various audiences. It…

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New paper on trust in scientists

adminJun 6, 20241 min read

Do people trust scientists? Do people trust some scientists more than others? How do social evaluations (e.g., perceptions of competence, morality) shape trust? New publication led by Vukasin in PLOS…

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