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Join the Global Crises Project: An International Call for Collaborators
Behaviour in Crisis Lab at Jagiellonian University invites researchers from around the world to join the Global Crises Project, a large-scale international research initiative conducted in collaboration with the Centre for the Politics of Feelings at Royal Holloway, University of London, and affiliated with the Psychological Science Accelerator (PSA).
Researchers interested in participating are invited to submit an expression of interest by 31 October 2026.
Researchers interested in participating are invited to submit an expression of interest by 31 October 2026.
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Nothing About Us Without Us. A Meeting Around the Book by Prof. Małgorzata Michel "Juveniles in the Pedagogy of Stanisław Jedlewski. (Un)Closed Reflections"
29.01.2026
On January 21, at the Institute of Pedagogy of the Jagiellonian University, a book promotion event was held for the publication by Dr hab. Małgorzata Michel, Prof. JU, entitled "Juveniles in the Pedagogy of Stanisław Jedlewski. (Un)Closed Reflections" (Kraków: Jagiellonian University Press, 2025). The meeting created a space for a multi-voiced, interdisciplinary debate on juveniles, social rehabilitation, and institutional responsibility, with the participation of invited guests and—most importantly—young people from a juvenile detention center.
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Dr hab. Katarzyna Jaśko, Prof. UJ, named a laureate of the NAWA Bekker Programme 2025
27.01.2026
The Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) has announced the list of applications awarded funding under the Bekker NAWA 2025 program. Among the scholarship recipients is Dr hab. Katarzyna Jaśko, Prof. UJ, from the Institute of Psychology at the Jagiellonian University and a member of the Behaviour in Crisis Lab team. The Bekker Scholarship Program is one of NAWA’s flagship initiatives.
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BiC Lab weekly meeting: Understanding and countering climate misinformation
27.01.2026
We invite you to the weekly research meeting of the Behaviour in Crisis Lab. The next open meeting will be led by Dr Gabriela Czarnek, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Psychology of the Jagiellonian University. The meeting, held both online and on-site, will focus on understanding and countering climate misinformation.
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Methodological workshops: AI in Social and Health Research
16.01.2026
We invite you to attend two methodological workshops on the use of AI in analysis of free textual data and on AI in qualitative research. Workshops are led by Paulina Bondaronek, PhD, Senior Research Fellow from University College London (UK). The workshops will be conducted in English.
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The brain protects identity: why are we reluctant to change our beliefs?
16.01.2026
Confrontation with counterarguments does not always lead to a change of mind - sometimes it even reinforces existing beliefs. As shown by the results of research conducted by the Behaviour in Crisis Lab, led by Professor Małgorzata Kossowska and published in an article in Scientific Reports, both political and non-political beliefs are linked to neural systems responsible for maintaining a coherent sense of self. It is precisely these mechanisms that make changing one’s views so difficult.
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