Project updates

Once again, we would like to thank you for your kind donations to the project. Your generosity is allowing us to make significant advancements with our research, which we are all thoroughly enjoying pursuing. This is such a promising and interesting area of research, and we hope that our project will have a substantial impact as a result. In this lab note, we wanted to briefly update you on how the project is coming along and on the work we have been doing recently to spread the word about our research goals and preliminary findings.

Junior Researcher Programme Conference (Cambridge, UK)

First, in August 2022, we presented our work at the annual Junior Researcher Programme (JRP) Conference in Cambridge, UK. This conference allowed us to showcase the progress we have been making with our project to approximately 60 other members of the programme (past and present). The presentation was a huge success, with some group members attending in person and others attending virtually, but all equally devoted to communicating the research goals and preliminary findings with clarity and excitement.

 

Team members (from left: Ashleigh, Mathias, Žiga, Alexandra, Tamara online) presenting the research goals and preliminary findings at the Junior Researcher Programme Conference in Cambridge, UK.

Collaboration with Behavioural Economics in Action at Rotman

Second, we would like to thank members of the Behavioural Economics in Action at Rotman (BEAR), particularly Professor Dilip Soman (Director) and Ms Cindy Luo (Project Coordinator), who have supported us to complete the necessary pilot studies in both of our target countries – Slovenia and the UK. The pilot results have yielded meaningful results and allowed us to proceed with launching our main study in April 2023.

International Conference for Psychological Science (Brussels, Belgium)

Third, in March 2023, four members of our team attended the International Conference for Psychological Science (ICPS) in Brussels, Belgium. This is a world-renowned conference organised by the Association for Psychological Science (APS) and is attended by academics and professionals from all areas of psychology. Our project was presented in the form of a poster, led by Mathias Houe Andersen (Aarhus University, Denmark). This was a fantastic opportunity that allowed us to further disseminate our ideas and findings within the wider research community and receive invaluable research feedback that we have collectively discussed and expanded on.

 

Team members (from left: Alexandra, Žiga, Mathias, Ashleigh) presenting the research goals and preliminary findings at the International Conference for Psychological Science in Brussels, Belgium.

Overall, we are extremely pleased with the way the project is progressing and are looking forward to launching our main study in April 2023. There are exciting times ahead as we are seeking more opportunities in which to communicate our findings and generate interest in this important area of research.

Thank you for your support.