@marcsinstitute.bsky.social
The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development is an interdisciplinary research institute of Western Sydney University.
www.westernsydney.edu.au/marcs
@marcsinstitute.bsky.social📅 30 Nov: • Understanding the mastery of multiple languages and dialects: A computational approach – Paola Escudero
@marcsinstitute.bsky.social📆 31 Oct: • PhD in Speech & Language Processing – Mark Antoniou • Motivation & engagement in residential aged care – Celia Harris • Comparing the effects of familiarity & novelty in ageing – Celia Harris • How the brain recognises & remembers during active visual exploration – Tijl Grootswagers
@marcsinstitute.bsky.social📢 Research project scholarships available for HDR candidates! Stipends and other benefits provided. Applications close 31 Oct & 30 Nov 2026. MARCS research projects listed in the comments. 👇 🔗https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/schools/grs/scholarships/current @westernsydneyu.bsky.social
@oliviamaurice.bsky.socialReposted by @marcsinstitute.bsky.social📢 New preprint now available!
I’m excited to share that a new manuscript from my #PhD #research is now available as a #preprint on Research Square! 🎓🧠
🔗 Read it here: lnkd.in/gwUpDgse
@celiaharris.bsky.social @marcsinstitute.bsky.social @abicommlab.bsky.social
#Multilingualism #Ageing #Cognition
@tgro.bsky.socialReposted by @marcsinstitute.bsky.social🧠 Fully funded PhD Opportunity: how the brain recognises & remembers during active visual exploration. @marcsinstitute.bsky.social, Australian domestic applicants only. Closes 31 Oct 2026. Details & apply: tijl.github.io/phdscholarsh...
@marcsinstitute.bsky.social📢 Applications now open for 2027 MARCS International Visiting Scholar Program!
• 5 × AUD$3,000 scholarships for PhD students
• 4 × AUD$4,000 scholarships for Postdocs/Academics
• Visits of 1–3 months before the end of 2027
Applications close: 1 November 2026
👉 Apply: tinyurl.com/ApplyVisitin...
@marcsinstitute.bsky.socialSharing this uplifting piece on ageing well by MARCS alumna, @oliviamaurice.bsky.social
Rather than asking, "How can we live longer?", Olivia invites us to ask a different question: "How do we age well?"
@marcsinstitute.bsky.socialMARCS staff and students came together this week to celebrate our newest #ARC #FutureFellows 2026 – @celiaharris.bsky.social & @tgro.bsky.social! 🏆
It was also an opportunity to recognise everyone who submitted an application this round, as well as the many people who helped along the way. ✨🍕
@marcsinstitute.bsky.socialMARCS hosted the Advances in the #Cognition of #Music & #Language Symposium last week, exploring connections between music, language & the brain. Thank you to all our speakers, chairs, discussants, and participants for the #interdisciplinary perspectives and rich discussions.
@marcsinstitute.bsky.social🏆 Congratulations to our 2026 #ARC #FutureFellows, Dr Tijl Grootswagers & Prof Celia Harris!
@tgro.bsky.social – 'Seeing by Choice: How the Brain Recognises and Remembers in a Digital World’.
@celiaharris.bsky.social – ‘Beyond Reminiscence: Benefits of Familiarity vs. Novelty for Older People’.
