Xinran Du

Xinran Du

PhD Candidate

University of Exeter

Biography

I am a PhD student in psychology at the University of Exeter. Under the supervision of Dr Andrew Livingstone and Dr Anna Adlam, my research focuses on investigating whether the experience of feeling understood by others can help with promoting international students’ wellbeing and social inclusion in UK higher education. I am also interested in Open Science, and currently I am an organiser of ReproducibiliTea Exeter.

Interests
  • Social identity
  • Intergroup relationship
  • Social inclusion
  • Mental health
  • Open Science
Education
  • PhD in Psychology, 2024

    University of Exeter

  • MRes in Psychology, 2020

    University of Manchester

  • BSc in Applied Psychology, 2019

    Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

Skills

Technical
R
Data Analysis
Open Science
Hobbies
Music
Movie
Travel

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Instructor
Coding For Reproducible Research community at University of Exeter
November 2022 – Present Exeter, UK

Deliver “Introduction to R” workshop to PhDs and ECRs.

  • Content includes R basics, data wrangling etc.
  • Facilitate hybrid session, help both in-person and online participants.
 
 
 
 
 
Organiser
ReproducibiliTea Exeter
January 2021 – Present Exeter, UK

Responsibilities include:

  • Organise journal club events among PhDs and ECRs
  • Facilitate discussions on papers about Open Science
  • Deliver workshops on practices for Reproducible Science (e.g., pre-registration)
 
 
 
 
 
Postgraduate Teaching Assistant
University of Exeter
January 2021 – Present Exeter, UK

Help module convenors with teaching. Modules include:

  • Social Psychology Practical
  • Methods and Statistics in Psychology
  • Introduction to Statistics