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The Psychologist January/February 2023: Early Career Researchers: Our world, our challenges, our future.
The British Psychological Society
Catherine Naughtie was part of a team of Early Career Researchers (ECRs) based at the University of Bath who had the opportunity to be guest editors for a special issue The Psychologist, Early career researchers: Our world, our challenges, our future.
This issue is based around the theme: ‘The world we have versus the world we need: What challenges do ECRs currently face, and how could addressing them change our future?’. This edition is split into three separate parts, each of which reflect a different element of the theme.
Trust me, I’m a twin? The importance of balancing positivity and realism for the safe and effective adoption of Digital Twins: Insights from the automotive, aerospace, and marine engineering sectors
Centre for People-Led Digitalisation
Student(s): Ellie Smallwood, Ruth Gibson, Catherine Naughtie
Cohort: Cohort 3
Date: October 01, 2025
Link: View publication
Positive attitudes towards digital twins: participants generally view digital twins positively and think that they could have a positive impact in the near-term.
High levels of trust: Participants reported high levels of trust in digital twins, even for applications that are not currently feasible. This suggests that there may be a tendency for over-trust that organisations should be aware of.
Beware of over-trust: organisations should be aware of potential over-trust in digital twins and ensure that users have realistic expectations of what a Digital Twin can and cannot do. Ways to do this include ‘grounding’ discussions of the Digital Twin in details about its capabilities and how it was developed and validated.