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Rate My Professor Matthew Hornsey

University of Queensland

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5.08/20/2025

A true inspiration to all who learn.

4.05/21/2025

Makes learning feel effortless and fun.

5.04/30/2025

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Professor Matthew Hornsey is a Professor and ARC Laureate Fellow in the School of Business at the University of Queensland. He earned a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Queensland. His research centers on social psychology, with key themes including the rejection of science, pro-environmental behavior, and intergroup relations. He examines psychological motivations behind climate change skepticism, vaccine hesitancy, conspiracy theories, and prejudice between groups. Hornsey leads the Net Zero Observatory, a multidisciplinary initiative designing strategies to accelerate industry action and community support for decarbonisation. Supported by over 20 external grants, including a $3 million ARC Laureate Fellowship from 2023 to 2028 for the project 'Understanding and overcoming community roadblocks to achieving net-zero,' his work develops models to explain seemingly irrational behaviors and facilitate attitude change.