Dr. Tomasz Witkowski, a well-known psychologist, initially received an invitation in late August to lecture at the 14th Doctoral and Student Conference “Psychodebiuty.” The event, organized by the PRAGMA Psychological Scientific Circle at Jagiellonian University, will take place on November 21\u201322, 2025. Dr. Witkowski planned to discuss his specialization: evidence-based psychology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Tomasz Witkowski is a Polish scientist and the author of popular science books criticizing pseudoscience, including Forbidden Psychology<\/em> and Psychotherapy Without Makeup<\/em>. He\u2019s widely known for his critical stance on psychotherapeutic practices that lack scientific confirmation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A few days ago, however<\/strong>, the psychologist received an email informing him that his lecture was canceled. Stanis\u0142aw Sikorski, the main conference coordinator and President of the PRAGMA Scientific Circle, explained in the email that the decision stemmed from “voices from the academic community.” These concerns reportedly arose after Dr. Witkowski made social media posts regarding transgender individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Crucially, Sikorski emphasized that the organizers “admire the psychologist’s scientific achievements<\/em>” and his “fight against unethical practices<\/em>,” but they ultimately want the conference to be a “safe space for every student<\/a><\/em>.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr. Witkowski spoke with Holistic News<\/em>, underscoring that the controversial Facebook posts only linked to scientific articles and research; consequently, they contained no abusive or offensive opinions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “I merely shared research findings or press publications with a short comment. They remain on Facebook right now. Anyone can check my profile and judge for themselves whether those posts truly attack any group,”<\/em> he asserted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, he notes that his long-held views on gender identity, which he has openly discussed and published for years, are publicly available. Therefore, he stresses that the conference organizers should<\/em> have been aware of them. He also pointed out that his social media content had no connection to his planned presentation, which focused exclusively on psychological research methodology.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOrganizers Cite ‘Academic Community’ in Shock Cancellation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Researcher: Findings Are Not Censorship<\/h2>\n\n\n\n