Excited to say that Hypatia has secured a second round of funding thanks to the @wellcometrust.bsky.social 💫 This milestone allows us to build the technology and team and conduct validation efforts across the UK and Australia to bridge the ecosystems.

Young children usually understand more words than they can say: a “comprehension–production gap”. In a new study, we found that children with Williams syndrome (WS) have a unique profile: their gap is significantly reduced compared to other groups. 🧵 #LanguageDevelopment #WilliamsSyndrome #devpsyc

Amazing work @teodorynikolov.bsky.social and Hana D' Souza! Congratulations 🎉

Curious about the human ability to extract regularities from sensory input (i.e., “statistical learning”) and individual differences therein? #CognitiveScience #Learning Our #Consensus paper presents the collective insights of 27 researchers worldwide 🌎 💬 🌍 💬 🌏 💬: 🔗 doi.org/10.31234/osf...

Our fantastic PhD student, Charlotte, will be running the Cardiff Half Marathon this October to help raise money for the amazing local charity, Seren Dwt 🌟

Early last week, Cardiff Babylab hosted LFRAZ, a free two day workshop, in collaboration with Université PSL & The Prairie Institute. Thanks to Niveen, @catiamoliveira.bsky.social and @sofiahryniv.bsky.social for running the sessions!

Cardiff Babylab is excited to launch a new, remote study for medical and allied health professionals in the UK! We are inviting professionals to give their thoughts on integrating wearable head cameras into their practice. Find out more: www.cardiff-babylab.com/tinyexplorer...

Such a lovely way to return to work after annual leave! Thank you @lcicd.bsky.social for organising such a welcoming event!

Excited to be working with @catiamoliveira.bsky.social and Niveen Omar to deliver this workshop next month!

Dr Liz Gregory has launched the Pledge for Babies, a vital step in making sure babies’ voices are at the forefront of decisions in policy, services and society. The first 1000 days matter – and today, we’re pledging to protect them. #First1000Days

Had so much fun today celebrating World Down Syndrome Day! #worlddownayndromeday #wdsd2025

Join our upcoming Babylab event to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day, 2025 With an exciting schedule in the works, the event is open to students, trainees, staff, and the wider community - please register to help us with planning! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... We can’t wait to see you there!

@bpsofficial.bsky.social would you share our video, made with clinicians and ppl with lived experience, about how mental health practitioners can make therapy more accessible for ppl with Developmental Language Disorder? Made for #childrensmentalhealthweek ! :) youtu.be/Ko6sFea3v0w?...

Test-retest paper out! This one has been some time in the works (thanks to other co-authors for bearing with me as I moved institutions and then went on maternity leave). With @olijrobinson.bsky.social, Katrina Tan, Hoda Tromblee and Michelle Wing. doi.org/10.5334/cpsy...

New on the Baby Blog - The ripple effect of early sleep: how childhood sleep patterns shape vocabulary, academic, and mental health outcomes by Catia M. Oliveira, Amy Atkinson, Michelle St Clair, Gareth Gaskell & Lisa Henderson infantstudies.org/the-ripple-e... #infantstudies #Research

Happy New Year from the Cardiff Babylab! 🎊 We recently had the pleasure of following up with some of our wonderful participants from a few years back. A big thank you to everyone who has given their time to support our research. We can’t wait to work with all our wonderful families in 2025!

I think the last single author publication I had was my thesis, but in any case, here's another. An integrated framework for the learning, recognition and interpretation of words. 100% Gaskell, for better or for worse: doi.org/10.1177/1747...