@gambichiara.bsky.social and are hosting a collaborative workshop on understanding the role of reward in language learning on June 17th at UCL.

A pretty special afternoon at the House of Lords. I had a chance to speak to about our work on reading enjoyment, and why we should focus on states of motivation. I'm really grateful to the Reading Agency for the invitation.

My professorial inaugural lecture is on June 17th, 5-6PM Tickets are free (obviously!). If you are in London and can make it, I would love to see you! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/professor-...

It's always nerve-wracking when someone attempts to replicate your findings. So I'm very excited to see this exciting paper by Adam Parker, replicating our findings of enjoyment links to comprehension, and using eye tracking to gain insight into mechanism! doi.org/10.1038/s442...

comments by me and others on new study in BMJ on brain stimulation as intervention for #autism. I’m dubious www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-react...

Exciting news! The @yorkpsychology.bsky.social are recruiting 3 new ART (research and teaching) lecturers! One role will be prioritised for cognitive, affective and/or social neuroscience. #neuroskyence #cognition #psychscisky #neurojobs

Looking forward to this!

Absolutely gutted by the recent UKRI MRC rejection, with review scores of 5,5, and 6 (out of 6). I don't really know what we could have done. Hours of work by me, my co-leads, and importantly, our stakeholders, including parents, teachers and SENCOs.

Please tell friends & colleagues about our unique course “Genetics & Neurobiology of Language” July 27-Aug 3 2026. Expert tutors, interactive talks, panel discussions, all in a beautiful setting. Scholarships available: meetings.cshl.edu/courses.aspx... @cshlnews.bsky.social @cshlbanbury.bsky.social

The University College London will host the 2026 Child Language Symposium from July 6 to 7. They invite empirical, theoretical, or methodological work in a wide variety of areas revolving around language acquisition. Submissions are due February 10th. Read more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...

Would have been good to have added an apology for the lack of comms so far this year, particularly for those that submitted grants to UKRI applicant-led funding streams in Sept 2025, as these are highly unlikely to be funded (www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...)

I - and I am sure many others - poured hours into our grant application last summer. These are not straightforward applications involving one group, as there are many researchers, patients, families and educators involved .. Hearing this makes me feel all our time was wasted.

Some of us from the UK's Specific Learning Difficulties Network @sldnetwork.bsky.social have shared our views on the new Delphi definition of dyslexia onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/..., special thanks to Kinga Morsanyi @kmorsanyi.bsky.social for pulling it together so nicely!

Child Language Symposia is an international conference that brings together scholars working on all aspects of child language development. It will be hosted by UCL in London on 6–7 July 2026. The call for abstracts is now open! tinyurl.com/ye6kpxmy

We're looking for great students interested in language processing and cognitive development in fNIRS. We use HD-DOT / fNIRS and eyetracking to understand how infants develop. If interested see the scheme and please get in touch.

🧩Learning to talk & read isn’t just about effort or teaching—it’s shaped by biology, experience & context 🧠Our new review links genetics, neuroscience, psychology & education to show why some children find language or reading easier. 📖 doi.org/10.31234/osf... 🖼️genes→brain→cognition→behaviour 🧵👇

October is an exciting month - it includes Dyslexia Awareness week (#DAW25), ADHD Awareness Month, and DLD Awareness Day - and I thought it was a great time to raise awareness of #neurodiversity - and talk about a new project thats close to my heart..

This Thursday (Oct 2nd) @hannahhobson.bsky.social is presenting @radld.bsky.social's @deevybee.bsky.social lecture on camouflaging in #DevLangDis. Don't miss it. Recording tickets also available. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-2025-d... #DLDday

We’re hiring! We’re looking for two RAs to study neuroplasticity in sight loss, sight rescue and development in children and adults @ucl.ac.uk using a wide range of neuroimaging and behavioral methods. Please help spread the word! Apply by 16 Oct! t.ly/q3aYe #neurojobs #NeuroSkyence

A birthday is a good time to reflect! To mark SPM @ 30, this month's issue of Cerebral Cortex features deeply insightful commentaries on neuroimaging analysis from Ed Bullmore, Peter Bandettini, Peter Fox, Pedro Valdes-Sosa, Klaas Enno Stephan, Viktor Jirsa, et al [1/2] academic.oup.com/cercor/issue

It’s not just what you read—it’s whether you chose to read it. In our new paper out at QJEP 🎉 we show that: 👉 Having a choice over what you read makes reading more enjoyable 👉 …and makes people willing to pay more for books

Excited to see this paper out! Led by @charlie-wiltshire.bsky.social and @kateewatkins.bsky.social

📣 New job alert! I'm looking for a 2-year research assistant for a project on word learning from childhood to adulthood. Come and join us in lovely York! Please RT 🙏 @yorkpsychology.bsky.social jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...

Connect with the Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) community on BlueSky with our #DevLangDis start pack. go.bsky.app/FMV4dou If you're not listed and think you should be, then message us. Help us reach a bigger audience by sharing this post also

We're keen to better understand issues of #Equality, #diversity and #inclusivity in #opensource. Please could you spare a few moments to help us by completing this survey? run.pavlovia.org/pavlovia/sur...

Looking forward to #NDAS2025. My lab will be presenting some of our work on motivation in neurodivergence!

Tenure-Track Research Fellowships are open for applications at @astonpress.bsky.social - if you're interested in child health/ child development/ developmental neuroscience, check us out here: www.aston.ac.uk/research/hls... we're a friendly bunch so pls get in touch with any qns ❤️📚🥦🏥🏫❣️

#autism #devlangdis #ADHD #neurodiversity #neurodivergent #SLPeeps #psychology #BlueSkySpeechies #AHP

Lack of female-only research, but also lack of representation of women in mixed trials, and even less sex-disaggregated analysis when women are included. Lots of work still to do @messagetgi.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

I'm very excited about this free workshop as part of BPS Developmental Psychology Section's conference. f/t @jakketamminen.bsky.social! Still a few days left to submit your work!

Deadline for the @bpsdevsection.bsky.social Annual Conference has been extended! Submit by the 29th April! We look forward to welcoming you @royalholloway.bsky.social for a free day of workshops on the 9th Sept, followed by two days of great talks the 10-11th Sept! www.bps.org.uk/event/develo...

⏰ Deadline Monday (28th) for @unibirmingham.bsky.social & @unileiden.bsky.social Computational Social Cognition summer school. Don't miss keynotes by Matthew Rushworth, @dianatamir.bsky.social & @davidamodio.bsky.social www.compsoccog.com ⬇️ Only text response questions in the short application:

My abstract is submitted, but is yours? All ECRs, PGRs and #Psychology students welcome to attend and present at the BPS #Developmental Conference 2025 on 10th-11th September Applications open until 22nd April: www.bps.org.uk/event/develo... @bpsdevsection.bsky.social @bpseastmids.bsky.social

Interested in curiosity and metacognition in childhood and adolescence? Join us at Cardiff University (UK) for a Postdoc position in an international collaboration with @yanafandakova.bsky.social (Germany) and @pyoudeyer.bsky.social (France). Please repost! #DevPsych #PsychSciSky #neuroskyence

Open Access UCL Research: Cognitive Reappraisal Reduces Academic Anxiety in University Students With Dyslexia discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...

Applications are open for a #psychology #postgrad #reseachfunding opportunity for £7,922.50 and a 13-week fellowship from to support the creation of materials for MPs with POST ! 💻🧑‍🎓 #PhD #research #fellowship @bpsofficial.bsky.social #POST If you're interested apply by 4th May: shorturl.at/Mk8EI

Really excited to share this paid opportunity for advisory editors to help us stay abreast of autistic community priorities while we in turn provide professional development for ECRs

📢 Calling all DLD researchers! Got a study on DLD? Feature your research in our monthly email & connect with 400+ E-DLD members! Boost visibility | Make an impact Super easy! Just 2 short forms & ethics approval. Ready? Visit our website 🔗 www.engage-dld.com/information-... #DevLangDis

Interested in doing a PhD with myself, @gambichiara.bsky.social or @mmrobinson93.bsky.social ? Just 10 days left to apply

In time for World #Book Day! Our new paper, led by Hannah Jones, suggests that adults with #dyslexia find #reading enjoyable. However, they are less #motivated to continue reading. doi.org/10.1002/dys.... We speculate why (and why it matters) in our blog: www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/when...

I'm looking for someone with neuroimaging experience to join my lab for a year - please do repost! www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

Hear from our prize winners and our keynote speakers Prof Gaia Scerif and @angelicaronald.bsky.social at our Annual Conference at Royal Holloway, University of London

Delighted to announce the 2025 winners of the @bpsdevsection.bsky.social awards! Congratulations to Prof Cecilia Essau for winning the Distinguished Contribution Award, @lmcguire.bsky.social for winning the Margaret Donaldson Prize, and Prof Emily Farran for winning the Impact and Engagement Award!

Check out IJLCD's annual winter lecture by fantastic @cristinamckean and @paulinefrizelle: youtube.com/watch?v=0z_c... What makes language interventions work - exploring the active ingredients @susanebbels.bsky.social @salonikrishnan.bsky.social @telllab.bsky.social @emmapagnamenta.bsky.social

Please consider completing this student #psychology project - literally only 5 mins must be on a laptop. research.sc/participant/...

Exciting opportunities for talented early career researchers to lead an independent group at their Max Planck Institute of choice. The @maxplanck.de Lise Meitner Excellence Programme is designed to attract & promote exceptional female scientists. Apply before April 8th: www.mpg.de/lise-meitner... 🧪

How can learning environments be optimised for bilingual children? Hear from Dr Bonnie Wing-Yin Chow @ucl.ac.uk on March 25th, in the next Multilingualism and diversity seminar. Book your place!

3.5 year PhD studentship in cognitive computational neuroscience open in my MSN lab, @thechbh.bsky.social, co-supervised with @selmalugtmeijer.bsky.social & @simonlittle.bsky.social. Deadline 23rd March. Only open to UK candidates. More details here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project... Pls repost

I'm looking for someone with neuroimaging experience to join my lab for a year - please do repost! www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

Signature tally now closing in on 3000. Please keep discussing, sharing and signing to put as much pressure on the Royal Society to respond as possible. forms.gle/AuYvuWqytx8K...