🧩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...

Unspeakably excited about this meeting. Already getting emotional about the thought of giving an EPS prize lecture.

Dean D’Souza & I have a PhD position available for a project on parenting knowledge & behaviour in linguistically diverse families. The funding covers fees & stipend for EU & UK. Application deadline is March 3rd. Please share! #cogsci #devsci #psychscisky www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Thanks to the more than *1100* members of the scientific community who have signed the letter to insist that the Royal Society remains true to values that we all hold dear but that Musk FRS has ridden roughshod over. Please keep signing & sharing. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

I’m teaming up with Verbo to offer a FREE online webinar on ‘Supporting Students with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)’ at 15:30 on Tues 25 Feb. A helpful intro for #Teachers #Schoolleaders #SENCOs, #Parents, #Carers #TeachingAssistants! Register: verboapp.co.uk/dld-webinar/ #SLCN #DevLangDis

I'm hiring a post-doc (planned start-date September 2025, for 18 months) on a @leverhulme.bsky.social project into children's perceptual decision-making. Ability to work with children and high analytical ability are essential. Closes 10th March. Pls share! edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

For #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek we’ve made a video for mental health practitioners about Developmental Language Disorder! #DevLangDis affects 7% of ppl, and is over represented in MH settings. We introduce DLD and have tips for making MH support more accessible. Please share! youtu.be/Ko6sFea3v0w?...

JOB ADVERT Associate Professor of Social Psychology at University of Oxford + Fellowship at Christ Church. Can be appointed at Full Professor if suitably qualified. Come and join the best Psychology department there is! @oxexppsy.bsky.social Please share, and apply: tinyurl.com/OxSocialPsych

We’re hiring! We are looking for a postdoc in my lab, childvisionlab.co.uk to study how early vision loss & sight-rescuing treatments shape brain development. Join our Wellcome-funded project using advanced neuroimaging and behavioral methods! Deadline March 1st, start date flexible. t.ly/2Yoel

If you're a non-UK scientist who wants to come to the UK for a postdoc, this year's Newton Fellowships are now open. You'll need a lab to host you (which could be me, but truly, could be any PI, so get in touch with someone you'd like to work with!) royalsociety.org/grants/newto...

Well done Dr. Bahar! And beautiful 🧠 pavlova!

FUNDED PhD POSITIONS: Voice Communication Science (VoCS) is a Marie Curie funded doctoral training network offering 19 PhD positions for Autumn 2025 start. Applications are open! Check out vocs.eu.com for details (and read about my project at UCL here euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/311332)

JOB ALERT: Computational Cognitive Neuroscience Postdoc position in Osaka, Japan! Plus PhD positions for April 2026. PLEASE REPOST! #postdocjobs #neuroskyence #neuroscience #psychscisky #compneurosky We had to re-start the process after our preferred candidate withdrew. Info 👇.

Hope this link works www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

Hello Bluesky community, we’re new here! Cambridge Language Sciences is a virtual interdisciplinary research centre at the University of Cambridge. Follow us to stay updated on all things language sciences – events, funding, research, news, and more. Website: www.languagesciences.cam.ac.uk

The portals for the next EPS Meeting at Lancaster University, 2nd – 4th April, will be opening shortly! To submit for a talk or a poster for this meeting, please use the link below. The portals will open at 10am (UK time) on 20.01.25 and remain open for at least 24 hours. eps.ac.uk/next-meeting/