The dangers of being ‘the expert’
We need experts, perhaps now more than ever. Climate change, global pandemics, vegan sausage rolls… in fact, all the major challenges we...
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- Sep 4, 2018
- 4 min
Poster Perfection
This is the latest in the blog series co-authored by myself and the wonderful Sue Fletcher-Watson. After a brief hiatus we are back with...
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- Apr 10, 2018
- 8 min
Bringing home the bacon: how to budget a grant application
Sue Fletcher-Watson and I are continuing our blog series of advice to newly-fledged researchers by focusing on the challenges of costing...
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- Feb 28, 2018
- 3 min
Crushed by the ivory tower – a personal account of mental health in academia
The tone was set on my first day at university. After a tough year of sitting exams to get the grades required to be admitted to a...
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- Feb 6, 2018
- 7 min
It’s a jungle out there: bagging a post-doc job
The incomparable Sue Fletcher-Watson and I continue our intermittent blog series on academic life today, this time focusing on the...
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- Dec 15, 2017
- 6 min
Don’t rule the lab with an iron fist: tips for effective lab management
This is the latest in our semi-regular (trying to be regular) blog series, with the indomitable Sue Fletcher-Watson. The practical skills...
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- Nov 17, 2017
- 3 min
Catching up with the Internet Era: Online data collection for researchers
In the world we humans spend a great deal of time connected to the internet, this is especially true for younger people – who are growing...
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- Nov 6, 2017
- 4 min
Are early interventions effective?
Early years interventions can seem a particularly powerful way to forestall developmental difficulties. The wide-ranging evidence that...
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- Sep 7, 2017
- 7 min
The Dos and Don’ts of PhD supervision
Myself and Sue Fletcher-Watson (you know, the fabulously clever one…) have been putting our minds to a series of blog posts, attempting...
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- Jul 11, 2017
- 3 min
The weather and the brain – using new methods to understand developmental disorders
The latest article was written by our brilliant lab member Danyal Akarca. It describes some of his MPhil research which aims to explore...
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- Jul 5, 2017
- 2 min
Data-driven subtyping of behavioural problems associated with ADHD in children
Over 20% of children will experience some problems with learning during their schooling that can have a negative impact on their academic...
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- Jun 21, 2017
- 6 min
Reviewer 2 is not your nemesis – how to revise and resubmit
This is a blog piece is written with Sue Fletcher-Watson, a colleague of supreme wisdom and tact, ideally qualified for this particular...
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- May 2, 2017
- 7 min
Think you’re your own harshest critic? Try peer review…
Our latest blog post is written by me with the wonderful Sue Fletcher-Watson, a colleague whose intellectual excellence is only exceeded...
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- Feb 22, 2017
- 5 min
Brain Training: Placebo effects, publication bias, small sample sizes… and what we do next?
Over the past decade the young field of cognitive training – sometimes referred to as ‘brain training’ – has expanded rapidly. In our lab...
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- Feb 14, 2017
- 2 min
The connectome goes to school
Children learn an incredible amount whilst at school. Many fundamental skills that typical adults perform effortlessly like reading and...
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- Oct 11, 2016
- 1 min
Science Podcasts
Downloadable radio programmes, called podcasts, have been around since the first bricklike iPods in the early 2000s. Thanks to global...
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- Sep 21, 2016
- 3 min
The developmental cognitive neuroscience of the Great British Bake-off – Part II
The days are getting shorter, leaves are starting to fall, and a new season of the Great British Bake Off is upon us. We watched as this...
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- Aug 16, 2016
- 2 min
Darling, the kids are out RAM!
Working memory, the ability to hold things in mind and manipulate them, is very important for children and is closely linked to their...
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- Jul 4, 2016
- 3 min
OHBM 2016 – Impressions and Perspectives
I had the immense privilege to attend the annual meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM) in Geneva last week. OHBM is...
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- Jun 8, 2016
- 2 min
A single-gene disorder affects brain organisation
Many children struggle with learning particular skills despite good access to learning opportunities. For instance, some children...
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