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We need experts, perhaps now more than ever. Climate change, global pandemics, vegan sausage rolls… in fact, all the major challenges we...

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...

Sue Fletcher-Watson and I are continuing our blog series of advice to newly-fledged researchers by focusing on the challenges of costing...

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...

The incomparable Sue Fletcher-Watson and I continue our intermittent blog series on academic life today, this time focusing on the...

This is the latest in our semi-regular (trying to be regular) blog series, with the indomitable Sue Fletcher-Watson. The practical skills...

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...

Early years interventions can seem a particularly powerful way to forestall developmental difficulties. The wide-ranging evidence that...

Myself and Sue Fletcher-Watson (you know, the fabulously clever one…) have been putting our minds to a series of blog posts, attempting...

The latest article was written by our brilliant lab member Danyal Akarca. It describes some of his MPhil research which aims to explore...

Over 20% of children will experience some problems with learning during their schooling that can have a negative impact on their academic...

This is a blog piece is written with Sue Fletcher-Watson, a colleague of supreme wisdom and tact, ideally qualified for this particular...

Our latest blog post is written by me with the wonderful Sue Fletcher-Watson, a colleague whose intellectual excellence is only exceeded...

Over the past decade the young field of cognitive training – sometimes referred to as ‘brain training’ – has expanded rapidly. In our lab...

Children learn an incredible amount whilst at school. Many fundamental skills that typical adults perform effortlessly like reading and...

Downloadable radio programmes, called podcasts, have been around since the first bricklike iPods in the early 2000s. Thanks to global...

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...

Working memory, the ability to hold things in mind and manipulate them, is very important for children and is closely linked to their...

I had the immense privilege to attend the annual meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM) in Geneva last week. OHBM is...

Many children struggle with learning particular skills despite good access to learning opportunities. For instance, some children...