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International Congress of Infant Studies@infantstudies.bsky.social · last mo.

Chai et al. (2026) find a devtal shift towards less gestural & more verbal strategies for initiating interaction ➡️ show key role of gaze & obj-oriented action in early interaction & adaptability of communicative strategies in mum-child exchanges #infancypapers onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

1/4 Great week at #ICIS2026 in Panama City, Panama! It was wonderful to catch up with colleagues, meet new people, and both share and hear about latest research.

Members of the BLoCKS team—Barbara Zapior, Kelsey Frewin and Jade Archer—from the Developmental Dynamics Lab, @ddpsyuea.bsky.social, presented their research at the International Congress of Infant Studies (ICIS) in Panama City! 🌎 #ICIS2026 #InfantDevelopment #DevelopmentalPsychology

Join us tomorrow, Tuesday 7th July 9:00-10:30am at #ICIS2026 in Panama! Our symposium 1.6 with @elenacaltmann.bsky.social, Caroline Beech, Ori Ossmy, and @kelseyfrewin.bsky.social will discuss "Infants' categorization in naturalistic conditions". See you there!🧠

Fully funded PhD supervised by me and Naomi Sweller: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Funded PhD: Bringing high-density fNIRS into developmental science: The neural correlates of early executive functions and the mediating role of parent-child interaction at University of Bristol on Fi...

PhD Project - Funded PhD: Bringing high-density fNIRS into developmental science: The neural correlates of early executive functions and the mediating role of parent-child interaction at University of...

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Summerschool 13-17 July Multiscale Social Dynamics at MindLabs NL - Sign ups are open!

🚨New PhD studentship🚨 Do you want to know what everyday play really looks like to young children? Are you interested in how children’s daily experiences shape early development? Click on the link below to find out more! 📅Closing date: February 13, 2026 📅Start date: October 2026

🚨 𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 Interested in how expectations shape what we see? Apply for a fully funded PhD at UEA, supervised by Dr George Malcolm and funded by the Leverhulme Trust. ⏰ Deadline: 18 Jan 2026 www.uea.ac.uk/course/phd-d...

The BLoCKS team (PI: Prof Teodora Gliga, Dr Nadja Althaus, Barbara Zapior, Jade Archer & Dr Kelsey Frewin) at the 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 @lcicd.bsky.social, sharing their latest work on how babies learn object categories www.gligalab.co.uk

Why does learning sign language benefit later spoken language acquisition? In this review we suggest potential routes for amodal language transfer. With Evelyne Mercure and Rain Bosworth

Diverse language experiences in deaf infants and in hearing infants with deaf parents: 25 years of improved understanding and recognition - PubMed

Most infants first encounter language through the words spoken in their environment. However, for a smaller number of deaf and hearing infants, language can be presented in different sensory modalitie...

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Had a great time at SENSS @thesenssdtp.bsky.social conference at Cranfield! Inspiring theme, "Social Sciences Beyond Academia", with great discussions on impact, non-conventional research communication and policy. I also presented my work using head-mounted eye-tracking & ML to study infant learning

New study for parents of deaf children at @psychologyuea.bsky.social - please share!

Back from Amsterdam, having learned tons about multimodal analyses and computer vision at EnvisionBox Summer School. Huge thanks to the organisers and everyone who made it such a great experience! @wimpouw.bsky.social @jamestrujillo.bsky.social @sarkadava.bsky.social @babajideowoyele.bsky.social

𝐃𝐫. 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐨𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲 (UEA, School of Psychology) was recently featured in an interview with CBS – and it's gone global! His new findings challenge long-held beliefs about perception – and show how expertise can literally change what we see.

New paper alert! (and the first from my PhD 🥳) With @glmalcolm.bsky.social and Louise Ewing When children get the gist: The development of rapid scene categorisation is now available in Vision Research www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Marie Curie post-doctoral fellowship call opening soon. Get in touch if you're interested in applying with us (conceptual or communicative development, sleep)

UEA School of Psychology@psychologyuea.bsky.social · last yr.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐒𝐤ł𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐤𝐚-𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝟖 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓! Designed for PhD researchers aiming to boost their careers through international, inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary research. 🗓 Deadline: 10 September 2025 🔗 ec.europa.eu/info/funding...

Significant update: turns out international candidates **are eligible** in principle for this PhD position. Deadline imminent: 30th April. PhD position in cognitive computational neuroscience available @psychologyuea.bsky.social Pls retweet. #neuroskyence #VisionScience #compneurosky

PhD Studentship: Cognitive Computational Neuroscience: Multimodal Models of Material Perception at University of East Anglia

jobs.ac.uk now advertising a PhD Studentship: Cognitive Computational Neuroscience: Multimodal Models of Material Perception Visit jobs.ac.uk to apply and to browse more PhD opportunities.

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FraserWSmith@fraserwsmith.bsky.social · 2y ago

3 year PhD position in cognitive computational neuroscience available @psychologyuea.bsky.social Working with @timkietzmann.bsky.social @stephanierossit.bsky.social Deadline 30th April. Unfortunately only open to UK candidates. Pls retweet. #neuroskyence #VisionScience #compneurosky

BBC reporter 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐲 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 joined our researchers at the 𝐒𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭 for an overnight stay, experiencing first-hand how we monitor brain activity during sleep and picking up some expert tips for better rest along the way. Find out more: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Can a night in a Norwich laboratory help me sleep better?

New dad Robby West turns to science in his search for a good night's sleep.

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Come find our stands at the Norwich Science Festival 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟬 𝗮𝗺 to discover the amazing research happening in our Labs! @developmentuea.bsky.social @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social

New RA position! We are looking for an excellent graduate/MSc student with some experience in developmental psy and interest in language, deafness, conceptual knowledge, infancy @psychologyuea.bsky.social

Research Associate (0.65 FTE, Fixed-term for 18 months) (RA2298) in University of East Anglia | UEA

View details and apply for this Research Associate (0.65 FTE, Fixed-term for 18 months) (RA2298) vacancy in University of East Anglia. Faculty of Social Sciences School of Psychology Research...

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