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School of Education at Durham University

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School of Education at Durham University@durhameducation.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New research from @sarahawalker.bsky.social explores why people may turn to AI for emotional support, and why chatbots can sometimes feel more comforting than humans. Read more in her new @uk.theconversation.com article: theconversation.com/ai-can-be-mo...

AI can be more comforting than a person – our research shows why

We increasingly turn to chatbots when we are upset. But what they cannot do may be what matters most.

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School of Education at Durham University@durhameducation.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Wonderful to see one of our students recognised with a BERA Undergraduate Award. Congratulations, Olivia, on this excellent achievement!🌟

BERA@beranews.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🌟 We are delighted to announce the recipient of the 2026 BERA Undergraduate Award: Olivia Germaine This award recognises outstanding undergraduate research in education. Find out more: https://www.bera.ac.uk/news/2026-bera-undergraduate-award-winner

Durham University@durham.ac.uk · 4mo ago

Dr Johny Daniel @durhameducation.bsky.social and Professor Debbie Riby @durhampsych.bsky.social have co-authored this important report calling on Government to adopt a national model to address the urgent need for better data sharing across children’s services ⬇️

Child of the North@childofthenorth.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We need a national connected data model to transform children’s services. Our report shows how proven approaches already working in Northern England can be scaled nationally to address the urgent need for better data sharing. childofthenorth.aflip.in/Connectingda... #ConnectingData

School of Education at Durham University@durhameducation.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We’re pleased to share that Dr Cristina Costa was interviewed today by BBC Look North on social media bans, sharing insights from her research. 📺 Look North, 6:30pm 📄 zenodo.org/records/2066... @durham.ac.uk

Growing Up in the Online World - DSIT Consultation Response

Key position   Blanket social media bans risk reducing what is fundamentally a systemic, technological, and commercial issue to a young people’s problem, thereby individualising the problem as if it w...

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School of Education at Durham University@durhameducation.bsky.social · 6mo ago

How has dyslexia come to be diagnosed in adults with no significant history of reading difficulty? Elliott & Daniel trace the conceptual drift across higher education, medical training, and employment tribunals and set out what rigorous assessment requires. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Diagnosing dyslexia in adults: what is going wrong and how can we fix it?

This paper examines how the concept of dyslexia, a problem that was once considered to be both rare and highly salient, has now been broadened to such an extent that many adults with successful edu...

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School of Education at Durham University@durhameducation.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Why some children with learning difficulties get identified – and others don’t @uk.theconversation.com recently published an article by Associate Professor Dr Johny Daniel. Read the article here: theconversation.com/why-some-chi...

Why some children with learning difficulties get identified – and others don’t

Boys were twice as likely as girls to be identified with specific learning difficulties

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School of Education at Durham University@durhameducation.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Congratulations to Dr Evelyn Mary-Ann Antony on winning the Outstanding Doctoral Research Contributions to Psychology Award 2025! tinyurl.com/5dkdprxa Her PhD research reconceptualises emotion dysregulation in middle childhood. We’re incredibly proud to see this work recognised at national level!

Congratulations to the Outstanding Doctoral Research Contributions to Psychology award 2025 | BPS

This year's award winner has been recognised for her outstanding research into an often-neglected area of scientific study; middle childhood and emotion dysregulation.

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