As part of our ESRC-funded project on age-based imitation, we have produced a methods paper reflecting on naturalistic observations of children and adolescents in diverse contexts, detailing methods, challenges and recommendations doi.org/10.1002/icd....

Naturalistic Observations of Children and Adolescents in Diverse Contexts: Methods, Challenges and Recommendations

The understanding of child development benefits from varied research approaches, including those that reflect the complexity of children's experiences across diverse and real-world contexts. This art...

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Finally submitting a paper after 2 years of rewriting calls for a celebratory coffee 😍

My time at @durhampsych.bsky.social has ended on a massive high - so grateful to @zannaclay.bsky.social and @drboothroyd.bsky.social for their supervision, and to Prof Tina Malti and @sheinalew.bsky.social for making my viva experience so positive 😊

Lynda Boothroyd@drboothroyd.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Exciting day in the lab - Dr @georgiamt.bsky.social passed her viva in record time with only 2 corrections! @zannaclay.bsky.social and I are proud academic mamas indeed.

Come and do a PhD on the development of social cognition across diverse cultures! The successful candidate would be fully funded and have the opportunity to travel to Kenya for data collection. Please contact me if interested. eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Beyond the dyad: Development of task co-representation of multiple co-actors across cultures at University of Portsmouth on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Beyond the dyad: Development of task co-representation of multiple co-actors across cultures at University of Portsmouth, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Excited to share our new paper investigating Ugandan mothers' experience of gender roles and how it impacts their children's socio-emotional development! dx.doi.org/10.1002/icd.... @drboothroyd.bsky.social @zannaclay.bsky.social @durhampsych.bsky.social @durhamdcerc.bsky.social

The Impact of Maternal Experience of Gender Roles on Children's Socio‐Emotional Development in Uganda: A Qualitative Study

Cultural learning environments and gender roles play a key role in shaping children's development, particularly regarding their social and emotional skills. However, most work on this topic relies on...

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🚨 New paper alert 🚨 Collaboration between @yorkpsychology.bsky.social and @durhamdcerc.bsky.social / @durhampsych.bsky.social A longitudinal, cross cultual, study on infant development of concern & comforting: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... @zannaclay.bsky.social

Early empathy development: Concern and comforting in 9- and 18-month-old infants from Uganda and the UK

Empathy, the capacity to share and understand others’ emotional states, is important for navigating our social lives, yet its development in infancy remains poorly understood. Moreover, most research ...

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Some coverage from the #BBC about our study comparing the empathic tendencies of chimpanzees and bonobos www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Durham Uni study finds chimpanzees more empathetic than assumed

Durham University finds that chimpanzees are as likely to console as the 'more empathic' bonobo.

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Proud to support @ducu.bsky.social at the picket line today calling for management to protect jobs in HE #UCU

Had a fantastic time at my first EHBEA and delighted to win best talk 😀 Thanks to @drboothroyd.bsky.social and @zannaclay.bsky.social for their incredible support and guidance and very proud to represent @durhampsych.bsky.social #ehbea #durhampsych

Lynda Boothroyd@drboothroyd.bsky.social · last yr.

Super happy end to the conference as my and @zannaclay.bsky.social 's student Georgia Tuohy wins best talk! And @amandinevisine.bsky.social who works with @sheinalew.bsky.social wins best poster (pic to follow). @durhamdevsci.bsky.social on a roll! 😆 @durhampsych.bsky.social #ehbea #ehbea2025

Great talk at #ehbea2025 by Georgia Tuohy on mothers' experiences of gender roles in Uganda: women's roles depend on father's choices, as women will take up the slack of running households.