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Dr Keri Wong
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Psychologist Criminologist @UCL | CoDirector @EduCrimJustice | PI @keriwonglab | @UKRI Policy Fellow | @UKYA | #crime #paranoia #YouthMH | Ex Penn Cambridge 🇭🇰🇳🇿🇬🇧
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Baroness Blower references our report on Reframing Childhood in the Lords debate on the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
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Three years ago, the British Academy published a report Reframing Childhood. It was the outcome of a wide-ranging programme chaired by my noble friend Lady Lister. Three themes emerged, each of relevance to this Bill. The first was "being and becoming"; this drew attention to the importance of childhood as a state of being of great significance to the child. The final theme was "children's voices and participation", and the second was "children's rights" as articulated in the UN convention. This is missing from the Bill.
September 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Reposted by Dr Keri Wong
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This year @drkeriwong.bsky.social swapped places with Baroness Pauline Neville-Jones as part of the @royalsociety.org Pairing Scheme.

Keri reflects on her experience: from observing evidence inquiries, to hearing Prime Minister's Questions.
blogs.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/2025/09/...
Trading places: Baroness Pauline Neville-Jones’ reciprocal visit to UCL to build links between science and policy
Between March and July, Dr Keri Wong swapped roles with Baroness Pauline Neville-Jones as part of the annual Royal Society Pairing Scheme… (read more)
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September 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Happy to see our⭐️@acamh.bsky.social 2025 Special Issue⭐️ Thx to all authors, co-editors Steven Marta Tycho ACAMH team for delivering our vision!

Vid summary👇
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Papers👇
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📣 NEW *2025 CAMH Special Issue*📣 | Keri Wong, Ph.D
📣 NEW *2025 CAMH Special Issue*📣 ‘Physical Environmental Influences on the Psychosocial Outcomes of Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults’ To make our #special issue more accessible, we partnered ...
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August 13, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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Co-creation process in research with youth: Empower Islington

@drkeriwong.bsky.social interviews young people on an initiative between @ucl.ac.uk & @islington-council.bsky.social, the project aimed to support mental & physical wellbeing following COVID-19 pandemic.
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Co-creation process in research with youth: Empower Islington
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July 24, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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Excited to have presented our paper on #omega3 + childhood #aggression from our co-edited double special issue in #CriminalBehaviour #Mentalhealth Stockholm Prize for Crim!

⭐ 1: lnkd.in/gVbVnmg2
⭐ 2: lnkd.in/gv5ping2
⭐ Msgs 🎖Prof David Farrington: lnkd.in/gQWy8eFj
June 14, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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Will u be at the Stockholm Criminology Symposium tmr?

Join our session honouring the late Prof. David Farrington's legacy + life's work on #antisocial behaviour, #mentalhealth and #crime across the #lifespan!

#StockholmCriminologySymposium @ucl.ac.uk @upenn.edu @cambridgeup.bsky.social
June 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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'It's exciting to be a scientist' - how can #EMCRs engage in #ScienceDiplomacy?

Thx @ukyoungacademy.bsky.social @royalsociety.org @sciencecouncil.bsky.social for an inspiring 2 days I'm leaving w/ more #hope than be4 in #BuildingBridges across Europe!

Recap👉 www.linkedin.com/posts/kerikw...
June 6, 2025 at 9:57 AM
drkeriwong.bsky.social
🌟 Welcome! 🌟
Really pleased to be working with @isilbastug & @Thaina_matmati on our latest @ukri.org project w/ National Saturday Club looking at the role of #creative #arts activities on #youngpeople's #mentalhealth! Exciting 12m proj starting today😀 !

@ucl.ac.uk @ioe.bsky.social
June 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Thrilled to share #scienceadvice from my @ukri.org #PolicyFellowship at Day 2 of #BuildingBridges Scientific Advice Mechanism @oeaw.bsky.social Austria Academy of Sciences.

Thx @ukyoungacademy.bsky.social @sciencecouncil.bsky.social @royalsociety.org for bringing us tgt!

#ScienceDiplomacy
May 27, 2025 at 7:19 PM
drkeriwong.bsky.social
Great 'Building Bridges' Day 1 #ScientificAdviceMechanism as rep of @ukyoungacademy.bsky.social @royalsociety.org @sciencecouncil.bsky.social. Fab #science4policy & #knowledgebrokering sessions in the Austrian Academy of Sciences (@oeaw.bsky.social) + great meetings with #EU young/senior academies!
May 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
drkeriwong.bsky.social
Weekend at the #Danube + new friends + new perspectives. It's time for #ScienceDiplomacy!

@ukyoungacademy.bsky.social #knowledgetransfer #Wien @sciencecouncil.bsky.social @ukri.org
May 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
drkeriwong.bsky.social
:( this needs to stop. As a former international student, seeing this breaks my heart..
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · May 22
Breaking News: The Trump administration halted Harvard’s ability to enroll international students, a major escalation in its battle with the school.
Trump Administration Halts Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students
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May 23, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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I love catching up w/ Prof Adrian Raine - my mentor/collab - this time as my guest for the @ukhomeoffice.bsky.social Seminar series + @ukri.org Fellowship. Inspiring, engaging + imp talk on a multi-step #healthsolution to #crime #prevention 👉 🐟 omega3, increase sleep 🧠 stim.

#KeriWonglab
May 23, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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I am thrilled to be on the upcoming 'Unlocking Science Advice' #SciAdviceEU panel discussing #science in #policy on behalf of @ukyoungacademy.bsky.social. Looking forward to meeting others in Vienna next week!

@ioe.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk

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#science #policy #pairingscheme25 #ecr #evidence #policy #practice #sector… | Keri W.
I'm thrilled to join the panel of young scientists in Europe for discussions on #science and #policy as part of my role at the UK Young Academy. Stay tuned for our session on 'Unlocking Scienc...
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May 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
drkeriwong.bsky.social
Happy to share my journey with anyone @ucl.ac.uk interested in applying for an KE project!
uclenterprise.bsky.social UCL Innovation & Enterprise @uclenterprise.bsky.social · May 19
Understanding financial support for knowledge exchange can help you secure resources to translate your ideas into real-world impact.

During our Transform programme, we have a number of sessions to help you understand innovation funding: liveuclac.sharepoint.com/sites/VPRIGE...

#UCLTransform
"This was my first application for knowledge exchange funding...it's allowed our team to do some really interesting work we wouldn't have been able to do on our own." Dr Keri Wong, UCL Institute of Education #UCLTransform
May 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
drkeriwong.bsky.social
Such a privilege to reflect and reconnect with my @ukri.org Policy Fellows today @britishacademy.bsky.social! Thx Jo Daniels my co-organiser for making this a reality. Thx Tatiana & James for your insights on #REF impact. I'm excited for our future collabs on #knowledgebrokering, #policy #impact!
May 13, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Thx Isabelle, Ed & Ros for leading the Wong Lab through our April #30for30 Challenge.

We've raised £538 (+£125 gift aid) for Women at the Well who support women affected by or at-risk of #sexual exploitation. So inspirational!

£ still welcome👉
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The Wong Lab Challenge
Help Ed de Bray raise money to support women@thewell
www.justgiving.com
May 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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I was delighted to speak at the @cabinetofficeuk.bsky.social -HMT #EvaluationTaskForce’s Government Evaluation Conference 2025 today!

Hosted 400+ x-govt colleagues @ucl.ac.uk @ioe.bsky.social. Excited for☝️ academic-govt collabs from now on!

Thx @uclpublicpolicy.bsky.social #SaferStreetsMission
April 29, 2025 at 10:50 PM
drkeriwong.bsky.social
We #coproduce research, practice & interventions with lived experience experts.

Yet scientists don't #coproduce #policy priorities with policy/govt colleagues when writing our pubs (except in co-written reports)?

Can scientists check how policy-relevant their research may be? 🤔
April 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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A great leader is lost.

Pope Francis built #bridges not divides, embraced #unity & #diversity as strengths not divisions and believed all religions & ppl must bring abt #peace & #harmony together.

You don't need to be Catholic to believe in this too.
#RIPPopeFrancis

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...
Pope Francis funeral live: Pope's coffin at church for burial after journey through crowds in Rome
Guests at the funeral were earlier told of the Pope's call to 'build bridges', as Trump and Zelensky were pictured meeting inside St Peter's Basilica.
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April 26, 2025 at 11:48 AM
drkeriwong.bsky.social
Finished 6.5K for my #30for30 exercise streak with @keriwonglab 🏃‍♀️💪 trying to finish April strong by moving 30+mins/day.😃

Cheer + support us in supporting Women@theWell. We'll visit on 1 May to share the £s raised!

www.justgiving.com/page/fundrai...

Here's how we move padlet.com/pomfretisabe...
The Wong Lab Challenge
Help Ed de Bray raise money to support women@thewell
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April 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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"How's your ESRC @ukri.org #UKRIPolicyFellowship going?"

My reflections 👉:
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Check out
🌟 Info Webinar: 20 May
🌟 Deadline: 15 July

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Why apply for a UKRI Policy Fellowship? | Keri W.
If you are an #academic with any interest in #policy, #policy conversations, #WhatWorks Centre, do apply to the #UKRIPolicyFellowships (deadline 15 July)! Being part of the 2023 #UKRIPolicyFellowship...
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April 23, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Reposted by Dr Keri Wong
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EveryLibrary, the American Alliance of Museums and the League of Women Voters of the United States speak out against the coordinated attempt to limit access to information, suppress free speech, and undermine nonpartisan institutions like libraries and museums www.newsweek.com/trump-admini...
The Trump Administration Is Attacking Democracy | Opinion
This is about control—an attempt to control our history, and with it, the future of American democracy.
www.newsweek.com
April 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
drkeriwong.bsky.social
Easter break calls = break from work! Usual 5K + stroll + chai latte + 🐕 ❤️..will do some baking later.

Continuing our Lab #30for30 challenge through April!

Want to join or support us in raising money for our chosen charity Women @ the Well? Any £ is appreciated! 💪 👉 justgiving.com/page/fundraise…
https://justgiving.com/page/fundraise…
April 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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ioe.bsky.social
In March IOE's @drkeriwong.bsky.social swapped roles with parliamentarian Baroness Neville-Jones – part of the @royalsociety.org Pairing Scheme, which builds relationships between scientists and politicians.
www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2025/...
Trading places: a week shadowing politicians to build links between science and government policy | IOE - Faculty of Education and Society
During 24 to 27 March, Dr Keri Wong was one of 30 scientists who swapped roles with parliamentarians and civil servants as part of the annual Royal Society Pairing Scheme.
www.ucl.ac.uk
April 17, 2025 at 12:37 PM