Karla Holmboe
@karlaholmboe.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Developmental Science at the University of Bristol. Investigating executive functions in infancy and early childhood. Obsessed with longitudinal research.
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Karla Holmboe
@karlaholmboe.bsky.social
· Apr 11
The pioneering child development study monitoring babies’ brains
A unique study is tracking the development of hundreds of babies whose parents have also been studied since birth.
www.bbc.co.uk
Very excited to finally share this! In this new study with co-investigators @rogierk.bsky.social and Mara Cercignani, we are following 300 children longitudinally between 6 months and 5 years to establish the building blocks of cognition and their neural foundations.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Exactly how I feel about this horrid policy, just couldn’t put it as eloquently as Grumpy Philosopher
Asked a question by Kuenssberg about whether her proposals on refugees would mean refugee families being broken up, Shabana Mahmood immediately started talking about illegal migration. Eventually, she’s admitted that yes, Labour’s policy will break up settled families. Vile.
November 16, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Exactly how I feel about this horrid policy, just couldn’t put it as eloquently as Grumpy Philosopher
Made this cake today, and yum! 😋
November 15, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Made this cake today, and yum! 😋
Listening to the new album by Florence + The Machine and I rather like it. Also so cool that she’s the daughter of my top boss (the Vice Chancellor of the University of Bristol, Evelyn Welch)
November 9, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Listening to the new album by Florence + The Machine and I rather like it. Also so cool that she’s the daughter of my top boss (the Vice Chancellor of the University of Bristol, Evelyn Welch)
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Just published! ✨ Across 15+ timepoints, we found that unpredictability in economic hardship – not only severity – shapes young children’s self-regulation. Understanding these dynamics can help us design supports that promote stability and adaptive development. 👉 bit.ly/4oIZO75
Hidden dynamics of economic hardship: Characterizing economic unpredictability and its role on self-regulation in early childhood | Development and Psychopathology | Cambridge Core
Hidden dynamics of economic hardship: Characterizing economic unpredictability and its role on self-regulation in early childhood
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October 30, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Just published! ✨ Across 15+ timepoints, we found that unpredictability in economic hardship – not only severity – shapes young children’s self-regulation. Understanding these dynamics can help us design supports that promote stability and adaptive development. 👉 bit.ly/4oIZO75
Exciting PhD opportunity on parental mental health and early executive function development in the UK and South Africa! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Please share 😊
Please share 😊
Funded PhD GW4 BioMed DTP - The impact of parental mental health on the brain bases of early executive function development at University of Bristol on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Funded PhD GW4 BioMed DTP - The impact of parental mental health on the brain bases of early executive function development at University of Bristol, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
September 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Exciting PhD opportunity on parental mental health and early executive function development in the UK and South Africa! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Please share 😊
Please share 😊
Today, for the first time, I felt tempted to use AI to draft a short research proposal. I had got deadlines mixed up and only had the afternoon to write the proposal. In the end, I didn't use AI -
September 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Today, for the first time, I felt tempted to use AI to draft a short research proposal. I had got deadlines mixed up and only had the afternoon to write the proposal. In the end, I didn't use AI -
Rapunzel is becoming a very pretty young lady ❤️
September 21, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Rapunzel is becoming a very pretty young lady ❤️
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Do not miss this opportunity to get involved in shaping our society's events 👶🧠 and network with a fantastic community !
The FIT'NG Trainee Committee is excited to be recruiting new members!
It’s a great way to:
✨ Build your network
✨ Gain leadership experience
✨ Shape programming for trainees across the society
Interested? Fill out our form by September 23rd: tinyurl.com/TraineeCommi...
It’s a great way to:
✨ Build your network
✨ Gain leadership experience
✨ Shape programming for trainees across the society
Interested? Fill out our form by September 23rd: tinyurl.com/TraineeCommi...
September 21, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Do not miss this opportunity to get involved in shaping our society's events 👶🧠 and network with a fantastic community !
Ah Strictly is back and it feels like this is what I need to get through a very busy autumn 🪩💃🕺
September 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Ah Strictly is back and it feels like this is what I need to get through a very busy autumn 🪩💃🕺
There's a lot of terrible things happening in the world right now, but this little gem of a story on the BBC made me giggle 🤭https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62zxjy0j91o - I hope the Kingdom of Kubala can find somewhere else to stay..
September 12, 2025 at 9:34 PM
There's a lot of terrible things happening in the world right now, but this little gem of a story on the BBC made me giggle 🤭https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62zxjy0j91o - I hope the Kingdom of Kubala can find somewhere else to stay..
In the BBC News this morning they mentioned (in connection with the Charlie Kirk assassination) that at the University of Utah people are allowed to carry guns. This just blows my mind. If I saw somebody with a gun in my university, I would run/hide and call the police!
September 11, 2025 at 10:12 PM
In the BBC News this morning they mentioned (in connection with the Charlie Kirk assassination) that at the University of Utah people are allowed to carry guns. This just blows my mind. If I saw somebody with a gun in my university, I would run/hide and call the police!
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v1.108 is rolling out today 🚚
Now live, at long last: Bookmarks, aka Saved Posts. For all those posts you'll definitely plan to come back to!
Update the app and give it a try. The button is right down there 👇
Now live, at long last: Bookmarks, aka Saved Posts. For all those posts you'll definitely plan to come back to!
Update the app and give it a try. The button is right down there 👇
September 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
v1.108 is rolling out today 🚚
Now live, at long last: Bookmarks, aka Saved Posts. For all those posts you'll definitely plan to come back to!
Update the app and give it a try. The button is right down there 👇
Now live, at long last: Bookmarks, aka Saved Posts. For all those posts you'll definitely plan to come back to!
Update the app and give it a try. The button is right down there 👇
Just had a lovely couple of days at the FIT’NG conference - what an inspiring conference, really enjoyed it! (and good food too 😋)
September 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Just had a lovely couple of days at the FIT’NG conference - what an inspiring conference, really enjoyed it! (and good food too 😋)
For Tilly, who would have turned 15 years old today. I always wear the silver locket with two tiny pictures of her. Miss her always, but most of all on her birthday.
September 7, 2025 at 7:55 PM
For Tilly, who would have turned 15 years old today. I always wear the silver locket with two tiny pictures of her. Miss her always, but most of all on her birthday.
New home office *nearly* ready 😊
August 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
New home office *nearly* ready 😊
I’ve had a great staycation the last week. Feel so lucky to live just 20 mins drive from this… (Cheddar Gorge)
August 17, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I’ve had a great staycation the last week. Feel so lucky to live just 20 mins drive from this… (Cheddar Gorge)
Finally off on staycation. We’re off to a good start with the Bristol International Balloon Festival (beautiful night glow last night).
August 10, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Finally off on staycation. We’re off to a good start with the Bristol International Balloon Festival (beautiful night glow last night).
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Fantastic opportunity for mid-career researchers who would like to relocate their lab to the UK
Faraday Discovery fellowships
royalsociety.org/grants/farad...
Faraday Discovery fellowships
royalsociety.org/grants/farad...
Faraday Discovery Fellowships Accelerated International Route | Royal Society
The Faraday Discovery Fellowships Accelerated International Route provides a fast-track option for attracting mid-career researchers looking to relocate to the UK from overseas, providing up to £4m ov...
royalsociety.org
August 4, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Fantastic opportunity for mid-career researchers who would like to relocate their lab to the UK
Faraday Discovery fellowships
royalsociety.org/grants/farad...
Faraday Discovery fellowships
royalsociety.org/grants/farad...
As of today, I am officially Professor of Developmental Science. If you had asked me when I was a little girl what I wanted to be when I grew up, it certainly wouldn’t have been a professor! – I don’t think I even imagined that this was something I could be one day. So how did I get here?
August 1, 2025 at 8:20 AM
As of today, I am officially Professor of Developmental Science. If you had asked me when I was a little girl what I wanted to be when I grew up, it certainly wouldn’t have been a professor! – I don’t think I even imagined that this was something I could be one day. So how did I get here?
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It was excellent. Well done @peteetchells.bsky.social and @orbenamy.bsky.social !
July 31, 2025 at 7:35 AM
It was excellent. Well done @peteetchells.bsky.social and @orbenamy.bsky.social !