Paul Ramchandani
@paulramchandani.bsky.social
LEGO Professor of Play, PEDAL Research Centre, University of Cambridge.
Doctor and Researcher; play, mental health and education.
Trustee at Foundations
Doctor and Researcher; play, mental health and education.
Trustee at Foundations
This is one of very few long term studies of a brief early intervention to improve mental health in young children. The news is positive - we can make sustained improvements for children early in their lives. Something that early years practitioners know - now there is more research to back it up.
The long-term follow up findings of our Healthy Start, Happy Start study have been published in the Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry: doi.org/10.1111/jcpp...
@camedfac.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
@camedfac.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
<em>Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry</em> | ACAMH Pediatric Journal | Wiley Online Library
Background Behaviour problems are common in childhood and are associated with higher rates of mental health problems, educational and relationship difficulties throughout life. This study assessed w...
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September 17, 2025 at 9:32 AM
This is one of very few long term studies of a brief early intervention to improve mental health in young children. The news is positive - we can make sustained improvements for children early in their lives. Something that early years practitioners know - now there is more research to back it up.
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IFS Associate Director @ckfarquharson.bsky.social gives evidence to @commonshealth.bsky.social tomorrow at 9:30am on the provision of early years services and our recent report on the impact of Sure Start centres.
Find out more here: committees.parliament.uk/event/24353/...
Find out more here: committees.parliament.uk/event/24353/...
June 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
IFS Associate Director @ckfarquharson.bsky.social gives evidence to @commonshealth.bsky.social tomorrow at 9:30am on the provision of early years services and our recent report on the impact of Sure Start centres.
Find out more here: committees.parliament.uk/event/24353/...
Find out more here: committees.parliament.uk/event/24353/...
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It's your last chance to book your place for the #PEDALConference2025 as ticket sales close at 11pm on Friday!
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Due to popular demand, we've just released another 30 tickets for the #PEDALConference2025! 🎟️ If you've been thinking about booking, now is the time! ⏰
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May 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
It's your last chance to book your place for the #PEDALConference2025 as ticket sales close at 11pm on Friday!
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Do you work with or volunteer with children under five? Please complete this survey about AI in the early years and/or share with your networks.
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Thanks so much!
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May 22, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Do you work with or volunteer with children under five? Please complete this survey about AI in the early years and/or share with your networks.
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Thanks so much!
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Thanks so much!
A few places left for our PEDAL annual conference on 11th June. We've booked the biggest room in the Faculty and so can squeeze a few more in. As well as Minister Stephen Morgan MP, we have lots of excellent early years and play science and practice, with experts from all over including....(1/2)
We'll be joined at the #PEDALConference2025 by keynote speaker @stephenmorganmp.bsky.social, Minister for Early Education at the Department for Education
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May 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
A few places left for our PEDAL annual conference on 11th June. We've booked the biggest room in the Faculty and so can squeeze a few more in. As well as Minister Stephen Morgan MP, we have lots of excellent early years and play science and practice, with experts from all over including....(1/2)
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We'll be joined at the #PEDALConference2025 by keynote speaker @stephenmorganmp.bsky.social, Minister for Early Education at the Department for Education
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May 21, 2025 at 11:38 AM
We'll be joined at the #PEDALConference2025 by keynote speaker @stephenmorganmp.bsky.social, Minister for Early Education at the Department for Education
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Very good article by Amy Orben
"we propose that if there is inadequate safety information available about a digital product ... researchers and policymakers should lower the evidence thresholds needed to start testing interventions to address potential harms."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"we propose that if there is inadequate safety information available about a digital product ... researchers and policymakers should lower the evidence thresholds needed to start testing interventions to address potential harms."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The fight to keep big tech in check: digital researchers are in ‘David and Goliath’ battle
Resource constraints hobble analyses of how digital technologies affect mental health, and take a huge toll on the scientists working to make the online world safer.
www.nature.com
May 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Very good article by Amy Orben
"we propose that if there is inadequate safety information available about a digital product ... researchers and policymakers should lower the evidence thresholds needed to start testing interventions to address potential harms."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"we propose that if there is inadequate safety information available about a digital product ... researchers and policymakers should lower the evidence thresholds needed to start testing interventions to address potential harms."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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We've sold 75% of the available tickets for the #PEDALConference2025!
Book your ticket at pedalhub.net/conference2025 and join us at @camedfac.bsky.social on Wednesday 11th June 2025 🎟️
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April 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
We've sold 75% of the available tickets for the #PEDALConference2025!
Book your ticket at pedalhub.net/conference2025 and join us at @camedfac.bsky.social on Wednesday 11th June 2025 🎟️
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We'll be joined at the #PEDALConference2025 by keynote speaker @juliangrenier.bsky.social, Senior Content and Engagement Manager for Early Years at the Education Endowment Foundation.
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May 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
We'll be joined at the #PEDALConference2025 by keynote speaker @juliangrenier.bsky.social, Senior Content and Engagement Manager for Early Years at the Education Endowment Foundation.
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Join us at the #PEDALConference2025 where @juliangrenier.bsky.social will present "Play, access and opportunity: Game-changing action for children".
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May 2, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Join us at the #PEDALConference2025 where @juliangrenier.bsky.social will present "Play, access and opportunity: Game-changing action for children".
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Due to popular demand, we've just released another 30 tickets for the #PEDALConference2025! 🎟️ If you've been thinking about booking, now is the time! ⏰
Book your ticket for the #PEDALConference2025 at pedalhub.net/conference2025
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May 8, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Due to popular demand, we've just released another 30 tickets for the #PEDALConference2025! 🎟️ If you've been thinking about booking, now is the time! ⏰
Book your ticket for the #PEDALConference2025 at pedalhub.net/conference2025
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#Academics in England! Please sign & share! A group of us across academic disciplines have drafted a letter in support of the #PlayCommission's call for an English national #PlayStrategy. It will be submitted alongside others from people in built environment, health, education etc. bit.ly/4dalQed
May 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
#Academics in England! Please sign & share! A group of us across academic disciplines have drafted a letter in support of the #PlayCommission's call for an English national #PlayStrategy. It will be submitted alongside others from people in built environment, health, education etc. bit.ly/4dalQed
Wonderful to see the findings from this important trial published. Congratulations to the research team and all involved in delivering it. Challenging findings, that I still need to digest, but good to see this trial, in a complex area of practice, being delivered.
May 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Wonderful to see the findings from this important trial published. Congratulations to the research team and all involved in delivering it. Challenging findings, that I still need to digest, but good to see this trial, in a complex area of practice, being delivered.
One stream of work at PEDAL is developing ways to allow young children to express their views and feelings about things that matter to them.
A new paper from Dr Sydney Conroy looks at a way of exploring this, using sand tray methods. You can read about it here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A new paper from Dr Sydney Conroy looks at a way of exploring this, using sand tray methods. You can read about it here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Trusting play to be meaningful data: using sand tray as a play-based research method with an adapted interpretative phenomenological analysis
Play-based research methods wherein play itself is analysed as valuable and insightful data is sparse. This methodology article details one method for play-based research, sand tray, in conjunction...
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May 2, 2025 at 9:24 AM
One stream of work at PEDAL is developing ways to allow young children to express their views and feelings about things that matter to them.
A new paper from Dr Sydney Conroy looks at a way of exploring this, using sand tray methods. You can read about it here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A new paper from Dr Sydney Conroy looks at a way of exploring this, using sand tray methods. You can read about it here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Join us at the #PEDALConference2025 where Dr Nikhit D'Sa will present "Leveraging alternative systems to support children’s development amid crisis".
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April 25, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Join us at the #PEDALConference2025 where Dr Nikhit D'Sa will present "Leveraging alternative systems to support children’s development amid crisis".
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We'll be joined at the #PEDALConference2025 by keynote speaker Nikhit D’Sa, developmental psychologist & applied education researcher at the Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child.
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April 24, 2025 at 9:21 AM
We'll be joined at the #PEDALConference2025 by keynote speaker Nikhit D’Sa, developmental psychologist & applied education researcher at the Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child.
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Just one day to go until the launch of the new Foundations Guidebook! ⏳
The Guidebook is a free, online digest of over 130 interventions, which makes it easy to access evidence on what works for children & families & put it into practice. Watch this space to find out more 🔍
The Guidebook is a free, online digest of over 130 interventions, which makes it easy to access evidence on what works for children & families & put it into practice. Watch this space to find out more 🔍
April 30, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Just one day to go until the launch of the new Foundations Guidebook! ⏳
The Guidebook is a free, online digest of over 130 interventions, which makes it easy to access evidence on what works for children & families & put it into practice. Watch this space to find out more 🔍
The Guidebook is a free, online digest of over 130 interventions, which makes it easy to access evidence on what works for children & families & put it into practice. Watch this space to find out more 🔍
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We'll be joined at the #PEDALConference2025 by keynote speaker Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter, Professor at the Department of Physical Education and Health at Queen Maud University College
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April 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
We'll be joined at the #PEDALConference2025 by keynote speaker Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter, Professor at the Department of Physical Education and Health at Queen Maud University College
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We'll be joined at the #PEDALConference2025 by keynote speaker @DrCathD, Associate Professor in the SAMRC Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit at the University of the Witwatersrand in SA 🇿🇦
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April 19, 2025 at 9:21 AM
We'll be joined at the #PEDALConference2025 by keynote speaker @DrCathD, Associate Professor in the SAMRC Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit at the University of the Witwatersrand in SA 🇿🇦
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Join us at the #PEDALConference2025 where Dr Catherine Draper will present "Early childhood development and the ‘next 1000 days’: Research and implementation insights from South Africa"
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April 21, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Join us at the #PEDALConference2025 where Dr Catherine Draper will present "Early childhood development and the ‘next 1000 days’: Research and implementation insights from South Africa"
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The first five years of life are crucial to a child’s development, the prevention of future #mentalhealth conditions and the promotion of mental wellbeing and resilience. Read more about our case for action here: www.rcpsych.ac.uk/docs/default...
April 14, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The first five years of life are crucial to a child’s development, the prevention of future #mentalhealth conditions and the promotion of mental wellbeing and resilience. Read more about our case for action here: www.rcpsych.ac.uk/docs/default...
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Bo Stjerne Thomsen, Head of Educational Impact at LEGO Education will present "Play: The future of learning and thriving" at the #PEDALConference2025
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April 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Bo Stjerne Thomsen, Head of Educational Impact at LEGO Education will present "Play: The future of learning and thriving" at the #PEDALConference2025
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We're so excited to introduce you to our first #PEDALConference2025 keynote speaker: Bo Stjerne Thomsen, Head of Educational Impact at LEGO Education
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April 16, 2025 at 10:48 AM
We're so excited to introduce you to our first #PEDALConference2025 keynote speaker: Bo Stjerne Thomsen, Head of Educational Impact at LEGO Education
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After our successful joint symposium with @starlightuk.bsky.social in 2023, we wanted to explore what more we could do together to improve children’s healthcare 🏥🧸
This new literature review is the result: www.pedalhub.net/projects/item/playing-with-childrens-health
This new literature review is the result: www.pedalhub.net/projects/item/playing-with-childrens-health
March 31, 2025 at 6:00 AM
After our successful joint symposium with @starlightuk.bsky.social in 2023, we wanted to explore what more we could do together to improve children’s healthcare 🏥🧸
This new literature review is the result: www.pedalhub.net/projects/item/playing-with-childrens-health
This new literature review is the result: www.pedalhub.net/projects/item/playing-with-childrens-health
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PEDAL Conference 2025 tickets are available now!
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April 7, 2025 at 1:12 PM
PEDAL Conference 2025 tickets are available now!
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