Saloni Krishnan
@salonikrishnan.bsky.social
Prof @ UCL | I study brains, language, learning and development | I also like cocktails and beaches
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The University College London will host the 2026 Child Language Symposium from July 6 to 7. They invite empirical, theoretical, or methodological work in a wide variety of areas revolving around language acquisition. Submissions are due February 10th. Read more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...
February 5, 2026 at 8:01 AM
The University College London will host the 2026 Child Language Symposium from July 6 to 7. They invite empirical, theoretical, or methodological work in a wide variety of areas revolving around language acquisition. Submissions are due February 10th. Read more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...
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Would have been good to have added an apology for the lack of comms so far this year, particularly for those that submitted grants to UKRI applicant-led funding streams in Sept 2025, as these are highly unlikely to be funded (www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...)
MRC instructs grant review boards to slash funding rates - Research Professional News
Boards asked to recommend just three applications for funding, as BBSRC also suspends calls
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Would have been good to have added an apology for the lack of comms so far this year, particularly for those that submitted grants to UKRI applicant-led funding streams in Sept 2025, as these are highly unlikely to be funded (www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...)
Of course all grants are competitive. But this is a serious change, and some advance comms would have changed the funding schemes I targeted.
February 1, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Of course all grants are competitive. But this is a serious change, and some advance comms would have changed the funding schemes I targeted.
I - and I am sure many others - poured hours into our grant application last summer. These are not straightforward applications involving one group, as there are many researchers, patients, families and educators involved .. Hearing this makes me feel all our time was wasted.
Would have been good to have added an apology for the lack of comms so far this year, particularly for those that submitted grants to UKRI applicant-led funding streams in Sept 2025, as these are highly unlikely to be funded (www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...)
MRC instructs grant review boards to slash funding rates - Research Professional News
Boards asked to recommend just three applications for funding, as BBSRC also suspends calls
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:18 PM
I - and I am sure many others - poured hours into our grant application last summer. These are not straightforward applications involving one group, as there are many researchers, patients, families and educators involved .. Hearing this makes me feel all our time was wasted.
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Some of us from the UK's Specific Learning Difficulties Network @sldnetwork.bsky.social have shared our views on the new Delphi definition of dyslexia onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/..., special thanks to Kinga Morsanyi @kmorsanyi.bsky.social for pulling it together so nicely!
Toward an Improved Understanding of Dyslexia: Reflections on a New Consensus Definition and Its Implications
Inconsistencies in the definition and diagnosis of dyslexia continue to impede research, assessment, and intervention. This paper, authored by members of the UK Specific Learning Difficulties Network....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Some of us from the UK's Specific Learning Difficulties Network @sldnetwork.bsky.social have shared our views on the new Delphi definition of dyslexia onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/..., special thanks to Kinga Morsanyi @kmorsanyi.bsky.social for pulling it together so nicely!
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Child Language Symposia is an international conference that brings together scholars working on all aspects of child language development. It will be hosted by UCL in London on 6–7 July 2026. The call for abstracts is now open! tinyurl.com/ye6kpxmy
November 28, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Child Language Symposia is an international conference that brings together scholars working on all aspects of child language development. It will be hosted by UCL in London on 6–7 July 2026. The call for abstracts is now open! tinyurl.com/ye6kpxmy
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We're looking for great students interested in language processing and cognitive development in fNIRS. We use HD-DOT / fNIRS and eyetracking to understand how infants develop. If interested see the scheme and please get in touch.
We’re delighted to launch the NINE DTP 26-27 PhD Studentship competition. Please see the NINE website for full details - ninedtp.ac.uk/the-applicat... #NINEDTP #PhD #ESRC
November 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
We're looking for great students interested in language processing and cognitive development in fNIRS. We use HD-DOT / fNIRS and eyetracking to understand how infants develop. If interested see the scheme and please get in touch.
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🧩Learning to talk & read isn’t just about effort or teaching—it’s shaped by biology, experience & context
🧠Our new review links genetics, neuroscience, psychology & education to show why some children find language or reading easier.
📖 doi.org/10.31234/osf...
🖼️genes→brain→cognition→behaviour 🧵👇
🧠Our new review links genetics, neuroscience, psychology & education to show why some children find language or reading easier.
📖 doi.org/10.31234/osf...
🖼️genes→brain→cognition→behaviour 🧵👇
October 6, 2025 at 10:03 AM
🧩Learning to talk & read isn’t just about effort or teaching—it’s shaped by biology, experience & context
🧠Our new review links genetics, neuroscience, psychology & education to show why some children find language or reading easier.
📖 doi.org/10.31234/osf...
🖼️genes→brain→cognition→behaviour 🧵👇
🧠Our new review links genetics, neuroscience, psychology & education to show why some children find language or reading easier.
📖 doi.org/10.31234/osf...
🖼️genes→brain→cognition→behaviour 🧵👇
To do this, we're really keen to hear from adults in the UK identifying with #dyslexia, #DevLangDis, #dyspraxia and other #neurotypes - so please take our survey here: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/THRIVEsurv...
Find out more about us here: ukyoungacademy.org/activities/t...
Find out more about us here: ukyoungacademy.org/activities/t...
THRIVE: Neurodivergence at work
Please take the time to complete our survey. Your feedback is important.
www.smartsurvey.co.uk
October 2, 2025 at 9:53 PM
To do this, we're really keen to hear from adults in the UK identifying with #dyslexia, #DevLangDis, #dyspraxia and other #neurotypes - so please take our survey here: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/THRIVEsurv...
Find out more about us here: ukyoungacademy.org/activities/t...
Find out more about us here: ukyoungacademy.org/activities/t...
I've been working with the UK Young Academy THRIVE team on how we can make workplaces more neuro-inclusive.
We are an interdisciplinary group of researchers and professionals, obviously including neurodivergent researchers, who are keen to see change
#neurodiversity #employment
We are an interdisciplinary group of researchers and professionals, obviously including neurodivergent researchers, who are keen to see change
#neurodiversity #employment
October 2, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I've been working with the UK Young Academy THRIVE team on how we can make workplaces more neuro-inclusive.
We are an interdisciplinary group of researchers and professionals, obviously including neurodivergent researchers, who are keen to see change
#neurodiversity #employment
We are an interdisciplinary group of researchers and professionals, obviously including neurodivergent researchers, who are keen to see change
#neurodiversity #employment
October is an exciting month - it includes Dyslexia Awareness week (#DAW25), ADHD Awareness Month, and DLD Awareness Day - and I thought it was a great time to raise awareness of #neurodiversity - and talk about a new project thats close to my heart..
October 2, 2025 at 9:53 PM
October is an exciting month - it includes Dyslexia Awareness week (#DAW25), ADHD Awareness Month, and DLD Awareness Day - and I thought it was a great time to raise awareness of #neurodiversity - and talk about a new project thats close to my heart..
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This Thursday (Oct 2nd) @hannahhobson.bsky.social is presenting @radld.bsky.social's @deevybee.bsky.social lecture on camouflaging in #DevLangDis. Don't miss it. Recording tickets also available. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-2025-d...
#DLDday
#DLDday
The 2025 Dorothy Bishop Lecture with Dr Hannah Hobson
How we see (and don’t see) DLD: camouflaging and others’ perceptions of communication needs.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
September 28, 2025 at 7:32 PM
This Thursday (Oct 2nd) @hannahhobson.bsky.social is presenting @radld.bsky.social's @deevybee.bsky.social lecture on camouflaging in #DevLangDis. Don't miss it. Recording tickets also available. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-2025-d...
#DLDday
#DLDday
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We’re hiring! We’re looking for two RAs to study neuroplasticity in sight loss, sight rescue and development in children and adults @ucl.ac.uk using a wide range of neuroimaging and behavioral methods. Please help spread the word! Apply by 16 Oct! t.ly/q3aYe #neurojobs #NeuroSkyence
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September 27, 2025 at 10:57 AM
We’re hiring! We’re looking for two RAs to study neuroplasticity in sight loss, sight rescue and development in children and adults @ucl.ac.uk using a wide range of neuroimaging and behavioral methods. Please help spread the word! Apply by 16 Oct! t.ly/q3aYe #neurojobs #NeuroSkyence
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A birthday is a good time to reflect! To mark SPM @ 30, this month's issue of Cerebral Cortex features deeply insightful commentaries on neuroimaging analysis from Ed Bullmore, Peter Bandettini, Peter Fox, Pedro Valdes-Sosa, Klaas Enno Stephan, Viktor Jirsa, et al [1/2] academic.oup.com/cercor/issue
Issues | Cerebral Cortex | Oxford Academic
Publishes papers on the development, organization, plasticity, and function of the cerebral cortex, including the hippocampus.
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September 16, 2025 at 8:16 AM
A birthday is a good time to reflect! To mark SPM @ 30, this month's issue of Cerebral Cortex features deeply insightful commentaries on neuroimaging analysis from Ed Bullmore, Peter Bandettini, Peter Fox, Pedro Valdes-Sosa, Klaas Enno Stephan, Viktor Jirsa, et al [1/2] academic.oup.com/cercor/issue
Absolutely agree, this is such a good point - and not an easy ask at all!
August 26, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Absolutely agree, this is such a good point - and not an easy ask at all!
This was work led by ex-PhD student Amrita Bains, along with Carina Spaulding (The Reading Agency) and Jessie Ricketts!
📄 Paper: doi.org/10.1177/1747...
📰 Psychology Today summary: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/when...
📄 Paper: doi.org/10.1177/1747...
📰 Psychology Today summary: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/when...
EXPRESS: Providing choice enhances reading motivation - Amrita Bains, Carina Spaulding, Jessie Ricketts, Saloni Krishnan, 2025
Multiple literacy programmes embed choice of reading material into their programmes, as this is believed to enhance motivation for reading. Yet, this practice h...
doi.org
August 26, 2025 at 7:04 AM
This was work led by ex-PhD student Amrita Bains, along with Carina Spaulding (The Reading Agency) and Jessie Ricketts!
📄 Paper: doi.org/10.1177/1747...
📰 Psychology Today summary: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/when...
📄 Paper: doi.org/10.1177/1747...
📰 Psychology Today summary: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/when...
It’s not just what you read—it’s whether you chose to read it.
In our new paper out at QJEP 🎉 we show that:
👉 Having a choice over what you read makes reading more enjoyable
👉 …and makes people willing to pay more for books
In our new paper out at QJEP 🎉 we show that:
👉 Having a choice over what you read makes reading more enjoyable
👉 …and makes people willing to pay more for books
EXPRESS: Providing choice enhances reading motivation - Amrita Bains, Carina Spaulding, Jessie Ricketts, Saloni Krishnan, 2025
Multiple literacy programmes embed choice of reading material into their programmes, as this is believed to enhance motivation for reading. Yet, this practice h...
doi.org
August 26, 2025 at 7:04 AM
It’s not just what you read—it’s whether you chose to read it.
In our new paper out at QJEP 🎉 we show that:
👉 Having a choice over what you read makes reading more enjoyable
👉 …and makes people willing to pay more for books
In our new paper out at QJEP 🎉 we show that:
👉 Having a choice over what you read makes reading more enjoyable
👉 …and makes people willing to pay more for books
Excited to see this paper out! Led by @charlie-wiltshire.bsky.social and @kateewatkins.bsky.social
New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Charlotte E. E. Wiltshire, Kate E. Watkins, et al:
An fMRI study of initiation and inhibition of manual and spoken responses in people who stutter
doi.org/10.1162/IMAG...
An fMRI study of initiation and inhibition of manual and spoken responses in people who stutter
doi.org/10.1162/IMAG...
August 4, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Excited to see this paper out! Led by @charlie-wiltshire.bsky.social and @kateewatkins.bsky.social
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📣 New job alert! I'm looking for a 2-year research assistant for a project on word learning from childhood to adulthood. Come and join us in lovely York! Please RT 🙏 @yorkpsychology.bsky.social jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...
Jobs - The University of York
jobs.york.ac.uk
July 17, 2025 at 12:44 PM
📣 New job alert! I'm looking for a 2-year research assistant for a project on word learning from childhood to adulthood. Come and join us in lovely York! Please RT 🙏 @yorkpsychology.bsky.social jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...
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Connect with the Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) community on BlueSky with our #DevLangDis start pack.
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Help us reach a bigger audience by sharing this post also
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July 16, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Connect with the Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) community on BlueSky with our #DevLangDis start pack.
go.bsky.app/FMV4dou
If you're not listed and think you should be, then message us.
Help us reach a bigger audience by sharing this post also
go.bsky.app/FMV4dou
If you're not listed and think you should be, then message us.
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We're keen to better understand issues of #Equality, #diversity and #inclusivity in #opensource.
Please could you spare a few moments to help us by completing this survey?
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Please could you spare a few moments to help us by completing this survey?
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Pavlovia Survey 2024.1.0
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June 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
We're keen to better understand issues of #Equality, #diversity and #inclusivity in #opensource.
Please could you spare a few moments to help us by completing this survey?
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Poor kid! It sounds like you did the best you could…
June 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Poor kid! It sounds like you did the best you could…
If no resolution can be reached, and given its an optional scan for research purposes with no direct benefit to the child, I’d cancel the scan. 2/2
June 15, 2025 at 8:26 PM
If no resolution can be reached, and given its an optional scan for research purposes with no direct benefit to the child, I’d cancel the scan. 2/2
Gosh this is tough. I think it would be fine to schedule/ complete the scan on the basis of one parent (this would be the case for routine medical appointments). However if there is dissent there should be some attempt to mediate.. ½
June 15, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Gosh this is tough. I think it would be fine to schedule/ complete the scan on the basis of one parent (this would be the case for routine medical appointments). However if there is dissent there should be some attempt to mediate.. ½