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Saloni Krishnan
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Assoc. Prof @ UCL | I study brains, language, learning and development | I also like cocktails and beaches
www.ncodelab.com
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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
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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 🧵👇
October 6, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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
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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
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
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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
Research Assistant at UCL
Recruiting now: Research Assistant on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board
t.ly
September 27, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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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.
academic.oup.com
September 16, 2025 at 8:16 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
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
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...
August 4, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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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
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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
July 16, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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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?

run.pavlovia.org/pavlovia/sur...
Pavlovia Survey 2024.1.0
run.pavlovia.org
June 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Looking forward to #NDAS2025. My lab will be presenting some of our work on motivation in neurodivergence!
Thank you for all the reposts so far!
Please come and join us at #NDAS2025 ☺️
Please join us at this year’s NeuroDevelopmental Annual Seminar #NDAS2025 @citystgeorgeslcs.bsky.social @citystgeorges.bsky.social

#Conference fee only £65 (£55 students) incl. lunch & wine reception.

Fab speaker programme on signup page -closes 16th June!

www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
June 1, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Tenure-Track Research Fellowships are open for applications at @astonpress.bsky.social - if you're interested in child health/ child development/ developmental neuroscience, check us out here: www.aston.ac.uk/research/hls... we're a friendly bunch so pls get in touch with any qns ❤️📚🥦🏥🏫❣️
Aston Institute of Health and Neurodevelopment (IHN)
www.aston.ac.uk
May 29, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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Lack of female-only research, but also lack of representation of women in mixed trials, and even less sex-disaggregated analysis when women are included. Lots of work still to do @messagetgi.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
May 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I'm very excited about this free workshop as part of BPS Developmental Psychology Section's conference. f/t @jakketamminen.bsky.social!

Still a few days left to submit your work!
Want to find out about innovative techniques to test sleep and physical activity in children? Join us at our pre-conference workshop on 9th September at Royal Holloway, University of London, sponsored by the Waterloo Foundation.
May 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Deadline for the @bpsdevsection.bsky.social Annual Conference has been extended! Submit by the 29th April! We look forward to welcoming you @royalholloway.bsky.social for a free day of workshops on the 9th Sept, followed by two days of great talks the 10-11th Sept! www.bps.org.uk/event/develo...
April 27, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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⏰ Deadline Monday (28th) for @unibirmingham.bsky.social & @unileiden.bsky.social Computational Social Cognition summer school.

Don't miss keynotes by Matthew Rushworth, @dianatamir.bsky.social &
@davidamodio.bsky.social

www.compsoccog.com

⬇️ Only text response questions in the short application:
April 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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My abstract is submitted, but is yours?

All ECRs, PGRs and #Psychology students welcome to attend and present at the BPS #Developmental Conference 2025 on 10th-11th September

Applications open until 22nd April: www.bps.org.uk/event/develo...

@bpsdevsection.bsky.social @bpseastmids.bsky.social
April 12, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Interested in curiosity and metacognition in childhood and adolescence? Join us at Cardiff University (UK) for a Postdoc position in an international collaboration with @yanafandakova.bsky.social (Germany) and @pyoudeyer.bsky.social (France). Please repost! #DevPsych #PsychSciSky #neuroskyence
Job Search | Cardiff University
Search for Internet job results.
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April 11, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Open Access UCL Research: Cognitive Reappraisal Reduces Academic Anxiety in University Students With Dyslexia discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...
Cognitive Reappraisal Reduces Academic Anxiety in University Students With Dyslexia - UCL Discovery
UCL Discovery is UCL's open access repository, showcasing and providing access to UCL research outputs from all UCL disciplines.
discovery.ucl.ac.uk
April 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Applications are open for a #psychology #postgrad #reseachfunding opportunity for £7,922.50 and a 13-week fellowship from to support the creation of materials for MPs with POST ! 💻🧑‍🎓
#PhD #research #fellowship @bpsofficial.bsky.social #POST

If you're interested apply by 4th May: shorturl.at/Mk8EI
Joint Postgraduate Award with the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology | BPS
This grant scheme provides an opportunity for a postgraduate psychologist to be seconded to the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST).
shorturl.at
March 21, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Really excited to share this paid opportunity for advisory editors to help us stay abreast of autistic community priorities while we in turn provide professional development for ECRs
We are recruiting for two Advisory Editors at Autism!

Deadline for expressions of interest is April 25th. For full details, please see the link

journals.sagepub.com...
March 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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📢 Calling all DLD researchers!
Got a study on DLD?
Feature your research in our monthly email & connect with 400+ E-DLD members!
Boost visibility | Make an impact
Super easy! Just 2 short forms & ethics approval.
Ready? Visit our website 🔗 www.engage-dld.com/information-...
#DevLangDis
March 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Interested in doing a PhD with myself, @gambichiara.bsky.social or @mmrobinson93.bsky.social ? Just 10 days left to apply
🎓 4 PhD Fellowships at Warwick Psychology for 25/26 entry
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLI727/p...

-3 for exciting projects led by Drs Alex Clarke,
@gambichiara.bsky.social & @mmrobinson93.bsky.social

-1 open to applicants with their own choice of supervisor/
proposal.

Closing date: 16 March 2025 at 23:59
March 6, 2025 at 4:36 PM