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University of Manchester Child Study Centre
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At the Child Study Centre we study how children learn to talk, play and make friends!
Currently recruiting 3 year olds and 4&5 year olds for two fun studies investigating child development. Contact childstudycentre@manchester.ac.uk to take part. 🧠
October 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
2/2 1/2 🔉LISTEN to this new podcast from @storiesofimpactseries with our own @bahar_kym, as she discusses her research around how children learn to think together. 👧👦 www.storiesofimpact.org/dr-bahar-koy...
This research was funded by Templeton World Charity Foundation. @storiesofimpact.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 12:54 PM
1/2 🔉LISTEN to this new podcast from @storiesofimpactseries with our own @bahar_kym, as she discusses her research around how children learn to think together. 👧👦 www.storiesofimpact.org/dr-bahar-koy...
This research was funded by Templeton World Charity Foundation.
October 13, 2025 at 12:54 PM
2/2 🏛️ Museum settings boost decontextualised talk.
📦 Museum resources in classrooms increase rare words & complex sentences.
🏫 Regular classrooms? Less of both.
💬 Richer environments = richer language learning.
#ChildDevelopment #LanguageResearch #EarlyYears #MuseumLearning #UoMResearch #LuCiD
October 8, 2025 at 10:33 AM
🧠 New research from @OfficialUoM shows that where teachers teach affects how they talk to children — and that matters for language development. #ChildDevelopment #LanguageResearch #EarlyYears #MuseumLearning #UoMResearch #LuCiD
October 8, 2025 at 10:31 AM
This is a public service announcement...
Allow us to reintroduce ourselves...
#jayz #childdevelopment #research #signup #littlescientistswanted
August 7, 2025 at 12:39 PM
🌍 World Nature Conservation Day 🌿
Nature isn’t just beautiful, it’s essential for child development.
Outdoor play boosts creativity, language, resilience, and physical health.
🌱 Protect nature. Support children. Grow futures.
#NaturePlay #ChildDevelopment #WorldNatureConservationDay #ProtectNature
July 28, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Looking for something to do in the school holidays? Our team at the University of Manchester is investigating how 4.5-5.5-year-old children learn to understand English sentences in different orders. Interested in this ONLINE study? Please email shijie.zhang@manchester.ac.uk.
July 28, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Are you a parent, family member or educator of children aged 2-11 years? Do you have questions about digital technology and children?📱
The Kids & Tech Questions project @education.ox.ac.uk need your views on digital technology and young children!
See tinyurl.com/yy8ujpr6 to take part in the survey!
June 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We just need a few more participants for this fun, ONLINE, Zoom study! 💻If you are interested in child development and have a 4 year old, your little scientist could take part in this research from the comfort of your own home 🧠🏠
#transgression #children #childdevelopment #psychology #research
June 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We've got quite a few different studies going on at the Child Study Centre at the minute! Here's two of our studies. If you want to get involved send us a message or email childstudycentre@manchester.ac.uk :)
May 27, 2025 at 10:33 AM
The UoM Child Study Centre is looking for Mandarin-English bilingual adults to participate in an eye-tracking sentence comprehension study. Details are provided in the attached ad. If you're interested or have any questions, please email us at shijie.zhang@manchester.ac.uk. ✨
March 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Is your child 3- to 4.5-years-old? Take part in our study to help our understanding of language development! This 30-minute study will use a fun, game-based activity using stickers and blocks. To find out more information, please email: dania.elayan@student.manchester.ac.uk.
March 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM