2025/2026

DateTimeSpeaker Title          Recording Link
23/06/20261 pmMichael PapasavvaFrom East London to Rural Zimbabwe: Measuring Early-Life Influences on Child NeurodevelopmentDr Michael Papasavva
09/06/20261 pmMarlene MeyerThe Making of a Social Mind: How Infants Grow into Social PartnersDr Marlene Meyer
02/06/20261 pmMelissa Washington-NorteySupporting Kenyan and Ethiopian Communities to Improve the Mental Health and Well-being of Children with Developmental Disabilities and their Caregivers: An Overview of the SPARK project.No recording
26/05/20261 pmKarla HolmboeEarly executive functions – what have we learned in the lab, from parents, and by measuring brain activity?Prof Karla Holmboe
20/05/20261 pmMarkus TunteDeveloping Interoception: From Infant to Caregiver InteroceptionDr Markus Tunte
19/05/20261 pmRhodri CusackThe Emergence of Visual Categorisation in Early InfancyProf Rhodri Cusack
12/05/20261 pmAnna RaynaudSocial Development in Early ChildhoodNo recording
21/04/20261 pmTeodora GligaSleep and learning in the development of autismNo recording
14/04/20261 pmClaire MonroySensorimotor coordination in infants and toddlers with hearing lossDr Claire Monroy
31/03/20261 pmRianne HaartsenNeural mechanisms in autism: from group comparisons to the autistic personDr Rianne Haartsen
24/03/20261 pmSophie von StummDay of birth, household chaos, or mothers’ speech – why do children differ in education?Prof Sophie von Stumm
17/03/20261 pmSaloni KrishnanDoes being motivated enhance word learning?Prof Saloni Krishnan
10/03/20261 pmGiorgia MicheliniThe neurodevelopmental spectrum: a transdiagnostic dimension for understanding the overlap between neurodevelopmental and mental health conditionsDr Giorgia Michelini
03/03/20261 pmCatherine JonesSecrets and Stories: How parents and children talk about family life in families formed through assisted reproductive technologiesNo recording
24/02/20261 pmLaura CarnevaliBridging social ties to brain wires: associations between early parent-infant interactions and infant brain functional connectivity in the first month of lifeDr Laura Carnevali
17/02/20261 pmGeoff BirdRe-thinking theory of mindProf Geoff Bird
03/02/20261 pmJessie BaldwinChildhood adversity and mental health: Insights into causality, measurement, and individual riskDr Jessie Baldwin
27/01/20261 pmMichael PluessIndividual Differences in Environmental SensitivityProf Michael Pluess
20/01/20261 pmWill MandyWhat is autism, now?Prof Will Mandy
13/01/20261 pmArezoo AlfordReal-time Processes in the Development of Action PlanningArezoo Alford
16/12/20251 pmUsha GoswamiDyslexia, Rhythm, Language and the Developing BrainProf Usha Goswami
09/12/20251 pmJohn SpencerUnderstanding and assessing the early development of executive functionProf John Spencer
02/12/20251 pmBonamy OliverBuilding the ESO System: parent-child observations from toddlers to teens… and a little bit of AINo recording
25/11/20251 pmInbal ArnonCultural evolution creates language-like structure: from humans to humpback whales Prof Inbal Arnon
18/11/20251 pmGert WestermannExploration and Learning in Curious Infants Prof Gert Westermann
11/11/20251 pmTessa DekkerNeuroplasticity in visual development, deprivation and sight-rescueProf Tessa Dekker
04/11/20251 pmDavid SobelRelations between parent-child interaction and children’s science learning and engagementProf David Sobel
28/10/20251 pmChristina CarlisiEmotion Processing as a Mechanism in Adolescent Mental Health: A network analysis of depressive symptoms in young peopleProf Christina Carlisi
21/10/20251 pmNoam GoldwayCorrespondence between computational decision-making phenotypes and transdiagnostic clinical symptomatology across developmentNo recording
14/10/20251 pmDenis MareschalThe challenges and rewards of pursuing real-world Developmental ScienceProf Denis Mareschal
08/10/202511 amJohn HerringtonWhy is Anxiety so Common among Autistic Individuals?No recording

2024/2025

DateTimeSpeakerTitle
Recording Link        
17/06/20251 pmCathy ManningSensory processing in autism: from perception to subjective realityDr Cathy Manning
10/06/20251 pmMarianna 
Muszynska and 
Jazmine Hall		Multimodal and Embodied Approach to ADHD Characteristics; Quantitative and Longitudinal Tracking of Infant General MovementsMarianna 
Muszynska and 
Jazmine Hall
03/06/20251 pmPascal VrtickaRelational Neuroscience: Using fNIRS Hyperscanning to Study Attachment and Caregiving Beliefs in FamiliesDr Pascal Vrticka
27/05/20251 pmAbigail FiskeInhibitory Control Development from Infancy to Early Childhood: Insights from Neural and Behavioural MeasuresDr Abigail Fiske
 20/05/20251 pmEmma MeaburnGenes, brains, and classrooms: scientific and ethical reflections on polygenic indexes for educational traitsDr Emma Meaburn
13/05/20251 pmNina PelegBuilding Spatial Skills through Collaborative Block ConstructionNina Peleg
29/04/20251 pmKatie SlocombeCross-species and cross-cultural comparisons of early social cognitionProf Katie Slocombe
08/04/20251 pmMaheen SiddiquiFunctional specialisation in infancy: insights from multi-modal neuroimagingNo recording
01/04/20251 pmRebecca Terry and 
Imogen Green		fNIRS Hyperscanning in Developmental PopulationsRebecca Terry and Imogen Green
25/03/20251 pmBonamy OliverParent-child interactions in population and clinical samplesNo recording
18/03/20251 pmTina Kretschmer Innovating peer relationship research using genetically-informed and intergenerational dataProf Tina Kretschmer 
11/03/20251 pmMarko NardiniIntegrating sensory signals for effective perception and action: from childhood development to sensory augmentationDr Marko Nardini
25/02/20251 pmLucy BowesFamily, friends, and feelings: unravelling youth social relationships and mental wellbeingProf Lucy Bowes
11/02/20251 pmMoritz HerleDevelopmental pathways to disordered eating and eating disordersDr Moritz Herle
04/02/20251 pmNick PutsA multimodal approach to understanding sensory processing in neurodevelopmental conditionsDr Nick Puts
28/01/20251 pmAngelica RonaldAdvancing understanding of infant development through genetic researchNo recording
21/01/20251 pmJessica Agnew-BlaisVariability in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) over the life courseDr Jessica Agnew-Blais
14/01/20251 pmRobert HepachWhat we do and we do not know about altruism in early childhood- and why studying it mattersProf Robert Hepach
07/01/20251 pmCelestine LockhartDoes emotional distress in pregnant mothers have a detrimental, causal influence on offspring outcomes? A systematic review of causal inference researchDr Celestine Lockhart
10/12/20241 pmBrianna KaplanLearning in Action: How Perception, Attention, and Social Interaction Shape Early DevelopmentDr Brianna Kaplan
26/11/20241 pmOri OssmyBest Practices in Coding Video Behavior and Introduction to DatavyuProf Ori Ossmy
19/11/20241 pmLorenzo FabriziNociceptive microstates, pain processing infrastructures and metastability in the developing neonatal brainNo recording
05/11/20241 pmLucy PalmerThe neural correlates of inhibitory control and maths and sciences counterintuitive reasoning across developmentNo recording
29/10/20241 pmGillian ForresterFace Value: Thermography as a translational method to evaluate stress in human and non-human great apesNo recording
15/10/20241 pmDavid OsrinIgnorance gives you an unlimited repertoire: collaborative research in global healthNo recording
08/10/20241 pmDenis MareschalIntroduction to the CBCDNo recording

 

2023/2024

Date  TimeSpeaker   HostLocationRecording Link
10/10/20231 pmNatasha KirkhamDenisMalet 534No recording
17/10/202312 pmIroise DumontheilNatashaMalet 612No recording
31/10/20231 pmAdam TierneyNatashaMalet 534Prof Adam Tierney
07/11/20231 pmJudit Sebok-RoseNatashaToddlerLabNo recording
14/11/20231 pmMichael ThomasDenisToddlerLabNo recording
21/11/20231 pmSobana 
Wijeakumar		ChiaraMalet 534No recording
28/11/20231 pmNikolaus 
Steinbeis		DenisMalet 534No recording
05/12/20231 pmGaia ScerifNatashaMalet 534No recording
23/01/20241 pmJannath Begum AliDenisMalet 534No recording
06/02/20241 pmSinead RochaDenisMalet 534No recording
13/02/20241 pmChris JarroldNatashaMalet 534No recording
20/02/20241 pmEssi VidingNatashaMalet 534No recording
05/03/20241 pmEveline CroneNatashaMalet 534No recording
12/03/20241 pmVirginia Carter LenoNatashaMalet 534Dr Virginia Carter Leno
19/03/20241 pmHelene Grandchamps des RauxOriMalet 534No recording
26/03/20241 pmEmily FarranDenisMalet 534Prof Emily Farran
09/04/20241 pmMichelle EllefsonNatashaMalet 534Prof Michelle Ellefson
16/04/20241 pmTessa DekkerChiaraMalet 534No recording
23/04/20241 pmChiara BulgarelliDenisMalet 534No recording
30/04/20241 pmTamar Gur HartmanOriMalet 534Dr Tamar Gur Hartman
07/05/20241 pmNisa Rainy, PhD studentEmmaMalet 534Nisa Rainy
14/05/20241 pmTommaso Ghilardi Malet 534Tommaso Ghilardi
21/05/20241 pmAstrid Bowen, PhD student  Astrid Bowen
11/06/20241 pmRoberto FilippiNatashaMalet 534Prof Roberto Filippi
18/06/20241 pmJessica MassonnieNatashaMalet 534No recording

2022/2023

DateTimeSpeakerLocationRecording Link        
4th October1 pmVarun WarrierOnlineDr Varun Warrier
11th October1 pmNathan A. FoxOnlineProf Nathan A. Fox
8th November1 pmMayada ElsabbaghHybridDr Mayada Elsabbagh
15th November1 pmDorothy CowieHybridDr Dorothy Cowie
22nd November1 pmLaura HaversOnlineDr Laura Havers
13th December1 pmRoy HesselsHybridDr Roy Hessels
7th February4 pmDrew H. AbneyOnlineDr Drew Abney
21st February1 pmMitsuhiko IshikawaOnlineDr Mitsuhiko Ishikawa
28th February1 pmMargherita MalanchiniHybridDr Margherita Malanchini
25th April1 pmDuncan AstleHybridDr Duncan Astle
13th June1 pmDanyal AkarcaHybridDr Danyal Akarca
27th June1 pmTeresa Del BiancoHybridDr Teresa Del Bianco

2021/2022

DateTimeSpeakerLocationRecording Link               
5th October1 pmLucy BowesOnlineProf Lucy Bowes
19th October1 pmCasey Lew-WilliamsOnlineProf Casey Lew-Williams
9th November1 pmSam WasstbcProf Sam Wass
16th November4 pmJenny SaffranOnlineProf Jenny Saffran
23rd November4 pmJessica A. SommervilleOnlineProf Jessica Sommerville
7th December1 pmGustaf GredebäckOnlineProf Gustaf Gredebäck
14th December4 pmJeffrey LockmanOnline No recording
11th January1 pmNadja AlthausOnlineDr. Nadja Althaus
18th January1 pmLaurie HanniganOnlineDr Laurie Hannigan
25th January1 pm Pauline FrizelleOnlineDr Pauline Frizelle
1st February1 pmIsabel MareschalOnlineProf Isabel Mareschal
8th February1 pmRhodri CusackOnlineProf Rhodri Cusack
8th March1 pmNivedita ManiOnlineProf Nivedita Mani
22nd March1 pmChristopher KrupenyeOnlineDr Cristopher Krupenye
26th April4 pmElizabeth TorresOnlineProf Elizabeth Torres
3rd May1 pmSarah BeckOnlineProf Sarah Beck
17th May1 pmIrene ValoriOnlineDr Irene Valori
24th May4 pmJulie MarkantOnlineDr Julie Markant
7th June1 pmEdmund Sonuga-BarkeOnline No recording
14th June1 pmLizzie ShephardOnlineDr Lizzie Shephrad
21st June1 pmTrinh NguyenOnline No recording
5th July1 pmRory DevineOnlineDr Rory T. Devine

2020/2021

DateTimeSpeakerLocationRecording Link
13th October4pmKaren AdolphOnlineProf Karen Adolph
20th October1pmDaphne MaurerOnlineProf Daphne Maurer
3rd November1pmJoanna MartinOnlineDr Joanna Martin
10th November1pmAleksandra DopierałaOnline No recording
17th November1pmRichard TremblayOnlineProf Richard E. Tremblay
24th November1pmOri OssmyOnlineDr Ori Ossmy
1st December1pmJill LanyOnlineDr Jill Lany
19th January1pmRachel BarrOnlineProf Rachel Barr
2nd February1pmEveline CroneOnlineProf Eveline Crone
9th February1pmChen YuOnline No recording
23rd February1pmSara HartOnlineProf Sara Hart
16th March4pmJoel NiggOnlineProf Joel Nigg
23rd March1pmDima AmsoOnlineProf Dima Amso
11th May1pmChiara TuratiOnlineProf Chiara Turati
25th May1pmJean B. PingaultOnline No recording
8th June4pmDan GeschwindOnline No recording
22nd June1pmHermann BulfOnlineProf Hermann Bulf
29th June1pmWill MandyOnlineProf Will Mandy
6th July1pmLucía Magis-WeinbergOnlineDr. Lucía Magis-Weinberg