Lifespan Research Network

The Lifespan Research Network (LRN) at Royal Holloway, University of London: Interdisciplinary insights into human development from infancy to late adulthood.

[Melinda Mills @melindacmills]

My attempt at an accessible explainer of our recent @Nature article on why #family is key to advancing socioeconomic and genetic research https://t.co/VwTnaEIbqr https://t.co/cBvl8i3uZC via @LinkedIn

[Royal Holloway @RoyalHolloway]

The Festival of Social Science – led and funded by the @ESRC – runs until Saturday 9 November and includes events on our Egham campus.

List of Festival events: https://t.co/PfSRj5FwXI

Events at Royal Holloway: https://t.co/88XJtUVqiS

[Toby Wise @toby_wise]

🌟New preprint! 🌟

We describe a method for generating short versions of questionnaire measures using (very simple) machine learning (w/ @NuraSidarus)

https://t.co/UoZJGcnbiD

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[Lifespan Research Network @LRN_RHUL]

An exciting lineup of speakers for the Statistical Genetics Group meetings at @RHULPsychology!

First up on 6th November is @ZiadaAyorech: Leveraging family-based data reveals gene-environment interplay in life course depression.

Full schedule: https://t.co/7IUwRz3ctC 🎙️

[Jessie Ricketts, moving to @rickettslara.bsky @ricketts_lara]

Absolutely @TeresaCremin!! We need to integrate approaches to promote reading proficiency and activity. See evidence review with @Literacy_Trust here: https://t.co/m8PhIzx5lC

[Dawn Watling @dawn_watling]

Great meeting with the team planning for #ESRCFestival! Do you work with Young People? Are you concerned about their use of social media? Join the first of our online workshops Monday 21st Oct 1-2pm https://t.co/GhMEL0BCCp @SocDevLabRHUL @SurreyYF @EikonCharity @MindworksSurrey

[Joe Barnby @JoeBarnby]

A reminder: we currently have an open call for our @RealAAAI workshop on Theory of Mind 🔥

We encourage submissions from cog sci, CS, and psychiatry - we want to bring together several fields, work together, and understand ToM 🧠🤖

https://t.co/DnJKrdPdRG

@nitalon @r_mirsky

[Shiri Lev-Ari @shirilevari]

Want to do a PhD about the influence of psychological biases on technological progress? Email us. If not, please retweet

[ECHO-O Lab @SocDevLabRHUL]

As part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science, we are hosting a series of workshops focusing on the risks, benefits and opportunities of children's and adolescents' social media use. Please join us for one, two, or all of 5 workshops (1 is in person)!
https://t.co/oF3sYcTJuz

[Dawn Watling @dawn_watling]

Really looking forward to kicking off the @SocDevLabRHUL online Smart Socials & Digital Youth workshops for #ESRCFestival on Mon 21st Oct from 1-2pm. Intended audience is for those working with young people. @RHULScience Collab with @CFSurrey @SurreyYF https://t.co/F9PRmWgkWw..

[Lifespan Research Network @LRN_RHUL]

The joy of learning new words - the latest @LRN_RHUL blog post by the brilliant Professor @salonikrishnan
She examines how intrinsic reward influences adolescent word learning 📚✨ @RHULPsychology

Read more: https://t.co/eC4yeYFkM8

[Lifespan Research Network @LRN_RHUL]

Want to learn more about gene-environment interplay in explaining individual variation in academic achievement? 📚🧬 Check out a new paper published in @molpsychiatry, with contributions from @LRN_RHUL researchers. See the detailed thread below! 👇 @RHULPsychology

[Dr. Margherita Malanchini @MarghMalanchini]

1. Out now in @molpsychiatry “Gene-environment correlation: The role of family environment in academic development”. We investigate how family environments and genetic propensity combine to result in individual differences in academic achievement 🧬🌍https://t.co/njERvOCySM

[Association for Child & Adolescent Mental Health @acamh]

In this fascinating Papers Podcast, @yaszadeh provides a definition of #Racism, explores what is currently known about the experiences of racism, and discusses how experiences of racism are linked to negative mental & physical health outcomes.

Listen at https://t.co/bTOMnGxnMx

[Lifespan Research Network @LRN_RHUL]

Excited to share a new paper on genetic associations between non-cognitive skills and school achievement across development, with contributions from @LRN researchers. More details in the thread below! ⬇️ @RHULPsychology

[Dr. Margherita Malanchini @MarghMalanchini]

Out today in @NatureHumBehav: Genetic associations between non-cognitive skills and academic achievement over development https://t.co/ZKjPk31DjR
@QMUL @QM_SBBS @uclnews A detailed thread👇

[Jessie Ricketts, moving to @rickettslara.bsky @ricketts_lara]

Was a pleasure to discuss all things teenage reading with @melissadenes @thetimes … check out our website (link in bio) for new work led by teenagers to draw out their peers’ voices and perspectives on reading @RHULPsychology

[Jessie Ricketts, moving to @rickettslara.bsky @ricketts_lara]

Thrilled that @LaShaps1 and I were able to draw on our @NuffieldFound and @ESRC research and contribute to discussions around the English GCSE led by @EnglishAssoc at @The_Globe recently: https://t.co/C2u1C3Pafk @RHULPsychology

[Prof Michael Pluess @michaelpluess]

New paper out on sensitivity and burnout in teachers! Highly sensitive teacher are more likely to experience burnout when reporting stress. In addition, highly sensitive secondary school teachers were more affected by the school climate. https://t.co/qkAfOFRSMR #highlysensitive

[Dr. Kaili Rimfeld @KailiRimfeld]

🚀 Exciting #PhD opportunity in #Psychology or #Economics! Join our fully funded project at Royal Holloway, starting Jan 2025!

📚 Causal links between school environment and mental health.

Supervised by Dr. Rimfeld & Prof. Anderberg.

Get in touch if interested! 📩 Please RT!

[TheJCPPadvances @TheJCPPadvances]

In this #OpenAccess paper, J. L. Kingston (@RoyalHolloway) et al examine whether #SocialAnxiety & #Paranoia can be differentiated, patterns of co-occurrence & psychosocial factors that differentiate social anxiety alone versus in combination with paranoia. https://t.co/0cmHujpK6a

[Courtney Hooton @courtneyhooton_]

We are now in the final stages of our project to identify key priorities in teenage reading📚We are seeking feedback on the videos produced as part of the project and are keen to get a range of opinions. Scan the QR code or follow the link below (1/2)