Barbora Skarabela

Czech, linguistics, child language, science, education, Edinburgh, Scotland

[The Lothian Birth Cohorts @EdinUniLBC]

Why not celebrate #InternationalDayofOlderPersons with a game?

Did you know that playing analog games, like cards, chess, bingo, or crosswords, is associated with less cognitive decline with age? Find out more: https://t.co/EGUxpW6PSv

#OlderPeoplesDay #games #crossword #chess

[early play @earlyplay]

If a child can’t learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn. ~ Ignacio Estrada

[Museum on the Mound @museumonmound]

Discover how Maths has been used to fight money crime in our latest Money Maths Marvels video. Apply numeracy, shape and measurement skills in our maths challenges throughout the video. https://t.co/mUfXBroWQw #MathsWeekScot #MATHS

[Burgh Primary School @BurghPrimary]

P4-P6 enjoyed taking part in Authors Live today with Abi Elphinstone talking about her new book, The Crackledawn Dragon 🐉 @EducationSLC @SLCLiteracy @scottishbktrust @FMReadChallenge @JaniceForsyth @BBCScotland #AuthorsLive #TeamBurgh @moontrug

[UN Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030) @UNDecadeAgeing]

Today, on #UNIDOP2021, we are kicking off 𝑨𝒈𝒆𝒊𝒔𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔: a campaign running from 1 October to 20 November to bring attention to #ageism across the life-course, from older people to younger people! #AWorld4AllAges

Excited? Find out more 👇🧵

[The Lothian Birth Cohorts @EdinUniLBC]

You could celebrate #InternationalPodcastDay and #InternationalDayofOlderPersons at the same time today!

Listen to our podcast celebrating the LBC1921 study, whose participants reach their 100th birthday this year: https://t.co/BOlZRjxkd6

#OlderPersonsDay #Podcast

[Ruthanne Baxter @ruthannebaxter]

A terrifically helpful read @Artsincarehomes @NAPAlivinglife Grab a coffee and get informed @scallyspraffs @b_skarabela @Scranlife @DrGaryKerr @BotanicCottage @IrvineDawn @achwscotland @MuseumsGalScot @artshealthhub @SP_champScheme @NHSBordersLib @nicolamaher4

[The Lothian Birth Cohorts @EdinUniLBC]

Did you know, today is The International Day of Older Persons?

Celebrate with us by reading about out achievements and discoveries in 20 years of research on healthy cognitive ageing in the Lothian Birth Cohorts: https://t.co/Ktc5rDluqT

#InternationalDayofOlderPersons2021

[The Lothian Birth Cohorts @EdinUniLBC]

Did you know that older people in our LBC1936 study have a generally positive attitude to getting older? Read more here: https://t.co/h32j3YDWqN

#InternationalDayofOlderPersons #InternationalDayofOlderPersons2021 #OlderPeoplesDay

[The Lothian Birth Cohorts @EdinUniLBC]

New study led by Jure Mur @EdinUniLBC in @BritJClinPharm on #longitudinal prescribing patterns of #anticholinergic drugs between 1990-2015 in a large national sample of 220000+ @uk_biobank participants: https://t.co/61fU4wGB8S

#Polypharmacy #DrugPrescribing #GeneralPractice

[The Lothian Birth Cohorts @EdinUniLBC]

Ian Deary discusses how scores from #cognitive #tests contribute to the important problems of why some people’s #thinking skills age better than others, and why some people have healthier lives and live longer: https://t.co/WU0SFLxSQq

#intelligence #ageing #health

[Ruthanne Baxter @ruthannebaxter]

Great scheme. Great opportunity. I have joy of working with current reps at UoE Know anyone suitable @JohnGillies6 @Stewmercer @StellaWYChan @b_skarabela @cebrett_health @EdinUniMentalH @GMMedicalMuseum @TeviotPlace @thackraymuseum @WhitchurchHosp @NHSBordersLib @ruraldoctorNI

[The Lothian Birth Cohorts @EdinUniLBC]

Do you know anyone who has received a #diagnosis of #dementia during #COVID19?

Please get in touch with colleagues @AlzScotDRC who are looking for #participants for an important #research project examining diagnosis of dementia after March 2020.

@VOCALEdinburgh

[Akademie věd ČR @Akademie_ved_CR]

📘 NEZkreslená věda vychází v tištěné podobě!

„Kniha vychází proto, aby ukázala, že věda je dobrodružství, a kdo se do ní ponoří a podlehne jejímu kouzlu, zjistí, že je s ní zábava a že je důležitá,“ řekla na křtu předsedkyně #AVČR Eva Zažímalová.

https://t.co/ai9iiXBTsQ

[The Lothian Birth Cohorts @EdinUniLBC]

September 2021 edition of The Disconnected Mind newsletter now online: https://t.co/72xIadDTHX

Catch up with the latest news about our research, staff and publications, and don’t miss a special item celebrating the successes of the Disconnected Mind/LBC young researchers!

[The Lothian Birth Cohorts @EdinUniLBC]

Get your tickets, folks! Professor @AlanJohnGow will talk @CODIfringe about the simple things that could help us stay sharp as we age!

[Michelle Sheehan @MiShee54]

Daughter: I’m the best scooterist there is.
Me: Good word, did you make it up?
Her (condescending): All words are made up, Mummy.

[Barbora Skarabela @b_skarabela]

Help with a survey for #academics and #policymakers for the current in-depth inquiry by @Nuffbioethics into the future of #ageing: https://t.co/yIfbaSzY8E

@TheAgeingLab @AlzScotDRC @SusanShenkin @SimonRCox @WelsteadMiles @corley_janie @DaniellePageUoE @AlanJohnGow @cfawnsritchie

[The Lothian Birth Cohorts @EdinUniLBC]

Share your views on the future of #ageing: A call for evidence on the #ethical issues relating to the role of #science and #technology helping people live well in old age @Nuffbioethics:

#Survey for #academics and #policymakers: https://t.co/inOVuMyN9z

Open until 2 August 2021

[Barbora Skarabela @b_skarabela]

Are you an #English-speaking adult who conducts #research with #children under the age of 6 years?

Take a short #survey to help researchers @NorthwesternU with a study examining irritability in #developmental research participants: https://t.co/whHcnNMDFm

Open until 12 August

[School of PPLS @SchoolofPPLS]

Huge congratulations to fourth-year Psychology student Lucy Glover, who has been selected to represent the Team GB rowing team at the Tokyo Olympic Games 🚣

We'll be cheering on her and the rest of the team at the end of the week! https://t.co/UylJor5VTm