Michelle Ellefson

Find me @michellefson.bsky.social Cambridge Uni cognitive scientist researching thinking & reasoning skills related to learning science, maths & literacy.

[Michelle Ellefson @elle_phd]

Beyond excited -- @ESRC funded our cam-DTP (@AngliaRuskin, @Cambridge_Uni). Work together, with our network unis (@uniofbeds, @UniofSuffolk) and our region will enable a more diverse set of social scientists to tackle our communites' most pressing social issues.

[Dr Rebecca Gordon @DrRebeccaGordon]

Here is a radio interview I did last month talking about human cognition, dyslexia and other aspects of educational neuroscience.
@UCL_IOE_PHD @IOE_London @ucl
https://t.co/TjGODHg0BU

[Griffiths Computational Cognitive Science Lab @cocosci_lab]

(1/5) Very excited to announce the publication of Bayesian Models of Cognition: Reverse Engineering the Mind. More than a decade in the making, it's a big (600+ pages) beautiful book covering both the basics and recent work: https://t.co/5dnLpcMQzu

[Michelle Ellefson @elle_phd]

@TheRealDrDukes 🤣🤣🤣

[Michelle Ellefson @elle_phd]

Studentships … sorry for the typo.

[Michelle Ellefson @elle_phd]

Excellent point @sjblakemore. Can I just add with my DTP hat that many UK funders will count the research skills learned in research assistant posts as graduate level training

[Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore @sjblakemore]

Undergrads/graduates: if you want to do a PhD, can’t afford to do a masters and know the area you want to do a PhD in, a perfectly decent alternative is to apply for a research assistant job and gain substantial research experience. Check https://t.co/yCJLUcvj7O for job ads

[Michelle Ellefson @elle_phd]

As in those that offer PhD students ships (like ESRC, MRC, etc)

[Michelle Ellefson @elle_phd]

@RyutaroUchiyama @sutdsg Excellent news Ryu! 🎉🎉
Hope to see you on one of my next trips.

[Michelle Ellefson @elle_phd]

@sjblakemore Happy happy birthday Sarah-Jayne! 🎂

[Michelle Ellefson @elle_phd]

@BronwenEverill @CaiusCollege I’m so pleased for your new adventure but I will miss you being around College. xx

[Michelle Ellefson @elle_phd]

@AlisonGopnik Congratulations Alison! It is such a well-deserved honour. I’m so sad to have missed the award and your talk. (I can’t be at CogSci this year.)

[Michelle Ellefson @elle_phd]

I am unable to travel to #CogSci2024. Already looks like folks are having a grand time. Thank you @cogsci_soc for reposting any posters and talks with the hashtag . I’m getting see some fab research from afar (though it is increasing my FOMO …)

[Michelle Ellefson @elle_phd]

@TimDalgleish @DuncanAstle @BritishAcademy_ Terrific news - Congratulations Tim! 🎉🎉

[Michelle Ellefson @elle_phd]

@DuncanAstle Ahh - this is the most wonderful news! Congratulations to you all!! 🎉🎉🎉

[Michelle Ellefson @elle_phd]

@TheRealDrDukes Some off the beaten path ideas:
Menswear shops on Savile Row/Jermyn St
Carnaby Street (in the SoHo area)
Borough Market (near Tate Modern & the wobbly bridge)
Tower of London is great for monarch history but less crowded at Hampton Court Palace

[Michelle Ellefson @elle_phd]

@TheRealDrDukes Here are some of our top likes for food:
https://t.co/cIPcXJBjY8
https://t.co/jfxO2Ta7Z0
https://t.co/FAuwe1Av67
https://t.co/YqmnwwzkrN

[Michelle Ellefson @elle_phd]

@TheRealDrDukes Afternoon tea at the Ritz or Harrods is great (Liberty also does a good afternoon tea and is a fab building).

[Michelle Ellefson @elle_phd]

@danacotto @Berkeley_Educ Excellent news!! 🎉

[Cambridge University @Cambridge_Uni]

Seven distinguished individuals – including a Nobel Prize winning physicist and a world-renowned pianist – have received honorary degrees from Cambridge in recognition of the achievements they have made in their respective fields.

Many congratulations to... 👇

Professor Dame Carol Black
A clinician and medical scientist, Carol is a rheumatologist and renowned authority on the condition scleroderma. She was President of @RCPhysicians and has advised the government on areas of public health policy.

Professor Adele Diamond
A world leading neuroscientist, Adele is Professor of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience at @UBC. Her work has led to improvements in treatments for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Professor The Hon. Michael Ignatieff
A historian, writer and broadcaster, Michael is also a former politician having led the Liberal Party in his native Canada from 2008 to 2011. A member of the Canadian Privy Council and the Order of Canada, he has won the Heinemann, Orwell and Dan David Prizes.

Murray Perahia
A world-renowned pianist whose interpretations of Brahms, Beethoven, Chopin and Schubert have gained great acclaim, Murray is Principal Guest Conductor of the @ASMForchestra and the winner of three Grammy Awards. He was appointed an Honorary KBE in 2004.

Professor Dame Carol Robinson
Carol is Dr Lee's Professor of Chemistry at @UniofOxford and founding director of @KavliOxford.

Professor Stephen Stahl
A psychiatrist and psychopharmacologist, Stephen is Clinical Professor of Health Sciences at @UCRiverside.

Professor Kip Thorne
Kip is Richard P. Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics Emeritus at the California Institute of Technology @Caltech. In 2017, he was jointly awarded the @NobelPrize in Physics. He is also a winner of the @KavliPrize in Astrophysics.