Durham Developmental Group

We need a few more 3-4 year olds to complete our surprise suitcase study. Can you help?

Book your session here: https://calendly.com/boldkids/surprise-suitcase

For alternative sessions drop us a Facebook message or email Laura at [email protected]

Join us next week to take part in our new virtual reality game.

Book your slot here: https://calendly.com/boldkids/superjump

Want to take part but can't make any of these sessions? Drop us a message and we can find an alternative

Is your child 6-9 years? Join us in the summer holidays to play our brand new virtual reality game!

Book your slot instantly: https://calendly.com/boldkids/superjump

To find out more email Laura on [email protected]

Need a last minute activity for your 6-9 year old? There's still time to join us this week!

Book your slot here: https://calendly.com/boldkids/superjump

Is your child 6-9 years? Join us in the summer holidays to play our brand new virtual reality game!

Book your slot instantly: https://calendly.com/boldkids/superjump

To find out more email Laura on [email protected]

Summer Scientist booking system Junior Scientist is a free event for 4-11 year-olds and their parents, which gives a fun introduction to the mind and brain.

Is your child 6-9 years? Join us in the summer holidays to play our brand new virtual reality game!

Book your slot instantly: https://calendly.com/boldkids/superjump

To find out more email Laura on [email protected]

Check out this amazing, free event for families to engage in fun, educational learning activities and get involved in research studies! Junior Scientist will run from August 27-29th at Collingwood College, Durham. So much fun to be had, and gifts & prizes to be won! 👇

Summer Scientist booking system Junior Scientist is a free event for 4-11 year-olds and their parents, which gives a fun introduction to the mind and brain.

Are you looking for a fun family activity to take part in over the summer holidays?

👉 Come along to the Oriental Museum in Durham this summer to take part in a time travelling adventure!

🔗 Sign up now book your place for children aged 7-10 years old:
https://calendly.com/education-vr/7-to-10

To find out more, or if you have any questions, please get in touch with Emerald, the project researcher, at [email protected]

✨️ Calling parents of 12 - 24-month-old infants! ✨️

We are currently looking for participants to take part in two eye-tracking studies to help us understand how infants use gestures to support their language development.

The sessions are designed to be engaging for infants and involve watching videos of adults gesturing to some toys. Each study takes around 10 minutes, with the whole session lasting 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Your child will also receive a small gift as a thank you for taking part.

For more information or to sign up, please contact [email protected]

Is your child aged between 7 and 10 years old? Would they like to travel back in time to visit the ancient Silk Road?

👉 Come along to the Oriental Museum in Durham this summer to try out this new VR experience!

🔗 Sign up now book your place:
https://calendly.com/education-vr/7-to-10

To find out more, or if you have any questions, please get in touch with Emerald, the project researcher, at [email protected]

✨️ Calling parents of 12–16-month-old infants! ✨️

We are currently looking for participants to take part in two eye-tracking studies to help us understand how infants use gestures to support their language development.

The studies involve watching videos of an adult gesturing to and naming some toys and novel objects, and we will use eye-tracking to see if they have learned new words.

Each study takes around 10 minutes, with the whole session lasting 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Your child will also receive a small gift as a thank you for taking part.

For more information or to sign up, please contact [email protected]

We're bringing VR to the Oriental Museum this half term!

👉 If you have a child aged 7-9 years old who would like to try out a fun time-travelling VR game this half term, come along to the Oriental Museum tomorrow, Friday 31st May, between 10am-5pm.

To find out more, or if you have any questions, please get in touch with Emerald, the project researcher, at [email protected]

🐻Calling parents of 1 – 3 year olds🐻
We are currently looking for participants to take part in an eye-tracking study which looks at the effect of child temperament (such as curiosity) on word learning processes.
Participants will be asked to view known and novel items from different categories on a computer screen.
The study takes around 15 minutes, but please allow around an hour for your visit.
Your child will also receive a small gift as a thank you for taking part.
For more information or to sign up, please contact [email protected]

Hey everyone! My name is Chloe, and I am a master's student in Developmental Psychopathology at Durham University.

I am currently working on my dissertation project, which involves an eye-tracking study focused on infants aged 6 to 14 months. The study aims to explore the relationship between visual working memory and early vocabulary acquisition in babies.

Given the nature of my research, I am reaching out to you and your infant to participate in this study. Your participation would involve a single visit to our lab at Durham University, where we will conduct a brief, non-invasive eye-tracking session with your baby. The session is designed to be engaging and enjoyable for infants and will typically last around 15 to 30 minutes. To express our gratitude for your time and participation, we will provide your baby with a small gift.

I am happy to provide more detailed information about the study and discuss any concerns you might have.
I can be contacted through this email: [email protected]

✨️ Calling parents of 12–16-month-old infants! ✨️

We are currently looking for participants to take part in two eye-tracking studies to help us understand how infants use gestures to support their language development.

The sessions are designed to be engaging for infants and involve watching videos of an adult gesturing to some toys. Each study takes around 10 minutes, with the whole session lasting 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Your child will also receive a small gift as a thank you for taking part.

For more information or to sign up, please contact [email protected]

** Calling all parents of 4-8 year olds **

We need your help to finish up a project on motor development in children with upper limb differences. We are looking for parents of 4-8 year old two-handed children to complete a 5-minute survey about their child's early motor milestones.

We know it may be difficult to remember exactly when your child reached their milestones - the ages you give are likely to be estimates. Please don't worry, just try to answer as accurately as you can - you might find it useful to look back at baby books or photos.

https://tinyurl.com/motormilestones

Are you a parent of an infant aged 6 to 30 months? If so, we are looking for parents to complete a new tiredness questionnaire to help us understand and measure tiredness in infancy. It’s a short Qualtrics survey taking only 5 minutes to complete! Thanks for your time and consideration.

To participate click here: https://tinyurl.com/DurhamTiredness

Or use the QR code below:

Any secondary school teachers (in mainstream schools) out there please consider completing this online survey about inclusion.

To access please copy and paste this link:

https://durhamuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6M3a9Lysn92MKTs

Are you looking for something fun for your kids to do over the Easter Holidays? We still have places available over the Easter holidays! Don't miss out!

https://durhamuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8nUfQUJyMho6bky

3 of our studies use VR to:
Teach your child about the silk road through a virtual experience
See what your child thinks about different avatars in VR
Climb and jump over obstacles in VR
1 of our studies uses eye-tracking glasses to see how your child looks in the mirror, and how fast they can look at an alien, but not at a child!
1 of our studies uses a 'surprise suitcase' to see how your child does everyday tasks such as breaking apart two Lego bricks, or uncapping a pen.

If you are interested in signing up, scan the QR code or follow the link below to learn more about our studies and sign up!

Some studies have limited spaces, so be sure to sign up quickly to secure a spot.

Are you looking for something fun for your kids to do over the Easter Holidays? We are running 5 exciting studies for 2-3, 7-10, and 13-16 year olds!

3 of our studies use VR to:
Teach your child about the silk road through a virtual experience
See what your child thinks about different avatars in VR
Climb and jump over obstacles in VR
1 of our studies uses eye-tracking glasses to see how your child looks in the mirror, and how fast they can look at an alien, but not at a child!
1 of our studies uses a 'surprise suitcase' to see how your child does everyday tasks such as breaking apart two Lego bricks, or uncapping a pen.

If you are interested in signing up, scan the QR code or follow the link below to learn more about our studies and sign up!

Some studies have limited spaces, so be sure to sign up quickly to secure a spot.
https://durhamuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8nUfQUJyMho6bky

International Women's Day is the ideal day for us to reach out to young women with ADHD to ask them to help us with this important research!
New study interviewing girls with ADHD about their lived experience.

If you are a parent of a girl with ADHD aged between 12 and 16 years old, who is living in the UK, and attending a mainstream school, we extend this invitation to participate in our interview study. The study aims to explore the real-world experiences of girls with ADHD, with a specific focus on their emotional well-being, social interactions, and school experiences. The study involves an online interview,
If you are interested and would like to learn more about the next steps to take part, please contact the Sibel using the email in the image in this post or scan the QR code to take you to the sign up page

🎉 Hi all! Are you looking for something fun, engaging, and educational for your children to do? We are looking for a few more 8-11-year-olds to take part in some tasks with animals, patterns, smiley faces, and maths 🦁💭🔢😀
📅 Sessions available during weekdays after school in March and APRIL HALF TERM!
👉 If your child or anyone you know may be interested, please share our poster and/or sign up using the QR code below!
This study is recruiting neurotypical children with normal or corrected-to-normal vision/hearing, and offers some engaging tasks + a £5 Amazon Voucher :)
To find out more or for any questions, please get in touch with Linda, the project researcher, by emailing her at [email protected]

Are you the parent of a young person with ADHD? We are currently conducting research to understand the challenges that pupils with ADHD may face regarding school life and academic performance. We are seeking participation from secondary school students diagnosed with ADHD or on the clinical pathway to diagnosis.

Participation takes no more than 1 hour and 30 minutes. Each participating student will receive a £5 Amazon voucher as a token of appreciation. All information provided will be kept confidential.

Below is the link for the Qualtrics, in which will contain: more information about the research, a consent form and demographics questions.

Link for sign up: https://durhamuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_232FA4U2M9mELHM

👉There are still spaces to come and try out the VR Silk Road experience this half term!

Sign up now:
https://calendly.com/education-vr/11-to-13

The Silk Road VR experience is back this February half term (19th - 23rd February)!

👉 If you have a child aged 11-13 years old who would like to try out a fun time-travelling VR game this half term, sign up now using the link below!

🔗 https://calendly.com/education-vr/11-to-13

To find out more, or if you have any questions, please get in touch with Emerald, the project researcher, at [email protected]

Please note: If you have recently participated in one of our VR studies, please inform our researcher when you make your booking so we can check you aren't registered for a study you have already done.

Title: Understanding and addressing interpersonal violence experienced by autistic people

The annual public lecture for the Centre for Neurodiversity & Development will take place on Wednesday 6 March at 6pm in the Department of Psychology. We are very pleased that this year the lecture will be given by Dr Amy Pearson. All welcome and attendance is free but please register using the link below.

REGISTER HERE: https://durhampsychology.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dmR11txLShkNka2

A new study opportunity for a new week. We are recruiting mainstream secondary school pupils with ADHD aged 11-16years, in and around the Durham region to come in to the University to take part in a study on barriers and facilitators of school success and quality of school life. This study takes place face to face in the university as well as parental completion of some questionnaires. If you are interested and your son/daughter meets the inclusion criteria set out above, please email [email protected] and we will provide you with further information.

Free in-person event open to all, focused on SEND educational policy.

The Centre for Neurodiversity & Development and Collingwood College, Durham University will co-host an event entitled 'Impacting Educational Policy in the Area of Special Educational Needs and Neurodiversity’. Guest speaker, Dr Andre Imich is SEND policy advisor to the government’s Department for Education and he will give a presentation on ‘How to impact educational policy in the area of SEND’. This will be followed by a series of short research presentations from members of the Centre for Neurodiversity & Development on current education and neurodiversity / autism research projects that have the future potential to impact educational policy. There will then be Q&A and networking opportunity.

This in-person event is free and open to all but please use the link to register to attend and to ensure you are sent further information.

Delegates can register here: https://durhampsychology.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2n83mrsjJJMYdIW

Date - 7th February 2024

Time - 5.00pm approx 6.45pm

Location - Teaching & Learning Centre (room TLC042), Durham University​​, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LS.

Please share this event information with anyone who may be interested, poster also attached.

🎉 Hi all! Are you looking for something fun, engaging, and educational for your children to do? We are still looking for 8-11-year-olds to take part in some tasks with animals, patterns, smiley faces, and maths 🦁💭🔢😀
📅 Sessions available during Jan-Feb (weekdays / weekends) and FEBRUARY HALF TERM!
👉 If your child or anyone you know may be interested, please share our poster and/or sign up using our online pre-screening & booking link: https://durhamuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6VerEEOeLQLfTEi
This study is recruiting neurotypical children with normal or corrected-to-normal vision/hearing, and offers some engaging tasks + a £5 Amazon Voucher!
To find out more or for any questions, please get in touch with Linda, the project researcher, by emailing her at [email protected]