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'Childcare should not be a luxury'! Check out our latest published report led by @DrNCBennett and Dr Steph Scott, and delighted to contribute to the report!

Many congratulations  @Yuting14466399 @DUSofE on passing her PhD viva on 26 Sept. Laura Mazzoli Smith and I are very proud of Yuting's work and are grateful to both examiners Professor Jonathan Tummons and Dr Stephen MacGregor for a thorough, and well-discussed viva.

A recent study (Lee, Chung, Nave et al., 2025) shows that AI assistance enhances the originality of individual ideas; it substantially reduces conceptual diversity across participants (94% overlap). Is efficiency undermining creative variation? nature.com/articles/s4156…

How can we achieve a step change in access to effective parenting support? youtube.com/live/VMbFocCcc… via @YouTube

We are hiring! The School of Education has a vacancy for a Professor (Research & Education) Grade 10: £72,693 p.a Permanent, full time, 35 hrs a week Closing date: 15 August 2025 Find out more and apply: durham.taleo.net/careersection/…

Join us at the Imagining Better Education Conference 2025 at Durham University – a welcoming space for education & social science researchers. 📅 14–15 Oct | 📍 Durham 📝 Submit by 31 July 🔗 Scan the QR code or visit the link on the poster! #EducationConference #DurhamUniversity

📢: Read this new publication on “With eyes of a machine: A three-step guide for applying machine learning to visual content analysis in social research” by @annakvistmoller and @massimoairoldi ! 🔍:journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20… #machinelearning #mixedmethods #AI #visualmethods

📣 Calling all early years educators! Access free professional development for your staff with @NDNAtalk's Maths Champions, a programme which builds the knowledge of nursery practitioners to support children’s early mathematical development. Sign up: ow.ly/u4wz50Vqwy6

A report launched today by Child of the North - led by @n8research and @_henorth - and @annelongfield’s @Cfyounglives warns the talents of millions of children are being wasted, and calls for creativity to be embedded into an inclusive school curriculum tinyurl.com/2eca46yb

My honour and pleasure to lead on this new report for Child of the North. Please read and share!! Let's get creativity and the arts at the heart of the education of every child!!!

Postdoc opportunity at the University of Amsterdam! Our project examines human sources of bias in AI models of face classification & implications for users' behavior. Co-supervised by me and Andreas Schuck. Details here: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies/p… Deadline Apr 15! DM me with Qs

This 20-year longitudinal study identifies potential sensitive periods during which the developing brain may be particularly vulnerable to harsh or warm parenting, which may in turn shape future mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. ja.ma/3C8jFcG

To learn more about the Child of the North campaign, its series of reports which are putting the interests and life chances of children and young people at the heart of policymaking, and how delivering on these plans is crucial to Britain’s future, visit tinyurl.com/y28y33p6.

What kind of childhood makes a top scientist? Is it enough to have all the right traits (brilliance, grit, etc) or do you need the right family too? And why should we care? A 🧵 on our paper on the Nobel Laureates. A teaser: the income distribution of the laureates' fathers.1/N

👇To register for the EYCP forms.gle/RzJ6TryceDdgo2… @EducEndowFoundn @melissaEYpren @ncbtweets #earlyyears #educators #education #EYCP #ShREC #PVIs #schools #learning #practitioners #earlystart #children #toddlers #EYFS

🧠 Calling all parents in North East England with infants or young children! 👶 Enroll in the Durham University Family Database and take part in exciting research opportunities! Sign up here and have your child contribute to new scientific discoveries! forms.office.com/pages/response…

😲10 SPACES REMAINING! 🏫Early years settings & PVIs with 2-3 year olds, join our FREE training programme funded by @EducEndowFoundn 👇Register for the EYCP forms.gle/6huoAy724iRHmF… Sign up to tomorrow's webinar for more info forms.gle/6huoAy724iRHmF… @melissaEYpren @ncbtweets

📢 Apply now for our First Book Grant Fellowship! Deadline: 5 PM GMT (6 PM CET), 1st November 2024. Candidates must have been awarded their PhD and should be within three years of PhD award at the time of application Share widely! More info 👇 isrf.org/funding-opport…

⌛️Few days remaining to sign up to our webinar on 'The ShREC Approach' 🧠A great chance to find out how to use strategies to support children's communication and language 👇Register here: forms.gle/VSP7Q6vwkggHev… @ncbtweets #strongerpracticehub #ShREC #earlyyears #education

Thanks @JulianElliott11 Collingwood College for the venue 😊

What an inspiring, fun and interactive #JuniorScientistEvent at Collingwood college organised by @bruce_rawlings and colleagues from@DurhamPsych 👏 👏here are some wondergul moments with our brlliant#juniorcreativitychampions💖 at our #ComeDraw&Tell corner in day 1 &2.