Congratulations Dr. Bains!
Oct 1, 2024
We are delighted to announce that Amrita has passed her viva. We celebrated her achievement with some fizz and dinner with colleagues from Royal Holloway.
The lab at BACN24
Sep 11, 2024
It was great to see Sonia and Hannah present new work from the PROPEL project at the British Association of Cognitive Neuroscience conference in London.
Summer Science Exhibition
Jul 4, 2024
Saloni gave a talk at the Summer Science Exhibition, which is the Royal Society’s annual celebration of cutting edge science. Saloni spoke about the intrinsic
Moving to UCL
Jul 4, 2024
We are delighted to announce that the lab is moving to UCL in September 2024. We will be based in the Department of Language and
Working together
Jun 21, 2024
We were delighted to be part of RHUL’s Psychology Working Together Event, which attracts a diverse group of educational professionals from the South East Research
The lab at #BDA24
Jun 21, 2024
We were very excited to present our work on various facets of #dyslexia at BDA24 in Surrey. Nilgoun Bahar gave a talk on her new
Farewells
May 15, 2024
We recently said goodbye to Valeriia and Darius, who leave us to take their next steps in science. Valeriia leaves us to take up a
Hannah presents at Pint of Science
May 15, 2024
Hannah Jones provocatively talked about “Why read when we have Netflix?” featuring insights from her PhD at Royal Holloway’s Pint of Science, held at the
Knowledge exchange workshop (SLTs and language researchers)
May 7, 2024
On 28th June 2024, we are hosting a workshop at Royal Holloway bringing together language researchers and speech-language therapists. Speakers will include Becky Clark (ClarkSLT)
Workshop on Language and Cognitive Development in deafness
May 7, 2024
Dr. Valeria Vinogradova, ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow, has organised a workshop for professionals supporting deaf children. Find out more below!
New paper in Developmental Science!
Mar 9, 2024
Ever wondered why we love learning new words? Recent experiments have shown that adults experience intrinsic reward when they successfully learn new words from context.
Hannah Jones awarded the Dorothy Farrar Research Prize
Feb 26, 2024
We’re thrilled to announce Hannah Jones has won the 2023 Dorothy Farrar Research Prize. This prize is awarded annually to a student in the Department
Welcome Valeriia and Darius!
Feb 1, 2024
The lab has recently become a little bigger. Valeriia Vinogradova joins the lab as an ESRC postdoctoral research fellow. Valeriia plans to work on the
Christmas 2023
Dec 5, 2023
It was fantastic to have an end of 2023 celebration with the lab! We found Moriarty’s lair in London, winning some chocolate in the process,
The lab at SNL 2023
Oct 27, 2023
Saloni, Amrita, and Nilgoun enjoyed presenting work at SNL 2023, against the backdrop of beautiful Marseille!
Effective Grant Writing workshop
Jun 10, 2023
Saloni, with Dr. Kaili Rimfeld and Dr. Kyle Jasmin, organised a grant writing workshop, hosting panel members and successful applicants to the MRC, BBSRC, ESRC,
MRC Fellows Day
Jun 10, 2023
Saloni was delighted to be at the MRC Fellows Day, learning about the MRC’s perspective on industrial collaboration and patient involvement in research. It was
Visit from Dr. Caicai Zhang
Jun 10, 2023
It was great to host Dr. Caicai Zhang from Hong Kong Polytechnic at Royal Holloway, we spent time discussing Developmental Language Disorder, imaging, and presentation
What motivates children to read?
May 25, 2023
Saloni has written a piece for the BOLD blog on reading motivation, covering how research in the lab is allowing us to compare what people
Expert commentary in the Guardian
May 17, 2023
Saloni was asked to provide expert commentary on a new paper showing talking to babies could help to shape brain structure. You can find her
Plenary talk at #BNA2023
Apr 26, 2023
Saloni was part of the opening session “The Change makers (and how to keep up with them): Credibility in practice across different neuroscience settings”, alongside
Soapbox Science
Apr 25, 2023
Saloni spoke about brains and language on a rainy Soapbox in Brighton. This was a great opportunity to raise awareness of Developmental Language Disorder, as
New paper in npj Science of Learning!
Apr 20, 2023
We are delighted that Amrita has just had her first paper accepted at npj Science of Learning. This called for a celebration! We have been
Farewell Desi!
Apr 20, 2023
We went to afternoon tea to say goodbye to Desi. Desi has led the Academy of Medical Sciences Springboard project and will be a familiar