It was a long time coming but totally worth it. This paper should be of interest to researchers in corpus linguistics and adolescent reading as well as secondary teachers and indeed parents of students in Years 9, 10 and 11. Huge congratulations Beverley Jennings - so well deserved

📣Final few days to hear from paediatric therapists who provide psychological therapy or speech therapy in the NHS, Local Authority or HSC setting in the UK. Thank you for those who have completed & shared the survey to colleagues 🙏🏼. The 💻 survey will close this Thursday 22/2.

An exciting postdoc opportunity at Oxford ExpPsychology with the wonderful Nick Yeung, at the intersection of metacognition, group decision making, and learning. Deadline for applications March 8th.

Paging Georgy Kantor William Whyte I wonder which room this is St John's College

Cynthia by William Strang 1917 (The Hepworth, Wakefield).

📢Apprenticeship opportunity!

Enjoy meeting new people?😊 Love stories?📖 Keen to learn new skills?🤹

We're seeking a Visitor Services Apprentice to join our friendly Front of House team. Find out more here:storymuseum.org.uk/about-us/vacan…

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1/ Today in Science, we train a neural net from scratch through the eyes and ears of one child. The model learns to map words to visual referents, showing how grounded language learning from just one child's perspective is possible with today's AI tools. science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Calling all secondary schools! Dr Melanie Forster has put together a fantastic resource to support #PSHE teaching in mental health and wellbeing. All freely available to use - please do share widely. #ks3 #ks4 #edutwitter

I'll be advertising a 2-year postdoc in a few weeks supported by an ESRC grant. An interesting project looking at the role of narratives in the learning and retention of educational material. Feel free to get in touch via email if you are interested!

Welcome Prof Shelley McKeown Jones, Fellow and Tutor in Experimental Psychology with Lady Margaret Hall joining us from Bristol.psy.ox.ac.uk/news/welcome-p… Shelley McKeown Jones Lady Margaret Hall Oxford Neuroscience

Congratulations to Asifa Majid, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, has been awarded the prestigious Elman prize. tinyurl.com/75hnwztn Asifa Majid St Hugh's College Oxford Neuroscience

Mary Adshead in Bed by Stephen Bone 1930 (Private Collection). Painter and wife of the artist.

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We all love a good story, but for children, stories are crucial for language development 📖

Watch our video with developmental psychologists Nicky Dawson and Emma James to discover why a book at bedtime is so important.

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Fabulous news - many congratulations Asifa Majid 💐💐💐

Oxford ExpPsychology University of Oxford

The Reader by Grace Cossington Smith 1916 (Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney).

The Artist’s Sister, Winifred by Gwen John 1898 (Private Collection).

The Idler by Henry Meynell Rheam 1894 (Private Collection). Newlyn, Cornwall.

Dorelia by Lamplight, at Toulouse by Gwen John 1903-4 (Private Collection). Dorelia McNeill.