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The BBC remembers Charles Myers

5 June 2014

The First World War centenary is being commemorated by the BBC through the broadcast of documentaries, dramas, and news pieces. At the weekend a news feature remembering an important contribution made by Charles Myers was aired. While working as a volunteer doctor at the front line in France, Charles Myers observed in his...

Professor Brian Moore named as one of the world's top ten hearing loss experts

2 June 2014

Professor Brian Moore has today been named by the health information website, ExpertScape , as one of the world's top ten experts in hearing loss. ExpertScape produces its rankings through analysing data gathered via PubMed. Professor Moore's ranking is based on 85 articles published between 2003 and 2014. Early last month...

A date with the Naked Scientists

26 May 2014

Two members of the Department will be appearing on a Naked Scientists Live show at the Cambridge Science Centre this Wednesday, 28 May. Richard O'Connor and Susan Richards will be on a panel of five, and the subject under discussion will be learning and development. The show will be a combination of interviews, questions...

A True-Dream Run - Dr James Russell's new book of poetry is published

19 May 2014

Our Reader in Cognitive Development, Dr James Russell , has just had his sixth book of poetry, A True-Dream Run published by Knives, Forks, and Spoons Press . One of Britain's finest poets, Lee Harwood, writes of the collection: The essential need to be told a story stays with us from the early years right into old age. In...

Dr Simone Schnall gives TEDx Talk at Cambridge Union

14 May 2014

This year’s TEDx Oxbridge event on 17 May has the theme of “Leaps and Boundaries”: The world is evolving at a far faster pace than ever before. Rapid advancements in technology allow us to take radical leaps forward in the blink of an eye, or the click of a mouse. But are the boundaries we set for ourselves enough to...

Prof. Lorraine K. Tyler features at a global policy Forum: OECD IdeaFactory: A New Age, Paris, May 2014

12 May 2014

The Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) is an inclusive, global policy network set up to promote better policies for better lives. Their 2014 Forum, ‘Resilient economies for inclusive societies’, gathered high-level speakers, including world leaders, government ministers, CEOs, heads of NGOs...

Matthew Cassels and Jacqueline Davis awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarships

12 May 2014

A further two of the Department's current MPhil students have been awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarships . A recent news item covered Matthew Samson's award . Matthew Cassels and Jacqueline Davis have also received this prestigious and highly competitive full-cost scholarship to fund their PhD studies in Cambridge...

Dr Jennifer Murray in Stemettes outreach event

3 May 2014

Research Associate in the Department of Psychology and BCNI, Dr Jennifer Murray, recently took part in a Stemettes outreach day aimed at demonstrating to girls that females can go into the field of science, technology, engineering and mathematics and have amazing and fulfilling careers. According to a WISE survey , in 2012...

Enjoy a Pint of Science with members of the Psychology Department

28 April 2014

Members of the Department are once again getting involved in the Pint of Science festival. Taking place between 19th and 21st May in pubs around Cambridge, Pint of Science aims to bring together researchers and the public in a relaxed, informal environment - in the pub, over some drinks. The short lectures are organised...

Professor Nicky Clayton and Clive Wilkins take The Captured Thought to Portugal

24 April 2014

Professor Nicky Clayton and Clive Wilkins, who is a fine artist and writer, are presenting their talk and performance, The Captured Thought, in Lisbon this week. They will appear at the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown on Saturday 26 April. Their performance will include Nicky and Clive dancing the Argentine Tango, a...

The BBC remembers Charles Myers

Professor Brian Moore named as one of the world's top ten hearing loss experts

A date with the Naked Scientists

A True-Dream Run - Dr James Russell's new book of poetry is published

Dr Simone Schnall gives TEDx Talk at Cambridge Union

Prof. Lorraine K. Tyler features at a global policy Forum: OECD IdeaFactory: A New Age, Paris, May 2014

Matthew Cassels and Jacqueline Davis awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarships

Dr Jennifer Murray in Stemettes outreach event

Enjoy a Pint of Science with members of the Psychology Department

Professor Nicky Clayton and Clive Wilkins take The Captured Thought to Portugal

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