Minding the gaps:
The challenges of interdisciplinary developmental science
A British Academy funded workshop hosted at
the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit (Cambridge) on the 19th of September, 2014.
A number of disciplines are converging upon the importance on studying cognition and neuroscience in childhood and adolescence. The result is that the field of developmental science is inherently interdisciplinary, borrowing tools, techniques, aims and approaches from cognitive psychology, education, clinical sciences and neuroscience. Working across the gaps between these disciplines presents a number of challenges. The purpose of this workshop is to share our findings, discuss these challenges and encourage early career researchers developing their own research questions in this area.
Our speakers all bridge the gaps between two or more of these disciplines. They include: Susan Gathercole (MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge); Sarah-Jayne Blakemore (UCL); Gaia Scerif (University of Oxford); Sarah Durston (University of Utrecht, Netherlands); Courtenay Norbury (Royal Holloway, University of London); Lucy Henry (City University, London); and Duncan Astle (MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge). |
Update, 19 September 2014 – reimbursement claims
Reimbursement claim payments will be made 3-4 weeks after your forms and receipts have been received and processed by the Cognition & Brain Sciences Unit. If you do not receive your reimbursement after >4 weeks, please contact Duncan Astle (duncan.astle@mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk) who will forward your query on to the finance department.
Update, 15 September 2014 – workshop programme now available
Please click here to download the programme.
Registration and attendance
All places at the workshop are currently taken.
Poster abstract submissions for this event are now closed.
Workshop schedule
9:00 Registration and coffee
9:30 Welcome and introduction
9:40 Talk – Courtenay Norbury
10:20 Talk – Lucy Henry
11:00 Morning tea
11:30 Talk – Gaia Scerif
12:10 Talk – Sarah Durston
12:50 Lunch and posters
14:20 Talk – Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
15:00 Talk – Duncan Astle
15:40 Afternoon tea
16:00 Talk – Susan Gathercole
17:00 End
A programme for the workshop (including titles and abstracts for all talks and posters) will be sent out to attendees in early September.
Location and travelThe workshop is being held on Friday, September 19th, 2014, at the MRC Cognition & Brain Sciences Unit, 15 Chaucer Rd, Cambridge, CB27EF. The Unit is located about a 10-15 minute walk south of the Cambridge town centre. For those planning to travel by car, please note that there is no on-site parking at the Unit, and public parking facilities in Cambridge are restricted and expensive. For those travelling by train, Cambridge Railway Station is located just under a mile from the Unit and is a 15-20 minute walk or a 5-minute taxi ride away. PostersWe will be having poster presentations from early career researchers. Notes for presenters: the poster-boards can take up to A0 sized posters in either landscape or portrait orientation. Please hang your posters during registration time (9-9:30am) and remove them at the end of the day (from 5pm). AccommodationIf you are planning to stay overnight in Cambridge prior to or following the workshop, information about accommodation can be found here. |
Travel bursaries for studentsWe are offering travel bursaries, up to the value of £100, to PhD and Masters students who are registered to attend the workshop. If you are a PhD or Masters student and would like your travel costs for the workshop covered, please remember to retain the relevant receipts when purchasing your travel tickets. If you are travelling by car, the allowance is 25p per mile (although please remember there is no on-site parking at the Cognition & Brain Sciences Unit). Travel from either your place of work or place of residence will be covered. To claim your travel costs, you will be able to collect a claims form at the workshop, which you can then submit with your receipts via mail in order to receive your reimbursement. CateringMorning tea, lunch and afternoon tea are provided at the workshop. Vegetarian and gluten-free options will be available. ContactIf you have any questions about the workshop, please contact Jessica Barnes by email at jessica.barnes@mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk.
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