Rachael Bedford
@Rachael_Bedford
Professor of Biological and Experimental Psychology at Queen Mary University of London. Interested in neurocognitive development.
At Artinis, our portable fNIRS devices empower researchers to push the boundaries of neuroscience, enabling studies in immersive, real-world-like environments. 🟡 Naturalistic Research: In an exciting study by Pinti et al., our Brite device was used in a cutting-edge virtual…
Team meeting for our @UKRI_News Animating Minds project, followed by leaving celebrations for our amazing @UniofBath placement students @CrystalMazeHQ.
Advertising 2 new positions in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. A postdoc & an RA @QM_Psych @QMUL as part of our @UKRI_News funded Animating Minds Project. More details and how to apply here: Postdoc: jobs.ac.uk/job/DLX749/pos… RA: qmul-jobs.tal.net/vx/appcentre-e…
Fully funded PhD @QMUL @QM_Psych on ‘Children’s Media and the Neurodivergent Mind’. More details and how to apply here: findaphd.com/phds/project/c…
New PhD project @QM_Psych @QMUL supervised with @ValdasNoreika & @GligaTeea - using EEG to investigate sleep mechanisms in infancy, with funding options via the China Scholarship Council (CSC): findaphd.com/phds/project/s…
New video with @CManningPhD talking about the introduction of registered reports to Autism. Watch the full video on our YouTube: youtu.be/safD-r8AVYo?si…
RCT: Removing before-bed screen time among a sample of toddlers was associated with modest preliminary beneficial effects on sleep. ja.ma/3NwHu0u
New @QM_Psych Child Development Lab set up underway today! Looking forward to seeing our first participants in the lab soon. Check out our new webpage here: seresearch.qmul.ac.uk/cbb/research/w…
Our intervention on toddlers’ pre-bed screen time is out in @JAMAPediatrics today! Huge thanks to @NuffieldFound for funding, to our charity partners @EYAlliance, @TheSleepCharity & @NCTcharity and to all the incredible families who participated!
Professor @Rachael_Bedford adds: "Results suggest the trial was highly feasible for parents, with all of the intervention families completing the trial." For more insights, read the full study published open-access in @JAMAPediatrics: jamanetwork.com/journals/jamap…
Excellent news including my wonderful colleague @EmilyDevNeuro joining us at @KingsIoPPN @KingsMaudsley 😀
The IoPPN, @MaudsleyNHS, and @maudsleycharity are proud to welcome Professors Philip Shaw, Gustavo Sudre, and Emily Jones as they take up roles within the @KingsMaudsley #Partnership. Click the link to learn more 👇 bit.ly/4eKFvBr
Huge congratulations to everyone involved @BathPsychology - such an incredible team!
We’ve received £11 million from @NIHRresearch to launch the Bath Mental Health Research Group, focusing on mental health for 12-25-year-olds. This is a major step toward improving mental health outcomes for young people across our region. Read more: bit.ly/3ZYg62U
📣 We’re now accepting applications to our new Climate and Mental Health Award! We will award research teams £1-3 million to investigate how heat impacts anxiety, depression and/or psychosis. Find out if you’re eligible and apply by 21 January 2025 ⤵️ wellcome.org/grant-funding/…
Congrats Tamara!
There are worst spots to find out I’m officially a HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist! Holiday first before starting the new job on Monday 🥳
Fantastic first meeting of the academic year of our Cognition & NeuroDevelopment in Youth (CANDY) group at @QM_SBBS @QM_Psych, led by @MarghMalanchini @agnew_blais @kasiakostyrka @BosiljkaMilosav @Rachael_Bedford + me!
We're seeking up to 30 exceptional academic talents in #AI, #MachineLearning, and #ComputerScience to join our team! From lecturer to full professor, we offer roles tailored to both research-focused and education-focused individuals. Apply by Sept 29th: qmul.ac.uk/strategic-hire…
🚨Exciting news! Our meta-analysis on executive functions in psychopathy is finally published in Psychol. Med. (#OpenAccess). Link: doi.org/10.1017/S00332… Key finding: Only SMALL (if any) EF deficits in psychopathy – challenging some prevalent assumptions. More findings 👇
The Animating Minds project is led by a team of esteemed researchers. Professor @timothy_j_smith, the project lead, hails from the @ual_cci. Alongside him are co-leads @Rachael_Bedford from @QM_SBBS and Professor Mick Grierson from CCI.
More details about our new @UKRI_News Animating Minds project qmul.ac.uk/media/news/202…
Very excited to get started on this interdisciplinary @UKRI_News project ‘Animating Minds’ in collaboration with such a fantastic team, led by @timothy_j_smith. Will be advertising a postdoc position @QMUL @QM_Psych soon!
Thirty-six projects will share £32.4m from the first round of our new interdisciplinary scheme. We're also launching the second round of funding with a further £32.5 million available. More on the projects announced today: ukri.org/news/first-pro…
Out today in @NatureHumBehav: Genetic associations between non-cognitive skills and academic achievement over development nature.com/articles/s4156… @QMUL @QM_SBBS @uclnews A detailed thread👇
1. New preprint: ‘Genetic contributions of noncognitive skills to academic development’ biorxiv.org/content/10.110… Jointly led with the wonderful @AndreAllegrini. We address 4 important questions regarding the role of noncognitive skills in academic development. Thread👇