Samantha Johnson
@SamJPsych
Professor of child development with special interest in the development of babies born preterm.
Over 600,000 Y4 children are currently taking the Multiplication Tables Check. Our latest research highlights why knowing multiplication facts is important and how to best support children's learning sumproject.org.uk
Over the last 2 weeks, all Year 4 children in England have been assessed on their ability to quickly recall multiplication facts. But using these facts is about so much more than fast recall.... theconversation.com/nine-year-olds… #primarymaths #mathschat #numberfacts #EduTwitter
📣 Early Years Webinar! We’re thrilled to be teaming up with the PRISM team to bring a free webinar, designed to support professionals working with children born prematurely and their families in the early years. #AfterNICU #PremAware 🔗 eventbrite.com/e/supporting-t…
Many #prem children are #discharged from #neonatal followup at 2 but their support needs don't end there. Fantastic upcoming #webinar by @_SmallestThings in collaboration with the folks on the #PRISM study, offering free training to #EarlyYears settings. tinyurl.com/47299h2z
Do you know how many children in your setting were born prematurely? For early years practitioners, knowing that a child was born preterm and understanding the possible impact it may have on children and families is crucial to ensure that appropriate ... nurseryworld.co.uk/content/featur…
📣 PhD opportunity 📣 Want to do a PhD exploring how children’s home environments interact with their health? Take a look, I hear the supervisors are great #PedsICU #PhDChat ufncollaboratory.ac.uk/improving-the-…
>2500 have joined course on Enteral Nutrition in Preterm Infants Please RT Course is FREE for 4-week trial period following registration but upgrade with CPD certification available Parents, donor milk, nutrient recommend, feeding, growth, case study futurelearn.com/courses/espgha…
Are you the parent/carer of a child who has been cared for in #PedsICU?* We are looking for support on the Paediatric Intensive Care Audit Network (@PICANetAudit) Steering Group. *We'd also be delighted to hear from any young adults with lived experience
PICANet are looking for Parents / Carers to join our Steering Group! Please get in touch if you are interested, and please feel free to share with your contacts.
I'm supervising a trainee clinical psychologist who is looking for parents of autistic children to take part in an online survey. I'd really appreciate it if you could share this post. The link to the survey is here tinyurl.com/mr267p2y Many thanks!
News | New training set to support more children born prematurely and their families 👉 le.ac.uk/news/2025/marc… ‘Supporting children and families in the pre-school’ years, aims to increase awareness and understanding among early years staff. @SamJPsych | @_SmallestThings
🎉 New online training! ‘Supporting Children and Families in the Pre-School Years’, developed by the PRISM Study Team and The Smallest Things helps nurseries and early years settings understand the impact of premature birth on children & their families. pretermbirth.info
Learn more about how the @LindAlliance process was used to identify and select the #Top10 research priorities in babies born <25wks gestation. Read about it here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39988355/ Visit our website: npeu.ox.ac.uk/most-premature… @MCRI_for_kids @NPEU_CTU @LindAlliance
📢Our #TOP10📢 Read what people with lived experience, parents & Healthcare Professionals want to know about the most vulnerable babies born <25wks gestation. Check back over the coming weeks for more deep dives into what consumers/PPI believe researchers should be focusing on.
❌Results are in & publication is out!❌ Our manuscript, "Research Priorities for the Most Premature Babies born <25wks gestation: results of an international PSP," now avail in @BMJ_Open ADC Fetal & Neonatal Ed. Learn how we established the #TOP10 here pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39988355/
Our brand-new step-by-step videos are here showing developmentally supportive techniques designed to increase your confidence during everyday activities from around term age to 3 months post term.
Can you help a couple of students with their project by doing this 8 minute survey? See below. Hopefully some useful information to help parents find information on early child development will emerge. Thank you. @EI_Smart @RCPCHtweets @BACD_tweets
How easy is it to get information about my child's development when I want it? Do you live in England, have a child aged <5y and, miraculously, also have 8 minutes free to help two students with this questionnaire? If so please follow the link! Thank you!! nclpsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9K…
Do you see women with inflammatory arthritis who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy? The MAMA Study, commissioned by @NIHRresearch, will be of interest to you. For more information go to npeu.ox.ac.uk/mama or email [email protected] @TheMAMAStudy @NPEU_CTU @NPEU_Oxford
Are you interested in paediatric neurodisability research? We are looking for nursing, psychology, physiotherapy and social care professionals to join our Strategic Research Group - deadline to apply 24 Jan. bacdis.org.uk/pages/research
A message from our CI @morag_andrew Thank you everyone in DOLFIN for all your hard work over the last year! Let’s keep recruiting until we reach our target – we can do it together! @NPEU_CTU @NPEU_Oxford
Are you interested in paediatric neurodisability research? We are looking for candidates to join our Strategic Research Group - deadline to apply 24 Jan. bacdis.org.uk/pages/research