Research in cognitive development
Dundee Science Centre has successfully bid for over £1.5m from the Inspiring Science Fund, a scheme that helps science centres to rethink what they do and what they offer to the public. One of the key elements is a…
Brainy Bairns Wellbeing, our educational outreach to meet the mental, emotional and social outcomes of the Health and Wellbeing Curriculum will be delivered to preschoolers in Rainbow Nursery, St Andrews on…
EISF – Edinburgh International Science Festival Edinburgh Zoo, 3rd and 4th April 2017, 11am to 3pm ‘What makes us Human?’ The Living Links to Human Evolution Research Centre, which hosts primate researchers from…
Children took part in one of our latest research studies at Dundee Science Festival on Sunday 30 October. Families also got a chance to see fun research games in action and hear about the psychological principles…
BABY AND CHILD LAB FAMILY FUN DAY! We are having a Family Fun Day on Saturday 1st October in St Mary’s Quad from 10.00am-2.00pm with a taster of the games we play to try to understand how children think and learn.…
Cognition and tool use in children Research has shown that between 24 months and 36 months of age, children’s physical problem solving is fragile. For example, we have found that children in this age group struggle in…