Category: Blog

Posted by Amelia SimmondsDuring my six weeks as a LuCiD intern at the PELiCAN Lab under the supervision of Dr Hannah Stewart, I gained invaluable insights into the steps of setting up a study, from a hypothesis to a fully developed experiment. I conducted a literature...

Posted by Dr Alissa Ferry and Dr Katie Twomey   Several years ago, some of our LuCiD researchers had some sixth-form students (Mia, Emily, Sheila, and Cathryn) come to work at the University of Manchester Child Study Centre. These students were part of the Nuffield...

Posted by Dr Alissa Ferry and Dr Katie Twomey “Look! A doggy!”, says a child, proudly pointing at a cow in an open field. Most adults would correct the child, explaining that it is a cow, not a doggy, but would probably wonder how on earth this child was confusing a...

Posted by Claudia Gaele Last Summer, I had the most formative and invaluable research experience thanks to the travel grant I received from LuCiD. I worked as a research intern for two months at the Psychology department of the University of Liverpool under the...

Posted by Hannah Elizabeth MillhouseAt the University of Liverpool’s Language Lab under the supervision of Dr Perrine Brusini and Dr Panagiotis Boutris, I had the incredible experience of completing a six-week LuCiD summer internship. I conducted a pilot study for my...

Posted by Simya Aravamuthan I had the opportunity to work as a LuCiD intern at the Lancaster University Babylab for six weeks during my summer break. Throughout my internship, I participated in three ongoing research projects.My primary responsibility involved data...

Posted by Faheema Ali Digital media, particularly apps, have been introduced as a tool for education and have consequently shaped children’s development in the 21st century. But how effective are these tools in terms of language development, and how can they be...

Posted by Dr Nicola LesterPicture an English instructed school anywhere in the world, with a classroom full of bright, curious children, many of whom are trying to master not just one, but two languages. English isn't their first language, and as they juggle...

Posted by Judit FazekasThanks to the very generous LuCiD travel grant, I was able to visit the Donders Institute in Nijmegen last year. The whole institute is a fascinating place, focusing on cognitive neuroscience and pioneering the most novel techniques in...

Posted by Xiaoyun Chen Early this year, I was lucky enough to receive the LuCiD travel grant to visit Birkbeck ToddlerLab hosted by Dr Ori Ossmy for 4 weeks. This journey has broadened my research vision and, importantly, taught me what being a research leader and a...