
Building Blocks of Development: Innovations in Science from Research to Practice.
Wednesday, 21st May 2025, 9am-6pm, Cambridge
Venue: Newnham College, Cambridge.
We're busy planning our first ever Centre for Child, Adolescent & Family Research Conference!
Talks will cover prenatal, infant, early childhood and adolescent periods of development.
Speakers
‘Pre-natal and Infancy’
Gaia Scerif, University of Oxford
Paul Ramchandani, University of Cambridge
‘Early childhood’
Patti Leijten, University of Amsterdam
Susan Walker (Online), University of the West Indies
‘Adolescence’
Eveline Crone, Erasmus University Rotterdam; Leiden University
Essi Viding, University College London
Registrations
Registrations will open soon!
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Full schedule
08:00-09:00 | Registration
09:00-09:20 | Introduction - Pasco Fearon and Claire Hughes
09:20-10:10 | Pre-natal and Infancy 1 - Gaia Scerif
10:10-11:00 | Pre-natal and Infancy 2 - Paul Ramchandani
Break
11:20-12:10 | Early childhood 1 - Patti Leijten
12:10-13:00 | Early childhood 2 - Susan Walker
Lunch
14:20-15:10 | Adolescence 1 - Eveline Crone
15:10-16:00 | Adolescence 2 - Essi Viding
Break
16:30-17:15 | Round table - all speakers
17:15-17:30 | Summary and farewells - Pasco Fearon and Claire Hughes
17:30-18:00 | Ends
Practical Information
Parking
Please note there is no general parking available at the venue.
If you are a blue-badge holder please contact cafr-conference@psychol.cam.ac.uk.
Lunch
Lunch will be provided free of charge for all delegates. This will be served as a buffet, in Clough Hall at Newnham.