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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.

 

 

Date: 
Wednesday, 21 May, 2025 - 09:00 to 18:00
Event location: 
Newnham College, Cambridge