We're very excited to welcome back Petra Boynton, author of The Research Companion, and a very talented social science researcher. Hopefully she's going to help us lick our research ideas into shape. Petra is a Social Psychologist who's worked in International…
Dr Sarah McGeown of the University of Edinburgh joined us recently to answer our questions about how sex and gender affect why and what children read. Here's what we discussed: Hi everyone! I’m Sarah McGeown and I’m a Senior Lecturer in Developmental Psychology…
Introducing our new groups! We're pleased to announce two more science gangs - Big Birthas (BB PSG) and Mealtime Hostage (MH PSG). Big Birthas - we've teamed up with Amber Marshall of bigbirthas.co.ukto ask the questions bigger mums want the answers to. You…
Hello everyone! We're absolutely delighted that we have Petra Boynton here to help us think about our research. Hello Petra, and welcome to our Breastfeeding & Health Care Experiences -Parenting Science Gang! Petra: Hello everyone! Thanks for asking me along tonight.…
Over one hundred mothers gathered yesterday at Imperial College, London to donate breast milk to the first research study analysing how the composition of breast milk changes as children get older. The experiment, probably a world record for the number of mothers…
The GP Infant Feeding Network (GPIFN) is a network of trained individuals, including General Practitioners, who have volunteered their time to work on quality improvement in the field of Infant Feeding. We were lucky to have several GPIFN volunteers join…
We’re really excited to introduce our new Parenting Science Gang in collaboration with the Mealtime Hostage Facebook group. Mealtime Hostage provides support for parents of children who struggle with eating, defined as limited food acceptance. For these children, the statement…
We spent a fascinating hour talking to Prof Gina Rippon about what neuroscience tells us about sex and gender. Image: Patrick Hales, UCL (CC by 4.0) Hello everyone. I am Emeritus Professor of Cognitive Neuroimaging at the Aston Brain Centre,…
We were really pleased to talk to Amber Marshall from BigBirthas.co.uk this week. Amber's website provides information and support to mums and mums-to-be with a higher BMI. Image: operabug (CC BY-NC 2.0) PSG: Thanks so much for joining us Amber. Can…
by Amber Marshall of Big Birthas Are you a plus-size Mum or Mum-to-be? Trying to get pregnant, perhaps? Looking for information specific to your circumstances, and struggling to find it? There's a lot of research out there, but not a…