In our chat this week, the Breastfeeding and Healthcare Experiences group decided their topic and also had a think about specifics: What exactly would we do? What numbers would we aim for, what techniques would we use, and so on? This blog post…
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…
We were delighted to welcome Prof Carrie Paechter to the Q&A room to answer our questions about her research on how children learn about and understand gender. Image: Viktor Karppinen by CC2.0 Carrie: Hi everyone. I'm Carrie Paechter, and I'm Director of the…
The Dumfries and Galloway Parenting Science Gang had a wonderfully in-depth discussion with Dr Tara Jones of the University of the West of Scotland about research methods in education. We learnt a lot and got some great ideas about how…
We were thrilled to talk to Dr Rosie Knowles this week. Rosie is a GP, founder of the Sheffield Sling Surgery, author of "Why Babywearing Matters" and experienced trainer of babywearing peer supporters. Photo by Katrina Shepherd Photography Q: Welcome…
The Science-Aware Natural Parenting - Parenting Science Gang are currently designing an experiment to investigate how a baby's temperature changes while in a sling. In this Q&A we quizzed Dr Davide Filingeri, an expert in environmental physiology from Loughborough University about methods for…
Dr Meghan Azad joined us for an online Q&A. She is the co-Lead on the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) Study (Manitoba site) and also a Research Scientist at the Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CHRIM). Q: Meghan we'd love…
Dr Rob Aldridge of University College London joined us to help demystify epidemiology. Q: Rob, please could you tell us what are you working on at the moment? Rob: My work at the moment fits into two broad areas Understanding…