Welcome to new EDGE Lab UG researchers: Caitlin, Katy, Katie, Kai, Emma, Laura, and Oliver!
Ellen Thompson presented a poster 'Adverse childhood experiences and life course trajectories of anxiety and depression: the role of education' at the Society for Social Medicine 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting (York, UK, 2016). It is also published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health 70(Suppl 1): A103.1-A103
Ellen Thompson has received a travel award to attend the 24th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (Vilnius, Lithuania, 2016), where she presented a poster 'Cumulative effect of family-related adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on internalising symptoms in adulthood: evidence from a British birth cohort.'
Darya Gaysina is invited to join the expert panel at the International Summer School ‘Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Study of Intelligence’ (St Petersburg, Russia, July, 2016).
A new book 'Behavioural Genetics for Education' edited by Yulia Kovas (Goldsmiths, University of London), Sergey Malykh (Russian Academy of Education), and Darya Gaysina (EDGE Lab, University of Sussex) has been published by Palgrave Macmillan (ISBN: 9781137437310). Find out more about the book on the publisher website or Amazon.
Read the Sussex Psychology blog about the book written by Darya Gaysina.
The Conversation 'How genetics could help future learners unlock hidden potential'
Genetic Literacy Project 'Genetics could help teachers tailor learning to individual students'
Daily Mail Online 'Forget entrance exams: Schools could someday test a student's DNA to predict their success'
EDGE Lab contribution to the Early Intervention Foundation investigation into the role of genetics and the environment in interventions: A research paper 'Why should we consider gene-environment interaction for prevention and intervention strategies?’ by Ellen J. Thompson & Darya Gaysina is published by the EIF. You can read it along with other evidence on the EIF website.
EDGE Lab Undegraduate Assistants: Olivia, Evgenia, Chelsea, Becky and Rebecca, present results of their projects at the lab meeting (20 April 2016). Well done, everybody!
Junior Research Associate (JRA) opportunity at EDGE Lab: Are you a second year Psychology undergraduate student? Are you interested in doing a paid research project this summer? Would you like to join the EDGE Lab to gain experience in interdisciplinary research within a supportive environment? Find more about the JRA scheme at the University of Sussex here. Potential applicants should contact Dr Darya Gaysina by email to discuss their research ideas and how to prepare the application. The deadline to submit the application is 4.00pm on Friday 22 April 2016.
Darya presents new findings from EDGE Lab at the World Psychiatric Association Section on Epidemiology and Public Health 'Psychiatric epidemiology meets genetics: the public health consequences' (Munich, Germany, 27 March - 1 April 2016). The full programme with abstracts is here.
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Darya presents at the WPA 2016 meeting in Munich, Germany
Welcome to our new Postgraduate Psychology students who have joined the EDGE Lab this year! Meet the new EDGE Lab members!
EDGE Lab alumni - Ekin Secinti, Amy Sands, and Charlotte Kemp, have graduated with MSc degrees. Congratulations and good luck with your future plans!
Graduation ceremony, Brighton Dome, 21st of January 2016
