“Given the recent report by the Institute of Fiscal Studies that there has been no improvement in school attainment gap in England for over 20 years, it is clearly urgent for educators to look at new ways of enhancing the teaching and learning experience in this country. Educational Neuroscience, the study of how the brain learns, is logically one of the new ways. This survey carried out on behalf of Learnus by YouGov shows the increasing interest teachers have in Educational Neuroscience.” Richard Newton-Chance Chair of the Learnus Council YouGov report
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Learnus occupies a unique place, like no other organisation I know of. It sits right at the intersection between education and neuroscience, constantly seeking new ways to create dialogue, make research practically more relevant, and improve outcomes for all children"
Professor Duncan Astle, Programme Leader, MRC Cognition & Brain Science Unit, University of Cambridge
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The first volume to bring together the latest knowledge on educational neuroscience from a life-span perspective, this important text offers state of the art, authoritative research findings before providing evidence-based recommendations for classroom practice.
To mark our tenth anniversary, we are absolutely delighted to announce the launch of an important new initiative: The Learnus Schools Award. The award includes a Learnus School Award Shield to keep and display.
This award recognises innovative practice in schools that are exploring the practical application of the Science of Learning; schools that personify what Learnus is all about.... applying research in psychology and neuroscience to improve the education of young people.
Learnus® Understanding Learning: engaging brains and building networks Click to download PDF
Deeper Understanding
Educational neuroscience draws evidence from several fields of study to deepen our understanding of learning and teaching and debunk some ‘neuromyths’.
Educationalists Professor Derek Bell and Richard Newton Chance explain the latest thinking about thinking.
Educators everywhere have become painfully aware of the impact anxiety and poor wellbeing are having on children and young people. COVID lockdowns, exam and test pressures, social media, the climate emergency, wars around the globe and continuing political and economic uncertainty have all contributed to an atmosphere which many children find extremely hard to cope with. That, coupled with disadvantage and extreme pressure on family life are having a real negative impact on children’s education.
What can educational neuroscience contribute to our understanding of the wellbeing challenge facing our children and young people and what can be done to support them? This year’s FutureEd aims to tackle the wellbeing challenge by looking in detail at some of the issues and causes, as well as giving participants the chance to question the experts and develop their own thinking.
Learnus Webinar "Unleashing the Toddlers: Lessons from the new Birkbeck Baby Lab. Professor Denis Mareschal
Learnus visits Everton Free School and Football College, a unique school offering an alternative education pathway to those where traditional methods in mainstream schools have failed.
Learnus Annual Lecture 2025 Given by Professor Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, Professor of Education, Psychology & Neurosciernce at the Univerity of Southern California
"How We Learn: Why brains learn better than any machine..... for now"
Speaker Professor Stanislas Deheane, French cognitive neuroscientist. He holds the Chair of Experimental Cognitive Psychology at Collége de France in Paris
FutureEd23
Learnus presented its "FutureEd23" Conference in London in June 2023. At the conference the speakers addressed the question "What is the place of educational neuroscience in teacher education with particular reference to the Early Careers Framework".
Michael Thomas Slides Paul Howard-Jones & Kendra McMahon Slides Duncan AstleSlides Peter Mather, Cara Carey & Jeremy Dudman-Jones Slides
Professor Sue Fletcher-Watson Professor of Developmental Psychology; University of Edinburgh
"Neurodiversity: acceptance and affirmation in the classroom."
Visit to the Toddler Lab
Learnus vists the Toddler Lab, the Wordld's first dedicated centre, where researchers use cutting edge wearing tech. to see how toddlers' brains develop.
Visit to CALM
Learnus visits the Centre for Attention Learning and Memory (CALM) lab at the University of Cambridge
Learnus meets Professor Sir Simon Baron-Cohen
with Dr Elizabeth Weir
Spatial Abilities and Mathematics; from the lab to the classroom
Learnus Visits the Blakemore Lab. University of Cambridge
The Learnus Mission Statement
Learnus is at the forefront of supporting the engagement and dialogue between educators and researchers working in the field of educational neuroscience that can realise huge potential for the classroom.
Neuroscience and Education: Potential for the classroom Presentation for teachers & Students
"Education is concerned with enhancing learning, and neuroscience is concerned with understanding the mechanisms of learning. It seems only logical that one should inform the other".
Dame Professor Uta Frith Developmental Psychologist UCL. Patron of the National Forum for Neuroscience and Special Education
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