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LEARNUS WEBINARS
AI in Education

Presentation given by
Kaśka Porayska-Pomsta. Professor of Artificial Intelligence in Education.

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Spatial Abilities and Mathematics; from the lab to the classroom

Dr Emily Farran

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Learnus Webinar
"Working Memory: How it Develops"  Presentation: Dr Rebecca Gordon, Associate Professor of Cognitive Psychology at UCL IOE

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Learnus Webinar
"Unleashing the Toddlers: Lessons from the new Birkbeck Baby Lab.
Professor Denis Mareschal

Raising educational outcomes for students with SEND: Challenges and solutions

Webinar given by
Professor Jo Van Herwegen

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Learning to read means reading for life; a marathon; not a sprint. 

Webinar presented by Dr Laura Shapiro

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Prof. Derek Bell & DR Kendra McMahon

"Beyond retrieval to richer forms of consolidating knowledge and strengthening learning"

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Prof. Michael Thomas

"What do teachers need to know about neuroscience anyway?"

Webinar given by Michael Thomas, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at Birkbeck University and Director of the Centre for Educational  Neuroscience.  September 2022

Dr Valerie Muter

Clinical and Research Psychologist

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Learnus/Maths Anxiety Trust/National Numeracy



Educators and Maths Anxiety -4 Nov 2021


Dr Duncan Astle & Prof Anne-Laura van Harmelen

"Resilient Schools?"


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Professor Tamsin Ford CBE

Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge

The Inter-Relationship of Mental Health and Education

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Denis Mareschal

Professor of Psychology in the Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development at Birkbeck College and Project Leader of the UnLocke Project and Professor Derek Bell, Director of Learnus and Co-Investigator of the UnLocke Project.

Stop and Think
Learning counter-intuitive concepts in primary maths and science

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Steve Baker OBE & Mick Simpson

A School without Sanctions


Reducing confrontation is an ongoing challenge but the decision to abolish sanctions in a school is a far thornier issue. Punishment has been the basis of systems of justice throughout history and across cultures, acting variously as deterrent, a tool for reform and a vehicle for individual and societal retribution.

“What does the evidence say about smartphone bans in schools?”

Professor Pete Etchells
Bath Spa University, UK