We are delighted to welcome Becky, our new DClinPsy trainee, to the study team. Becky will be doing her empirical project with us – she is focusing on child-level predictors/correlates of anxiety in parents of children with early-onset epilepsy (across EDITS and BEE). Welcome aboard!

March

February

2026

We are delighted to announce that Cheyenne has been awarded £1,680 from the King’s Public Engagement Small Grant scheme. This funding is a significant milestone for our research into Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) and will directly support the further development of her Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) initiatives and innovative work with school-aged children. A huge congratulations to Cheyenne for this achievement and for her dedication to participatory research! 🏆

January

We would like to wish our colleagues, participants, and the wider community a very Happy Chinese New Year (year of horse) 🐎 !

We will soon be starting our pre-school phase study (age 3-5)! Keep up to date and get in touch if you are interested!

Happy New Year! As we move into 2026, we are energised by the progress made in our recent research and the growth of our study team. This year, we remain dedicated to advancing our work in neurodevelopment and mental health with renewed focus and vitality. We look forward to a productive year of clinical breakthroughs and continued collaboration with the families we serve. May this year bring health, growth, and success to all.

To be continued...

2025

We are delighted to welcome Jackie, our new postdoctoral researcher, to the study team. In her new role, she will be leading the team’s data analysis and working closely with families of children with complex neurodevelopmental conditions. We are thrilled to have her clinical insight, enthusiasm, and academic rigour on board! Welcome!

December

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We recently took a break from the lab and the screen to enjoy a lab social, celebrating our recent milestones and welcoming new members to the group. It was a wonderful opportunity to connect outside of a lab setting, and we are returning to our studies with renewed energy and a shared commitment to the families we support.

September

Congratulations for Emma to complete her first Patient and Public Involvment (PPI) advisory group meeting! Emma’s research focuses on the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in childhood epilepsy, and this meeting marks a vital step in ensuring her work is co-produced with those at its heart.

We are so proud to share that Kate handed in her PhD thesis! This is a huge achievement and the result of years of hard work. While we are sad to see her "fly the NEST" next week, we are excited to see her move on to a fantastic new role as a postdoctoral researcher. Kate has been a wonderful part of our team, and we wish her the very best in her next chapter!

Huge congratulations to Cheyenne for securing funding from the Baily Thomas Charitable Fund! This support will be vital for her upcoming data collection in primary schools. In addition to this success, Cheyenne has been busy championing community-led research by launching a new network for PhD students, and she hosted a fantastic kickoff event yesterday. We are so proud of her hard work and her commitment to making sure research is built around the voices of families and students.

Emma has recently completed a highly successful four-week clinical placement as part of her PhD, working alongside our industry partner vCreate and specialist teams at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow and Evelina London. Throughout the placement, she shadowed world-leading experts in paediatric neurology and neurodevelopment, gaining hands-on experience in clinics and learning how video technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help doctors identify seizures earlier. Emma also contributed her skills to the eLIXIR project, helping to analyse data to better understand how epilepsy affects young children. We are incredibly proud of her hard work and are excited to see how she uses these new insights to support our families and improve clinical care through her work on the BEE study.

After a refreshing summer break, our team recently gathered for a lab social to catch up and welcome our new placement students: Malwina, Sophia, and Georgena. It was wonderful to have everyone back together to share holiday stories and kick off the new term with fresh energy.

Huge congratulations to Cheyenne for passing her upgrade viva on Friday. The examiners shared some incredibly positive feedback on her work, marking a major milestone in her PhD journey. We are so proud of her success and are excited to see her important projects continue to develop. What a fantastic way to head into the next phase of our research!

Huge well done to Emma for passing her PhD upgrade viva! Emma shared that she was "grilled in a good way," and the team is incredibly proud of how she handled the challenge. This is a significant step forward in her research journey, and we are all so excited to see her move into the next phase of her doctoral studies. Congratulations, Emma!

Happy Holidays to everyone! 🎄 As we wrap up an incredibly busy and successful year at the lab, we want to wish all of our colleagues, study families, and supporters a very restful and happy festive break. We are so grateful for the community that supports our research, and we look forward to seeing you all in 2027 for another year of progress and discovery. Have a wonderful holiday season!

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Wishing everyone a very happy summer holiday! ☀️

A huge well done to Katie Blackford for her fantastic presentation at the recent UKIS conference! This conference brings together experts from across the UK and Ireland who work on speech science and technology. It was a wonderful opportunity for Katie to share her research with other professionals. We are so proud to see her "making waves" in the speech community and building important connections that will help move our research forward. Great job, Katie!

We had a wonderful time sharing our work at the recent Epilepsy Research Institute UK conference! We are incredibly proud of Kate Fifield, who won the Best Poster Prize in the clinical research category, fantastic achievement.

Cheyenne also did a brilliant job presenting her findings on sensory processing, helping others understand how children experience the world around them.

We are delighted to welcome Sandra to our research team as a DClinPsy trainee! She will be working with us to complete her research project focusing on the important area of parent-child interaction and development across both our EDITS and BEE studies. Welcome to the team, Sandra!

Wishing everyone a very Happy Easter! 🐣 Whether you are enjoying some springtime sunshine or simply taking a well-deserved rest, we wish you a joyful holiday. We look forward to seeing everyone again soon for an exciting term ahead!

We would like to wish our colleagues, participants, and the wider community a very Happy Chinese New Year (year of snake) 🐍 !

We are so thrilled and proud to tell that Katie was successful in her interview for the Baily Thomas pre-doctoral fellowship and will be embarking on her PhD journey in our team! We have seen firsthand how much hard work and heart Katie puts into her research, and this fellowship is so well-deserved. We are incredibly proud of her and cannot wait to see her important project develop and make a difference for the families we support. Congratulations, Katie!

Meanwhile, Emma was busy building important connections with other researchers to help grow our study network. It was a great week for the lab, and we are so happy to see our team’s hard work recognised by the wider research community!

We are incredibly proud to announce that Tasha has successfully passed her PhD viva! She received fantastic feedback from her examiners, who noted what an impressive piece of work she has produced. It was wonderful to celebrate this achievement with the team and her supervisors. We are so happy for Tasha and want to say a huge well done for all her dedication and the brilliant research she has contributed to our lab. Congratulations, Dr Lindsay!

A very Happy New Year to all! We are stepping into 2025 with a great deal of excitement as our BEE project is moving quickly with data collections. With new fellowships beginning and our clinical research expanding, this year is set to be one of our most active yet. We are looking forward to continuing our journey alongside the families who make our work possible, and we can’t wait to share the discoveries this year will bring. Best wishes for a healthy and bright 2025!

January