Iona, our newest 1+3 EDIT Lab student discusses what qualitative research is, why we need it and what we can we learn from it. What is qualitative research? In a world increasingly full of statistics, graphs and numbers, qualitative research provides a different way to…
The rate of children, teenagers and young adults reporting symptoms of anxiety and depression is higher than ever, with 18.0% of children aged 7 to 16 years and 22.0% of young people aged 17 to 24 years meeting the criteria for…
We realised that despite having run our blog for over 5 years, and many of us using twin data, we had not yet written a brief overview of the twin method. Here Prof Thalia Eley provides a summary of the main principles underlying the approach. …
The Anti-Bullying Alliance, a coalition of various institutions and individuals hosted by the National Children’s Bureau, has organised various events and activities happening this week. These activities focus on initiating meaningful conversations about bullying, finding concrete means to address this issue, and providing useful tools to help support children and…
Placement students Rishita (CoTEDS) and Mathu (TEDS) give their outlook on what it is like working at the SGDP centre. Their answers range from day- to- day life, tips for the application process as well as its influence on their future career paths.
Dr Susanna Roberts joined the Medical Research Foundation as a Research Manager in 2019 to deliver research funding competitions and manage a portfolio of funded research grants and fellowships. In this blog, Susanna was interviewed on her career transition by EDIT lab PhD student, Abi, and placement student, Mathu. Susanna…
Dr Karen Bateson transitioned to the voluntary sector after 20 years of working for the NHS as a Clinical Child Psychologist. She is currently the Head of Clinical Strategy and Development at the Parent-Infant Foundation. In this blog, Karen was interviewed on her career transition and current role by former…
Megan Skelton will outline findings from our recent paper “Self- reported medication use as an alternative phenotyping method for anxiety and depression in the UK Biobank”.
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