MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences UnitWe are delighted that our Director, Prof Susan Gathercole, has been made a Fellow of the British Academy, in recognition of her pioneering work on developmental disorders in cognition, and implications for education. See here for more on this news and the British Academy.
Sue Gathercole gives keynote talk at BPS annual conference
In her talk on ‘Working memory and education’ Professor Susan Gathercole, Director of the Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit spoke on how whenever we need to hold multiple items of information in mind for further processing or imminent retrieval, it’s our working memory that we depend on. In her keynote address at the BPS annual […]
Susan Gathercole awarded Suffrage Science prize
Director Susan Gathercole was presented with a bespoke jewellery heirloom as part of Suffrage Science event celebrating women in science held on International Women’s Day, March 8th.
Susan Gathercole awarded Suffrage Science prize
Director Susan Gathercole was presented with a bespoke jewellery heirloom as part of Suffrage Science event celebrating women in science held on International Women’s Day, March 8th.
Susan Gathercole awarded Suffrage Science prize
Director Susan Gathercole was presented with a bespoke jewellery heirloom as part of Suffrage Science event celebrating women in science held on International Women’s Day, March 8th.
Mind Changers – Donald Broadbent remembered
A recent BBC Radio 4 programme explored the legacy of psychologist Donald Broadbent, who was Director of the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit from 1958-1974. Broadbent propagated his belief that psychology should be applied to practical problems, such as optimising human performance by the design of aircraft cockpits or nuclear reactor control rooms. He […]
