Happy to share the pre-print version of my latest paper: "Do Refugees Cause Crime?" The case of Turkey, where the world's largest refugee population live, provides causal evidence that they don't, neither in the short nor in the long run. SSRN papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

And for anyone who wants to find out a lot more about functional neurological disorders, Suzanne O'Sullivan's book 'The Sleeping Beauties' is a fascinating exploration of the subject among a number of cultures.

Coming very soon. BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, Rawls' Theory of Justice bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Educational Psychologist's new Special Issue on policy-oriented Ed Psych research is live and it is full of crucial insights into the role our field can play in educational policy! Follow us on Bluesky @edpsychjournal.bsky.social for more on each paper. tinyurl.com/545p4e55

What are the bits of the The Labour Party manifesto for education that lack clarity or are absent? The Tes team has the 12 questions that need answers. tes.com/magazine/news/…

Why is anxiety and depression increasing in the UK? Listen to Dr Jennifer Dykxhoorn UCL Psychiatry and others on BBC Radio 4's Briefing Room with David Aaronovitch. bbc.in/4bE3oZd

Elizabeth, peer researcher from our Young People’s Advisory Group, and researcher Dr Sarah Bell share their experiences of working on the Behaviour in Schools Study. The study is innovative, co-produced and informed by young people's experiences bit.ly/3Lx5PCb

Finally…an acknowledgement that disabled children and young people are not receiving the services they are legally entitled to. Now what action will there be to address this?

🏫 How can we adapt our pedagogy practice to create a more neurodiverse and inclusive teaching population? 🎧 Tune in as Dr Jon Reid Ⓥ and Ed Finch talk about social and emotional needs in schools on #PrimaryFutures #CompassionaEdRevolution Oxford Brookes Children & Young People Network Oxford Brookes Research & Knowledge Exchange

A slight change of plan for tomorrow's event (6/8) with GfB 📚. We're going to explore some of the economic and cultural roots of the ongoing race-riots, and how class is deployed by the far-right to terrifying effect in times of political turmoil, and the role trauma

Our Director of Research Joe Mulhall has written this for the The Guardian based on the analysis of our research team. Some are calling these far-right riots an outpouring of legitimate anger. Ignore them. They are not theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

"But I have watched the clean-up operation in Hartlepool and read the research that suggests Britain today is safer and more tolerant than it has ever been. ...my sense is that right now it would be a mistake to assume that orchestrated far-right hooliganism is representative..."

The philosopher John Rawls ‘never stopped trying to work out how a life based on liberal ideals can be not only happy but worthy of happiness.’ Today’s Essay explores his work and life, liberalism, and why he is ‘the perfect guru for our times’ Alexandre Lefebvre aeon.co/essays/john-ra…

Become obvious ALOT of #edutwitter have moved to Blue Sky. Transferring tips ( I'm keeping both atm) keep your same name, same profile pic, and same bio. Use Sky Follower Bridge ( Just Google it). Find your people. Can you get me over at Ka81 or Caroline Keep 👍

Bahruz Samadov, a peace advocate and a brilliant scholar who frequently contributes to international media, has been arrested yesterday. He took this photo during our most recent meeting in the UK where we attended a workshop of the Armenian-Azerbaijani scholars initiative at

Prof Francesca Happé King's College London It was identified that kids either wanted or did not want friends and how they perceived their friendship group was self-satisfying, i.e., good enough for them. Whereas parents and teachers focus on NT skills and desired different conceptualisation of successful friendships.

Brain imaging research has found that highly creative individuals' brains are more connected during rest but become less locally focused during creative tasks. dlvr.it/TD8RDp

Coproduced with experts by experience and science. #NATPmentalhealth free booking is open for 5 more weeks only! We ll train 4860 professionals (already more than 3600 trained!) #mentalhealth #NHS inpatient and community services+ criminal justice+ residential special ed sectors

How to pay attention… An extract from David Russell's new book, 'Marion Milner: On Creativity' (Oxford University Press). UCLA ENGLISH bps.org.uk/psychologist/h…

Lovely to be back on BBC Radio 4’s All in the Mind with the excellent @ClaudiaHammond. A fascinating episode including autism & eating disorders, Dr Lucy Foulkes **now on Bluesky instead of here** great new book Coming of Age, power of positive memories & much more bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…