The truth about child IQ: research shows it fluctuates and may be an unreliable predictor of future success Research has shown that children who are emotionally stable, motivated and capable of controlling their impulses do better at school.

@marghmalanchini.bsky.social from QMUL discusses the stability and malleability of cognitive test scores in childhood and reviews to what extent scientific evidence supports using a single test taken in primary school to inform fundamental educational decisions.
theconversation.com/the-truth-ab...

Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.

His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.

International Fellowships 2026 The International Fellowships Programme enables researchers to work for two years at a UK institution with the aim of building a globally connected, mobile research and innovation workforce. Funding status Open for applications Career stage Early-career

Please help spread the word on this, especially to those who may be feeling cold winds towards their research.

We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...

I have become mightily interested in the causal effect of “forever chemicals” and plastics on gynecological health.

I want to make sure our new menstruation data in ALSPAC and Born in Bradford can be used to research this.

Anyone know who’s big in (causal) epidemiology of this sort of exposure?

Very cool data! Presumably no info on ADHD or ASD symptoms in this cohort? It becomes trickier to disentangle some ADHD symptoms from MCI in older cohorts.

Looks like adhd genetic risk assoc with some aspects of UKBB part (eg FFQ)? V. exciting to have these ADHD/ASD data in an older cohort! adhd genetic risk already v interesting at this age, eg adhd prs assoc w/ treatment resistant depress. in UKBB (could hypothesise mis/underdiagnosis in older gen?)

Usually loss to follow up associated with higher adhd traits, at least looking at childhood adhd traits and longer term longitudinal studies... not sure this has been looked at as much for asd?

UCL – University College London UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

📢 Post-doctoral opportunity! 📢

Join me and the fantastic #BridgingDivides team to do research on the causes of the #gender gap in #YouthMentalHealth using existing data from longitudinal population studies!

More info and how to apply: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

Closes on 1 December! 📅

Research Fellow in Mental Health at UCL Apply for the Research Fellow in Mental Health role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.

I'm hiring! ✨ Looking for a Research Fellow to study environmental factors that mitigate intergenerational transmission of mental health.

3-year post at UCL @uclbrainscience.bsky.social with great opportunities for training, collaboration & exciting science!

🔗 Apply: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOZ633/r...

Wonderful news Ellen, so well deserved!🥳

Today we had the launch event for our Centre for Brain & Behaviour! Lots of cool research from our PIs and contributions from companies, charities, and publishers. Great fruitful discussion and exchanges. Watch this space!

I'm angry all the time these days, but it's actually unfathomable to me that one person has the power to halt scientific progress, doing *generational* damage. For literally all of our sakes, someone needs to do something. Get this man out of the government.

SAVE THE DATE: The 2026 IEA European Congress of Epidemiology and 70th @socsocmed.bsky.social Annual Conference will take place in London, UK on 8th-11th September 2026!

#EpiSky #EuroEpi2026

Thank you @drjengunter.bsky.social for highlighting this important topic on your always interesting and very informative Substack!

I am so glad you enjoyed the talk! And thank you @drjengunter.bsky.social for bringing more attention to this important topic!

Call for 20 Assistant Professor positions Karolinska Institutet is a world-leading medical university with a long and proud history of ground-breaking research. We are now recruiting outstanding early-career researchers with particularly exce...

Karolinska is looking for 20 (!!) assistant professors and offering 6 year appointments with ~1M USD startup packages.

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UCL – University College London UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

📢 Job opportunity! 📢

I am recruiting a 2-year postdoc to join me at @clscohorts.bsky.social to work on a SUPER exciting project on the quantitative study of intersectional inequalities in youth mental health across time and place!

See www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... for more info and how to apply!

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Youth Mental Health at Royal Holloway, University of London Discover an exciting academic career path as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Youth Mental Health at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!

I am happy to share a 3-year postdoc opening. My fantastic colleagues @kailirimfeld.bsky.social and Dan Anderberg recently won a grant to work on youth mental health at the intersection of psychology, genetics, and education. It is open to economics PhDs, among other fields. #EconSky #econ_ra

Here Are the Nearly 2,500 Medical Research Grants Canceled or Delayed by Trump (Gift Article) Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.

New powerful article up in the New York Times on cancelled and delayed grants

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Since the 1940s, the engine driving U.S. economic and military competitiveness has been federal support of research universities. Now Trump is sabotaging a research and development pipeline that is the envy of the world.

Opinion | I Came to Study Aging. Now I’m Trapped in ICE Detention.

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/o...

Absolutely no one should die from measles. Not one single solitary person. Why is this even a debate

Interested in a #postdoc in London investigating hormones and women w/ ADHD? @adhdlifecourselab.bsky.social Happy to supervise Marie Curie postdocs

✅ eligibility marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/actions/post... Open to any nationality (📢 to fellow 🇺🇸 looking abroad but open to all!)

Pediatricians say that childhood vaccines are safe. A heroin-addled nepo baby with a brain worm says they may not be. For busy voters, it can be hard to know who to believe.

I'll be guest editor on a special issue in the journal Women's Health on "Understanding reproductive health experiences and transitions for neurodivergent people" Please consider submitting papers about #autism #ADHD other #neurodivergent conditions and #menstruation #menopause etc

It’s a real shame that folks with mental illness have to fight not only their symptoms but also concerted efforts to undermine their treatment. 😢

The @nytimes.com mag published a long piece entitled “rethinking adhd”. Here is a 🧵 highlighting its factual & logical errors
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Want to work with us on our cutting edge longitudinal neuroimaging study of adolescent development? Cardiff & the team are a fantastic place to be bsky.app/profile/deek...

A flier, with Gavin and Claire’s pictures. The text reads: INSAR SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP Collaborative Efforts for Autism Research in Midlife and Older Age Led by Dr. Gavin Stewart and Claire Klein Wednesday, April 30 2:30 - 4:00 PM CONTACT US gavin.stewart@kcl.ac.uk

Attending #INSAR this year? Interested in #AutRes, ageing, midlife and older age?

Me and @claireklein.bsky.social are hosting a special interest group on Wednesday 30th April, 2:30-4pm Seattle local time. Do join us!

Do email if you can’t attend and want to be included in post-INSAR activities.

If you'd like to help us decide priorities for #menopause research then please get in touch. We're interested in hearing from people from lots of different backgrounds including #neurodivergent people