PEDAL’s Dr Ciara Laverty in PlayFutures webinar
Watch the webinar about playing with infants and toddlers, featuring Dr Vicky Leong (Department of Pscyhology, University of Cambridge), Dr Ciara Laverty (Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge), and Dr Melissa Scarpate (Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge).
Depression and playfulness in fathers
A research paper has been published by Prof Paul Ramchandani entitled 'Depression in and playfulness in fathers and young infants: A matched design comparison study'. Key findings include: playful behaviours at 3-months differ between depressed and non-depressed fathers; depressed fathers use less playful excitation...
New Professor for PEDAL
We are delighted to introduce the new LEGO Professor of Play in Education, Development & Learning - Professor Paul Ramchandani . Find out more about the first LEGO Professor of Play in Education, Development and Learning from the University of Cambridge. BBC Article For all media enquiries please contact the University...
Play: A Window into Children’s Social Worlds
Prof Anthony Pellegrini joined a group of esteemed academics as part of Dr Jenny Gibson & Dr Vicky Leong 's two day symposium entitled 'Breaking Barriers' on 11th & 12th September 2017. Looking at how research in the field can be enriched by new technology, Prof Pellegrini talked about the difficulty of defining...