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Cardiff Babylab @cardiffbabylab.bsky.social · 4d

The event will also be recorded and shared on the Talk with Me Speech, Language and Communication Exchange website: www.exchangewales.org/talk-with-me...

We hope to see you there!

Talk with me: Speech, Language and Communication (SLC) – ExChange

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Cardiff Babylab @cardiffbabylab.bsky.social · 4d

The event, delivered entirely online via MS Teams, will include talks from Prosiect Pengwin as well as invited speakers discussing a range of opportunities, tools, and frameworks.

No need to register, just join on the day using this link to a teams meeting! tinyurl.com/44kznpwm

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Cardiff Babylab @cardiffbabylab.bsky.social · 4d

Are you interested in Speech, Language and Communication in early years, or the policies surrounding it?

Cardiff Babylab will be attending the annual Study Day as part of the Welsh Government’s Talk With Me Campaign on Tuesday the 14th of October, and you can join too!

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Cardiff Babylab @cardiffbabylab.bsky.social · 10d

October is Down syndrome awareness month! 💙💛

At Cardiff Babylab, we’re proud to work with all the amazing families, charities, and organisations who make our research possible. Look out for more opportunities for little scientists to take part in our studies!

Blue text on cream background in upper left corner reads ‘October is’. Cream text in a blue box in the centre of the image reads ‘Down syndrome awareness month!’. Blue and yellow shapes in upper left, upper right and lower left corners of the image, with the Cardiff Babylab ident in the lower right corner.

Cardiff Babylab @cardiffbabylab.bsky.social · 20d

Congratulations, also, to Joanna from Babylab PAN (supervised by @tomalski.bsky.social) who delivered a fantastic 15 minute presentation titled "Talking Hands: Maternal Speech and Hand Movements in Mother-Infant Interactions" 🌟

#ICDL2025

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Cardiff Babylab @cardiffbabylab.bsky.social · 20d

Keep an eye out for some more photos and details of the babylab presentations over the next few days but, in the meantime, check out a few of our fabulous presenters from Friday's poster session!

#ICDL2025

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Cardiff Babylab @cardiffbabylab.bsky.social · 20d

The Cardiff Babylab team is back in the UK from Prague, and reflecting on the wonderful last day of #ICDL2025 and the conference in general!

Huge thank you to the conference organisers for a stimulating and thought provoking programme, we already can't wait for next year! @ieee-icdl.bsky.social

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Cardiff Babylab @cardiffbabylab.bsky.social · 22d

We also loved the opportunity to meet and chat with the speakers and other talented conference attendees at yesterday's fantastic conference dinner!

Very excited for the third and final day of #ICDL2025

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Cardiff Babylab @cardiffbabylab.bsky.social · 22d

Particular congratulations to Agata from Babylab PAN (supervised by @tomalski.bsky.social) on her fantastic spotlight talk and poster yesterday!

What a wonderful presentation! #ICDL2025

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Cardiff Babylab @cardiffbabylab.bsky.social · 22d

Another fantastic day at @ieee-icdl.bsky.social yesterday!

We were treated to exciting keynotes about spatial language development and designing neurorobotics, and plenty of wonderful contributed talks about a range of developmental topics!

Day 3 - let's go! #ICDL2025

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Cardiff Babylab @cardiffbabylab.bsky.social · 23d

A big well done to all Babylab members (Dean, Catia on behalf of Teddy, Sofia, Charlotte, and Craig) who presented their posters yesterday at @ieee-icdl.bsky.social to some wonderful feedback.

Bring on Day 2! #ICDL2025

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Cardiff Babylab @cardiffbabylab.bsky.social · 23d

Huge congratulations to our PhD student, Craig, for his fantastic poster spotlight talk yesterday at @ieee-icdl.bsky.social - well done on a great talk and poster presentation!

#ICDL2025

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Cardiff Babylab @cardiffbabylab.bsky.social · 23d

We've had an amazing first day at @ieee-icdl.bsky.social

From fantastic keynotes to fascinating contributed papers, it's been wonderful to see the ongoing work in this exciting field that combines development with computing and robotics!

Some highlights from Day 1:

#ICDL2025

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Cardiff Babylab @cardiffbabylab.bsky.social · 29d

Almost time for ICDL 2025. Last poster printed and looking forward to all the great sessions! @ieee-icdl.bsky.social

six distinct scientific posters side by side

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Cardiff Babylab @cardiffbabylab.bsky.social · 29d

Charlotte is fundraising to help Seren Dwt continue their important work - if you would like to find out more about this wonderful charity, or are able to support her fundraising efforts, please follow this link! tinyurl.com/yc6f56je

Keep an eye out as Charlotte prepares for her challenge! 💪

Charlotte's page

I'm running Cardiff Half Marathon to raise money for Seren Dwt, an incredible charity supporting babies born with Down syndrome and their families across Wales. I first came across Seren Dwt while wor

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Cardiff Babylab @cardiffbabylab.bsky.social · 29d

Seren Dwt (which translates to Dinky Star) prepare and share Welcome Boxes for families with babies born with Down syndrome across all Health Boards in Wales. They also organise regular meet ups for families of young children with Down syndrome in South Wales!

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Cardiff Babylab @cardiffbabylab.bsky.social · 29d

Our fantastic PhD student, Charlotte, will be running the Cardiff Half Marathon this October to help raise money for the amazing local charity, Seren Dwt 🌟

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Cardiff Babylab @cardiffbabylab.bsky.social · Sep 11

As part of the symposium, Sofia was thrilled to have the chance to present her work - “Everyday language environments of young children with Down syndrome”.

A huge thank you to the CLS organising team for hosting such a jam packed and thought provoking event!

Cardiff Babylab @cardiffbabylab.bsky.social · Sep 11

From fascinating keynote talks exploring the history and future of the field, as well as the importance of diversifying our research, to a huge number of individual presentations and poster sessions, the symposium covered an impressively wide range of ideas and research topics related to language.

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Cardiff Babylab @cardiffbabylab.bsky.social · Sep 11

Earlier this week, our PhD student, @sofiahryniv.bsky.social, represented the Cardiff Babylab at the Child Language Symposium 2025, held at @uniofreading.bsky.social.

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Cardiff Babylab @cardiffbabylab.bsky.social · Sep 4

For more details, follow the link: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/362652

Scientific Product Manager for ExELang team (ERC Project)

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Cardiff Babylab @cardiffbabylab.bsky.social · Sep 4

This unique role blends product management with academic research in the area of language acquisition - perfect for someone strategic, organised, and passionate about open science.

📍Location: Paris, France
📅Closing date: 15th September 2025

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Cardiff Babylab @cardiffbabylab.bsky.social · Sep 4

🚀Ready to bridge cutting-edge research with real-world impact?

Join the Language Acquisition Across Cultures team at The Laboratoire de Sciences Cognitives et Psycholingustiques as a Scientific Product Manager for the ExELang ERC Project!

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Cardiff Babylab @cardiffbabylab.bsky.social · Sep 3

A huge thank you to the LCICD organising team for hosting such a stimulating and inclusive conference!

Cardiff Babylab @cardiffbabylab.bsky.social · Sep 3

LCICD was also a wonderfully welcoming space for researchers at all stages to present their work, spark new conversations, and strengthen collaborations. Both formal sessions and informal chats were full of fresh ideas and inspiration for the future of the field.

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