On May 18-19, 2021 the 7th edition of the biennial VNOP (Vereniging voor Nederlandse Ontwikkelingspyschologie) conference took place. Developmental psychologists gathered online to present their state-of-the-art research projects to each other and critically discuss a wide range of topics within the field. Several of our (former) lab members contributed to this conference. Timothy Houtman gave…

Pamela Browne was invited to the 5-uur show on May 12 to speak about anxious and depressed feelings during pregnancy. Many pregnant women suffer from mental health problems, but it is still a taboo subject. Since this is such an important topic to talk about, we are happy to see that the publication of the…

You can now apply for the next edition of our 1-week summer school on Early Programming from 12 to 16 July 2021! This highly interactive course looks into a broad range of exciting and recently discovered environmental factors and mechanisms that shape early and long-term human development, using psychological and biological perspectives. The program will…

During the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) conference the work by Yangwenshan Ou and Bonnie Brett were recognized as outstanding interdisciplinary and international research, respectively, for which each received a prize. We are so proud of them! Ph.D. candidate Yangwenshan Ou’s work entitled “Gut Microbiota Development in Healthy Children in The First Decade…

The Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) conference is one of the biggest conferences in the developmental field, gathering scientists from all over the world under the same roof every two years. Interestingly, this year the roof was digital, with a virtual conference that saw hundreds of experts coming together and discussing the latest…

Will the pandemic affect young parents and their newborn babies ? What are the positive and/or negative effects? Together with expecting parents, Roseriet Beijers was interviewed by Metro Nieuws to talk about this topic. She spoke about the COPE study and the results. Interesting in reading the article? Click here!

Column Opgevoed in NRC “Our one-year old daughter goes to childcare for the first time. Unfortunately, given the Covid-19 measures including facemasks, her start is going to be different than usual. Can we still create a save and pleasant start for her during this settling-in period?” Carolina de Weerth was asked by the NRC to…

The corona measures have a big impact on the health care for pregnant women, young mothers and their partners. As a result of that, the percentage of pregnant women and young mothers with depressive feelings and anxiety complaints have grown significantly. Our article about care in times of corona has been published in Vroeg magazine….

Roseriet Beijers was invited to Focus, a program on NPO Radio 1. She was there to talk about her research, the KNAW Award she received last Monday and the COPE Study. You can watch and/or listen to the one-hour show via the buttons below!

The Baby & Child Research Center proudly announces the first BRC Science Slam. Join us on Saturday, February 20, at 8 pm for a night of science and entertainment. Five early career researchers get 10 minutes each to present their research in a fun and entertaining way. How do children develop interpersonal coordination? What’s the role of…