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<b>Announcement for circulation</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Reminder: NECD 2026 – studying children “in the wild” (19–20 February 2026, London)</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">There are still a few places available for the
<b>3rd NECD Workshop</b>, hosted by <b>Birkbeck, University of London</b> , in partnership with the
<b>European COST network on real-world environments</b>.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">NECD 2026 focuses on
<b>naturalistic developmental science</b>—studying infants’ and children’s behaviour in real-world settings, using rich, multimodal data and cutting-edge tools.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This year’s programme includes:</span></p>
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<p class="ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing" role="presentation"><b>Naturalistic experimentation</b> in infants and children</p>
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<p class="ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing" role="presentation"><b>New analytic toolkits</b> for modelling complex, longitudinal and multimodal data</p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We
<b>particularly encourage applications from students and early-career researchers from underrepresented groups or disadvantaged backgrounds</b>. Several travel awards are available, covering travel to London, one night’s accommodation, and sustenance during
the workshop.</span></p>
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<b>Workshop dates:</b> 19–20 February 2026</p>
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<b>Location:</b> Birkbeck, University of London (Bloomsbury, London)</p>
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<b>Application deadline:</b> 22 December 2025</p>
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<b>More information and application:</b> <a href="https://www.cbcd-necd.com/" target="_new" class="decorated-link" rel="noopener" data-start="2419" data-end="2445" data-outlook-id="f178f4bf-1355-49a9-85b5-8a1029d7c99b" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://www.cbcd-necd.com/</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">With best wishes,<br>
Ori</span></p>
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Ori Ossmy, PhD, FHEA</div>
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Professor of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience</div>
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Physical Cognition Lab, director</div>
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School of Psychological Sciences</div>
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Birkbeck, University of London</div>
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