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Cathy Manning

@cmanning.bsky.social
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Research in autism, dyslexia, sensory processing and visual perception

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Dan Poole @danpoole.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Our study of autism community perspectives about Open Data has now been published at @collabrapsychology.bsky.social (🔓) online.ucpress.edu/collabra/art... Participants were generally optimistic about open data to advance autism research and reduced participant burden. But,
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Open Data in Autism Research: The Views of Autistic People and Parents of Autistic Children
Open data has been promoted as a tool to improve the transparency, robustness, and efficiency of scientific research. However, the perspectives of participant communities, particularly those who are m...
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CuttingEEG @cuttingeeg.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
🚀 CuttingGardens 2026 📅 Sept 21–25 🌍 25 Gardens • 19 countries One global M/EEG event, 25 local scientific programs. ✨ Starting today, we’ll introduce one Garden at a time. 🌱 Find yours: cuttingeeg.org/cuttinggardens2026/gardens #EEG #MEG #CuttingGardens2026
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Cathy Manning @cmanning.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Our lab is looking forward to #ecvp2026 and presenting new work on visual discomfort in autism and perceptual decision-making in children
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Cathy Manning @cmanning.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
New editorial led by PhD student Maria Grammatikou on the overlaps between autism and vision impairment and what this means for research and practice journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @journalautism.bsky.social @unibirmingham.bsky.social
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Cathy Manning @cmanning.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
On my way to #Insar2026 where I'll be presenting 2 posters on Friday 6-7pm. First on relaxed theatre performances (112E) and second on perceptual decision-making (69D). #autism. Looking forward to catching up with colleagues!
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Cathy Manning @cmanning.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
New preprint: autistic children are very similar to non-autistic children in their decision-making parameters, and they can update their decision-making according to speed/accuracy instructions w/ @ljthomas1991.bsky.social osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/w84rf_v1
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Cathy Manning @cmanning.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
New preprint: we find that autistic children are very similar to non-autistic children in their decision-making parameters, and that they can update their decision-making according to speed/accuracy instructions
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Cathy Manning @cmanning.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Any postdocs outside the UK interested in applying for a Marie Curie fellowship with me (sensory processing, decision making, vision), get in touch! Our school of psychology @unibirmingham.bsky.social is offering costs towards a campus visit to give a talk, develop a proposal and attend training!
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Cathy Manning @cmanning.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
This week is Dyslexia Awareness Week #DAW25 and #WorldMentalHealthDay. We found that mental health and self-esteem are top priorities for the dyslexia community, but little UK research funding goes to this area. doi.org/10.1002/dys.70004 Research funding must be targeted to support mental health.
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What Are the Research Priorities for the Dyslexia Community in the United Kingdom and How Do They Align With Previous Research Funding?
Targeting research towards areas that matter to dyslexic people and their families is essential for improving dyslexic people's lives. However, we do not know what the dyslexia community's research p...
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Cathy Manning @cmanning.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
New study where we looked at perceptual decision-making in autistic and non-autistic adults. We found overall shorter non-decision times in autistic adults and some relationships with ADHD-related traits journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Perceptual Decision-Making in Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults and Relationship with Autism- and ADHD-Related Traits - Hodo Yusuf, Nathan J Evans, Grant Taylor, Amber Cameron, Jemima Greenhalgh, Lou J...
Autistic individuals respond to sensory information in perceptual tasks differently than non-autistic individuals. However, it is unclear which component proces...
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Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar) @autisticrealms.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Delighted to work with @thrivingautistic.bsky.social and our team on these new animations including @taraodk.bsky.social, @iara-abigalil.bsky.social, @fergus.oolong.co.uk , @scrappapertiger.bsky.social , @jessicakdoyle.bsky.social , Laura Buckland Mason and @somebodysomeone.bsky.social
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Sue Fletcher-Watson @suereviews.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Amazing postdoc job with absolutely lovely Jelle Van Dijk in Twente, Netherlands Closing date October 10th Please shared widely on academic jobs lists. www.linkedin.com/posts/jellev...
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Postdoc Neuro-Inclusive Participatory Interaction Design - Looking for a job that matters? | Jelle van Dijk | 10 comments
Please share widely: We are hiring! Are you the Postdoc we are looking for? 📌 Deadline: Oktober 10! Design for Neurodiversity! University of Twente is looking for a Postdoc on a project about co-de...
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Cathy Manning @cmanning.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Our symposium on applying diffusion models is about to start at #escop25 in LT5. Looking forward to the discussions!
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Dan Poole @danpoole.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Heading into Sheffield for #ESCOP25 I'm taking part in a symposium on using drift diffusion models for between group comparisons,organised by @ambercopeland.bsky.social W/ @cmanning.bsky.social Craig Hedge and Alekhya Mandali also speaking. Lot to discuss,should be a great session!
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Sensory Street @sensorystreet.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
New editorial: we highlight 5 key issues with current questionnaire measures used to assess autistic sensory processing. We argue this may be limiting both research and support. Better validated and more inclusive tools are needed. Read here: buff.ly/De0Lp0D #AutismResearch #Autism #Research
A teal background graphic with the title “New Editorial Alert” at the top, featuring a red siren emoji and a paper labelled “Research.” The main text reads, “How well do we measure autistic sensory experiences?” Below, a circular graphic shows a clipboard with a pen, surrounded by icons representing the five senses: an ear (hearing), a nose (smell), an eye (sight), a mouth (taste), and a hand with a pointing finger (touch). The text around the circle reads: “Tell us about your sensory experience…”
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Dan Poole @danpoole.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
New preprint: Open data in autism research: the views of autistic people and parents of autistic children osf.io/preprints/me... Led by @hannahhobson.bsky.social w/ @dramypearson.bsky.social Audrey Linden @cmanning.bsky.social @fsedgewick.bsky.social @lauramaycrane.bsky.social #AutRes #OpenSci
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Sensory Street @sensorystreet.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Are you neurodivergent and love theatre? We want you! Take part in a study exploring relaxed performances. See a free show this Thurs 22 May, 12:30pm (free ticket + £10 voucher) For more info and to Sign up: buff.ly/aTlEItG Deadline: Wed 21 May
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Cathy Manning @cmanning.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Presenting work from our @wellcometrust.bsky.social grant, with @ljthomas1991.bsky.social, showing shorter non-decision times in autistic adults. Preprint of this work here: osf.io/preprints/ps...
Cathy Manning and Lou Thomas standing next to a poster on a poster board, smiling
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Dr. Lou Thomas @ljthomas1991.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Poster presentation from my postdoc with @cmanning.bsky.social went well, thank you to everyone who came along to chat! Feeling very sleepy for the final day of #insar2025
Lou and Cathy smiling standing on either side of Lou’s poster
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Cathy Manning @cmanning.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
So eager for #INSAR2025 that I've been awake and waiting since 2.30am (jetlag agh). I'll be giving a poster on perceptual decision-making using the diffusion model and links to ADHD traits on Friday 6-7PM 432.214. Hoping to chat with others interested in sensory processing, cognition etc #AutRes
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Sue Fletcher-Watson @suereviews.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Another plug for this paid opportunity for early career researchers to support Autism in our goal to publish work relevant to autistic people's quality of life We are looking for folk who can transmit autistic community priorities + who would benefit from the chance to develop editorial skills
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Cathy Manning @cmanning.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Excited to be presenting at this in July - a range of interesting seminars on circadian and visual neuroscience open to all #visionscience
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Cathy Manning @cmanning.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
At @journalautism.bsky.social we are looking for 2 advisory editors (suited for academics who can provide insight into autistic community priorities): journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/cm... (deadline 25th April) and 5 action editors: journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/cm... (deadline 23rd May) #AutRes
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Ben Balas @bjbalas.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Very pleased that the Special Issue of Visual Cognition on Teaching Sensation & Perception that @ankosov.bsky.social, @juliafstrand.bsky.social and myself edited is now published in full! If you're looking for some exciting ideas about teaching #VisionScience, start here!
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Visual Cognition
Teaching Sensation and Perception, Edited by Anna Kosovicheva, Julia Strand and Ben Balas. Volume 32, Issue 6 of Visual Cognition
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Ann Memmott @annmemmott.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
This is a useful new website on public loos, for autistic people, and many others. For example which ones have the dreaded-by-many 'airblade' hand dryers that sound like a jet engine taking off. Got useful info on loos? Add it. www.publictoiletinfo.org.uk?fbclid=IwY2x... Do share.
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Aspect Research Centre for Autism Practice (ARCAP) @arcap-aus.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Can't make it to Monday's online webinar "Amplifying unheard voices: the inclusion of people with intellectual disability in autism research"? No problem, the webinar will be recorded. Register now & we'll let you know when the recording is available aspect.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #InclusiveResearch
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Amplifying unheard voices: the inclusion of people with intellectual disability in autism research. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email...
This interactive webinar will bring together researchers, an Autistic person with an intellectual disability, and a parent of an Autistic person with an intellectual disability to explore how to creat...
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Specific Learning Difficulties Network @sldnetwork.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Congrats to @cmanning.bsky.social & colleagues on their new paper that follows on from their talk at SLDN's launch in 2022. What are the research priorities for the dyslexia community in the UK and how do they align with previous research funding? Dyslexia, 31:e70004. doi.org/10.1002/dys.70004
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What Are the Research Priorities for the Dyslexia Community in the United Kingdom and How Do They Align With Previous Research Funding?
Targeting research towards areas that matter to dyslexic people and their families is essential for improving dyslexic people's lives. However, we do not know what the dyslexia community's research p...
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Autism: The International Journal of Research & Practice. @journalautism.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
We are recruiting for two Advisory Editors at Autism! Deadline for expressions of interest is April 25th. For full details, please see the link journals.sagepub.com...
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Cathy Manning @cmanning.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
New paper: What Are the Research Priorities for the Dyslexia Community in the United Kingdom and How Do They Align With Previous Research Funding? doi.org/10.1002/dys.70004 #dyslexia
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What Are the Research Priorities for the Dyslexia Community in the United Kingdom and How Do They Align With Previous Research Funding?
Targeting research towards areas that matter to dyslexic people and their families is essential for improving dyslexic people's lives. However, we do not know what the dyslexia community's research p....
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Cathy Manning @cmanning.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Thanks to @leverhulme.bsky.social for a lovely prize gala dinner this week. I'm so grateful for this prize and looking forward to hiring a postdoc to start work on it!
Cathy with her husband dressed smartly and standing in between two Leverhulme Trust banners
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Autism: The International Journal of Research & Practice. @journalautism.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Do you know that Autism now accepts Registered Reports? We're proud to have published our very first! #OpenScience
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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 03/03/2025
Spanning vision science, developmental cognitive neuroscience and mathematical psychology, @cmanning.bsky.social seeks to understand individual variability in children’s perceptual decision-making abilities. media.leverhulme.ac.uk/feature/cman...
A child wearing a cap with wires to measure brain responses sits next to Dr Cathy Manning and looks at a computer screen.
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Cathy Manning @cmanning.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
The Sensory Street project is now on Bluesky! Follow if you're interested in hearing about sensory processing and inclusive spaces #AutismResearch
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rachaelbedford.bsky.social @rachaelbedford.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Advertising 2 new positions in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. A postdoc & an RA at Queen Mary University of London as part of our UKRI-funded Animating Minds Project. More details and how to apply here: Postdoc: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLX749/p... RA: qmul-jobs.tal.net/vx/appcentre...
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Postdoctoral Research Associate at Queen Mary University of London
Apply now for the Postdoctoral Research Associate role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.
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Cathy Manning @cmanning.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Post-doc position available from Sept 2025 for 18 months on a @leverhulme.bsky.social project into children's perceptual decision-making using diffusion models. Closes 10th March. Pls share! edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... #VisionScience #PsychSciSky
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Alex Hyafil @alexhyafil.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Our Barcelona-based summer school, BAMB! (bambschool.org) just opened applications! Come join us: 15-24th July, to learn how to model behavioral data using RL, Bayesian, latent variable models, RNNs, DDMs & more! #BAMB2025
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Course philosophy Our goal is​ to teach advanced techniques in model-based analysis of behavior (humans and other animals) to cognitive and computational neuroscientists at PhD and early career levels...
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Cathy Manning @cmanning.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
I'm hiring a post-doc (planned start-date September 2025, for 18 months) on a @leverhulme.bsky.social project into children's perceptual decision-making. Ability to work with children and high analytical ability are essential. Closes 10th March. Pls share! edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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Research Fellow (Children’s Decision-Making) - School of Psychology - 104981 - Grade 7
We are looking for a Research Fellow to work on a Leverhulme Trust funded project into individual variability in children's perceptual decision-making abilities.
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Marco Bertamini @marco-be.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Applied Vision Association meeting in Liverpool on the 28th of April www.theava.net/meetings.php...
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The AVA - Promoting Vision Research and its Applications
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Cathy Manning @cmanning.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
We're looking for a PhD student for a project on how to make theme parks more inclusive for neurodivergent people, in partnership with Katapult and Drayton Manor. www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/cen... Deadline 5th March. Get in touch for more info and please share!
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Neuroinclusion in themed entertainment attractions
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Cathy Manning @cmanning.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
We are looking for a strong student for this funded PhD opportunity on attention allocation in autism www.findaphd.com/phds/project... deadline 11th Jan. Please share with anyone who might be interested! #Neuroscience #VisionScience #AttentionResearchSky #EEG
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Neurocomputational mechanisms of attention allocation in autism at University of Birmingham on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Neurocomputational mechanisms of attention allocation in autism at University of Birmingham, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Cathy Manning @cmanning.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Aimee has done great work into how to make the museum sector more accessible for autistic and neurodivergent people. Congratulations Dr Fletcher!
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Open Research at York @uoyopenres.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
This is a great resource from UKRN, which includes links to a few York-based initiatives and groups (IRIS, OASIS, EROS @uoyeducation.bsky.social), and project case studies (Open Autism Research @yorkpsychology.bsky.social) 👇
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Cathy Manning @cmanning.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
I'm seeing lots of charities etc saying that 15-20%, or 1 in 7, of the population are neurodivergent. Can anyone help me locate the evidence/citation for this? I've got Doyle (2020) but this is a "reasonable estimate" based on prevalence of various conditions. Is there anything more precise? #AutRes
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Cathy Manning @cmanning.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Funded PhD studentship opportunity at University of Birmingham on attention allocation in autism and neurocomputational mechanisms, supervised by @paulm-k.bsky.social, me & Harriet Allen (Nottingham). Deadline Jan 10th www.findaphd.com/phds/project... #neuroskyence #VisionScience #NeuroJobs #PhDSky
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Neurocomputational mechanisms of attention allocation in autism at University of Birmingham on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Neurocomputational mechanisms of attention allocation in autism at University of Birmingham, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Cathy Manning @cmanning.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Wow, it's exciting seeing the influx of people on here! Ready to commit to this new platform...
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Matthew B @matthewbroome.bsky.social · 21/10/2024
fellowsandchairs.birmingham.ac.uk?utm_campaign... Next round of our 125th Anniversary Fellows and Chairs recruitment - do apply if interested and I am keen to support people from a mental health, neuroscience, psychiatry, philosophy background
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125th Anniversary Fellows and Chairs | University of Birmingham
This is 125 years of NobelPrize-winning research.This is your opportunity to become one of our 125th Anniversary Fellows and Chairs.
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Daniel Yon @danieljamesyon.bsky.social · 21/10/2024
📣🧠📣 I’m hiring !! 📣🧠📣 We’re looking for a postdoc to join The Uncertainty Lab at @birkbeckpsychology.bsky.social You’ll lead fMRI work on a new project studying how communication with others alters private metacognition of our own minds. cis7.bbk.ac.uk/vacancy/post...
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Cathy Manning @cmanning.bsky.social · 18/10/2024
I'm so pleased to have been awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize in Psychology! www.leverhulme.ac.uk/news/2024PLP thanks to @leverhulme.bsky.social I'll be able to bring a new team member to my (small but growing) team at Uni of Birmingham!
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Cathy Manning @cmanning.bsky.social · 09/10/2024
Autism researchers- please send us your Registered Reports focused on work of direct practical relevance for autistic people's quality of life. Read why we're introducing this format here @journalautism.bsky.social #autres
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Prof Rosa Hoekstra @rosahoekstra.bsky.social · 25/09/2024
Applications are now open for PhD studentships at KCL! Instructions are here: kcl-mrcdtp.com/apply/applic..., deadline 29 Oct 1pm. Please consider applying for a studentship linked to the SPARK project supervised by Prof Kim Goldsmith, Dr Merga Feyasa and myself. kcl-mrcdtp.com/project/long...
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