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Sophie Milward

@sophiemilward.bsky.social
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Senior lecturer in developmental and comparative psychology

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Sophie Milward @sophiemilward.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
We’ll be collecting data and recruiting for our Little Scientist database again at Victorious this weekend. Come and find us in the kids arena! www.itv.com/news/meridia.... @uop-ccep.bsky.social @uopcidd.bsky.social
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Nicola Cutting @nicolacutting.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
PhD Opportunity working with @shona-d.bsky.social and me on the development of children’s collaborative problem-solving skills. This is an Academic Associate position (PhD + teaching) for 4 years. Full details here: jobs.yorksj.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx.... Please get in touch with any queries.
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Job Opportunity at York St John University: Academic Associate in Psychology
Part time fixed term Location: YorkSalary: £34,610 to £39,906 per annum (£17,305 to £19,953 pro rata)Introduction to YSJ universityYork St John is an ambitious, modern university at the heart of historic York and there...
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Jérôme Micheletta @jmicheletta.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
We are recruiting a Lecturer in Psychology: mss.port.ac.uk/ce0732li_web... and a Teaching Fellow: mss.port.ac.uk/ce0732li_web.... Come and join the Centre for Comparative and Evolutionary Psychology 🐶🐵🐴🐘🕷️🧒 www.port.ac.uk/research/res...
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Chris Krupenye @chriskrupenye.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Imagination in bonobos! I am thrilled to share a new paper w/ Amalia Bastos, out now in @science.org We provide the first experimental evidence that a nonhuman animal can follow along a pretend scenario & track imaginary objects. Work w/ Kanzi, the bonobo, at Ape Initiative youtu.be/NUSHcQQz2Ko
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Apes Share Human Ability to Imagine
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Sophie Milward @sophiemilward.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Our new paper on overcoming the ‘dyadic default’ is out now in Child Development Perspectives! @patkanngiesser.bsky.social academic.oup.com/cdpers/advan...
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Overcoming the dyadic default in research on child development
Abstract. Researchers conducting experimental work on sociocognitive development in childhood typically study one-on-one interactions. This approach aligns
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Sophie Milward @sophiemilward.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Come and do a PhD on the development of social cognition across diverse cultures! The successful candidate would be fully funded and have the opportunity to travel to Kenya for data collection. Please contact me if interested. eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
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Beyond the dyad: Development of task co-representation of multiple co-actors across cultures at University of Portsmouth on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Beyond the dyad: Development of task co-representation of multiple co-actors across cultures at University of Portsmouth, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Sophie Milward @sophiemilward.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Come and do a PhD on the development of social cognition across diverse cultures! The successful candidate would be fully funded and have the opportunity to travel to Kenya for data collection. Please contact me if interested. eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
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Beyond the dyad: Development of task co-representation of multiple co-actors across cultures at University of Portsmouth on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Beyond the dyad: Development of task co-representation of multiple co-actors across cultures at University of Portsmouth, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Big Team Science Conference @btscon.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
We received this dispatch from a @uop-ccep.bsky.social @uopcidd.bsky.social BTSCON viewing party. Look at all the Big Team Science FUN they're having! WE LOVE TO SEE IT!! (👀 @dremalt.bsky.social @manyprimates.bsky.social)
A group of 10 smiling people pose for a photo in front of a large monitor. On the monitor, you can see the title slide from Drew Altschul's Big Team Science Conference talk about ManyPrimates. Everyone is having a GREAT TIME!
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Sophie Milward @sophiemilward.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Want to take part in a science experiment on children’s development? Come and join us at Victorious festival today!
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Sophie Milward @sophiemilward.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
There is still time to apply for our 3yr postdoc looking at the role of group size and culture on social coordination in the Republic of Korea, Uganda and the UK! Drop me a message if interested 😊 mss.port.ac.uk/ce0732li_web...
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Sophie Milward @sophiemilward.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
We have a new paper out on co-representation in groups of up to 5 people, showing a possible limit of automatic task tracking beyond dyadic settings in UK adults. Let’s see what happens when we try it across cultures 😊 @jamiewhitehouse.bsky.social journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
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Co-representation breaks down beyond the dyad in UK adults
Cooperation is so deeply embedded in human psychology that we spontaneously track a partner’s task as well as our own when acting in a pair. This automatic ‘co-representation’ of a partner’s mental re...
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Sophie Milward @sophiemilward.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
A few more days left to apply for our 3 year postdoc on social coordination across cultures. Deadline 6/2/25!
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Sophie Milward @sophiemilward.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
You can now apply for our 3 year postdoc looking at the role of culture and group size in social coordination and collaboration in the UK, Uganda and Republic of Korea! Any questions please don’t hesitate to drop me a dm or email (sophie.milward@port.ac.uk) mss.port.ac.uk/ce0732li_web...
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teresa-romero.bsky.social @teresa-romero.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Looking for a PhD candidate for our project on uncertainty in communicative interactions as indicators of affective valence. Supervised by Dr Jérôme Micheletta (@jmicheletta.bsky.social), Prof Bridget Waller and me. Get in touch if interested. See details here:
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Validating quantitative measures of uncertainty in communicative interaction as indicators of affective valence in wild animals at University of Portsmouth on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Validating quantitative measures of uncertainty in communicative interaction as indicators of affective valence in wild animals at University of Portsmouth, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Jérôme Micheletta @jmicheletta.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Together with @leanneproops.bsky.social and Cressida Bowyer, we are looking for PhD applicants for a project using human behaviour change theory to develop educational programmes promoting the conservation of crested macaques. More information here: www.port.ac.uk/study/postgr...
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Using human behaviour change theory to develop educational programmes promoting the conservation of critically endangered crested macaques (Macaca nigra) in North Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Sophie Milward @sophiemilward.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
More information about my upcoming Leverhulme project here. Postdoc adverts coming soon! www.port.ac.uk/news-events-...
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Researcher awarded £270k to unpack how people interact in groups
At a time when countries across the world need to work together to address pressing global issues, a new study will look at how people from diverse backgrounds come together and interact.
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Sophie Milward @sophiemilward.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Advertising for 2 fully funded PhD projects on cooperation in children, apes and across cultures. Co-supervised by Juliane Kaminski @comparativeminds.bsky.social and Esther Herrmann. See below for links. Message me if interested!
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Sophie Milward @sophiemilward.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
I’m very excited to have been awarded a Leverhulme Trust grant to study co-representation across 3 cultures (Uganda, Republic of Korea and UK) in dyads and groups. I’ll soon be advertising for a 3 year postdoc. More details to follow, but please drop me a message if you’re interested! 😊🌍
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ManyBabies @manybabies.org · 27/11/2024
🚨Publication Alert!🚨 The ManyBabies4 paper is out! 37 labs around the world tested over 1,000 babies in the largest investigation of infants' social evaluation to date. doi.org/10.1111/desc...
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Infants’ Social Evaluation of Helpers and Hinderers: A Large‐Scale, Multi‐Lab, Coordinated Replication Study
Evaluating whether someone's behavior is praiseworthy or blameworthy is a fundamental human trait. A seminal study by Hamlin and colleagues in 2007 suggested that the ability to form social evaluatio...
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Sophie Milward @sophiemilward.bsky.social · 24/11/2023
Looking for a PhD candidate for our project on task co-representation across cultures! See details of the project and funding here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project.... Contact me for more information!
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Beyond the dyad: Development of task co-representation of multiple co-actors across cultures at Univ...
PhD Project - Beyond the dyad: Development of task co-representation of multiple co-actors across cultures at University of Portsmouth, listed on FindAPhD.com
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