Emily Farran
Professor of Psychology - spatial cognition in typical & atypical development, STEM. UKRN Institutional Lead, University of Surrey. Advocate of transparent & open research.
- Time for our annual update of "Open Research across disciplines". pdf: www.ukrn.org/disciplines/ K Reproducibility Network (UKRN) webpages: www.ukrn.org/disciplines/ Resources to add, please use (by 30/09/25): docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... @camillakgilmore.bsky.social @priyasilverstein.com
- Reposted by Emily Farran>> 2/ The ECMG has a thorough and developmentally appropriate ‘toolkit’ for developing spatial thinking from birth to 8, all **free** here: earlymaths.org/spatial-reas... Please explore!
- Reposted by Emily FarranGiving every child the best start is about the most age and developmentally appropriate start. There’s now a plethora of international research pointing to the importance of young children’s spatial awareness as more influential on later mathematical (and wider) success, over number. >>
- Reposted by Emily FarranTraining children's spatial skills improves their maths performance, research shows – and here are 6 ways teachers can do that
- Reposted by Emily FarranNo. It’s fine. The day was first class, with v open discussions over shared research and good to see such a wide range of folk there. Lots of action points to advance spatial reasoning across phases. 👏🏼
- Reposted by Emily FarranExciting day today of maths education professionals meeting members of DfE and other key institutions providing material for schools, to relay the importance of spatial reasoning & how they’re going to take the research onboard. At the moment we have a number-heavy curriculum. It needs to change.
- Reposted by Emily FarranWith thanks in abundance to @ekfarran.bsky.social and University of Surrey 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
- Reposted by Emily FarranHow does training spatial abilities impact #mathematics? Join us on June 3rd for the Centre for Language, Literacy and Numeracy: Research and Practice's summer lecture, with @ekfarran.bsky.social! Get your ticket now: www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2... @ioe.bsky.social
- Reposted by Emily FarranOur new paper is just out in Behavior Research Methods! tinyurl.com/54jutzvd - with Louise Ewing, @ekfarran.bsky.social, Michael Papasavva, Ines Mares & @marielsmith8.bsky.social . We present data from 607 children aged 5-12 completing the Cambridge Face Memory Test for Children... 1/3
- Reposted by Emily FarranHow does training spatial abilities impact #mathematics? Join us on June 3rd for the Centre for Language, Literacy and Numeracy: Research and Practice's summer lecture, with @ekfarran.bsky.social! Get your ticket now: www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2... @ioe.bsky.social
- Reposted by Emily FarranHow does training spatial abilities impact #mathematics? Join us on June 3rd for the Centre for Language, Literacy and Numeracy: Research and Practice's summer lecture, with @ekfarran.bsky.social! Get your ticket now: www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2... @ioe.bsky.social
- Reposted by Emily FarranPart 4 draws our superb series on #spatialreasoning to a close. Find age and stage ideas on composition and decomposition - fitting shapes together and taking them apart www.nurseryworld.co.uk/content/feat... #Nurseryworld thanks to @ekfarran.bsky.social and the team
- Reposted by Emily Farran🚨 I'm hiring! 🚨 Passionate about motor learning in #dyspraxic and typically developing #children? Become a Research Assistant @modilab-surrey.bsky.social @surreypsychology.bsky.social 🗓️ Apply by 12th Feb 🔄 Spread the word! jobs.surrey.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... #neurojobs
- Very honoured to be awarded the Developmental Psychology Section Impact and Engagement Award by The British Psychological Society. The award is for my work on the importance of spatial reasoning for mathematics. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
- With Catherine Gripton, Sue Gifford, Alison Borthwick and Andrea Lancaster, I've been working with Nursery World on a series of four articles on spatial reasoning. The first one is now out: www.nurseryworld.co.uk/content/feat... For more on spatial reasoning: www.surrey.ac.uk/spatial-reas...
- Reposted by Emily FarranFor everyone who is new, here’s the directory where you can find a list of starter packs and connect with people who have the same interests:
- Reposted by Emily FarranSpatial reasoning platform policy briefings #education #learning
- Excited to write for The Conversation UK. I talk about the latest TIMSS findings, geometry, and the importance of spatial play. "English children lag behind in geometry – parents can help them learn through play" theconversation.com/english-chil... For more: www.surrey.ac.uk/spatial-reas...
- Reposted by Emily Farran**Coming soon** New website on early maths from earlymaths.org AND easy and appropriate research informed assessment indicators for spatial reasoning ChIPs. Take a look at our number and pattern ones👇🏼
- Excited to write for The Conversation UK. I talk about the latest TIMSS findings, geometry, and the importance of spatial play. "English children lag behind in geometry – parents can help them learn through play" theconversation.com/english-chil... For more: www.surrey.ac.uk/spatial-reas...
- Reposted by Emily FarranIt is with profound sadness that we share the devastating news that Eleanor Maguire passed away on January 4th. She was a phenomenally brilliant neuroscientist, with immense passion for her work and many remarkable accomplishments. We will miss her terribly. www.online-tribute.com/EleanorMaguire
- Great to see the FREE Primary Spatial Reasoning SKTM Programmes advertised. These programmes feature our spatial reasoning toolkit: earlymaths.org/spatial-reas... For more on my thoughts on TIMSS and geometry: www.tes.com/magazine/tea... For more: www.surrey.ac.uk/spatial-reas...
- With the recent TIMSS study highlighting weaknesses in geometry and reasoning for English pupils at Year 5 and Year 9, we need to ensure our younger pupils are developing spatial reasoning early on. FREE Primary Spatial Reasoning SKTM Programmes run at Maths Hubs across the country👇👇 #PrimaryMaths
- Reposted by Emily FarranWe have just opened recruitment for the REF 2029 panels. There is no nomination process and we invite you to put yourself forward 2029.ref.ac.uk/news/ref-202...
- Reposted by Emily Farran‘Simply put, children with good spatial reasoning skills are better at maths’: @ekfarran.bsky.social says the latest Timss rankings should inspire a focus on spatial reasoning in English maths curricula
- Had a wonderful week discussing navigation with the great & good of navigation research from across the world. Ernst Strungmann Forum: “Navigation Research; Mapping the Future” (esforum.de/forums/ESF38...). I Iearned a lot & met so many inspirational people. Thank you Nora Newcombe for inviting me.
- Our group after a week long Strüngmann Forum in Frankfurt! Group 1 rocks!! @russellepstein.bsky.social @andrejbicanski.bsky.social @lukaskunz.bsky.social @flaviodonato82.bsky.social @ekfarran.bsky.social and others I can’t find yet on Bluesky
- Delighted to write for the Times Education Supplement. Timms: Could a focus on spatial reasoning improve maths scores? www.tes.com/magazine/tea... For more: www.surrey.ac.uk/spatial-reas...
- Reposted by Emily FarranOur group after a week long Strüngmann Forum in Frankfurt! Group 1 rocks!! @russellepstein.bsky.social @andrejbicanski.bsky.social @lukaskunz.bsky.social @flaviodonato82.bsky.social @ekfarran.bsky.social and others I can’t find yet on Bluesky
- stories.surrey.ac.uk/YoungMindsFo... Spatial reasoning is the ability to understand the spatial properties of objects such as their size and location, and to visualise objects and problems in the mind. Training children to think and work spatially leads to improvement in mathematics.
- The 5th edition of Open Research across disciplines is out. We list case studies of Open Research and resources per discipline: doi.org/10.31219/osf... Now also as UKRN webpages: www.ukrn.org/2024/11/27/u... @surreypsychology.bsky.social with @camillakgilmore.bsky.social & @priyasilverstein.com
- Hello, can anyone point me to a list of countries that fit "WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialised, Rich, Democratic)" criteria? Thanks.
- Reposted by Emily FarranNew blogpost: deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/11/why-...
- The Curriculum and Assessment Review will be evidence informed. My response: 1. Include more explicit reference to spatial reasoning in the maths curriculum. 2. Geometry curriculum should reflect current spatial reasoning research. 3. Use physical manipulatives. www.surrey.ac.uk/news/puzzles...
- Reposted by Emily FarranWe now have fewer providers of ECF - with Best Practice Network, which was highly regarded by many who used it, not selected for the next contract. Interesting to see how its share of the market is distributed. Exclusive from @johngroberts.bsky.social and @jasminenorden.bsky.social
- I was interviewed by Learning Disability Today about our Shape Research, Change Lives project: www.learningdisabilitytoday.co.uk/topic/resear... To download our report: www.surrey.ac.uk/research-pro...
- Reposted by Emily FarranFor a whole bunch of resources across disciplines, theres’s also this led by @ekfarran.bsky.social : osf.io/preprints/os...
- Interested in applying for a SEDarc Post-Doctoral Fellowship 2024 in my lab? Get in touch. Lab: www.surrey.ac.uk/cognition-ge... Fellowship info: sedarc.ac.uk Deadline for EOI: 25 March 2024. Must have completed your PhD at a UK research organisation in last 12 months.
- Come and work on Neurodiversity and Mathematical Learning with Gaia Scerif, Jo Van Herwegen and I for a new ESRC project. Oxford/Surrey/UCL dream team. Postdoctoral Researcher: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DFZ944/p... Recruitment Officer (part-time): www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DFZ951/p...
- Reposted by Emily FarranLab coordinator post bac positions at Temple Psychology & Neuroscience— two on memory development w @ingridsbrain.bsky.social and one on navigation development— please circulate!
- Open Research across disciplines webpages now updated: ukrn.org/disciplines/
- Once again, with correct sp.! Now in its fourth year, annual update of "Open Research across disciplines" PDF: osf.io/3r8hb/ Webpage (updates to follow): ukrn.org/disciplines/ 👉Now includes Sport and Exercise Science👈 with @camillakgilmore.bsky.social @priyasilverstein.com
- Tomorrow (hybrid event): University of Surrey Open Research Culture event 31st January, 2024. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-univer...
- University of Surrey Open Research Culture event 31st January, 2024. Highlights include Keynotes from Steven Hill, Chair of the REF 2029 Steering Group and Marcus Munafò, Head of the UK Reproducibility Network. All welcome. Hybrid event. Registration: shorturl.at/gkPU3
- Once again, with correct sp.! Now in its fourth year, annual update of "Open Research across disciplines" PDF: osf.io/3r8hb/ Webpage (updates to follow): ukrn.org/disciplines/ 👉Now includes Sport and Exercise Science👈 with @camillakgilmore.bsky.social @priyasilverstein.com
- Now in its forth year, annual update of "Open Research across disciplines" is out. Pdf: osf.io/3r8hb/ Webpage (updates to follow): ukrn.org/disciplines/ Now includes Sport and Exercise Science @ukrepro @CamillaKGilmore @priyasilverst
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- Reposted by Emily FarranWe are offering International Fellowships to enable early career researchers from around the world to come to the UK for two years to undertake original research in the humanities or social sciences. Please spread the word! www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/inte...
- Reposted by Emily FarranPssst! Submissions for the Year of Open Science Culminating Conference are closing soon. And - in an exciting development - free registration is now open! Learn more and register to attend at the conference website: www.cos.io/yos-conference
- Reposted by Emily FarranI am writing a paper on the benefits of preregistration. In one section I will address what most people find the strongest criticisms on preregistration. So, which points do you feel I should discuss?
- University of Surrey Open Research Culture event 31st January, 2024. Highlights include Keynotes from Steven Hill, Chair of the REF 2029 Steering Group and Marcus Munafò, Head of the UK Reproducibility Network. All welcome. Hybrid event. Registration: shorturl.at/gkPU3
- Enjoyed presenting to sellstem.eu on importance of working with practitioners to translate research from the lab to the classroom. See our video on the importance of Spatial Reasoning: vimeo.com/882570233 For our work on Spatial Reasoning: www.surrey.ac.uk/spatial-reas...
- Reposted by Emily FarranI have made some additions to my preprint "When and How to Deviate from a Preregistration" osf.io/preprints/ps... and submitted it to Collabra: Psychology. If you are reporting a preregistered study, and you find yourself in need to report a deviation, I hope it offers some guidance.
- Reposted by Emily FarranA reason for the peer review crisis. Articles published grew by 50% since 2016, "which has outpaced the limited growth, if any, in the number of practising scientists. Thus, publication workload per scientist (writing, reviewing, editing) has increased dramatically." arxiv.org/abs/2309.15884
- Reposted by Emily FarranI am hiring a postdoc to start this summer in my lab at Indiana University, on an NSF-funded project on preschoolers’ flexible attention to magnitudes (intersection of numerical cognition and executive function). Apps can be submitted here: indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/22188. Please share!
- Reposted by Emily FarranI find it challenging to keep up with norms across fields for best practices. Sharing this because I did not know someone had written a guide for posting and managing pre-prints (for psych)!
- "2023 has been a year of settling norms in open access publishing and a gradual shift in focus from the paradigm of open access to one of open research more broadly." blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
- Reposted by Emily FarranNew preprint! How often do editors/reviewers actually compare preregistrations to the reporting in the article? Almost never. This figure sums up all of the results. Not good.
- Reposted by Emily FarranThis tweet by Alessandro Nai is one of the real life examples of deviating from a preregistration that I use in my new preprint. osf.io/preprints/ps... Mistakes in a preregistration happen! If they are obvious enough, peers should agree they do not impact the test severity.
- Reposted by Emily FarranSee our new resources for educators and policymakers about spatial reasoning and maths ⬇️
- Launching new platform on importance of spatial reasoning. **Spatial reasoning is associated with maths. Spatial training is effective.** Video & briefings on why spatial reasoning is important, & teacher resources. www.surrey.ac.uk/spatial-reas... @camillakgilmore.bsky.social Katie Gilligan-Lee
- Reposted by Emily FarranSpatial reasoning is malleable! Sing it from the rooftops, and then give kids lots of experiences that develop their spatial reasoning! #ITeachMath
- Launching new platform on importance of spatial reasoning. **Spatial reasoning is associated with maths. Spatial training is effective.** Video & briefings on why spatial reasoning is important, & teacher resources. www.surrey.ac.uk/spatial-reas... @camillakgilmore.bsky.social Katie Gilligan-Lee
- Launching new platform on importance of spatial reasoning. **Spatial reasoning is associated with maths. Spatial training is effective.** Video & briefings on why spatial reasoning is important, & teacher resources. www.surrey.ac.uk/spatial-reas... @camillakgilmore.bsky.social Katie Gilligan-Lee
- Reposted by Emily FarranThinking of applying for Horizon Europe funding? Delighted to say we are offering £10k grants to help you develop your application and partnerships. This scheme is open to all disciplines. Can be used towards costs of child or parent care. Spread the word! www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/Hori...
- One-page briefing note: Open Research as an Imperative for Institutions: Boosting Research, Revenue, and Reputation. Open Research is a powerful catalyst for research quality, transparency, and collaboration. osf.io/preprints/os... @emmahendersonrr.bsky.social, Neil Jacobs & UKRN
