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The study confirmed that, at a group level, autistic people tend to process faces differently to non-autistic people.
The research study involved asking approximately 22,000 teenagers about their mental health.
Professor Gilly Forrester’s Leverhulme-funded project on great apes will feature in the new Science Futures area which will look at the role of science in identifying environmental and societal issues, and the scientists working to find solutions.
The Lord Mayor of the City of London, Vincent Keaveny, unveiled a plaque to commemorate the pioneering Wohl Wolfson ToddlerLab.
The majority of Birkbeck’s research (83%) has been confirmed as world-leading and internationally excellent in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF), the UK’s official assessment of the quality and impact of research in universities, published today.
This year’s Science Week, open to the public, is taking place from 29 March to 31 March, with the option to join in-person or virtually.
Fascinating live science experiments, short talks, and panel discussions led by Birkbeck scientists educated visitors on the human brain.
Councillor Sabrina Francis, Mayor of Camden, opened Birkbeck’s new state-of-the-art teaching centre this week, unveiling a plaque that celebrates 200 years of Birkbeck providing education in Camden.
Professor Gillian Forrester, Lead Researcher, recently featured in a short documentary and news article by New Scientist magazine, that highlighted her research and how humans are not as unique as we’d like to think.
The Psychology professor will take up the post for the next three years.
