Professor Saloni Krishnan discusses findings from her recent work investigating the role of intrinsic reward in adolescent word learning. From the moment we start babbling as infants, we’re on a relentless quest to acquire language. We soak up new words and their meanings with astonishing ease, often without needing explicit instruction or feedback. While much…

PhD student Rebecca Ferdinand from HEAD Research Group outlines findings from her recent work investigating the interplay between maths motivation and maths anxiety in the STEM career choices of young adults