The Sussex Child Research Hub is a specialist facility for child research in the UK with research facilities to enable developmental research across the lifespan, and developmental research using a broad range of methods.
Facilities
There are ten research rooms, including: a child interaction observation unit with one-way mirror; a room with CCTV for videoing child sessions; two rooms for experimental infant techniques with coding facilities; and a developmental psychophysics and eye-tracking room. The suite also includes multiple waiting and play areas appropriate for three age ranges (infants, toddlers and children) and tea/coffee facilities for visiting parents. Further details are provided in the Hub facilities description.
Sussex Child Research Hub
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Labs and Research Projects
The Sussex Child Research Hub is used by the following labs:
CATT Lab - conducting research with the aim of understanding more about how children develop fears, anxiety and confidence. Current projects include the Anxiety Symptoms Prevention Investigation
ChaT Lab - which conducts research projects into how technology can be used to understand and support children working and playing together.
Sussex Baby Lab - for the Rainbow Project which is investigating how babies see colours.
WORD Lab - whose recent research projects include exploring how ostensive naming - being really obvious about what a name is refering to - helps children learn words, and whether hearing the same story again and again helps children to learn words.