News & Events
NI Science Festival: Learning About Learning Across NI
15 February 2026
Join us at the New Gate Arts Theatre in Derry/Londonderry for the NI Science Festival! This event will involve hands-on activities for NI families on core areas of child development (language, cognition, social development, physical development).
Play and Learning with Numbers and Language
22 February 2026
Join us at the Learning Zone in the Ulster Museum for the NI Science Festival! This event will be an interactive workshop for parents and children (pre-school and primary school) with hands-on activities focusing on child development – for example, early mathematics skills, language development, and literacy.
Supporting Parents in NI: Gaps, Resources and Opportunities
12 December 2025
A knowledge exchange event for researchers, practitioners and parents to discuss support for parents in NI.
ESRC Festival of Social Science 2025: Dive into Developmental Science!
18 October 2025
Join us at the Ulster Museum to explore the fascinating world of developmental science research being conducted at Queen’s University and Ulster University through hands-on activities designed for kids and families!
Belfast Learning Festival 2025: The Great Learning Adventure
12 April 2025
Join us at the Ulster University Belfast campus for the Belfast Learning Festival, and learn more about child development research with an interactive set of activities for families.
NI Science Festival 2025: How do we learn about learning?
22 February 2025
This event, part of the NI Science Festival, will offer an interactive set of activities for families to learn more about child development research.
ESRC Festival of Social Science 2024: Dive into Developmental Science
27 October 2024
Why not join us to learn more about developmental/social science research being conducted at Queen’s and Ulster Universities through a series of fun, free and family-friendly activities?
Imagine Belfast Festival: Imagining Child Development and Learning
23 March 2024
The Imagine! festival takes place in Belfast every March and presents a unique way of imagining the future of this great city.
NI Science Festival 2024: How do we learn about learning?
17 February 2024
The NI Science Festival offers a stimulating and wide range of events focusing on the wonders of science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics.
Being Human: Learning through Literacy
11 November 2023
Come along to this family-friendly event exploring literacy and learning!
ESRC Festival of Social Science 2023: Appy Families
4 November 2023
Focused on language, learning and development, each activity demonstrates the interactive games that researchers use to study child development.
