Wee Science

29/06/2026

🎮 Got a curious child aged 6–12? They could help shape real science, earn prizes, and have a blast doing it! Perfect for the start of the summer holidays!

👉 Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/WeeUoeScience

Researchers at Uni of Edinburgh are inviting children to take part in a fun online study involving child-friendly computer games. One task involves helping Santa sort his toys (he's already getting prepped for December)! 🎅

✅ 30–45 mins on Teams, from home
✅ Just a laptop/computer with a camera + internet
✅ No travel needed

🏅 They'll earn a gold scientist e-certificate and a £10 Love2Shop voucher as a thank you!

👉 Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/WeeUoeScience

Questions? Drop us a message at [email protected]

19/06/2026

🔎Looking for wee scientists aged 17-19 months 🔎 Help us understand how children learn words and get a £10 voucher for your time! Please register using this form: https://forms.gle/5ea3V4KqcQa9y4Jj9

01/06/2026

🎮 Does your child aged 6–12 want to play games and help science?

We're looking for children aged 6–12 to take part in a fun online study run by researchers at the University of Edinburgh! Link: https://tinyurl.com/WeeUoeScience

Your child will play a series of engaging, child-friendly computer games, including helping Santa sort his toys 🎅🧸🚗while we explore how children use visual information to guide their behaviour.

Here's what's involved:
✅ A 30-45 minute session online via Teams
✅ All you need is a laptop or computer with a camera and stable internet (unfortunately tablets and iPads won’t work for this study)
✅ No travel required, join from the comfort of your home!

What does your child get?
🥇 A gold scientist e-certificate
💰 A £10 Love2Shop voucher as a thank you for your time

Interested? Scan the QR code in the flyer or click the sign-up link to register: https://tinyurl.com/WeeUoeScience

Any questions, get in touch at: [email protected]

26/05/2026

We are recruiting English monolingual children for a language and cognitive development study! Scan the QR code and book an appointment with us!

22/05/2026

Still some spaces available to participate in this study! If you have a child aged 17-19 months please fill out this form to register your interest: https://forms.gle/hom5wYMseAAYnLND8

✨Wee scientists needed!✨
🔎Looking for wee scientists aged 17-19 months 🔎 You and your child can help us understand how children learn new words by taking part in a 30-min study in our lab at the University of Edinburgh. Please follow this link to register your interest: https://forms.gle/67sE5A5oPRAD8cnK9 or email us directly at [email protected]
We look forward to welcoming you and your child to our lab!

10/04/2026

✨Wee scientists needed!✨
🔎Looking for wee scientists aged 17-19 months 🔎 You and your child can help us understand how children learn new words by taking part in a 30-min study in our lab at the University of Edinburgh. Please follow this link to register your interest: https://forms.gle/67sE5A5oPRAD8cnK9 or email us directly at [email protected]
We look forward to welcoming you and your child to our lab!

09/04/2026

Calling All Young Scientists!

We’re looking for English-speaking children (ages 4-12) to help us understand how children use words in a new language!

What is the study about? Children will play a short laptop-based game with a cartoon character, learning and producing new words for novel alien plants!

📍 Where? Dugald Stewart Building, 3 Charles Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9AD

⏳ How long? About 15 minutes

📅 When? At a time that works for you!

Sign up here: https://forms.office.com/e/g4mCbU7Rrp

If you have any questions, email [email protected]

23/03/2026

We’re looking for wee scientists aged 7-9 months! We are running a study to help us understand how children learn language. Please follow this link to register your interest: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=sAafLmkWiUWHiRCgaTTcYap9-4E2yKJMpunLjH6suR5UNExJT0FDMUFZQTlIRk5NM1QxNFFBVlczMi4u

[If the link above does not work, please email us at [email protected]]

Location: Dugald Stewart Building (3 Charles Street)
Duration: 30 minutes
Reward for participation: £10 Amazon voucher

09/03/2026

We’re looking for English-speaking 5-6 year olds to take part in a short and fun game to help us understand how children learn novel words.

📍Where? On Zoom!
⏳How long? Around 15 minutes
📅When? At a time that works for you!

If you’re interested, please sign up here: https://forms.gle/XXRZsT7J3M6tkpch8

If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

04/03/2026

Mandarin-speaking wee scientists needed ｜招募 9–11 岁普通话小科学家🌟🌟

爱丁堡大学正在招募 9–11 岁、会说普通话的孩子 参加一项语言研究。

在本研究中，您的孩子将完成两个简单、有趣的游戏：第一个游戏里，孩子需要给动物角色编故事；第二个游戏里，孩子将听到和这些动物角色有关的故事，并和视线捕捉摄像头进行互动。

完成实验后，孩子将获得20英镑的现金奖励！

了解详情或报名，请扫描海报上的二维码或点击链接
https://forms.gle/UsWURDGv42R83oHeA
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The University of Edinburgh are recruiting Mandarin-speaking children aged 9–11 to take part in a language study.

In this study, your child will take part in two simple and fun games: in the first game, your child will create stories for animal characters; in the second game, your child will listen to stories about these animal characters and interact with an eye-tracking camera.

After completing the experiment, your child will receive a £20 cash reward!

To learn more or sign up, please scan the QR code on the poster or follow the link https://forms.gle/UsWURDGv42R83oHeA
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If you have any questions, feel free to contact Shuya Chen via email ([email protected]) or Wechat (Hermina_C).