Projects per year
Personal profile
SUMMARY of research interests (100 words)
My research interests lie in the investigation of cognitive development in utero and throughout the first year of life. I joined Lancaster university after being awarded an ESRC 1 + 3 studentship to investigate the effects of the social environment on infant understanding of numeracy and object permanence. I was then awarded a Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellowship to investigate the processing of social stimuli in utero. Since then, I have continued to lead on the multi-disciplinary investigation of the effect of the prenatal environment on later infant perceptual and cognitive development.
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Investigating the origins of the ‘achievement gap’: the effects of adversity
Dunn, K. (Principal Investigator) & Westermann, G. (Co-Investigator)
1/08/23 → 27/09/27
Project: Research
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The Future of Human Reproduction: new agendas and methods for the Humanities and Social Sciences
Tsekleves, E. (Co-Investigator), Dunn, K. (Co-Investigator), Wilkinson, S. (Principal Investigator), Tsekleves, E. (Co-Investigator), Ruston, S. (Co-Investigator), Semino, E. (Co-Investigator) & Cresswell, Z. (Team Member)
22/04/22 → 21/07/26
Project: Research
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Studying how communicative touch between an infant and her carer enhances multisensory perception: evidence from behavioural and physiological measures
Dunn, K. (Principal Investigator)
15/03/22 → 30/12/22
Project: Research
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Early Career Fellowship: Mapping the Origins of Early Social Processing
Dunn, K. (Principal Investigator)
1/01/18 → 31/03/22
Project: Research
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The functional foetal brain: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Loehn, L., Dunn, K., To, M. & Reid, V. M., 1/06/2026, In: Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. 79, 101708.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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The Integrity of Psychology Assessments in the AI Age: A Critical Examination
Ivory, M., Finnerty, S., Dunn, K., Philpot, R. & Warmelink, L., 31/03/2026, In: Journal of Academic Ethics. 24, 1, 48.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Exploring complete ectogenesis and in vitro gametogenesis through speculative design
Darby, A., Bolton, Z., Dunn, K., Fovargue, S., Krendel, A., O'Donovan, L., Semino, E., Tsekleves, E., Walton, G., Wilkinson, S., Williams, N. & Ruston, S., 9/10/2025Research output: Other contribution
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Foetal Heart Rate Responses to Music during Late Gestation
Lohn, L., Dunn, K., To, M. & Reid, V., 19/10/2025, (Accepted/In press).Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN › Poster › peer-review
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Festival of Futures The Future is a Work in Progress exhibition: Complete Ectogenesis 2156 exhibition
Darby, A., Bolton, Z., Dunn, K., Fovargue, S., Krendel, A., O'Donovan, L., Semino, E., Tsekleves, E., Walton, G., Wilkinson, S., Williams, N. & Young, K., 8/03/2024Research output: Other contribution
Activities
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Ai and Trust:
Francis, L. (Host), Clarke, I. (Host), Hardie, A. (Speaker), Elsahn, Z. (Speaker), Christou, E. (Speaker), Galindo, A. (Speaker), Dunn, K. (Contributor), Corsi, S. (Contributor), Rodriguez Garcia, B. (Contributor), Fearnall-Williams, H. (Contributor) & Baguley, R. (Contributor)
9/06/2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
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Early Years Learning Workshop
Prenevost, M. (Host), Bazhydai, M. (Host), Karadag Akkaya, D. (Host), Bjerknes, A.-L. (Visitor), Westermann, G. (Contributor), Fiske, A. (Contributor), Johns, E. (Contributor), Lany, J. (Contributor), Dunn, K. (Contributor), Szczepinska, O. (Contributor) & Garrett, B. (Contributor)
2/06/2026Activity: Expert Knowledge and Consultancy types › Influence on Policy, Practice, Patients & the Public
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Campus in the City 2026
Greyling, E. (Organiser), Haywood, K. (Organiser), Shaw, J. (Organiser), Suneesh, S. (Participant), Gratus, J. (Participant), Grude, O. (Participant), Bentley, P. (Participant), Shaw, H. (Participant), Fiske, A. (Organiser), Dunn, K. (Participant), Lany, J. (Organiser), Hua, X. (Organiser), Cheeseman, P. (Participant), Hammond, J. (Participant), Chibhabha, F. (Participant), Fitzmaurice, M. (Participant), Seymour, V. (Participant), Finney, J. (Participant), Underwood, L. (Participant) & Vidler, J. (Participant)
10/04/2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Festival/Exhibition/Concert
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Massive Wagons Concert with VR activity
Smith, E. (Contributor), Stewart, H. (Organiser) & Dunn, K. (Organiser)
20/09/2025Activity: Other activity types › Other
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International Study Centre Student Lab Visit
Messenger, K. (Organiser), Dunn, K. (Speaker), Chen, X. (Speaker) & Johns, E. (Speaker)
31/07/2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Other
Press/Media
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Lancaster scientists spark curiosity at annual Campus in the City festival
29/04/26
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Newspaper Article
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Lancaster schoolchildren get opportunity to explore differences in hearing through immersive VR experience
24/09/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Newspaper Article