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Dr Elsje van Bergen

@drElsje

A/Prof Psychology @NTRscience; Vis/Prof @UniOslo. Developmental science, education equality, genetics. #ERCStG #VIDI, also @drelsje.bsky.social🤸
Oslo & Amsterdam evanbergen.com Joined August 2013
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🤩🍾I'm over the moon about my ERC #ERCStG for my proposal "Growing up among bright books & generous genes: The intergenerational cycle of educational achievement"! It took resilience & recycling rejected grants. At 4pm I'll talk at x.com/ERC_Research/s… vu.nl/en/news/2022/e…
European Research Council (ERC) @ERC_Research Nov 21, 2022
The countdown begins! Tomorrow noon we reveal the 2022 Starting Grants competition results.

At 16:00 CET 22/11, you can hear first-hand from some of the successful researchers. Learn about their amazing science, & maybe even get application tips! 🎙️🎧 👇 x.com/i/spaces/1MYGN…
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Honoured to be featured by the @Foundation_JF @CIFAR_News Research Fellowship. Their support enables ambitious, cross-border science on how genetics and environments shape children’s learning & development. 🌍🧬
With other Fellows nature.com/articles/s4156…
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www.nature.com Genetic associations between non-cognitive skills and academic achievement over development Nature Human Behaviour - Malanchini et al. find that non-cognitive skills increasingly predict academic achievement over development, driven by shared genetic factors whose influence grows over...
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🧠 Jacobs CIFAR Research Fellow Elsje van Bergen of @VUamsterdam studies how genetics & home environments shape children’s development.

📢 Apply for the 2027–2029 #JacobsCIFARFellowship by 2 Feb 2026: cifar.ca/next-generatio…

#ApplyNow #Education
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In case you missed it: our new review on why some children find language or reading easier than others 🧠📚

Authored by me, @NickyJDawson, @emljames & @salonikrishnan
#LanguageDevelopment #ReadingDisorders #Dyslexia #DevLangDis #Neuroscience #BehaviouralGenetics #Education
Dr Elsje van Bergen @drElsje Oct 6, 2025
🧩 Learning to talk & read isn’t just about effort or teaching—it’s shaped by biology, experience & context.

Our new review unites genetics, neuroscience, psychology & education to explain why children differ in language & reading.

📖 doi.org/10.31234/osf.i…
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Illustration showing multiple levels that shape language and reading development. At the centre is the child, whose behaviour, cognition, brain, and genes all influence one another. The child both influences and is influenced by their parents through genetically shaped interactions. Parents pass on genes and also shape the home and learning environment based on their own traits and experiences. Surrounding the family are wider levels: school, community, and society. These broader environments affect learning opportunities and expectations, and are themselves shaped by cultural and policy contexts. Together, these nested layers highlight that language and reading difficulties—such as dyslexia or developmental language disorder (DLD)—cannot be explained by a single cause. They emerge from complex, reciprocal influences across biology, cognition, family, and environment. Figure designed by Neil Usher. From this review paper: https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/w23yz_v1
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