We are delighted to announce the 9th Lancaster International Conference on Infant and Early Child Development (LCICD 2025) to run on 27-29 August 2025!

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After a short break in 2024, we are excited to announce that LCICD 2025 will once again take place at Lancaster University, UK, home to one of Europe’s most established and renowned Babylabs. Our goal for this conference is to offer a welcoming, research-focused environment for infant and child development researchers (from prenatal to 4 years) across a broad range of interests and methodologies, and at all stages of their careers. LCICD is a single-track conference with dedicated poster sessions, including ‘no-results-yet’ posters for early-career researchers, and is known for its relaxed and friendly atmosphere.

We are looking forward to our keynote speakers this year:

Judit Gervain​	Diane Poulin-Dubois	Karen Adolph

Conference Submissions

We invite abstract submissions relating to any aspect of prenatal, infant and early child development (prenatal – 4 years old) including perceptual and cognitive development, early language development and social development. We encourage submissions across the whole range of methods used in studying these populations. We will also consider abstracts reporting on later (preschool) development if they show relevance to understanding infant development. Alongside established researchers, we welcome attendance and submissions from early career researchers (MSc/PhD students) who wish to engage with other researchers in a welcoming and friendly atmosphere and present their work as posters even if they have not got any results yet. Please refer to the key dates section of this website to ensure abstracts are submitted before the deadline. Abstracts should be a maximum of 400 words (including references) and will be reviewed by the conference committee with all decisions based on the scientific quality of the abstracts submitted.

Financial Support Discounted rates of £75 are available for early career researchers (MSc/PhD students, postdoctoral researchers) who would otherwise find it difficult to attend the conference. These will be determined based on quality of abstract submission and personal circumstances. Apply Here.

Social Highlights We hope that all delegates will benefit not only from the formal conference programme at LCICD 2025 but also from the social events. Join us for the Gala Dinner on Day 1 and an Evening Poster Reception on Day 2, both of which aim to create an enjoyable and memorable experience for everyone attending.

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