Visual Development Unit

Division of Psychology and Language Sciences 
University College London 
and 
Department of Experimental Psychology 
University of Oxford 

  Directors: Prof Janette Atkinson (UCL), Prof Oliver Braddick (Oxford). Co-Principal Investigator: Dr John Wattam-Bell (UCL)
               

WHAT DOES YOUR BABY SEE?

The Visual Development Unit is a Medical Research Council team investigating and assessing vision in infants and children. The team began its work in the University of Cambridge in the 1970s and is now established in University College London and the University of Oxford. Our work involves devising safe and reliable tests of sight so that we can find out more about how vision develops normally and why it sometimes goes wrong

Our London unit is situated at 26 Bedford Way, on the fourth floor (with our own automatic door and lift). We have feeding and changing facilities here, as well as toys and books for both babies and older brothers and sisters. We can reimburse volunteer families for short taxi journeys or for other travel expenses, including parking which is available nearby. 

Our Oxford Unit has similar facilities. It is on the ground floor of the University's department of Experimental Psychology, on the corner of South Parks Road and St. Cross Road, near the University Parks.

If you are willing to help us and have a baby any age between birth and two years, please either download and complete our recruitment form below, or call or email us to give us your details. If you can contact us as soon after birth as possible, it is especially helpful, as many of our tests are for children in the first 3 months of life. After we have received your form, we will contact you to arrange an appointment.

If your child takes part in our studies, he/she will be offered a vision screening check for common problems.

For some studies we test babies of different ages between birth and 2 years, and for others we study young children up to 5 years.

If you are willing to help us and have a child any age between birth and 5 years you can sign on to our database by downloading and filling out one of our recruitment forms. Postage is paid and you can print the leaflet double sided and use the folding instructions, or stick and paste the business reply box onto an envelope.

Alternatively you can contact us by phone, fax or email:

LONDON:

Telephone 020 7679 7574

Fax 020 7679 7576

Email: vdu [AT] psychol.ucl.ac.uk 

 

OXFORD:

 Telephone  01865 281 871

Fax 01865 271 354

Email: hod.secretary [AT] psy.ox.ac.uk

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Visual Development Unit, Division of Psychology and Language Sciences
University College London, Gower Street London WC1E 6BT UK
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7679 7574 Fax +44 (0)20 7679 7576
 Email: vdu [AT] psychol.ucl.ac.uk

Updated June 2010