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Explore ways to connect with the MIND Network as a researcher, student, educator, or institution and support cross-cultural understanding of how children think.
Two Ways to Connect
Whether you are a developmental researcher or work to support international collaboration at your institution, there is a place for you in the MIND Network.
For Researchers
I am a researcher
Join the MIND Network as a collaborating researcher. Share your expertise, connect with international partners, and contribute to cross-cultural studies on children’s scientific reasoning and cognitive development.
For International Offices
I work in an International Office
Help your institution’s researchers connect with the MIND Network. Recommend a colleague or faculty member whose work aligns with our mission of fostering global research collaboration.
What we’re looking for
Are you interested in joining an international research network on children’s cognitive and social development? We welcome researchers working in areas such as:
- Developmental psychology
- Educational psychology
- Education
- Child development
- Learning and cognition
- Social cognition
- Theory of mind
- Language acquisition
- Related fields
Why join MIND
What you gain
International visibility
Your university’s work reaches a global network of academic partners and collaborators.
Cross-cultural datasets
Access shared data gathered across countries — impossible to build from a single site alone.
Publication opportunities
Co-author multinational studies with high reach and impact across the field.
International partnership
Develop lasting partnerships that lead to new studies, projects, and collaborations.
Our reach
A growing international network
MIND brings together researchers and universities across countries to develop questions, conduct studies, interpret findings, and publish together. We welcome new scientific partnerships.
🇩🇪 Germany
🇯🇵 Japan
🇦🇷 Argentina
🇸🇻 El Salvador
🇨🇷 Costa Rica
🇺🇾 Uruguay
🇮🇹 Italy
🇨🇳 China
🇰🇪 Kenya
Benefits
Training
Interactive online and in-person training for researchers, teachers, and students on cross-cultural methods, study design, and ethical practices in developmental psychology, tailored to MIND Network projects and contexts.
Collaboration
Access a global community for joint grant applications, shared data collections, coordinated study protocols, and co-authored publications to answer big questions about children’s thinking across diverse cultural settings.
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