About Us

We are Research Buddies, a team of researchers and associates from Newcastle University who share the common goal of establishing and cultivating a positive, mutually-beneficial relationship between university researchers and local schools. 

It is our hope that Research Buddies can become a valuable resource for researchers looking to collaborate with local schools to further our knowledge of child learning and development whilst cultivating a love of scientific discovery in young co-collaborators in the North East.

Please meet our team members below.

Mrs. Bailey Bratton

  • Research Buddies Website and Technical Manager
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  • MA English Language & Linguistics, Newcastle University

Dr. Sinead Mullally

  • Lecturer in Neuropsychology
  • Dr. Mullally conducts research on the development of memory systems in children and adolescents. She also teaches both UG and PG modules in this area.

Miss Lucy O'Reilly

  • Research Assistant
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  • BSc Psychology with a Professional Placement, Newcastle University (in progress)

Miss Olivia Outhwaite

Dr. Faye Smith

Research Buddies was made possible through a grant from the Centre for Research in Language and Linguistic Sciences (CRiLLS)