Associate Professor // Cognitive Neuroscientist interested in how curiosity affects learning and memory. He/him/his. https://profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/staff/grubermhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjgruber.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjgruber.bsky.social/post/3mq2fqrwmm22nDistinct motivational factors shape news-seeking in young adults. Pleased to share a new paper - thank you to @eodonoghue.bsky.social, Kathrin Eschmann, @htsujimura.bsky.social for leading this project. Special thanks to David Caswell & BBC News Labs for this university–public service partnership. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-39354-107 Jul 2026 10:33 +0000at://did:plc:bf34imh4whucujna3p66z3ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2fqrwmm22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjgruber.bsky.social/post/3m7zxu2xckc2u📢 Please repost! 🧠 PhD opportunity in my lab: a fully funded project on the cognitive neuroscience of curiosity-based learning across the lifespan at @cubriccardiff.bsky.social (CUBRIC). 👉 https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/investigating-curiosity-based-learning-across-the-lifespan/?p192577 #PhDOpportunity #Curiosity #CuriosityResearch #CognitiveNeuroscience15 Dec 2025 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:bf34imh4whucujna3p66z3ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7zxu2xckc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjgruber.bsky.social/post/3lzdpjhrbrs2r 🎉 Congratulations to @edonoghue.bsky.social for leading this in-principle accepted Registered Report with Peer Community In: osf.io/dwy6c. We're now gearing up for major data collection. 📣 Cardiff families with curious 10–14 year olds: get in touch at curiousbrain@cardiff.ac.uk to sign up! [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Sep 2025 10:43 +0000at://did:plc:bf34imh4whucujna3p66z3ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzdpjhrbrs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjgruber.bsky.social/post/3lyxcukawy22nThank you so much to @drjocutler.bsky.social for the kind invitation, and to @chbh.bsky.social and @uob-sop.bsky.social for the warm welcome. I really enjoyed sharing ideas and connecting over our shared research interests! [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Sep 2025 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:bf34imh4whucujna3p66z3ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyxcukawy22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjgruber.bsky.social/post/3lyfvaqlrsk2gIs curiosity the key to ageing well? Big thanks to Madeleine Finlay for the thoughtful conversation and for giving Mary Whatley and me the opportunity to share insights from our latest research on The Guardian Science Weekly podcast. 🎧 Listen here: https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2025/sep/04/is-curiosity-the-key-to-ageing-well-podcast09 Sep 2025 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:bf34imh4whucujna3p66z3ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyfvaqlrsk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mjgruber.bsky.social/post/3lxysf2st622pPlease repost! We're looking for a PhD student to join us on a project exploring how ADHD is linked to greater curiosity. The PhD student will be based across Cardiff University and the University of Bath working with @ggoclowska.bsky.social , Kate Langley, and me as part of a collaborative team. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2025 09:10 +0000at://did:plc:bf34imh4whucujna3p66z3ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxysf2st622phttps://bsky.app/profile/mjgruber.bsky.social/post/3lxeyfqm33s2mThank you so much, Lynn @choosetobecurious.bsky.social, for having me on the podcast! In our conversation, I reflect on my research journey into curiosity, share insights from our current developmental and educational projects, and even tap into my poetic side. Choose To Be Curious with us! 😊 [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2025 12:04 +0000at://did:plc:bf34imh4whucujna3p66z3ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxeyfqm33s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjgruber.bsky.social/post/3lrvh7kay322fFor all who didn't make it to the Cheltenham Science Festival this year, here is the recent BBC Radio 4 All in the Mind episode on the Psychology of Curiosity. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002dmp3 [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Jun 2025 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:bf34imh4whucujna3p66z3ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrvh7kay322fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjgruber.bsky.social/post/3lqwhrzz7hc2oVery much looking forward to today's BBC Radio 4’s All in the Mind event about the Psychology of Curiosity at the Cheltenham Science Festival, together with astronaut Tim Peake. This will be fun! https://www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/all-in-the-mind-the-psychology-of-curiosity06 Jun 2025 08:58 +0000at://did:plc:bf34imh4whucujna3p66z3ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqwhrzz7hc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mjgruber.bsky.social/post/3lpcj62jstc2dThank you so much for the invitation to speak and for all the insightful questions at the Motivated Cognition Meeting this week! [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 May 2025 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:bf34imh4whucujna3p66z3ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpcj62jstc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjgruber.bsky.social/post/3loq3hd7ewk2yMy Sir Henry Dale Fellowship funded by @wellcometrust.bsky.social & @royalsociety.org ended last week — an incredible 6-year journey. Huge thanks to the brilliant PhD students & Postdocs in the lab — your ideas, persistence & curiosity drove it all. Thanks also to funders, collaborators & mentors!09 May 2025 09:11 +0000at://did:plc:bf34imh4whucujna3p66z3ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3loq3hd7ewk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjgruber.bsky.social/post/3lolm7fitsc2vFinal repost: Our deadline is tomorrow for a 20-month postdoc position leading an fMRI project on the neurodevelopment of metacognition and curiosity as part of an international collabration! [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 May 2025 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:bf34imh4whucujna3p66z3ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3lolm7fitsc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjgruber.bsky.social/post/3lo6mdezvdk2lPlease repost! Our deadline is fast approaching for a 20-month postdoc position leading an fMRI project on the neurodevelopment of metacognition and curiosity. Join a great lab with fantastic collaborators! 🙂 [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 May 2025 10:25 +0000at://did:plc:bf34imh4whucujna3p66z3ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo6mdezvdk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjgruber.bsky.social/post/3lnxfadcemk2dGrateful to @yanafandakova.bsky.social for the wonderful days at the University of Trier, advancing our joint projects. Thanks to all students and staff who attended and asked great questions at my talk. Especially honoured to give the commencement speech at the Psychology Graduation in Trier.29 Apr 2025 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:bf34imh4whucujna3p66z3ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnxfadcemk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjgruber.bsky.social/post/3lmjrybhkhk2zInterested in curiosity and metacognition in childhood and adolescence? Join us at Cardiff University (UK) for a Postdoc position in an international collaboration with @yanafandakova.bsky.social (Germany) and @pyoudeyer.bsky.social (France). Please repost! #DevPsych #PsychSciSky #neuroskyence https://krb-sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search/Home/HomeWithPreLoad?partnerid=30011&siteid=5460&PageType=searchResults&SearchType=linkquery&LinkID=6#jobDetails=2213369_546011 Apr 2025 10:15 +0000at://did:plc:bf34imh4whucujna3p66z3ec/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmjrybhkhk2z