吾爱吃瓜

Manon's research and activities focus on reading and language, including dyslexia and bilingualism. She is the director of the Miles Dyslexia Centre, which is a centre of research excellence and provides an assessment and teaching service to the public as well as CPD for practitioners (www.dyslexia.bangor.ac.uk). She is also the Principle Investigator of the RILL project (www.rillresearch.org), which is a literacy with language programme for primary aged children. The programme is available in English and in Welsh and is currently being trialled across the whole of Wales. We are funded by UKRI, the Nuffield Foundation and the Welsh Government.

Self-funded (including agency-funded projects:

Manon welcomes informal enquiries from prospective PhD students interested in projects related to the cognitive and neurocognitive underpinnings of reading, dyslexia, language production and bilingualism. Please submit a draft research proposal (1-2 pages) to the above email address.

Competitive scholarship opportunities available:

None

2025

• Published
  Jones, S., Jones, M., Koldewyn, K. & Westermann, G., 1 Jan 2025, In: Developmental Science. 28, 1, e13587.
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review

2024

• Published
  Li, Y., Casaponsa Gali, A., Jones, M. & Thierry, G., Mar 2024, In: Brain and Language. 74, 1, p. 184-217
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• E-pub ahead of print
  Downing, C., Evans-Jones, G., Lira Calabrich, S., Wynne, C., Cartin, R., Dunton, J., Elliott, R., Caravolas, M., Hulme, C. & Jones, M., 6 Jan 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Reading and Writing.
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• Published
  Jones, S., Jones, M., Koldewyn, K. & Westermann, G., 29 Mar 2024, In: Developmental Science. 27, 4
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• Published
  van Heuven, W. J. B., Payne, J. S. & Jones, M., May 2024, In: Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 77, 5, p. 1052鈥�1067 16 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review

2023

• Published
  Egan, C., Siyanova, A., Warren, P. & Jones, M., Apr 2023, In: Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 76, 2, p. 231-247
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• Published
  Downing, C., Evans-Jones, G., Lira Calabrich, S., Wynne, C., Cartin, R., Dunton, J., Elliott, R., Caravolas, M., Hulme, C. & Jones, M., 2 Nov 2023, PsyArXiv.
  Research output: Working paper 鈥� Preprint
• Published
  Jones, S., Jones, M., Koldewyn, K. & Westermann, G., 2 May 2023, PsyArXiv.
  Research output: Working paper 鈥� Preprint
• Published
  Egan, C., Payne, J. & Jones, M., 6 Jun 2023, In: Neuropsychologia. 184, 108548.
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review

2022

• Published
  Jones, M., Evans-Jones, G., Downing, C., Elliott, R. & Lira Calabrich, S., 31 Jan 2022, Impact.
  Research output: Contribution to specialist publication 鈥� Article

2021

• Published
  Lira Calabrich, S., Oppenheim, G. & Jones, M., 28 Oct 2021, In: Frontiers in Psychology: Language Sciences. 12, 15 p., 754610.
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• Published
  Lira Calabrich, S., Oppenheim, G. & Jones, M., 2021, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society . Vol. 43. p. 2719-2725
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding 鈥� Conference contribution 鈥� peer-review

2020

• Published
  Egan, C., Cristino, F., Payne, J., Thierry, G. & Jones, M., Mar 2020, In: Cortex. 124, p. 111-118
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• Published
  Vaughan-Evans, A., Liversedge, S., Fitzsimmons, G. & Jones, M., 25 Nov 2020, In: Visual Cognition. 28, 10, p. 541-556
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review

2019

• Published
  Egan, C., Oppenheim, G., Saville, C., Moll, K. & Jones, M., Dec 2019, In: Cognition. 193, 11 p., 104018.
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• Published
  Ellis, C., Hadden, L. & Jones, M. W., May 2019, In: Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 72, 5, p. 1242鈥�1249
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review

2018

• Published
  Kuipers, J. R., Jones, M. W. & Thierry, G., 8 May 2018, In: Scientific Reports. 8, 7190.
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• Published
  Jones, M., Kuipers, J. R., Nugent, S., Miley, A. & Oppenheim, G., Aug 2018, In: Cognition. 177, p. 214-225
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• Published
  Ellis, C., Thierry, G., Vaughan-Evans, A. & Jones, M., Mar 2018, In: Bilingualism: Language and Cognition. 21, 2, p. 219-227 9 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• Published
  Gangl, M., Moll, K., Jones, M. W., Banfi, C., Schulte-K枚rne, G. & Landerl, K., Jan 2018, In: Scientific Studies of Reading. 22, 1, p. 24-40
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• Published
  Li, Y., Jones, M. & Thierry, G., 15 Dec 2018, In: Brain Research. 1701, p. 93-102
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review

2016

• Published
  Jones, M. W., Kuipers, J. R. & Thierry, G. L., 1 Mar 2016, In: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• Published
  Vaughan-Evans, A., Trefor, R., Jones, L., Lynch, P., Jones, M. & Thierry, G., 25 Nov 2016, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 7, 1859.
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• Published
  Jones, M. W., Snowling, M. & Moll, K., Mar 2016, In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition. 42, 3, p. 465-474
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review

2015

• Published
  Ellis, C. A., Kuipers, J. R., Thierry, G., Lovett, V., Turnbull, O. H. & Jones, M. W., Oct 2015, In: Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. 10, 10, p. 1392-1396
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review

2014

• Published
  Vaughan-Evans, A. H., Kuipers, J. R., Thierry, G. & Jones, M. W., 11 Jun 2014, In: Journal of Neuroscience. 34, 24, p. 8333-8335
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• Published
  Hatzidaki, A., Jones, M. W., Santesteban, M. & Branigan, H. P., 1 Dec 2014, In: Language and Cognitive Processes. 29, 10, p. 1233-1239
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• Published
  Jones, M. W., 1 Sept 2014, In: Gwerddon. 18, p. 41-54
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• Published
  Jones, M. W., Kuipers, J., Vaughan-Evans, A. & Thierry, G., 1 Oct 2014, In: Journal of Neuroscience. 34, 40; Supplement
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review

2013

• Published
  Jones, M. W., Branigan, H. P., Parra, M. & Logie, R. H., 1 Nov 2013, In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition. 39, 6, p. 1807-1822
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• Published
  Jones, M. W., Ashby, J. & Branigan, H. P., 1 Apr 2013, In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance. 39, 2, p. 554-557
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• Published
  Moll, K. & Jones, M. W., 25 Oct 2013, In: Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 66, 11, p. 2085鈥�2091
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review

2010

• Published
  Jones, M. W., Branigan, H. P., Hatzidaki, A. & Obregon, M., 1 Jul 2010, In: Cognition. 116, 1, p. 56-70
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• Published
  Gallagher, M., Haywood, S. L., Jones, M. W. & Milne, S., 1 Nov 2010, In: Children and Society. 24, 6, p. 471-482
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review

2009

• Published
  Jones, M. W., Branigan, H. P. & Kelly, M. L., 1 Jun 2009, In: Psychonomic Bulletin and Review. 16, 3, p. 567-572
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• Published
  Ferreira, F., Engelhardt, P. E., Jones, M. W., Taatgen, N. (Editor), Rijn, H. (Editor), Nerbonne, J. (Editor) & Schomaker, L. (Editor), 1 Jan 2009.
  Research output: Contribution to conference 鈥� Paper

2008

• Published
  Jones, M. W., Obregon, M., Kelly, M. L. & Branigan, H. P., 1 Dec 2008, In: Cognition. 109, 3, p. 389-407
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• Published
  Jones, M. W., Branigan, H. P. & Kelly, M. L., 1 May 2008, In: Dyslexia. 14, 2, p. 95-115
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review

2007

• Published
  Jones, M. W., Kelly, M. L. & Corley, M., 1 Dec 2007, In: Reading and Writing. 20, 9, p. 933-943
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review

2004

• Published
  Branigan, H. P., McLean, J. F. & Jones, M. W., 1 Jan 2004.
  Research output: Contribution to conference 鈥� Paper
• Published
  Kelly, M. L., Jones, M. W., McDonald, S. A. & Shillcock, R. C., 3 Dec 2004, In: Neuroreport. 15, 17, p. 2629-2632
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review

2025

• 4 Mar 2025

  Links:

  Activity: Consultancy (Consultant)

2023

• 吾爱吃瓜 Community Day was an event that welcomed the local community to explore the University and learn about its significant contributions to the social, economic, environmental, and cultural life of North Wales and beyond. The event showcased a range of activities. Our department of Psychology participated with a stall, offering various engaging activities for attendees, highlighting some of the department's work.

  14 Oct 2023

  Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition (Contributor)

• The Research on the Instruction of Literacy with Language was directly cited in the 2023 Curriculum for Wales annual report on page 32, as a tool supporting cross-curricular skills: "the Research on the Instruction of Literacy with Language project is focusing on a bespoke Welsh-language programme which builds Welsh vocabulary and literacy skills"

  28 Jun 2023

  Activity: Other (Contributor)

2022

• Our mission is to ensure that children can continue to receive the best possible literacy tuition during school closures, and to rapidly regain and improve literacy skills now that schools have reopened. RILL has already received significant funding from the ESRC and Welsh Government, and RILL is being used in 55 North Wales schools. We are now on the cusp of two large scale randomised control trial evaluations (Sept 2022 鈥� April 2024) funded by the Welsh Government (RILL-Cymraeg; Welsh medium) and the Nuffield Foundation (RILL-English; English medium). The next step (from 2024 onwards) is to scale it up into a national resource for use in all primary schools, across the UK, with help from the Education Endowment Fund (EEF).

  Funding awarded through the 吾爱吃瓜 Innovation and Impact Award (Research Wales Innovation Funding). Value = 拢44,379

  4 May 2022 鈥� 30 Apr 2023

  Activity: Other (Contributor)

• We seek to (1) develop a bilingual screening tool to quickly and accurately identify children with complex needs who are referred to the Miles Dyslexia Centre, allowing them to be immediately referred to an appropriate practitioner for a full assessment; (2) scope the current situation and measure waiting times for local children with social difficulties with a level of precision, taking a look at the impact of the pandemic on both waiting times and how assessments are carried out (e.g., remote assessment, bilingual assessment); (3) build and coordinate a group of researchers, educational practitioners, and clinical practitioners with the aim of moving towards an integrated assessment and care system for children with learning difficulties and ASD. Including clinical practitioners is essential, since a complete assessment would need to be a team effort between community, educational, and clinical (NHS) services. Our longer-term aim is to establish a BU Neurodevelopmental Centre that would not only push forward cutting edge translational neurodevelopmental research, but would also service the needs of children locally and nationally (via remote assessment and intervention) and which we hope will serve as a blueprint for excellence in provision within both 鈥渞emote鈥� rural areas and bilingual contexts.

  Funding awarded through the 吾爱吃瓜 Innovation and Impact Award (Research Wales Innovation Funding). Value = 拢46,582

  4 May 2022 鈥� 30 Apr 2023

  Activity: Other (Contributor)

2021

• 20 May 2021

  Links:

  Activity: Oral presentation (Invited speaker)

2017

• Gangl, M., Moll, K., Jones, M. W., Banfi, C., Schulte-K枚rne, G., & Landerl, K. (2017). Lexical reading in dysfluent readers of German. Scientific Studies of Reading, 1-17.

  22 May 2017

  Activity: Publication peer-review (Editorial board member)

2010

• Grant reviewer

  1 Sep 2010 鈥� 1 Sep 2030

  Activity: Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee (Member)

• 01/09/2024 鈥� 15/08/2025 (Active)

• 01/08/2022 鈥� 30/01/2026 (Active)

• 01/05/2021 鈥� 31/12/2024 (Finished)

• 18/05/2020 鈥� 01/08/2022 (Finished)

• 01/09/2018 鈥� 31/05/2020 (Finished)