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Photo by Marcus Spiske ISSBD Bulletin: Call for Contributions Theme The impacts of climate change on human development: developmental risks, resilience, and policy pathways. The impacts of climate change are being felt around the world, and they are set to become worse. Each year, more people are exposed to extreme weather events like floods, wildfires, […]

Photo by Susanne Jutzeler Given that unchecked climate change would have catastrophic consequences for human development and wellbeing worldwide, ISSBD supports the advancement and application of developmental/behavioural science to mitigate risks and promote human resilience in a world shaped by a changing climate.   ISSBD seeks to leverage developmental/behavioural science to understand, mitigate, and address […]

Professor Peter K. Smith(1943–2025) We mourn the loss of Peter Smith, Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Goldsmiths, University of London. Professor Smith’s research focused on children’s social development, particularly bullying and violence in children from an international perspective, as well as strategies for prevention and intervention in school settings. He also examined the role of […]

Professor Katariina Salmela-Aro(1961–2025) We are deeply saddened to announce that Professor Katariina Salmela-Aro, Academy Professor of Educational Sciences at the University of Helsinki, Finland, and former Secretary General of the Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, passed away on Monday, May 26, after a long battle with cancer. Professor Salmela-Aro was an esteemed scholar […]

As leading organizations in developmental science, we—the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA) and the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD)—jointly express our concern over the detention of Rümeysa Öztürk, a Turkish developmental doctoral student at Tufts University, by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This statement represents the unified voice […]