# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/nicola-clayton
# Generated: 2026-08-15T00:36:15.172Z

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name: "Nicola Clayton"
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description: "Nicola Susan Clayton is a British psychologist. She is Professor of Comparative Cognition at the University of Cambridge, Scientist in Residence at Rambert Dance Company, co-founder of 'The Captured Thought', a fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, where she is Director of Studies in Psychology, and a fellow of the Royal Society since 2010. Clayton was made Honorary Director of Studies and advisor to the 'China UK Development Centre'(CUDC) in 2018. She has been awarded professorships by Nanjing University, Institute of Technology, China (2018), Beijing University of Language and Culture, China (2019), and Hangzhou Diangi University, China (2019). Clayton was made Director of the Cambridge Centre for the Integration of Science, Technology and Culture (CCISTC) in 2020. A position she held until 2023. Since 2024, Clayton is deputy chair of the steering committee for the future researcher initiative at UniHive."
tagline: "British professor of comparative cognition"
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birthDate: "1962-11-22"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump