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Medicine/Pharmacology - Pedagogy/Education Science - 5.04
Findings from most in-depth study into UK parents who kill their children
05 Apr 2013 - Experts from The University of Manchester have revealed their findings from the most in-depth study ever to take place in the UK into the tragic instances of child killing by parents, known as filicide.

Pedagogy/Education Science - Social Sciences - 4.03
I’ve got two dads - and they adopted me
Research into adoptive families headed by same-sex couples paints a positive picture of relationships and wellbeing in these new families. The study, which was carried out by Cambridge University, suggests that adoptive families with gay fathers might be faring particularly well.  - Overall we found markedly more similarities than differences in experiences between family types.

Pedagogy/Education Science - 22.10.2012
Toddlers more responsive to accents of peers than parents
Infants are more likely to recognise words spoken in the dialect of their local communities than those used by their parents, psychologists have revealed. - A study at Plymouth University has shown toddlers are more receptive to regional accents which might be spoken in nurseries and playgroups, even if they are vastly different to those spoken in the home.

Medicine/Pharmacology - Pedagogy/Education Science - 1.06.2012
Baby wipes as safe as using water, study finds
New research has found that a brand of baby wipes is just as safe and hydrating as using water alone on newborn skin, suggesting official guidance may need updating. - The University of Manchester study, published in BioMed Central's open-access journal BMC Paediatrics , compared Johnson's Baby Extra Sensitive Wipes against cotton wool and water on 280 newborn babies split into two groups over a three-year period.

Pedagogy/Education Science - Administration/Government - 20.03.2012
How to assess quality of childcare
A new study concludes that Ofsted grades are too broad to provide a detailed measure of quality in nurseries and preschools. - The study carried out by the University of Oxford and A+ Education for the charity, Daycare Trust, found that Ofsted reports are best used alongside other existing quality assessments.

Pedagogy/Education Science - Law/Forensics - 16.06.2011
Shared parenting legislation not in the interests of children?
Proposed legislation to introduce and enforce a presumption of shared parenting time for separating couples is not in the interests of children, according to a briefing paper published by the Department of Social Policy and Intervention at the University of Oxford.

Pedagogy/Education Science - Business/Economics - 14.03.2011
Breastfed children do better at school
Science - 14 Mar 11 - Researchers have shown that breastfeeding causes children to do better at school. The research conducted by Oxford University and the Institute for Social and Economic Research, Essex University, found that as little as four weeks of breastfeeding for a newborn baby has a significant effect on brain development, which persists until the child is at least 14 years old.

Medicine/Pharmacology - Pedagogy/Education Science - 6.12.2010
Breaking down barriers in child mental health
PA345 /10 - Parents face many barriers in seeking help for their child's mental health problems, according to new research led by experts in psychiatry at The University of Nottingham. - The study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry found that parents are often deterred from asking for professional help for their child because of embarrassment, stigma and the fear of their child being ‘labelled'.

Psychology - Pedagogy/Education Science - 9.08.2010
Evidence in overhaul of same-sex marriage ban
The testimony of a University of Cambridge researcher has played a key role in the decision to overturn California's ban on same-sex marriages. - Professor Michael Lamb, from the University's Department of Social Psychology, provided information that played a crucial role in the decision of a Federal Judge to overturn "Proposition 8" last week.

Medicine/Pharmacology - Pedagogy/Education Science - 23.04
Personal experiences of cleft lip and palate needed for research study
Parents of children with cleft lip and/or palate, or people who were born with a cleft lip and/or palate themselves are being asked to consider taking part in a new research study to develop an online resource for families and individuals affected by this condition.

Education/Continuing Education - Pedagogy/Education Science - 25.01
Poor mentoring can be worse than no mentoring, new teachers' toolkit reveals
Poor mentoring can be worse than no mentoring for vulnerable young people. That's one of the insights for teachers provided by the revamped Sutton Trust-Education Endowment Foundation Teaching and Learning Toolkit launched today.

Pedagogy/Education Science - 30.07.2012
New video games regulation a ’smokescreen’
New legislation to stop children playing inappropriate video games will fail unless government deals with the underlying issue of irresponsible parenting, research has found. - Video games are currently given an age-appropriate rating by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) and the games manufacturers themselves using a voluntary industry framework, but critics argue these are ineffective because it does not prevent children playing games designed for adults.

Pedagogy/Education Science - Business/Economics - 16.04.2012
Educated women do more paid work than in the 1970s
The time diaries of working age men and women in the UK reveal that women in the 2000s who went to college or university spent more time doing paid work and did less housework compared with similarly educated women in the 1970s.

Psychology - Pedagogy/Education Science - 25.01.2012
Learning to ’talk things through in your head’ may help people with autism
Teaching children with autism to 'talk things through in their head' may help them to solve complex day-to-day tasks, which could increase the chances of independent, flexible living later in life, according to new research from Durham University, the University of Bristol and City University London.