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Children who walk to school less likely to be overweight or obese, study suggests

20 May 2019

Children who regularly walk or cycle to school are less likely to be overweight or obese than those who travel by car or public transport, a new study suggests.

Research at the chalk face: connecting academia and schools

25 March 2019

Researchers in Cambridge’s Faculty of Education are working with teachers to improve the experience of learning in the East of England – and boost pupils’ life chances.

Skilling up, smart

04 March 2019

Businesses need the skills to adapt to new technologies, such as 3D printing, but when they emerge fast and change quickly, how do workforces plan for the future? ̽��ֱ�� researchers are collaborating with small and medium-sized enterprises in the region to help find the best upskill strategies for driving innovation.

How could multilingualism benefit India’s poorest schoolchildren?

20 November 2018

Multilingualism is the norm in India. But rather than enjoying the cognitive and learning advantages seen in multilingual children in the Global North, Indian children show low levels of learning basic school skills. Professor Ianthi Tsimpli is trying to disentangle the causes of this paradox.

Gardeners and carpenters: the ‘skill’ of parenting

08 November 2018

Wanting your child to have the best chance in life is natural for any parent. But by focusing too much on the ‘skill’ of parenting, are we losing sight of things that matter more – how we talk to and play with children? Cambridge researchers are examining how parents can best help their children in their early years through nurturing rather than shaping.

How 9,000 lists written over 300 years are helping to test theories of economic growth

03 July 2018

̽��ֱ��handwritten inventories had lain largely untouched for centuries. Sand used to dry the ink still lay between the pages. Written neatly inside were thousands of lists that might hold the key to an enduring puzzle in economics – does education fuel economic growth?

Mend the gap: solving the UK’s productivity puzzle

28 June 2018

When it comes to the output, education and wellbeing of the Great British workforce, our towns, cities and regions exist on a dramatically unequal footing. A new, wide-ranging research network hopes to find answers to a decades-old problem – the UK’s productivity gap.

Mother’s attitude towards baby during pregnancy may have implications for child’s development

12 June 2018

Mothers who ‘connect’ with their baby during pregnancy are more likely to interact in a more positive way with their infant after it is born, according to a study carried out at the ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge. Interaction is important for helping infants learn and develop.

Early childhood mortality rates in 1851 (left) and 1911 (right). ̽��ֱ��highest rates are in red and the lowest in blue.

Online atlas explores north-south divide in childbirth and child mortality during Victorian era

15 May 2018

A new interactive online atlas, which illustrates when, where and possibly how fertility rates began to fall in England and Wales during the Victorian era has been made freely available from today.

Eye contact with your baby helps synchronise your brainwaves

29 November 2017

Making eye contact with an infant makes adults’ and babies’ brainwaves ‘get in sync’ with each other – which is likely to support communication and learning – according to researchers at the ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge.

Children who walk to school less likely to be overweight or obese, study suggests

Research at the chalk face: connecting academia and schools

Skilling up, smart

How could multilingualism benefit India’s poorest schoolchildren?

Gardeners and carpenters: the ‘skill’ of parenting

How 9,000 lists written over 300 years are helping to test theories of economic growth

Mend the gap: solving the UK’s productivity puzzle

Mother’s attitude towards baby during pregnancy may have implications for child’s development

Online atlas explores north-south divide in childbirth and child mortality during Victorian era

Eye contact with your baby helps synchronise your brainwaves

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