Press Releases
Children fail to learn value of turn-taking until age five
It takes children until they are five-years-old to learn to take turns according to research from Warwick Business School academic Alicia Melis.
BAFTA-nominated actor narrates anti-bullying film
A new animated film narrated by the star of the BBC drama In The Flesh highlights the issue of the bullying of disabled children and young people.
Luke Newberry, who also appeared in the 2012 film Anna Karenina and BBC’s Sherlock, has lent his voice to the video which is based on research co-authored by Dr Stella Chatzitheochari from the University of Warwick.
Quality time rather than study time improves teens’ educational aspirations
Teenagers who spend quality time with their parents are more likely to want to further their studies, according to research from the University of Warwick.
Parents think life quality is worse for teens and adults born very premature
Parents of very premature babies are more worried about their grown up children’s lives than mothers and fathers whose babies were born full term.
Fall in one-to-one nursing care of very sick new-borns linked to higher death rate - Provision fell by around a third in England between 2008 and 2012
University of Warwick research indicates that a fall in one to one nursing care of very sick and premature new-borns is linked to a higher death rate in neonatal intensive care.
Parents positive about classes
Mums and dads are likely to sign up for parenting classes – but only if there is adequate funding, according to new research.
Academics at the University of Warwick have conducted a three year trial to evaluate the success of the classes proposed by the Government.