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Understanding the implications of enabling children to grow into healthy, happy, educated and inquiring adults, in safety and free from adversity.

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Cambridge Primary Review publishes final report

15 Oct 2009

The Cambridge Primary Review, based at the University's Faculty of Education has published its final report on the condition and future of English...

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Maternity Ward

Decrease in delivery-related infant deaths in Scotland

14 Aug 2009

A study has shown that over the last 20 years there has been a sharp decline in infant deaths during delivery for pregnancies which went to term. The...

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 Diabetes

Obesity and diabetes in pregnancy: a vicious circle?

01 Apr 2009

A complex interplay of prenatal and postnatal factors determines the risk of childhood obesity and diabetes during later life.

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child

Making connections: what lies beyond the ‘terrible twos’?

01 Sep 2008

New research shows that it's not just having conversations with children that matter, it's the quality of the content.

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