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Child-friendly asthma treatment kits designed by pupils who took part in the study

Teaching pupils empathy measurably improves their creative abilities, study finds

03 Feb 2021

Teaching children in a way that encourages them to empathise with others measurably improves their creativity, and could potentially lead to several...

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Toddlers, knights and golden bears

23 Mar 2019

Inside the Fitzwilliam Museum, the Armoury and Renaissance galleries are alive with the sound of chattering children. Eyes wide in amazement, noses...

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Brain Art

Thinking inside the box

31 Mar 2015

New research into the phenomenon of design fixation – allowing prior experience to blind us to new possibilities – may help in the development of new...

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Kids taking part in the Sonic Pi summer school, plus screenshot of code.

Creating music in classrooms using code teaches ‘risk-taking’ in next generation

04 Nov 2014

Research into new education practices that fuse computing with music-making shows they create “enquiry-rich” conditions that empower children to take...

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Not Amused

Music in the making

01 Oct 2013

An investigation into how musicians find creative inspiration has identified four key ingredients needed for creative expression. It also shows that...

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Violin

Creative research on musical performance

01 Sep 2009

A pioneering research centre studying live musical performance as creative practice launches in the Faculty of Music in October with funding from the...

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