Findings from Child of the New Century have shown that being born preterm is no barrier to children and young people participating in organised sports and playing with friends.

Throughout the years, mothers have made an irreplaceable contribution to the study and have helped us to learn a lot about family life.

This article was first published in The Times on Monday, 25 March 2019 The number of obese children and teenagers across the world has increased tenfold over the past four decades and it is estimated that about one in four 14-year-olds in the UK is either overweight or obese. It is no exaggeration to say that childhood […]

The authors were not directly involved in the writing of the stories, and would like to explain the study’s findings.

Many families experience separation or divorce. In your generation, around one in five children went through a family break-up by the age of 14.

Children who are carrying extra weight have better emotional wellbeing and fewer problems getting along with their peers if they are physically active, according to findings from Child of the New Century.

Children from some ethnic minority groups are most likely to aspire to university and aim for well-paid jobs, according to new research using Child of the New Century.

Children living in greener urban areas may have better orientation and navigation abilities, according to new research using Child of the New Century.

Research using Child of the New Century has investigated how your aspirations towards science-related careers changed as you got older.

You may have heard that there has been a recent change in the UK’s data protection legislation. As part of this, we’ve updated the ‘privacy and data protection’ FAQs on the study website with more information about GDPR. Please do get in touch if you have any queries or concerns. The key information is included below: What is GDPR? […]