The rate of children, teenagers and young adults reporting symptoms of anxiety and depression is higher than ever, with 18.0% of children aged 7 to 16 years and 22.0% of young people aged 17 to 24 years meeting the criteria for…
We realised that despite having run our blog for over 5 years, and many of us using twin data, we had not yet written a brief overview of the twin method. Here Prof Thalia Eley provides a summary of the main principles underlying the approach. …
We often hear people say that adolescence was one of the most tumultuous times of their lives, in both good and bad ways. In this blog, we explore some of the reasons why that might be.
The Anti-Bullying Alliance, a coalition of various institutions and individuals hosted by the National Children’s Bureau, has organised various events and activities happening this week. These activities focus on initiating meaningful conversations about bullying, finding concrete means to address this issue, and providing useful tools to help support children and…
PhD student Katherine Thompson outlines findings from her recent paper investigating trajectories of social isolation.
Placement students Rishita (CoTEDS) and Mathu (TEDS) give their outlook on what it is like working at the SGDP centre. Their answers range from day- to- day life, tips for the application process as well as its influence on their future career paths.
Dr Susanna Roberts joined the Medical Research Foundation as a Research Manager in 2019 to deliver research funding competitions and manage a portfolio of funded research grants and fellowships. In this blog, Susanna was interviewed on her career transition by EDIT lab PhD student, Abi, and placement student, Mathu. Susanna…
Alicia outlines findings from our recent paper investigating gene-environment correlation in the association between heritable traits and retrospective self-reports of childhood trauma.
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