Newly qualified drivers under the Graduated Drivers Licensing (GDL) scheme will use new blue ‘R’ plates and display them for a longer period of two years. There are also new night-time driving protect...

A massive research program investigating causal links between the gut microbiome and autism sparked fierce pushback from scientific critics and advocacy groups.

The GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Programme is offering up to 18 MRC funded studentships across a range of biomedical disciplines, with a start date of October 2027.

University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!

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Nine pioneering researchers have been announced as this years' recipients.

When I wrote a blog in August on ‘How our current reward structures have distorted and damaged science’ I mentioned a speech I had heard...

We don’t have hormones, hormones have us.

Did you know that your blood passes through your kidneys roughly 300 times per day?

Coverage of mental health issues, particularly in the young, is on the rise – as is speculation that it’s being overdiagnosed. Now Tim Dalgleish, the inaugural Dawson Professor of Young People’s Menta...

We have a Victorian attitude to child offenders. It is harmful to them – and, when they reoffend, damaging to everyone, says Bar Council chair Kirsty Brimelow

In this Research Roundup, we highlight research published in 2026 that focuses on exploration during adolescence and the role of our natural environments in our development.

We have a Victorian attitude to child offenders. It is harmful to them – and, when they reoffend, damaging to everyone, says Bar Council chair Kirsty Brimelow

With a million young people out of work, we need to revive the tradition of ‘learning on the job’

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The law in England and Wales is out of step with other countries and increases the chances that children will reoffend, expert panel finds

The law in England and Wales is out of step with other countries and increases the chances that children will reoffend, expert panel finds

The Department of Psychology invites applications for an Assistant Teaching Professor in Psychology, to be taken up from 1 September 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. The role holder will be an ...

Embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer is looking for a clear policy win as he fights to stay in office.

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Below is an overview of Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in the United Kingdom, which was originally curated by Professor Rogier Kievit. These have a special focus on psychology, neuroscience, develo...

A consensus is growing among parents, police and campaigners that government must act now to rein in tech companies and restrict access to harmful online content that is destroying young lives

The Royal Society has published the Science for society report exploring the multiple connections between science and the public, and proposes recommendations for how these connections might be streng...

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