Northern Ireland becomes the first part of the UK to introduce new rules for new drivers in a bid to reduce fatal road crashes involving young people.

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.

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

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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