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Depression and anxiety spiked after lockdown announcement, coronavirus mental health study shows

Research by the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Sheffield and Ulster ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø observed a spike in depression and anxiety after the Prime Minister’s announcement of a lockdown on 23 March.
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Psychologists study mental health and social impacts of COVID-19

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Sheffield academics, in partnership with Ulster ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, aim to understand how psychological and social impacts of the COVID-19 epidemic influence health-related behaviours.
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Why do we see early attainment gaps in children's maths skills?

This project, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, aimed to understand why we see attainment gaps in early maths skills
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Brain training does not improve early number skills, say researchers

Psychologists at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Sheffield have identified that core thinking skills are crucial in developing early number skills, and why children might differ widely in their early maths ability.
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Scientists reveal early behaviours that best predict child’s language ability

How often babies babble while making eye contact is the best predictor of how many words they will use as a toddler, a new study by the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Sheffield has found.