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An annual study detailing the reading habits of the nation's children has shown shows a 4.4% year-on-year decrease in the number of books being read by children from Year 1 to Year 11.
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An annual study detailing the reading habits of the nation's children has shown shows a 4.4% year-on-year decrease in the number of books being read by children from Year 1 to Year 11.
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Insights from the 2023 ‘What Kids Are Reading Report’, a nationwide study including more than 40,000 Scottish pupils, reveals that children read 24% more books than in the previous year.
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Engrained negative thinking about postsecondary prospects is contributing to high levels of youth unemployment in Scotland’s most disadvantaged communities, according to new research from the University of Dundee and The Kelvin Centre.
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University of Dundee comics that aim to raise awareness of common but poorly understood medical conditions have received the backing of a former European leader.
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A University of Dundee expert is attempting to safeguard the rights of older people in the Americas with a new comic.
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The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed more people to the health pitfalls and stigmas associated with poverty and homelessness, University of Dundee experts have told the United Nations.
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• Scottish pupils' reading skills improved over lockdown • Reading helped improve wellbeing during pandemic
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Pupils living in areas of high deprivation are far more pessimistic about their post-school prospects than peers from more affluent postcodes, according to a new University of Dundee study.
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A month of events at the University of Dundee will help to promote positive role models from within the LGBT+ community and showcase their impact on the world.
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Girls perform better than boys and “low ability” children make the biggest achievement gains when taught using online and blended learning techniques, according to research led by the University of Dundee.
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The worldwide success of a University of Dundee comic raising awareness of a common but poorly understood medical condition has led to a Spanish version of the publication being launched.
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Study examines the reading habits of more than 1 million young people; Scottish pupils have the second highest level of reading comprehension among home nations; David Walliams, Jeff Kinney, and Roderick Hunt amongst most-read authors
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Academics from some of the world’s leading universities are coming to the University of Dundee as part of a major global initiative.
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The largest literacy study ever conducted in the UK and Ireland has shown that Scottish pupils had the joint greatest level of reading comprehension amongst the home nations, alongside Northern Ireland
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Deputy First Minister John Swinney MSP will visit the University of Dundee later this week to speak to the next generation of teachers in his role as Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills.