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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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It is a month filled with important milestones for one University of Dundee graduate who has crossed the Caird Hall stage only one week before her baby is due to be born
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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 transformative impact of new organ donation legislation in Scotland is being highlighted in a University of Dundee 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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The University of Dundee’s Professor Divya Jindal-Snape has been conferred as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in recognition of her work to improve understanding of educational and life transitions.
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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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A University of Dundee project has been honoured for using Makaton signs and music to bring youngsters together throughout lockdown.
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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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Following their virtual practicum experience last semester, some of our International Baccalaureate (IB) Pathway students on the MA Education course have been writing about their experiences for the IB's Global Newsletter.
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A University of Dundee student has organised a community-based response to coronavirus in one of the city’s most deprived areas.
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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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A University of Dundee lecturer has been honoured for using sign language and music to bring youngsters together in harmony
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The University of Dundee has been ranked 4th among UK universities for overall student satisfaction in the 2019 National Student Survey (NSS)