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A child playing with a robotic toy.

A creative play programme has significantly improved new parents’ and carers’ mental health, according to research by the Universities of Leeds and Huddersfield.

Smart packaging design can help nudge people towards eating healthier portions of food, research from the School of Design suggests.

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Professor Mark Mon-Williams, a leading early years expert, has been appointed the Deputy Chair of a new scientific advisory body that guides the government on children and young people's issues.

A child facing away, wearing a white school shirt and black backpack with their hands on their head.

Vulnerable children and those from disadvantaged areas of the UK are at higher risk of not being in school, the latest Child of the North report reveals.

Someone putting sweeteners in a hot drink.

Replacing sugar with low-energy sweetened products can help weight control for at least one year after rapid weight loss in adults without increasing risk of type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease.