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Children too young to know words like "impossible" and "improbable" nonetheless understand how possibility works, finds new work with 2- and 3-year-olds Children too young to know words like "impossible" and "improbable" nonetheless understand how possibility works, finds new work with 2- and 3-year-olds.

Study reveals how generational change and family events are associated with a person's wealth A new study conducted by the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR), the University of Cologne, GESIS and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health explores how an individual's financial wealth changes in relation to generational transitions within the family.

The study highlights that parents' education levels and homeownership are key factors in understanding wealth differences in Baby Boomers and Generation X. A new study from the University of B

Rong Hai , an associate economics professor in the University of Miami Patti and Allan Herbert Business School , investigates people's behaviors that influence human capital decisions and policies that promote this accumulation and ultimately reduce poverty.

A range of barriers prevent disadvantaged children in England from taking up their entitlement to 15 hours of funded early education, but national and local action could change this, concludes a major new report involving UCL researchers.

Study shows how international student mobility can reduce poverty in low and middle-income countries A new study exploring the effects of international student mobility has found that foreign-educated graduates reduce extreme poverty in low and middle-income countries.

An initiative to encourage take up of international language GCSEs has seen a rise of more than 40% in mentored learners choosing to take a language such as French, German or Spanish.

How much do we listen to or move our body when we learn how to play music? Embodiment in music holds that music cognition is strongly determined by the way our body interacts with music.

Ongoing war in Gaza will set children and young people's education back by up to five years, report suggests.

Challenges and setbacks can strengthen students' resilience and are an important aspect of learning.

Targeted interventions can raise overall educational outcomes for students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) by an average of five months, compared to teaching-as-usual or standard interventions, finds a report by UCL researchers.