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The back-to-school countdown is on, and parents may be looking for ways to support their children through the anxiety and worry September can bring.

One Topic, One Loop: John Jerry Kponyo In the third part of our global discourse series "One Topic, One Loop", Prof. John Jerry Kponyo from Kwame Nkrumah' University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Ghana explores the concept of responsible AI.

EXPERTS ADVISORY Back to school brings several challenges, from student learning, expectations of academic success and mental health concerns among children to questioning technology replacing educators and AI and the ongoing shortage of teachers, school staff and supplies.

Up to 34% of A-level students are considering living at home if they get into their preferred university following results day, finds a new study by researchers at UCL and The Sutton Trust.

The Turner Kirk Trust is funding an innovative project at the University of Glasgow to make STEM fields more accessible to all.

A pilot study shows how after-school-hours care can play an important role in building children's wellbeing and social connection.

PhD candidate Lisa Ho '17 studies barriers that limit women's participation in the labor force. As a high school student who loved math, Lisa Ho '17 was drawn by MIT's spirit of "mens et manus" ("mind and hand") and the opportunities to study both a subject and its practical applications.

Pupils in state secondary schools in England are much more likely to be excluded if they have a history of receiving social care or special educational needs services, finds a new study by UCL researchers.

Lemonade preferences are personal.   "I like it really sour!" one child yelled as Carnegie Mellon University student teachers passed out cups of lemonade and small, dried berries.

At first, some parents were wary: An audio chatbot was supposed to teach their kids to speak positively to themselves through lessons about a superhero named Zip. In a world of Siri and Alexa, many people are skeptical that the makers of such technologies are putting children's welfare first. Researchers at the University of Washington created a new web app aimed to help children develop skills like self-awareness and emotional management.

The High Court has ordered an eight month pause of the Court proceedings brought by a group of current and former students in response to changes in teaching during the pandemic and industrial action to allow for alternative dispute resolution procedure (ADR) to be explored.

Utrecht University is proud of its students who achieve something remarkable, either as part of their studies or elsewhere in their lives.

Almost half the school pupils with long COVID felt they had fallen behind classmates, a UCL study shows.

In 2004, California passed a law requiring employers above a certain size to provide paid family leave to their employees. Much of the research looking at this policy has examined its impact on the work, income and leave-taking of new parents and women of childbearing age-but less research has focused on how paid leave may impact older adults.

With a minor in literature and environmental sustainability, the biology alumna considers perspectives from Charles Darwin to Annie Dillard.

Early years practitioners working in socially disadvantaged areas should receive bespoke professional training to help boost children's English oral language development, finds a study led by UCL.