School-based mindfulness training programme fails to improve young people’s mental health

A standardised schools-based mindfulness training programme did not help young people’s mental health and well-being overall, but did improve school culture

Cambridge University News • cambridge
July 13, 2022 ~5 min

“Reductive” models of wellbeing education risk failing children unless improved, researchers warn

An improved vision for wellbeing education should replace the over-simplistic approaches currently employed in many schools, such as happiness lessons, which

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 21, 2022 ~8 min


KPMG and the University of Cambridge unveil new partnership to reimagine the world of work, starting with mental wellbeing

New five-year partnership on the ‘Future of Work’ will examine the big issues affecting the modern workforce and offer practical, research backed solutions to

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 20, 2022 ~5 min

Pre-school play with friends lowers risk of mental health problems later

Children who learn to play well with others at pre-school age tend to enjoy better mental health as they get older, new research shows. The findings provide

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 14, 2022 ~7 min

Remote working is a ‘mixed bag’ for employee wellbeing and productivity, study finds

Adapting remote and hybrid work policies to employees’ specific work-life situations can result in increased well-being and productivity, but many employees

Cambridge University News • cambridge
April 22, 2022 ~4 min

Scientists find that the impact of social media on wellbeing varies across adolescence

Girls and boys might be more vulnerable to the negative effects of social media use at different times during their adolescence, say an international team of

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 28, 2022 ~7 min

One in three young people say they felt happier during lockdown

One in three young people say their mental health and wellbeing improved during COVID-19 lockdown measures, with potential contributing factors including

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Feb. 22, 2022 ~7 min

Industry funding potentially compromising gambling addiction research, say experts

Too little research is being conducted into problem gambling – and what research there is, is often funded by the gambling industry rather than by independent

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Feb. 15, 2022 ~6 min


Study reveals high rate of possible undiagnosed autism in people who died by suicide

A significant number of people who died by suicide were likely autistic, but undiagnosed, according to new research that highlights the urgent need for earlier

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Feb. 15, 2022 ~5 min

Clues to treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder found in recently evolved region of the ‘dark genome’

Scientists investigating the DNA outside our genes - the ‘dark genome’ - have discovered recently evolved regions that code for proteins associated with

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Dec. 23, 2021 ~4 min

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