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Working women in their early 30s in England are paid less than men of the same age, in the same types of jobs, who have similar levels of education and work experience.
There are more girls than boys in the top 10 per cent of the ability range at age 5, a new Millennium Cohort Study analysis has found
The children of high earners start school five months ahead of pupils from low and middle-income homes, according to new research based on the Millennium Cohort Study.
The 2011 CLS Masters dissertation prize has been awarded to Sarah Godwin for her study on the relationship between occupational aspirations and psychological problems among children from disadvantaged backgrounds
The census is “a treasure trove of evidence about the social fabric of Britain” Professor Heather Joshi tells the House of Commons science committee.
The MRC Unit for Lifelong Healthy Aging (LHA) will be holding a series of workshops on the MRC National Survey for Health and Development (NSHD). The NSHD is the longest running birth cohort in Britain and celebrated its 65th birthday in March 2011.
August-born teenagers are 20 per cent less likely to win a place at a top UK university than those born in September, a new study has found.
Aspirations and emotional and behavioural problems in primary school aged children
The risk of slipping down the earnings ladder has increased for the less educated and those living outside London, a new study suggests
A ‘tough love’ parenting style is the most effective approach to preventing teenagers from binge drinking, a new study claims
Pre-school education has a positive long-term impact on children’s educational achievement but is not helping pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds to catch up with their middle-class peers, a new study has concluded.
If a boy’s father is absent when he’s a child, he is more likely to become a father himself at a young age, a new study suggests
Children living in poverty in some rural areas have lower standards of reading than their counterparts in cities, a new analysis of pupil assessments has shown.
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