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New guidelines aim to transform mental health support for youth in care
UCL researchers and other academics have shared new recommendations to improve mental health support for children in care at a Parliamentary event.
29 May 2025
New research reveals how the brain distinguishes familiar voices
Researchers in the Division of Psychology and Language Sciences have revealed that our brains process the voices of people we know well differently to those we are unfamiliar with.
29 May 2025
The Bencie Woll Prize for Linguistic Research on British Sign Language
The Bencie Woll Prize celebrates exceptional research in British Sign Language (BSL) linguistics. Open to researchers with work published in the last two years, this prize highlights the value of inno
28 Mar 2025
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