COVID Social Mobility and Opportunities Study (COSMO)

This major new youth cohort study is providing vital new evidence on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected socio-economic inequalities in life chances.

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Digital exclusion: government committee hears evidence from COVID-19 online education experiences
Jake Anders on Parliament TV live stream, Communications and Digital Committee, House of Lords, 28 February 2023

Digital exclusion: government committee hears evidence from COVID-19 online education experiences

Associate Professor Dr Jake Anders spoke at the House of Lords on 28 February as part of the Communications and Digital Committee inquiry into digital exclusion.

Four in 10 young people in deprived areas struggle to get mental health support when needed
Social worker speaking to young person. Credit: Valerii Honcharuk via Adobe Stock.

Four in 10 young people in deprived areas struggle to get mental health support when needed

A quarter of Year 13 students in England have sought some form of mental health support in the last year, yet many struggle to access help.

Almost half of young people with long COVID reported lost learning
A cartoon of eight masked students standing in a line

Almost half of young people with long COVID reported lost learning

Nearly half of all young people who reported having long COVID felt they had fallen behind their classmates, while almost three in five say that they had not caught up on lost learning.

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Poverty’s impact on mental health, food insecurity and academic performance
Poverty’s impact on mental health, food insecurity and academic performance

Poverty’s impact on mental health, food insecurity and academic performance

This podcast hears how mental health and life chances of young people and their parents are being dramatically affected by post-pandemic cost of living pressures.

27 Nov 2023

Class of 2023: Third of university starters ‘may live at home’ this year
Class of 2023: Third of university starters ‘may live at home’ this year

Class of 2023: Third of university starters ‘may live at home’ this year

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.

10 Aug 2023

Lower GCSE grades for children in families relying on food banks
Lower GCSE grades for children in families relying on food banks

Lower GCSE grades for children in families relying on food banks

Children living with long-term poverty and whose families rely on food banks are more likely to achieve lower GCSE grades, finds a report co-authored by IOE researchers.

25 May 2023