Tag: UCL
Poor sleep costing UK £40 billion annually, claims UCL study
University College London has revealed shocking statistics detailing the economic impact poor sleep is having on businesses across the UK. According to the report, led by Dr Gillian Weston, productivity losses are estimated at over £40 billion annually – a staggering amount in an already challenging economic climate. With nearly half of the UK…
Digital erosion of childhood. Should we be encouraging children to take risks?
Keeping young children away from perceived risky activities such as outdoor swimming is damaging. At least that's according to education expert Dr Sandra Leaton Gray from the UCL Institute of Education. Writing in her book Invisibly Blighted: the digital erosion of childhood Leaton Gray says: "Heavily supervised young children of today may simply be more likely to drown…
