Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences Archives

Resilience Rucksacks: building mental health resilience in children and young people

Professor Stella Chan’s Resilience Rucksacks initiative aims to equip young people with mental health tools to ease the difficult transition from primary to secondary school. The co-created wellbeing resources have...Read More >

Building speech therapy capacity across island communities

University of Reading researchers partnered with local professionals in the Caribbean Island of St Vincent and the Grenadines to deliver Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) training. The project strengthened national...Read More >

Serving and protecting, everyone

A fresh, evidence-based take on police diversity and inclusion training is tackling prejudice at its root, exploring what motivates staff to change their views and prompting open conversations and understanding....Read More >

Improving ethnic diversity in higher education

Studies co-produced by Reading researchers with students from under-represented ethnic backgrounds are being used to support fair access to higher education. While there has been a concerted effort in recent...Read More >

Gaming therapy helps stroke patients recover

Recovering stroke and brain injury patients worldwide are benefiting from a unique, game-based rehab system which targets language and movement problems at the same time. The system has been developed...Read More >

Eye-opening discovery changes clinical practice worldwide

Research which explains why people with eye coordination problems respond differently to treatments has re-written the textbooks, changing international clinical practice. During their lifetimes, one in ten people will seek...Read More >

Tackling teenage depression with short and effective therapy

Teenagers suffering from depression can now get treated faster thanks to an effective new form of therapy that takes just six to eight weeks. Depression in teenagers is unfortunately common,...Read More >

New anxiety therapy brings help to thousands more children

More young people with anxiety are able to get help faster than before, thanks to a new parent-led treatment developed by Reading researchers. Up to one fifth of children and...Read More >

Bonding over books benefits parents and children

Simple parenting changes such as sharing and discussing picture books are steering disadvantaged children in low-income countries towards happier, more successful lives. Sitting down and looking at a picture book...Read More >

Better cancer care for the elderly

University of Reading research has transformed the care of elderly cancer patients, shaping international guidelines, government policy and the medical curriculum. Caring for older cancer patients has unique challenges –…Read More >