Education secretary to review school smartphone bans amid calls for action independent.co.uk/news/education…

'I banned my kids from using phones - schools should too' news.sky.com/story/i-banned…

5 tips for talking to your teen about reducing their smartphone screen time - BBC Bitesize bbc.co.uk/bitesize/artic…

Do school phone bans actually work? Not really, a new study says fastcompany.com/91302876/do-sc…

Great to see the SMARTSchoolsStudy exhibition tonight as part of the #uob125 Uni of Birmingham celebration at the Exchange

Banning smartphone and social media access alone fails to equip children for healthy use of technology, argues a group of experts in The BMJ. They say the focus should shift to a rights based approach, underpinned by age appropriate design and education bmj.com/content/388/bm…

Our Analysis article published in The BMJ: Approaches to children’s smartphone and social media use must go beyond bans. This was a great collaboration, bringing together diverse perspectives - thank you to the great author team! bmj.com/content/388/bm…

Can you design a smartphone that helps teens access the technology safely? Lars Silberbauer, Chief marketing officer at Human Mobile Devices, tells Amol Rajan his company has developed a device in consultation with 33,000 parents and kids. #R4Today

Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday to celebrate the Inaugural Lecture of Professor Jet Veldhuijzen van Zanten (Jet Veldhuijzen van Zanten)!🎉

Plenty to look forward to this month. Check out our upcoming webinars, events, and must-attend sessions. See the thread below for times and sign up links.

11th April: Coffee with fellows 11-12 tinyurl.com/4xbue5tz 25th April: Coffee with Fellows 11-12:30 tinyurl.com/2s3ukyrx 9th May: Coffee with Fellows 11-12 tinyurl.com/y3s2s4nu

22nd May 1-2pm Behavioural Research in infancy and Early childhood tinyurl.com/2vff2b24 23rd May Statistics with R 9-3pm tinyurl.com/2w6n2nkb

We will start the SPPP Study in August that will co-develop new recommendations for school phone policies and practices. Funded by Uni of Birmingham Alumni David Gill and Vicky Gill Dr Amie Randhawa will lead on the research in this area working with schools oldjoe.co.uk/article/school…

The next PHIRST webinar will take place on Wednesday 14 May 2025, 2-3.30PM. The session will cover PHIRST evaluations involving children and young people. Please click link below for the link to register.  phirst.nihr.ac.uk/seminar-childr…

Back on display in its rightful place ready for tomorrow’s 37th anniversary 🔵🟡🏆

On this day in 1988, the Crazy Gang of Wimbledon beat the Culture Club of Liverpool to win the FA Cup - one of our greatest triumphs. 🏆 #AFCW 🟡🔵

This podcast/article with Tooled Up Tips discusses evidence on smartphone bans & other approaches to supporting children's longer term healthy engagement with digital spaces across school, home, & community contexts tooledupeducation.com/research/looki… Uni of Birmingham UBSportExR The Institute for Mental Health (IMH)

The recent success of the Netflix show Adolescence has drawn attention to misogynistic rhetoric and how it spreads online. But what does the term 'alpha male' mean? Why is it harmful? And how is it being used to radicalise young boys? theconversation.com/what-is-an-alp…

Ending a great year on a high, with a promotion to Professor of Physical Activity, Health and Wellbeing Uni of Birmingham UBSportExR The Institute for Mental Health (IMH). Forever grateful for all the support from everyone I work and collaborate with - & who make my job enjoyable, challenging & interesting😊

📱 Digital life: connected or just overwhelmed? Join our "Digital Wellbeing & Safety in Our Hyperconnected World" panel on Sept. 30 with: 🟡Carolyn Bunting of Internet Matters 🟡@vgoodyear of Uni of Birmingham 🟡and @josieparmee of Virgin Media O2 News #MirrorsOrMovers 🎟️ lu.ma/qb0vp0k5