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The question was tabled on 22 February by Lord Blencathra (Con): "What is their response to the conclusions of a recent report by LSE and Surrey University that graduate nursery teachers for three- to ... Read more...
22 February 2017
Free nursery care for three year olds has made little or no improvement in primary school exam results, a nine-year study has revealed as academics say the Labour policy has had 'no impact'. ... However, the first and l... Read more...
24 May 2016
The new understanding that childhood emotional wellbeing is key to a fulfilled adulthood comes from the Wellbeing research programme at the London School of Economics' Centre for Economic Performance. Its study analysed ... Read more...
11 November 2014
Article by Jo Blanden As free nursery places for three year olds fail to deliver lasting educational benefits, Dr Jo Blanden argues we need to see a sensible approach to early years policy. This article was published... Read more...
22 October 2014
The project cites Thrive: The Power of Evidence-Based Psychological Therapies – the latest work by Richard Layard, co-authored with David Clark, professor of psychology at Oxford University. Mr Layard is credited as on... Read more...
22 August 2014
In translation: The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) along with the Imperial College Business School have conducted a curious study that analyzed the evolution of the price of more than one millio... Read more...
05 August 2014
Home owners in London are willing to pay up to 8 percent above the market price for properties in areas offering very fast internet speeds, according to new research from the London School of Economics (LSE) and Imperial... Read more...
The true scale of the neglect of mental health in Britain is laid bare in Thrive, a remarkable and passionately argued new book by economics professor Lord Richard Layard and the clinical psychologist David Clark, which ... Read more...
25 July 2014
Mental health is receiving just 10% of NHS spending across England, with some areas dedicating more like 6 percent of their budgets to it, Sky News can reveal. Charities say the figures ''paint a profoundly worrying pict... Read more...
''En los paises ricos, las enfermedades mentales son el 38 percent de todas las enfermedades; y el porcentaje trepa a 50 percent en la poblacion trabajadora'', dice Richard Layard, economista de la London School of Econo... Read more...
On average, local health authorities across England spent 10 percent of their annual budgets on mental health services during 2013/14, despite research from the London School of Economics that shows that it accounted for... Read more...
In the twenty-first century, however, the pursuit of happiness has become one of the most important means of judging our quality of life. ''Happiness is an aspiration of every human being,'' write John F. Helliwell, Rich... Read more...
19 July 2014
Richard Layard interviewed, speaking about the issues highlighted in new book Thrive, around the need for better treatment of mental health and providing psychological therapies more widely. This interview was broad... Read more...
15 July 2014
''I've been hugely influenced by my co-author David Clark, one of the world's leading clinical psychologists. He always stressed to me that the aim of therapy is not to help people manage their condition but to recover a... Read more...
14 July 2014
This week, a new book by Lord Layard and Professor David Clark sets out a call for a transformation in the way we think about mental health and the priority mental health care is given. Thrive: the power of evidence-base... Read more...
02 July 2014
Article by Richard Layard Nearly 40 percent of all illness in this country is mental illness, but most of it is untreated. It is the greatest injustice in our society and every party's manifesto needs a plan to redress ... Read more...
01 July 2014