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Home   /   Adolescent Lives
Cannabis, Adolescence, and Identity: beyond the 'stoner'

Cannabis, Adolescence, and Identity: beyond the ‘stoner’

January 23, 2019
by Nina Quach
Adolescent Lives

Closing the Grand Challenges’ Adolescent Lives series, this project examines what London-based adolescents think about cannabis use, identity and the pros and cons of cannabis…

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How can Wearable Technology Contribute to Understanding Social Behaviour in Adolescents with Autism?

How can Wearable Technology Contribute to Understanding Social Behaviour in Adolescents with Autism?

January 18, 2019
by Siobhan Morris
Adolescent Lives

In the latest instalment of Grand Challenges’ spotlight on Adolescent Lives, Siobhan Morris learns more about Dr Jamie Ward and Professor Antonia Hamilton’s project exploring…

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Between Spaces: Museums and Mental Wellbeing in Young People

January 11, 2019
by Siobhan Morris
Adolescent Lives

In the latest feature showcasing Grand Challenges’ Adolescent Lives initiative, Siobhan Morris learns more about the impact of using museum objects and practices on adolescents’…

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Autistic Adolescents' Use of Social Media

Autistic Adolescents’ Use of Social Media

January 9, 2019
by Siobhan Morris
Adolescent Lives

The latest post in Grand Challenges’ Adolescent Lives series showcases Will Mandy and Laura Hull’s project which asked, can we promote happier, healthier adolescence for…

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Andrew Carnie, Wave, goodbye. 
Water colour and stitch on Hahnemühle Leonardo paper, 2017.

The Science and Culture of Insomnia

November 22, 2018
by Nina Quach
Adolescent Lives, Human Wellbeing

This fourth post in the Adolescent Lives series showcases the wonderful initiatives exploring sleep and sleeplessness, led by Clinical Scientist Kimberley Whitehead, from the UCL…

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Teen Views on Adolescence

Teen Views on Adolescence

November 19, 2018
by Siobhan Morris
Adolescent Lives

In the latest feature showcasing Grand Challenges’ Adolescent Lives initiative, Siobhan Morris discovers more about teenagers views on what exactly is meant by the term…

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160 Characters: Peer-to-peer support via text message for adolescents living with HIV

160 Characters: Peer-to-peer support via text message for adolescents living with HIV

November 9, 2018
by Siobhan Morris
Adolescent Lives

In the second example drawn from Grand Challenges’ recent Adolescent Lives initiative, Siobhan Morris reveals the impact of the 160 Characters project and its role in providing…

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How can we tackle inequalities embedded in society?

How can we tackle inequalities embedded in society?

November 5, 2018
by Siobhan Morris
Funding Opportunities, Justice and Equality

UCL Grand Challenges invites proposals to address the theme of Embedded Inequalities. Despite the demographic, socio-economic, and cultural transformations that have occurred over the past decades, vast inequalities…

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Thrown Away or Fresh Start? Life After Permanent School Exclusion

Thrown Away or Fresh Start? Life After Permanent School Exclusion

October 31, 2018
by Siobhan Morris
Adolescent Lives

In the first of a series of posts reflecting on Grand Challenges’ recent Adolescent Lives initiative, revealing the impact of the research undertaken on this…

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