Disability Matters is a major six year pan-national programme of disability, health and science research, funded by a Wellcome Trust Discretionary Award. A key ambition of Disability Matters is to ...

In the 1950s, a so-called “refrigerator mother” theory falsely blamed autism on emotionally cold mothers, fueling decades of parental guilt and discrimination. That stigmatizing theory denied children ...

Creative industries add around £125bn to the UK economy and employ 2.4m people. Video games alone generate nearly £8bn in UK consumer spending. Students still lack the digital and creative skills ...

Disability goes beyond health care, yet the two are fundamentally interwoven: many people with disability have at least some ...

Schools are back, and so is parliament, and this week has been a big one for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) policy. This heightened attention on SEND policy, which is rarely ...

While many services will continue, Congress’ failure to fund the government could have big implications for people with disabilities who depend on a wide array of federal programs. Democrats and ...

Migrants who are granted asylum in the UK will no longer have automatic settlement and family reunion rights under landmark new immigration rules. Announcing the move, Sir Keir Starmer said it would ...

When war breaks out, it is children who pay the highest price. Ukraine’s Ministry of Education has claimed that there are 34,000 potential students of Ukrainian descent interested in pursuing a ...

Funding should be redirected to 'tackle root causes of mental ill-health' AROUND 250 people every day have been awarded disability benefits for anxiety since Labour’s election win, statistics show.

Manar submitted one of her applications on top of a damaged building in Rafah, southern Gaza, in February 2025 A group of 34 Palestinian students with places at UK universities have arrived to begin ...

Citing a cost figure that has been disputed by the Centre for Policy Studies own report, Reform leader Nigel Farage said they would scrap Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) visas, affecting thousands of ...

UK households are steeling themselves for another financial hit this week as the energy price cap is set to rise again, coinciding with dropping temperatures and increased heating demand. Ofgem has ...