Department of Social Policy and Intervention

University of Oxford

CEBI in the Media

CEBI media items:

Study calls for proper reporting of experiments

Times Higher Education, 02/06/13

Social and psychological experiments 'a waste of money'?

University of Oxford press release, 31/05/13

Informing girls about puberty has many benefitshttp://www.voanews.com/content/africa-schoolgirl-puberty-1nov12/1537235.html

Voice of America online and radio, 01/11/12

Puberty classes drive up attendance levels of African schooolgirls

University of Oxford press release, 1/11/12

Study of Afghan children seeking asylum in the UK

University of Oxford press release, 18/10/12

Asylum-seeking children’s stress
Oxford Mail (in brief), p.16, 22/10/12

Omega-3 may help struggling children to read, says study

The Guardian, p. 10, Ian Sample, 07/09/12

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/sep/06/reading-fatty-acids-controversy

Taking Omega-3 every day could help children who have poor reading skills

Mail Online, Katharine Barney, 07/09/12
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2199681/Fish-oils-help-struggling-children-reading-skills.html#ixzz25m6Q2wkL

Fish oils do make children brainer [sic]

Daily Express, p. 10, Jo Willey, 07/09/12

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/344486/Fish-oils-do-make-children-brainer

Omega-3s as study aid? DHA may help lowest-scoring readers improve

TIME Magazine, Maia Szalavitz, 07/09/12

http://healthland.time.com/2012/09/07/omega-3s-as-study-aid-dha-may-help-lowest-scoring-readers-improve/

Fish oil can make your kids brainier: study

Business Standard (India), 08/09/12

http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/fish-oil-can-make-your-kids-brainier-study/53809/

OMEGA 3: L’huile de poisson rend-elle les enfants plus sages ou plus intelligents?

Santé (France), 10/09/12

http://www.santelog.com/news/sante-de-l-enfant/omega-3-l-huile-de-poisson-rend-elle-les-enfants-plus-sages-ou-plus-intelligents-_8984_lirelasuite.htm

 

The Hunger - Obesity Paradox: Obesity in the Homeless, Journal of Urban Health, June 2012

One Third of US Homeless Population is Obese, According to New Study, The Take Away, 23rd May 2012

One-third of US Homeless Population is Obese: Study, Health Day News, Philly.com, 18th May 2012

A Third of US Homeless People are Obese, Health 24, 21st May 2012

'The scars of a tortured generation', Saturday Star (SA), 20th August 2011

MediLexicon, 2nd December 2010

Tung bør på barn av aidssyke, Forskning.no

SIDA: le front recule, la guerre continue, Destination Sante: SIDA, 1er decembre 2010

South African Children Suffer from Hidden Impact of AIDS, MedIndia, 1st December 2010

The Hidden Impact of Aids on South African Children, The Medical News, 1st December 2010

The Hidden Impact of Aids on South African Children, Destination Sante, 1st December 2010

The Hidden Impact of Aids on South African Children, eScience News, 1st December 2010

The Hidden Impact of Aids on South African Children, redOrbit, 1st December 2010

The Hidden Impact of Aids on South African ChildrenPolitics.co.uk 1st December 2010

The Hidden Impact of Aids on South African Children, Science Codex, 1st December 2010

The Hidden Impact of Aids on South African Children, Science Daily, 30th November 2010

The Hidden Impact of Aids on South African Children, Alpha Galileo, 29th November 2010

A burden too heavy for a child, Saturday Star, 3rd July 2010

A burden to heavy for a child, Highbeam Research, 3rd July 2010

A burden too heavy to bear, Cape Argus, 3rd June 2010

Telling Secrets, The Mail and Guardian, 25th June 2010

Trauma of Children Caring for HIV-Positive Parents, Inter Press Services News Agency

Children Care for AIDS Sufferers, Oxford University web site, 22 June 2010

South Africa's children caring for parents with AIDS, The Guardian, 22nd May 2010

Impact of Providing Sanitary Pads to Poor Girls in Africa. University of Oxford, Blueprint March 2010, Research Roundup, page 3 

The Young Carers study is featured on the BBC World Service 'Health Link' on Monday 31 March, 2009. https://id.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/healthc 

The Omega Wave: Fish oil for child behaviour and learning. BBC Science and Nature

Hawes SE., Sow PS., Kiviat NB. Is there a role for adstinence only programmes for HIV prevention in high income countries? BMJ 2007

No-sex programs "not working". BBC News, 2 August 2007

Abstinence-only programs do not reduce HIV risk. Reuters, 3 August 2007

Smith J. Editors choice: Questioning fondly held assumptions. BMJ, 4 August 2007

Abstinence programs don't stop HIV. New Scientist, 13 August 2007

Bakalar N. Adolescence: Abstinence-only programs not found to prevent HIV. The New York Times, 14 August 2007

 

Radio interviews and podcast

The Young Carers study findings have featured in a number of radio interviews. These include:

·      BBC World Service Health Check 

·      BBC Radio 4

·      SABC Women’s Hour

·      Voice of America 

Findings have also been shown on educational podcasts: 

·      9,685 views: Voice of America Special Health Report: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ffydXMH8x0  

·      340 views: Rafiki.vids on stigma and children in the context of HIV  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB-rA7RaMmM 

·      125 views: Presentation at Regional Psychosocial Support Forum: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttDinnYOoiM  

Two participant-led movies are underway, and the Teen Advisory Group ‘Young Carers’ film will be used as part of a Save The Children guide for NGOs in programming for work with vulnerable children. 

 

Dr Alex Richardson in the Media

Alex has a regular spot on BBC Radio Oxford talking about the latest nutrition research.She has also featured in two of the BBC’s Food Programmes:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ncwwm/Food_Programme_Omega_3/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b012f7f5

Other media appearances:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4342636.stm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/articles/intelligenceandmemory/omega_three.shtml


Alex is also the author of They Are What You Feed Them - a widely-acclaimed book written for parents and professionals that explains how and why children's diets can affect their behaviour, learning and mood, and offers easy-to-follow, practical advice based on the latest scientific evidence. Harper Thorson 2006.

 

 

 

Omega-3 may help struggling children to read, says study

The Guardian, p. 10, Ian Sample, 07/09/12

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/sep/06/reading-fatty-acids-controversy

 

Taking Omega-3 every day could help children who have poor reading skills

Mail Online, Katharine Barney, 07/09/12
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2199681/Fish-oils-help-struggling-children-reading-skills.html#ixzz25m6Q2wkL

 

Fish oils do make children brainer [sic]

Daily Express, p. 10, Jo Willey, 07/09/12

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/344486/Fish-oils-do-make-children-brainer

 

Omega-3s as study aid? DHA may help lowest-scoring readers improve

TIME Magazine, Maia Szalavitz, 07/09/12

http://healthland.time.com/2012/09/07/omega-3s-as-study-aid-dha-may-help-lowest-scoring-readers-improve/

 

Fish oil can make your kids brainier: study

Business Standard (India), 08/09/12

http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/fish-oil-can-make-your-kids-brainier-study/53809/

 

OMEGA 3: L’huile de poisson rend-elle les enfants plus sages ou plus intelligents?

Santé (France), 10/09/12

http://www.santelog.com/news/sante-de-l-enfant/omega-3-l-huile-de-poisson-rend-elle-les-enfants-plus-sages-ou-plus-intelligents-_8984_lirelasuite.htm

 

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