Overall rates of depression increased between adolescence and early adulthood for your generation, according to new findings from BCS70.

Throughout the years, mothers have made an irreplaceable contribution to the study and have helped us to learn a lot about family life.

Higher education has been less lucrative for women of Generation X than it was for the Baby Boomers, new research reveals.

Children born to immigrant parents tended to trail behind their peers in reading and maths in the 1970s and 1980s, largely due to their social background. But since the turn of the century, social circumstances have played less of a role in the educational attainment of second generation immigrants. Researchers from the University of California and UCL Institute […]

The academic advantages associated with a faith school education are short lived, and are mainly explained by home background, new research shows.

Choosing the right field of study is more important than attending an elite university for those aiming to become top earners by middle age, according to new findings from the UCL Institute of Education.

Disadvantaged children born at the start of the 21st century weighed up to 5kg more in their childhood and early teenage years than those from more privileged backgrounds, a new study has found.

Childhood disadvantage is strongly associated with poorer adult mental wellbeing for Generation X.

Children born to older mothers tend to show the most cognitive ability nowadays, when in previous generations they typically showed less promise.