Research
& Reach
Our research
Dec (in progress)
RESEARCH
Independent mobility and children and young people’s wellbeing: the moderating role of perceived safety and neighbourhood socioeconomic conditions
May
Early outdoor play predicts trajectories of child mental health in a population-based cohort
Jan
Are play and screen time associated with British preschoolers’ mental health? Cross-sectional findings from the British Preschool Children’s Play Survey
Dec
The association between park visits, outdoor play and child social-emotional competency in a multi-ethnic, urban cohort
Oct
Longitudinal associations between play experiences and trajectories of preschoolers' mental health from April—July, 2020
Our reach
Sep
GENERAL
Connecting research, industry and practice at the Sutcliffe Play Home Show
Deputy Director of the Outdoor Play Research Centre Dr Paul McCrorie joined Sutcliffe Play’s Home Show in Pontefract from...
PARLIAMENT
Outdoor Play Research Centre adds support to Outdoor Education Bill
The Outdoor Play Research Centre joined over 290 signatories to call on the Department for Education to support the Outdoor...
Planning for Play: Building partnerships to improve children’s outdoor play
Deputy Director of the Outdoor Play Research Centre Dr Paul McCrorie joined Centre Associate Dr Lily FitzGibbon, to be present...
Refining the learning programme for Free to Play UK
Professor Helen Dodd joined UK Community Foundations’ roundtable to help refine the learning framework of Free to Play UK...
Jul
Shaping Tomorrow Through Play – Government Office for Science
Professor Helen Dodd was pleased to join the Government Office for Science’s breakfast briefing on Shaping Tomorrow Through Play...
PODCAST
Professor Dodd discusses Raising Brave Children on CBeebies Parenting
Professor Helen Dodd joined Katie Thistleton and Guvna B to explore how parents can support children to climb...
