Research project
Born in Covid Year - Core Lockdown Effects (BICYCLE)
- Start date: 1 January 2024
- End date: 1 January 2027
- Funder: ESRC
- Primary investigator: Professors Nikki Botting and Lucy Henry
- Co-investigators: Professor Catherine Davies
- External co-investigators: Professor Stian Reimers; Professor Elisabeth Hill Dr Becky Moss; Dr Chelo Del Rosario; Jane Flynn; Dr Nayeli Gonzalez-Gomez; Dr Alex Hendry; Dr Michelle McGillion; Dr Laura Shapiro
Value
£798,000
Partners and collaborators
City St Georges, University of London; Aston University; Oxford Brookes University; University of Oxford; University of Warwick
Description
The first years of life are crucial for the development of children's talking and thinking skills.
The BICYCLE study maps out whether being born-in-lockdown may have had effects on later talking and thinking. The study looks at children as they reach four years old.
Impact
The findings will help us to understand whether support strategies are needed for children born-in-lockdown.
The findings will also give us valuable insights about whether lockdowns had long-term effects on early childhood development.
Publications and outputs
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6TC3l87mLk
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c39kry9j3rno
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0jmm9lr