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Explore the latest updates from the COSMO study, including blog posts, press releases and events on the impacts of the pandemic on young people’s life chances.

Analysis

Reduced engagement in extra-curricular activities post-pandemic: should we be worried?

COSMO researcher, Alice De Gennaro, considers the potential impacts of the dip in young people's engagement with extra-curricular activities post-pandemic.

Alice De Gennaro
16-06-23

Analysis

Young people’s engagement with extra-curricular activities following the pandemic

COSMO researcher, Alice De Gennaro, documents young people's extra-curricular engagement in the aftermath of the pandemic.

Alice De Gennaro
16-06-23

Comment

Paying the price? Financial inequalities in the aftermath of the pandemic

COSMO researcher, James Yarde, unpacks the findings from our research into the financial impacts of the pandemic.

James Yarde
12-06-23

Press release

New research reveals worrying links between poverty, mental health and GCSE grades

82% of parents and more than half (53%) of young people in families struggling financially report poor mental health.

COSMO
24-05-23

Comment

The first in person meeting of the Sutton Trust COSMO Youth Panel

The Sutton Trust research team shares their experiences of engaging with the Sutton Trust COSMO Youth Panel.

Erica Holt-White
19-04-23

Lived experience

Amber's story: Feeling the financial strain

Sutton Trust COSMO Youth Panel member, Amber, discusses her family's financial struggles through the pandemic.

COSMO
13-03-23

Teenagers playing football.

Comment

Engagement with sport and physical activity during the pandemic

Guest author Jessica Forte dissects the crossover between findings on health behaviours from COSMO with those from Sport England.

Jessica Forte
24-02-23

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