Vicky Goodyear
@VGoodyear
Explores ways to enhance young people's health & wellbeing through pedagogy & technologies; Prof @unibirmingham PI @SMART_SchStudy Director @Centre_ub
The latest paper from the @SMART_SchStudy ⬇️ we found no difference in mental health and wellbeing and other health and education outcomes for pupils attending a school with restricted phone use, with policies not impacting overall phone and media use doi.org/10.1016/j.lane…
📱 School bans alone not enough to tackle the negative impacts of phone and social media use. Prof Victoria Goodyear (@VGoodyear) & team conducted the first study of its kind which found phone bans don’t lead to lower usage or better student outcomes. birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/scho…
Banning smartphone and social media access alone fails to equip children for healthy use of technology, argues a group of experts in The BMJ. They say the focus should shift to a rights based approach, underpinned by age appropriate design and education bmj.com/content/388/bm…
Ending a great year on a high, with a promotion to Professor of Physical Activity, Health and Wellbeing @unibirmingham @UBSportExR @IMH_UoB. Forever grateful for all the support from everyone I work and collaborate with - & who make my job enjoyable, challenging & interesting😊
The recent success of the Netflix show Adolescence has drawn attention to misogynistic rhetoric and how it spreads online. But what does the term 'alpha male' mean? Why is it harmful? And how is it being used to radicalise young boys? theconversation.com/what-is-an-alp…
This podcast/article with @TooledUpTips discusses evidence on smartphone bans & other approaches to supporting children's longer term healthy engagement with digital spaces across school, home, & community contexts tooledupeducation.com/research/looki… @unibirmingham @UBSportExR @IMH_UoB
Back on display in its rightful place ready for tomorrow’s 37th anniversary 🔵🟡🏆
On this day in 1988, the Crazy Gang of Wimbledon beat the Culture Club of Liverpool to win the FA Cup - one of our greatest triumphs. 🏆 #AFCW 🟡🔵
The next PHIRST webinar will take place on Wednesday 14 May 2025, 2-3.30PM. The session will cover PHIRST evaluations involving children and young people. Please click link below for the link to register. phirst.nihr.ac.uk/seminar-childr…
We will start the SPPP Study in August that will co-develop new recommendations for school phone policies and practices. Funded by @unibirmingham Alumni David Gill and Vicky Gill @teenendobcu will lead on the research in this area working with schools oldjoe.co.uk/article/school…
22nd May 1-2pm Behavioural Research in infancy and Early childhood tinyurl.com/2vff2b24 23rd May Statistics with R 9-3pm tinyurl.com/2w6n2nkb
11th April: Coffee with fellows 11-12 tinyurl.com/4xbue5tz 25th April: Coffee with Fellows 11-12:30 tinyurl.com/2s3ukyrx 9th May: Coffee with Fellows 11-12 tinyurl.com/y3s2s4nu
Plenty to look forward to this month. Check out our upcoming webinars, events, and must-attend sessions. See the thread below for times and sign up links.
Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday to celebrate the Inaugural Lecture of Professor Jet Veldhuijzen van Zanten (@JetVvanZanten)!🎉
Can you design a smartphone that helps teens access the technology safely? Lars Silberbauer, Chief marketing officer at Human Mobile Devices, tells @amolrajan his company has developed a device in consultation with 33,000 parents and kids. #R4Today
Our Analysis article published in The BMJ: Approaches to children’s smartphone and social media use must go beyond bans. This was a great collaboration, bringing together diverse perspectives - thank you to the great author team! bmj.com/content/388/bm…
Great to see the @SMART_SchStudy exhibition tonight as part of the #uob125 @unibirmingham celebration at the Exchange
Do school phone bans actually work? Not really, a new study says fastcompany.com/91302876/do-sc…
5 tips for talking to your teen about reducing their smartphone screen time - BBC Bitesize bbc.co.uk/bitesize/artic…
'I banned my kids from using phones - schools should too' news.sky.com/story/i-banned…
Education secretary to review school smartphone bans amid calls for action independent.co.uk/news/education…
🎉Join us next week for the Inaugural Lecture of Professor Jet Veldhuijzen van Zanten (@JetVvanZanten), 'The heart of the matter: Stress, physical activity, and wellbeing'. 📅Thurs 27 March, 4-6pm 📍Hybrid - Alan Walters Building, LT2 🔗Book your place: birmingham.ac.uk/university/col…