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Kathryn Bates

Research Fellow in youth development and mental health, King’s College London

Kathryn Bates is a Research Fellow in youth development and mental health at King’s College London. She uses a range of techniques, including modelling longitudinal data and working with charities and young people, to understand how the world we live in influences young people’s brain, cognitive, and mental health development. She is also the host of The Science or Fiction Podcast: the podcast that interviews researchers to separate the science from the fiction in news headlines. The podcast is co-produced with young people and for young people to ensure it is informative and accessible.

@kathrynbates47

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Contributions by Kathryn

Kathryn Bates / 1 July 2025

Opinions Technology Development Technology and society Education policy

Teens are standing next to each other while looking at their phones.

Kathryn Bates / 17 February 2025

Interviews Technology Development Education technology 21st century skills

Children gathered around a desk using tablets

Kathryn Bates and Nurgul Gecer / 23 December 2024

Interviews Society Development Mental health Diversity

A young person wearing a backpack walks along a tree-lined path.

Kathryn Bates / 7 May 2024

Interviews Development Mental health

A young women is comforted by her friend.

Molly Taylor and Kathryn Bates / 23 April 2024

Articles Development Individual differences

Two young people sit side by side looking out at the sea.

Kathryn Bates / 4 April 2024

Interviews Development Mental health Individual differences

A teenager wearing headphones looks out at nature.

Kathryn Bates / 2 November 2023

Interviews Society Development Mental health

A teenage girl rock climbs indoors.

Kathryn Bates / 15 December 2022

Interviews Learning & Education Education technology

Photo by Monkey Business Images on shutterstock.com

Kathryn Bates / 22 September 2022

Articles Development Play

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Kathryn Bates / 21 July 2022

Articles Development Learning environments

Photo by Michael Morse, CC0, pexels.com,

Kathryn Bates and Jane Exell / 10 March 2022

Articles Learning & Education Education policy

A teacher helps a child learn in the classroom.

Kathryn Bates / 6 January 2022

Articles Development Individual differences Diversity

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Kathryn Bates / 16 December 2021

Articles Learning & Education Diversity

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Kathryn Bates / 2 December 2021

Articles Learning & Education Diversity

Photo by Mikhail Nilov from Pexels

Kathryn Bates / 4 March 2021

Articles Development Covid-19

Kathryn Bates / 20 November 2020

Articles Development Covid-19

Photo by Alyssa Ledesma on Unsplash

Kathryn Bates / 25 September 2020

Articles Learning & Education Covid-19

Photo by Vera Davidova on Unsplash

Kathryn Bates / 14 May 2020

Articles Development Covid-19

Photo by Jennifer Martin on Unsplash

Kathryn Bates / 8 November 2019

Articles Development Mental health

Kathryn Bates / 22 August 2019

Opinions Development Education systems

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Kathryn Bates / 15 August 2019

Articles Development Individual differences

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