The AdSleep project is attempting to uncover the relationship between sleep in adolescence and learning and educational outcomes. Specifically, we are tracking the sleep habits of 500+ 11-16-year-olds over the next 3 years using self-report diaries, questionnaires and movement trackers. We then visit our teens in school to determine whether any changes to sleep during this period has impacted learning, reading ability or other aspects of school performance. As well as our longitudinal work, we are also in the process of building a state-of-the-art digital intervention to encourage teenagers to turn digital devices off earlier in the evening and to sleep for longer on school nights. This digital intervention will help to establish whether there is a causal role for sleep during adolescence on learning and memory performance and potentially to improve cognitive outcomes.
Find out more about the project here
Help us test Snoozify – an app designed to boost teenage sleep, learning, memory, and mood!
We’re inviting secondary schools to take part in an exciting new study evaluating the impact of Snoozify, a science-based sleep app developed for teens. Participating schools will help advance research into adolescent sleep and learning, and students may even sleep better as a result! We will work with schools to educate around sleep health, and participating students will be paid for their involvement. Sign up here!
The project is run by Dr. Becky Crowley, Dr. Jakke Tamminen and Professor Jessie Ricketts
Check out our poster summarising findings from Year 1 of the project: