The Guardian – Mark Brown
“Hundreds of babies born in Leicester are to be tracked by researchers for the first 25 years of their lives to examine the impact of regular exposure to arts activities. Arts Council England (ACE) and De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester announced details of the Talent25 project on Friday. The importance to children of activities such as being read to and reading, listening to and learning music, going to the cinema, theatre, libraries and museums, has been mostly taken as a given. The Talent25 project aims to provide the first rigorous academic evidence of this.” (more)