The pages below provide links to our commentary on the latest men and boys’ policy and/or research.
29 September 2025: When Safeguarding Language Fails Boys: Why We Must Name Violence Against All Children (by Dr Sophie King-Hill, University of Birmingham)
26 September 2026: Leg-lengthening trend shows we need to take male body image issues more seriously (by Richard Miller)
25 September 2025: Urology Awareness Month – Shining a spotlight on urological diseases (by Vincent Straub – Population Health Researcher, University of Oxford and CPRMB Research Fellow)
24 September 2025: The Working Dad’s Summit: Why dads aren’t just for Christmas (by Nick Isles)
18 September 2025: A cultural moment on boys in trouble (by Nick Isles)
28 August 2025: As the government reviews UK parental leave, it must look beyond the first year (by Vincent Straub, Population Health Researcher, University of Oxford)
24 August 2025: No, we should not start boys in school later (by Mike Bell)
18 August 2025: Why media reporting matters: Girls outperformed boys at A level, not the other way around (by Mark Brooks)
Why media reporting matters: Girls outperformed boys at A level, not the other way around (by Mark Brooks)
11 August 2025: Men with paternal postnatal depression require better support (by Richard Miller)
3 August 2025: Can England’s mayors do what US governors are doing? (by Nick Isles)
29 July 2025: New school relationships (RSHE) guidance: “…without stigmatising boys for being boys” (by Mark Brooks)
1 July 2025: The Modern Industrial Strategy and the Blaenau Gwent Men Test (by Nick Isles)
24 June 2025: The rise of the female doctor (by Nick Isles)
19 June 2025: The silence around the rights of boys to say “no”: The missing conversation on consent (by Associate Professor Sophie King-Hill, University of Birmingham)
12 June 2025: We need to better support men and boys’ mental health in the right ways (by Dr Claire Wolstenholme, Sheffield Hallam University)
10 June 2025: The health statistics for men in the UK paint a stark picture (by Mark Brooks)
29 May 2025: Reform of the education system and boys’ disillusionment with school (by Nick Isles)
27 May 2025: Why gender-sensitive research and policy-making is vital: Male student suicide (by Mark Brooks)
22 May 2025: UK-EU Reset and Male Employment (by Nick Isles)
14 May 2025: Welcome to the Centre for Policy Research on Men and Boys (by Nick Isles)
13 May 2025: Why we need a Centre for Policy Research on Men and Boys (by Richard Reeves)
The views expressed in these articles are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Centre for Policy Research on Men and Boys.