sixteen18 blog
Welcome to the sixteen18 project. For more about the project, please click on the links on the right hand side. The study has only just started and at the moment we are looking for young people aged...
View ArticleDid I have sex? Did I lose my virginity?
We’ve been speaking to young people across England, and one thing we’ve found is that not everyone agrees on what counts as ‘having sex‘. If you’ve ever wondered what different people mean when they...
View ArticleThanks to everyone for taking part!
We’ve finished our first round of interviews and group discussions so thanks to all of you for taking part. We’re looking forward to seeing some of you again for your second interviews this winter.
View Article11 years old and on the pill
If you saw or heard this story on the news in the last couple of days, you might be interested in this article which points out why the stories have been misleading.
View ArticleWhat we’re doing next
We’ve been quiet for a while because we’ve been looking at the first set of interviews. There’s lots of really useful information and interesting stories, so thanks again if you took part. We’re now...
View ArticleSexual practices: what did young people say is ‘normal’?
We wanted to know what sorts of sexual activities 16-18 year olds thought were common among people their age. Our interviewees generally expected to experience practices such as vaginal fingering and...
View ArticleWe’ve published a paper about anal sex
You may have seen something about this in the media already, but we wrote this academic paper published in BMJ Open, and also this short summary article about it for The Conversation which was also...
View ArticleWe were on BBC R4 Woman’s Hour today
We were invited to talk about the sixteen18 project findings on today’s Woman’s Hour. Cicely discusses the findings with Jane Garvey and Justin Hancock from Bish. If you want to hear the programme, you...
View ArticleWoman’s hour discussion of sex, consent and mutuality – link update
We were invited to talk about the sixteen18 project findings on Woman’s Hour on 16th September. Cicely discusses anal and oral sex, consent and mutuality with Jane Garvey and Justin Hancock from Bish....
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