Loughborough University
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funded research on students and gaming/gambling harms and financial literacy.
Our evidence based approach
Research is integral to the work of Ygam. Internally it informs our evidence based approaches and is used to strengthen our educational offer. Externally research collaborations expand knowledge and understanding around gaming and gambling harm prevention.
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Collaborating with Ygam has not only enabled us to conduct research but also reinforced the importance of aligning our research with real-world challenges. This partnership exemplifies how investment in research can drive positive change.
Dr Constantina Panourgia, Principal Academic in Psychology, Bournemouth University
Our research partners
We work with a range of academic partners and sector experts
Bournemouth University
Analysing existing evidence on gambling and gaming harm prevention and early intervention for children and young people to identify gaps and provide key recommendations.
Queen Mary University of London
Researching students’ "Digital Life" including the impact of internet use (such as online gaming, gambling, and social networking) on student engagement and wellbeing.
Manchester Metropolitan University
Investigating student participation and experiences of gambling in a student population at a single Higher Education institution and the role of peer to peer identification and brief advice.
Social Finance
Understanding young people’s engagement with influencer content to gambling.
University of Bristol
Exploring the impacts of gambling advertising on children and young people and the role of Ygam resources and training in preventing gambling harms.
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Ygam is supporting new PhD projects on important, timely topics related to digital gaming and digital gambling. There is a growing need for evidence and wider research in this area and I’m excited to work with Ygam.
Professor Sarah Mills, Loughborough University
Recent research findings
Five years of the annual student gambling survey
Over the last five years, Ygam and the Gamstop Group have partnered with Censuswide to run an Annual Student Gambling Survey, gathering insights from 10,000 university students (Mar 2026).
Student gambling survey 2026
This report is the fifth in a series of annual student surveys commissioned jointly by Ygam and Gamstop Group, and carried out by Censuswide (Mar 2026).
Assessing gambling harm in student populations using the Gambling Harm Severity Index
This reports on gambling harms in students using new measures to assess harm the GHSI and the GHSI-AO (Mar 2026).
Young people and gambling-related influencer content
This report looks at understanding exposure to and impact of gambling-related influencer content on young people and identifying potential strategies for change (Sept 2025).
Trends between online gambling content, and gambling attitudes and behaviours
This report looks at understanding the trends between online gambling content, and gambling attitudes and behaviours among children and young people (Sept 2025).
Children and Gaming: An Analysis of Parental Attitudes
This report, based on a Mumsnet survey commissioned by Ygam, shares parents’ views on their child’s gaming (Sept 2025).
Peer to peer identification and brief advice (IBA) on a UK university campus
This report discusses Ygam's collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University (Mar 2025).
Peer to peer identification and brief advice (IBA) (Visual Summary)
This one page visual summary shares the key findings from Ygam's collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University (Mar 2025).
Student gambling survey 2025
This report is the fourth in a series of annual student surveys commissioned jointly by Ygam and GAMSTOP, and carried out by Censuswide.
The Gaming Generation: Parents' Perspectives in 2024
A Mumsnet survey commissioned by Ygam.
Student Choices That Harm 2019
Commissioned by Ygam and carried out by Red Brick this report identifies how gaming and gambling affect student life.
She Plays He Says
This report discusses preventing sexual harassment and misogyny in gaming.
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