Research that has helped to shape the way babies sleep and how parents care for them at night-time has been given the Royal seal of approval. The Durham Infancy and Sleep Centre (formerly Parent-Infant Sleep Lab) at Durham University has been awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher Education - the highest accolade for any academic institution and part of the national honours system in the United Kingdom.

New guidance on co-sleeping with babies, based on advice from the Durham Infancy and Sleep Centre (formerly Parent-Infant Sleep Lab) and other experts in the field, clarifies the association between co-sleeping and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) to help parents understand the potential risks.