Quarter Life: a year on, our stories for people in their 20s and 30s has paid off

By Avery Anapol, Commissioning Editor, Politics + Society

It’s been over a year since we launched our series, Quarter Life, aimed at helping to solve problems for those of us in our 20s and 30s. Industry research shows that people in this age group generally do not feel their needs and interests are served well by news media. While many of the articles in Quarter Life are relevant to readers of all ages, we want our younger readers to know that academic research can help them in their unique stage of life, too.

Since launching, the series has had 4.6 million page views (including republication), we have collaborated with over 155 academic…

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