Watch the presentations from the “Child Development and Violence Prevention” Seminar: view the recordings in full or by session The complete recordings and individual videos of the seminar “Child Development and Violence Prevention: Evidence and Public Policy Pathways in Brazil” are now publicly available. Held on 23 and 24 June 2026 at PUCRS, in Porto […]
Event organised by UFPel, the Secure City Institute and PAHO/WHO takes place on 23 and 24 June in Porto Alegre, featuring a live stream and free registration. On 23 and 24 June, the city of Porto Alegre will host a major meeting putting childhood at the very centre of the debate on violence prevention. The […]
The Human Development and Violence Research Centre (DOVE), affiliated with the Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology at the Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), has been officially designated as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Evidence-Based Violence Prevention Across the Life Course. WHO is at the forefront of global action to prevent violence using a public health approach, […]
Eduardo Viegas da Silva has won the national ‘Prêmio Ciência pela Primeira Infância’ (Early Childhood Science Award), for his doctoral work on the PIM early home visiting programme for child development, conducted at the Post-Graduate Programme in Epidemiology, and the Human Development and Violence Research Centre (DOVE), at the Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel). Selected […]
Eduardo Viegas da Silva from the Human Development and Violence Research Centre (DOVE) Advances in the Doctorate Category The coalition Núcleo Ciência Pela Infância (NCPI) has announced that DOVE Postdoctoral researcher Eduardo Viegas da Silva, affiliated with the Post-Graduate Programme in Epidemiology at the Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), has been named one of the […]
PIM Programme improves parental responsiveness and sensitivity Evaluation study of the Brazilian home visiting programme “Primeira Infância Melhor” shows positive effects on parental responsiveness and sensitivity at age 4 years in 2015 Pelotas Cohort, with stronger positive effect on sensitivity for low-income parents. Overview New research from the DOVE Research Centre at the Federal University […]
DOVE Scientist Wins International Award for Contributions to Women’s Health Researcher Carolina de Vargas Nunes Coll from the DOVE Research Centre received the honour of the 2023 Paula Kantor Award bestowed by the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), a non-profit organisation based in the United States. The ICRW presents this award annually in […]
In a recent episode of the CRISP podcast by the Federal University of Minas Gerais, DOVE director Joseph Murray discussed socio-emotional development, violence, and crime. Murray talked about his academic journey, including his PhD at the Institute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge, where he studied the impact of parental incarceration on children’s development. […]
A recent study by the DOVE Research Centre published in The Lancet Global Health examines the relationship between domestic violence and maternal child-rearing practices. The research was based on data from the 2015 Pelotas Birth Cohort and involved the analysis of information collected from over 3,500 pairs of mothers and children. The study examined data […]
On May 11, the director of DOVE, Joseph Murray, presented the lecture “Can developmental criminology help prevent violence in high-violence societies?”, at the invitation of the Criminology Department of the University of Cambridge. The presentation is available on Youtube. Check it out here.
Effects of municipal violence prevention program in Pelotas intensified during COVID-19 pandemic A new study reveals that the Pelotas Peace Pact (the Pacto), a municipal urban violence prevention program launched in 2017, has significantly reduced crime and violence in the southern Brazilian city of Pelotas. According to the study, published in The Lancet Regional Health […]
Groundbreaking studies from the Centre for Human Development and Violence Research (DOVE) at the Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) have shed new light on the impact of education in reducing crime rates in Brazil. The research focuses on the association between academic performance and the development of conduct disorders and criminal behaviour in two generations […]
DOVE Director Professor Joseph Murray is among the most influential scientists worldwide, according to a ranking drawn up by researchers at Stanford University (USA) in partnership with Elsevier, a world-leading academic publisher of scientific and technical journals.
Evaluation study of the Brazilian home visiting programme “Primeira Infância Melhor” shows a positive impact on child development among vulnerable groups followed since the gestational period
Pelotas is the second Brazilian city, after Niterói in Rio de Janeiro, to join the Peace in Our Cities programme, in partnership with the DOVE Research Centre at the Federal University of Pelotas and the Instituto Cidade Segura.
The DOVE Research Center director, Joseph Murray, will give two lectures at the Seminar on the National Pact for Early Childhood – Southern Region, which will take place on the 19th and 20th of August. There will be open transmission on the National Counc
Pelotas is the third city in the world to become a UN Pathfinding City within the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children and Adolescents.
The postdoctoral researcher of the International Center for Equity in Health, Carolina Coll, was awarded an International Training Fellowship by the Wellcome Trust.
Luciana Tovo, DOVE Research Centre Fellow, is one of the winners of the “For Women in Science 2020” programme, which is promoted by L’Oréal Brazil in partnership with UNESCO in Brazil and the Brazilian Academy of Sciences (ABC).
The 2015 Pelotas Birth Cohort Study is conducting an online survey to learn about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Important aspects of health and development in childhood and adolescence can increase the risk that a young person will be exposed to the criminal justice system, says a study published in the February Lancet issue, which focused on Child and Adolescent H
Pelotas is on track to become the second city in Brazil, besides Sao Paulo, designated a UN Pathfinder City to end violence against children.
Professor Joseph Murray explained the work of the DOVE Research Centre in a seminar to the Postgraduate Programme in Epidemiology at the Federal University of Pelotas.
“What does science tell us about preventing violence from early childhood?” Professor Joseph Murray.
