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Australia banned social media for under-16s. In the UK, the prevalence of mental health conditions is under review. A factor often identified as a contributor to declining well-being among young people is social media.
But are we overlooking a quieter, deeper shift? 🧵
But are we overlooking a quieter, deeper shift? 🧵
To coincide with Children's Mental Health Week, we have published a report which highlights the urgent need to rebuild social, educational and support infrastructure to help young people feel stable, connected and valued.
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@careyoppenheim.bsky.social
Young people feel unsupported by an overstretched and impersonal mental health system according to new report - Nuffield Foundation
Long waiting lists, repeated referrals and limited choice have left many young people feeling...
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February 12, 2026 at 4:22 PM
To coincide with Children's Mental Health Week, we have published a report which highlights the urgent need to rebuild social, educational and support infrastructure to help young people feel stable, connected and valued.
@careyoppenheim.bsky.social
@careyoppenheim.bsky.social
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Invitation to Tender: The Delegation Conversation.
We are looking for a partner who can design and adapt deliberative methods for a proposed People’s Forum on the use and governance of Advanced AI Assistants.
Full details: adalovelaceinstitute.org/ai-assistant...
Deadline: 15 February 2026.
We are looking for a partner who can design and adapt deliberative methods for a proposed People’s Forum on the use and governance of Advanced AI Assistants.
Full details: adalovelaceinstitute.org/ai-assistant...
Deadline: 15 February 2026.
Invitation to Tender: The Delegation Conversation
A People’s Forum on the use and governance of Advanced AI Assistants
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January 29, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Invitation to Tender: The Delegation Conversation.
We are looking for a partner who can design and adapt deliberative methods for a proposed People’s Forum on the use and governance of Advanced AI Assistants.
Full details: adalovelaceinstitute.org/ai-assistant...
Deadline: 15 February 2026.
We are looking for a partner who can design and adapt deliberative methods for a proposed People’s Forum on the use and governance of Advanced AI Assistants.
Full details: adalovelaceinstitute.org/ai-assistant...
Deadline: 15 February 2026.
The civil justice system in England & Wales is under strain. Read our Director of Justice's blog from our recent Public Right to Justice roundtable, where experts unpicked how the system is really working, where it’s falling short, & considered solutions to improve it.
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bit.ly/prtjroundtable
Reflections from a Public Right to Justice roundtable discussion - Nuffield Foundation
With the justice system in England and Wales seemingly in the grip of a long-term crisis, the Foundation brought together a group of experts for a Public Right to Justice (PRTJ) roundtable, asking how...
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January 29, 2026 at 3:42 PM
The civil justice system in England & Wales is under strain. Read our Director of Justice's blog from our recent Public Right to Justice roundtable, where experts unpicked how the system is really working, where it’s falling short, & considered solutions to improve it.
bit.ly/prtjroundtable
bit.ly/prtjroundtable
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🌟 We’ve launched a new report from the Children’s Information Project on what ethical & effective use of children’s information looks like & how it can be improved.
Funded by the @nuffieldfoundation.org , it introduces a practical framework & 8 essential practices.
➡️Read report: shorturl.at/HBllR
Funded by the @nuffieldfoundation.org , it introduces a practical framework & 8 essential practices.
➡️Read report: shorturl.at/HBllR
January 29, 2026 at 9:49 AM
🌟 We’ve launched a new report from the Children’s Information Project on what ethical & effective use of children’s information looks like & how it can be improved.
Funded by the @nuffieldfoundation.org , it introduces a practical framework & 8 essential practices.
➡️Read report: shorturl.at/HBllR
Funded by the @nuffieldfoundation.org , it introduces a practical framework & 8 essential practices.
➡️Read report: shorturl.at/HBllR
How are funding & demographic pressures affecting education spending in England? Rising SEND costs & varying pupil numbers are among the challenges set out in a new @lukesibieta.bsky.social report for @theifs.bsky.social.
Our Director of Education shares more in a new blog: bit.ly/4r2xqxV
Our Director of Education shares more in a new blog: bit.ly/4r2xqxV
Education spending in England at a crossroads - Nuffield Foundation
England’s education system is increasingly stretched, with debates about funding and long-term sustainability becoming ever more widespread.
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January 21, 2026 at 9:50 AM
How are funding & demographic pressures affecting education spending in England? Rising SEND costs & varying pupil numbers are among the challenges set out in a new @lukesibieta.bsky.social report for @theifs.bsky.social.
Our Director of Education shares more in a new blog: bit.ly/4r2xqxV
Our Director of Education shares more in a new blog: bit.ly/4r2xqxV
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This Wednesday at 10:30am we launch our annual report on education spending in England, funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org, with an online event on the major challenges facing the education system and allocating funding from the Spending Review.
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Shaping education funding for the challenges to come | Institute for Fiscal Studies
The online launch of 2026 IFS Annual Report on Education Spending in England, funded by the Nuffield Foundation.
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January 19, 2026 at 2:57 PM
This Wednesday at 10:30am we launch our annual report on education spending in England, funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org, with an online event on the major challenges facing the education system and allocating funding from the Spending Review.
Sign up to join ⬇️ ifs.org.uk/events/shapi...
Sign up to join ⬇️ ifs.org.uk/events/shapi...
Delighted to see our Director of Justice, Rob Street, writing in the @lawsocietygazette.bsky.social about the Foundation’s Public Right to Justice programme & the importance of evidence-led reform in the civil, family & tribunal systems in England & Wales.
Find out more about PRTJ: bit.ly/49L7csU
Find out more about PRTJ: bit.ly/49L7csU
January 19, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Delighted to see our Director of Justice, Rob Street, writing in the @lawsocietygazette.bsky.social about the Foundation’s Public Right to Justice programme & the importance of evidence-led reform in the civil, family & tribunal systems in England & Wales.
Find out more about PRTJ: bit.ly/49L7csU
Find out more about PRTJ: bit.ly/49L7csU
🔔 We're hiring!
Vacancies at the Nuffield Foundation:
➡️ Project Manager, Inclusive Grant Making
➡️ Research Grants & Programmes Manager (Welfare)
➡️ Trustee
We're also looking for a Governing Board Member @nuffieldfjo.bsky.social.
For more info, visit: bit.ly/3NKJhlH
Vacancies at the Nuffield Foundation:
➡️ Project Manager, Inclusive Grant Making
➡️ Research Grants & Programmes Manager (Welfare)
➡️ Trustee
We're also looking for a Governing Board Member @nuffieldfjo.bsky.social.
For more info, visit: bit.ly/3NKJhlH
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Start your career at the Nuffield Foundation in research, programme management, communications and more. Search Nuffield Foundation job vacancies.
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January 15, 2026 at 9:46 AM
🔔 We're hiring!
Vacancies at the Nuffield Foundation:
➡️ Project Manager, Inclusive Grant Making
➡️ Research Grants & Programmes Manager (Welfare)
➡️ Trustee
We're also looking for a Governing Board Member @nuffieldfjo.bsky.social.
For more info, visit: bit.ly/3NKJhlH
Vacancies at the Nuffield Foundation:
➡️ Project Manager, Inclusive Grant Making
➡️ Research Grants & Programmes Manager (Welfare)
➡️ Trustee
We're also looking for a Governing Board Member @nuffieldfjo.bsky.social.
For more info, visit: bit.ly/3NKJhlH
An important story in today’s Guardian on a new report showing that teenagers in care are four times more likely to attempt to end their own life than those with no care experience, from #NuffieldFunded research by a team at @ioe.bsky.social.
Read the story: bit.ly/45dhdxv
Read the story: bit.ly/45dhdxv
One in four UK teenagers in care have attempted to end their lives, study says
Research also shows teenagers in care are four times more likely to try to end their lives than peers with no care history
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January 14, 2026 at 12:59 PM
An important story in today’s Guardian on a new report showing that teenagers in care are four times more likely to attempt to end their own life than those with no care experience, from #NuffieldFunded research by a team at @ioe.bsky.social.
Read the story: bit.ly/45dhdxv
Read the story: bit.ly/45dhdxv
We will focus Justice funding in October 2026 on projects aligned with our Public Right to Justice programme, and prioritise applications that address challenges in the justice systems of England & Wales. More info to follow. Stay up to date, subscribe to our newsletter: bit.ly/4pvlPpQ
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January 8, 2026 at 3:12 PM
We will focus Justice funding in October 2026 on projects aligned with our Public Right to Justice programme, and prioritise applications that address challenges in the justice systems of England & Wales. More info to follow. Stay up to date, subscribe to our newsletter: bit.ly/4pvlPpQ
A rise in MPs’ casework is a symptom of a justice system under strain, writes @queensparkkaren.bsky.social in @thehousemag.bsky.social.
January 6, 2026 at 10:09 AM
A rise in MPs’ casework is a symptom of a justice system under strain, writes @queensparkkaren.bsky.social in @thehousemag.bsky.social.
🔹 Over two-thirds of council-run youth centres have shut down in England and Wales.
🔹 Nearly 20% of the UK's public libraries have closed.
🔹 £1.2 billion has been cut from youth service budgets.
Since 2010, places for teens to connect and develop key social skills have steadily disappeared. 🧵
🔹 Nearly 20% of the UK's public libraries have closed.
🔹 £1.2 billion has been cut from youth service budgets.
Since 2010, places for teens to connect and develop key social skills have steadily disappeared. 🧵
December 22, 2025 at 11:10 AM
🔹 Over two-thirds of council-run youth centres have shut down in England and Wales.
🔹 Nearly 20% of the UK's public libraries have closed.
🔹 £1.2 billion has been cut from youth service budgets.
Since 2010, places for teens to connect and develop key social skills have steadily disappeared. 🧵
🔹 Nearly 20% of the UK's public libraries have closed.
🔹 £1.2 billion has been cut from youth service budgets.
Since 2010, places for teens to connect and develop key social skills have steadily disappeared. 🧵
How can evidence help shape an inclusive future for the UK? Our recent Racial Diversity UK event featured grant-holders leading the first four funded projects & signalled the start of bringing people together who are interested in RDUK’s work. Find out how to get involved: bit.ly/3N6LDeo
December 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
How can evidence help shape an inclusive future for the UK? Our recent Racial Diversity UK event featured grant-holders leading the first four funded projects & signalled the start of bringing people together who are interested in RDUK’s work. Find out how to get involved: bit.ly/3N6LDeo
It is great to see this important research funded by the Nuffield Foundation in The Lancet. The inequalities faced by children in care are at the heart of the work of the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory.
Lisa Harker, director of the NFJO, examined this in a recent expert feature bit.ly/4q6kki
Lisa Harker, director of the NFJO, examined this in a recent expert feature bit.ly/4q6kki
December 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
It is great to see this important research funded by the Nuffield Foundation in The Lancet. The inequalities faced by children in care are at the heart of the work of the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory.
Lisa Harker, director of the NFJO, examined this in a recent expert feature bit.ly/4q6kki
Lisa Harker, director of the NFJO, examined this in a recent expert feature bit.ly/4q6kki
Australia banned social media for under-16s. In the UK, the prevalence of mental health conditions is under review. A factor often identified as a contributor to declining well-being among young people is social media.
But are we overlooking a quieter, deeper shift? 🧵
But are we overlooking a quieter, deeper shift? 🧵
December 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Australia banned social media for under-16s. In the UK, the prevalence of mental health conditions is under review. A factor often identified as a contributor to declining well-being among young people is social media.
But are we overlooking a quieter, deeper shift? 🧵
But are we overlooking a quieter, deeper shift? 🧵
Our Strategic Fund is open, deadline 16 March 2026. We’re looking for bold new ideas tackling the UK’s biggest social & economic challenges💡
Info on the Strategic Fund and how to apply: ow.ly/Ae7Y50XKnHl
Want to sense-check fit? Send a 1-page project summary to strategicfund@nuffieldfoundation.org
Info on the Strategic Fund and how to apply: ow.ly/Ae7Y50XKnHl
Want to sense-check fit? Send a 1-page project summary to strategicfund@nuffieldfoundation.org
December 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Our Strategic Fund is open, deadline 16 March 2026. We’re looking for bold new ideas tackling the UK’s biggest social & economic challenges💡
Info on the Strategic Fund and how to apply: ow.ly/Ae7Y50XKnHl
Want to sense-check fit? Send a 1-page project summary to strategicfund@nuffieldfoundation.org
Info on the Strategic Fund and how to apply: ow.ly/Ae7Y50XKnHl
Want to sense-check fit? Send a 1-page project summary to strategicfund@nuffieldfoundation.org
Thanks to everyone who joined our How is Gen Z faring? event & to our wonderful speakers for such thoughtful contributions - @jburnmurdoch.ft.com @sonialivingstone.bsky.social @pravpatalay.bsky.social @emilytanner.bsky.social @careyoppenheim.bsky.social
📺Watch the event + slides: ow.ly/GWP650XHvLe
📺Watch the event + slides: ow.ly/GWP650XHvLe
December 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Thanks to everyone who joined our How is Gen Z faring? event & to our wonderful speakers for such thoughtful contributions - @jburnmurdoch.ft.com @sonialivingstone.bsky.social @pravpatalay.bsky.social @emilytanner.bsky.social @careyoppenheim.bsky.social
📺Watch the event + slides: ow.ly/GWP650XHvLe
📺Watch the event + slides: ow.ly/GWP650XHvLe
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Because it happens in slow-motion we (still) tend to underappreciate the scale of demographic change & its profound implications for society.
Compare (expected) UK child population in 2035 to that in 1971.
Scotland = 44% lower, Wales = 30% lower, Northern Ireland = 34% lower & England 16% lower
Compare (expected) UK child population in 2035 to that in 1971.
Scotland = 44% lower, Wales = 30% lower, Northern Ireland = 34% lower & England 16% lower
December 5, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Because it happens in slow-motion we (still) tend to underappreciate the scale of demographic change & its profound implications for society.
Compare (expected) UK child population in 2035 to that in 1971.
Scotland = 44% lower, Wales = 30% lower, Northern Ireland = 34% lower & England 16% lower
Compare (expected) UK child population in 2035 to that in 1971.
Scotland = 44% lower, Wales = 30% lower, Northern Ireland = 34% lower & England 16% lower
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By 2029/29 there is expected to be a £6bn gap between levels of SEND spending and the funding available. And councils’ cumulative SEND deficits will be £14 bn.
Really important @theifs.bsky.social briefing on this funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org
Really important @theifs.bsky.social briefing on this funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org
December 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
By 2029/29 there is expected to be a £6bn gap between levels of SEND spending and the funding available. And councils’ cumulative SEND deficits will be £14 bn.
Really important @theifs.bsky.social briefing on this funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org
Really important @theifs.bsky.social briefing on this funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org
📣 Applying to Nuffield Funding: Supporting Black Researchers
Black researchers remain underrepresented across the UK research community. This webinar aims to help make our funding process more accessible and equitable.
Join us on 21st Jan for guidance on applying.
Register: ow.ly/VHyq50XAAZm
Black researchers remain underrepresented across the UK research community. This webinar aims to help make our funding process more accessible and equitable.
Join us on 21st Jan for guidance on applying.
Register: ow.ly/VHyq50XAAZm
December 2, 2025 at 1:05 PM
📣 Applying to Nuffield Funding: Supporting Black Researchers
Black researchers remain underrepresented across the UK research community. This webinar aims to help make our funding process more accessible and equitable.
Join us on 21st Jan for guidance on applying.
Register: ow.ly/VHyq50XAAZm
Black researchers remain underrepresented across the UK research community. This webinar aims to help make our funding process more accessible and equitable.
Join us on 21st Jan for guidance on applying.
Register: ow.ly/VHyq50XAAZm
Do listen to this great explainer about today's new report on the early years workforce across the UK. Findings seek to tackle the sector's recruitment & retention crisis & drive up quality. The report was led by @beatrice-early-ed.bsky.social & @plymuni.bsky.social.
Read it here: bit.ly/489vA7X
Read it here: bit.ly/489vA7X
November 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Do listen to this great explainer about today's new report on the early years workforce across the UK. Findings seek to tackle the sector's recruitment & retention crisis & drive up quality. The report was led by @beatrice-early-ed.bsky.social & @plymuni.bsky.social.
Read it here: bit.ly/489vA7X
Read it here: bit.ly/489vA7X
Announcements in the Chancellor’s budget align with issues where our funded research is highly relevant to major changes on three big policy challenges - child poverty, Post-16 and skills, and Special Educational Needs. 🧵
November 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Announcements in the Chancellor’s budget align with issues where our funded research is highly relevant to major changes on three big policy challenges - child poverty, Post-16 and skills, and Special Educational Needs. 🧵
📱Do you have a tracking app for your teen? It may have a bigger impact than you think.
For young people, it can feel like a breach of trust and an invasion of their privacy.
For parents, what begins as a desire for safety can be exploited by technology and become a form of control. 🧵
For young people, it can feel like a breach of trust and an invasion of their privacy.
For parents, what begins as a desire for safety can be exploited by technology and become a form of control. 🧵
November 27, 2025 at 10:12 AM
📱Do you have a tracking app for your teen? It may have a bigger impact than you think.
For young people, it can feel like a breach of trust and an invasion of their privacy.
For parents, what begins as a desire for safety can be exploited by technology and become a form of control. 🧵
For young people, it can feel like a breach of trust and an invasion of their privacy.
For parents, what begins as a desire for safety can be exploited by technology and become a form of control. 🧵
The Budget confirmed the speculation - Rachel Reeves has scrapped the two-child limit.
Our blog on child poverty considered the evidence supporting policy change. ⬇️
Our blog on child poverty considered the evidence supporting policy change. ⬇️
Child poverty remains a persistent challenge in the UK. At Wednesday's Budget, attention will be on the Chancellor & whether she will scrap the two-child benefit limit. The Foundation's @amiddletonbeer.bsky.social assesses the evidence for this necessary, but not sufficient, policy.
bit.ly/3XhNsHr
bit.ly/3XhNsHr
Child Poverty in the UK: Removing the two-child limit is important, but insufficient - Nuffield Foundation
The decisions to be announced at the despatch box on Wednesday will have profound...
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November 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The Budget confirmed the speculation - Rachel Reeves has scrapped the two-child limit.
Our blog on child poverty considered the evidence supporting policy change. ⬇️
Our blog on child poverty considered the evidence supporting policy change. ⬇️
The further education sector is on the frontline of preparing learners for a rapidly shifting labour market. Our Director of Education shares his thoughts on what the findings from The Skills Imperative 2035 by @thenfer.bsky.social mean for FE, in @fenews.bsky.social
Read here: ow.ly/ktPp50Xxrz4
Read here: ow.ly/ktPp50Xxrz4
November 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The further education sector is on the frontline of preparing learners for a rapidly shifting labour market. Our Director of Education shares his thoughts on what the findings from The Skills Imperative 2035 by @thenfer.bsky.social mean for FE, in @fenews.bsky.social
Read here: ow.ly/ktPp50Xxrz4
Read here: ow.ly/ktPp50Xxrz4