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Digital tech has profoundly shaped today’s 14–24-year-olds and their journeys to adulthood.

Roshni Modhvadia from @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social & Grown up? project lead @careyoppenheim.bsky.social dive into what the evidence says — and, importantly, what is missing.

🎥 Watch: bit.ly/digitallives...
November 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM
It’s time to think about the connection between the social & economic, not as unilateral, but as a two-way relationship.
 
This was the theme of our recent event, where we asked a room of experts, ’How can the strength of our social foundations make, or break, our economic fortunes?’
 
Link below👇
September 26, 2025 at 9:51 AM
𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬! 𝐖𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 £𝟏𝟓𝟎𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐊’𝐬 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰

In response to global and domestic pressures, our 5 focus questions prioritise prosperity, inclusion and fairness as we renew our aim to improve lives through research & innovation👇🧵
July 24, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Young people in care are being pushed into independence far sooner than their peers, & are faring particularly badly amidst the social & economic upheaval facing Gen Z. Find out more in a new article for the Foundation's Grown up? project from Lisa Harker @nuffieldfjo.bsky.social.
ow.ly/kvLO50WntBK
July 10, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Tackling social challenges needs evidence-led research. In our 2024 annual report discover how the Foundation supported our expert centres @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social @nuffieldfjo.bsky.social @nuffieldbioethics.bsky.social & UK grant-holders with a charitable spend of £28.4m.

ow.ly/E9NS50WaI3J
June 17, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Post-16 education & skills in England is widely regarded as undervalued & underfunded. Our Education Programme Head Emily Tanner gave evidence to the Education Select Committee today, which is examining reforms & challenges currently being navigated by the further education sector.
June 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
As part of the Grown Up? programme's workshop on the move from education to work, young people wrote postcards to themselves from the future.

The result? A snapshot of their priorities, incl:
💼 meaningful work
💛 Well-being
✈️ New experiences

Read workshop report & postcards: ow.ly/81PZ50W1qIZ
May 30, 2025 at 10:21 AM