Education & Employment
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‘Politics and profits are blocking our path to more inclusive, equal workplaces’
Blog 26 June 2024
Building on recent research, Alice Bell says policymakers and business-leaders need to talk, think and act differently on EDI.
Empowering students with a ‘truly civic’ experience
News 17 June 2024
New report urges UK universities to equip all students to be lifelong active citizens through formal learning, campus activities, and community engagement.
CiviCast: on air
Blog 4 June 2024
Tania Carregha talks to NCIA’s John Fell about her experiences of community engagement and her research as a key delivery partner of the NCIA programme.
‘Tougher policing won’t reduce knife crime’
Blog 23 May 2024
If politicians are serious about addressing youth violence, they urgently need to work with young people, says Chelsea McDonagh
Young people tackle the crisis and causes of youth violence
News 12 March 2024
The Peer Action Collective (PAC) addresses the escalating crisis of youth safety and violence, uncovering root causes and taking positive action to address them.
CiviCast: A history of the Civic University movement
Blog 7 March 2024
In this podcast, our Senior Research Manager Tania Carregha interviews Professor John Goddard OBE.
Nearly three in four professionals experience ‘discriminatory or exclusionary’ behaviour
News 7 March 2024
Research with 12 professional membership and regulatory bodies reveals growing scepticism among professionals that EDI initiatives are ‘box-ticking’ exercises.
Beyond buzzwords – Embedding a systemic approach to EDI across the UK’s professions
Publication 4 March 2024
Report involving more than 7,000 members and learners from 12 professional bodies in the UK offers insights into experiences of EDI initiatives.
‘Raising our expectation of participation’
Blog 29 November 2023
We launch our new five-year strategy at a time of great challenge and division, says our CEO, Helen Goulden – and everyone in the UK should experience the power of participation to affect meaningful change
Heritage organisations win funding to address sector challenges
News 9 November 2023
The Heritage Fund is supporting 17 organisations to make the sector more sustainable, inclusive, and fit for the future.
Ambitious programme supports young people to tackle youth violence
News 20 September 2023
A five-year extension of the Peer Action Collective (PAC) programme, announced today, will drive youth participation to address youth violence and its causes.
Youth leadership for urban wellbeing
Publication 3 August 2023
This research report was developed by The Centre for Urban Wellbeing at The University of Birmingham, in collaboration with The Young Foundation, and the University of Birmingham’s Institute for Mental Health Youth participation leads and Youth Advisory Group.
© The Young Foundation 2024