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‘Inspiring individuals’: ensuring Young’s legacy lives on
Feature 29 November 2023
Established by Michael Young in 1963 as a not-for-profit distance learning provider, the National Extension College (NEC) continues to widen access to education for people of all ages.
‘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
‘The driver of Michael’s innovation was often discontent’
Blog 29 November 2023
Discontent can be a powerful force for good, if we choose to participate in generating new solutions, says Helen Goulden.
‘Society has changed considerably’: Young’s u3a has matured
Feature 28 November 2023
A child of its time, the ‘university’ Michael Young co-founded to be run by older people, for older people, has now hit middle age. By Dr Liz Thackray, Chair, Third Age Trust
‘His values guide our future’: Michael and the Youngian vision of Social Research
Feature 23 November 2023
Aspects of Michael Young’s vision, dating back to over half a century, feel urgently relevant today, says Stian Westlake, Executive Chair, ESRC.
Forever Young
Celebrating our 70-year legacy, we continue to embrace the spirit of our founder, Michael Young, as we address challenges facing UK communities today, and tomorrow.
‘He mixed the intellectual rigour of research with the entrepreneurial flair of business’
Blog 22 November 2023
The Young Foundation Trustee, Mike Omoniyi, explains what being ‘Forever Young’ means to him.
‘He was a do-er; he got his hands dirty to make changes for the better’
Blog 22 November 2023
Our Trustee Kate Hainsworth shares what the spirit of Michael Young means to her.
‘Stories not statistics’: the influence of Michael Young in today’s Britain
Feature 13 November 2023
Alastair Wilson, CEO of the School for Social Entrepreneurs, says his institution, which Young founded in 1997, still transforms lives and communities around the world.
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.
Our food system: community research exploring access to healthy food in East Birmingham
Publication 8 November 2023
Drawing on East Birmingham residents’ lived experiences, this report offers policy recommendations for healthy food systems.
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