Trustees are recruiting a new Director of the Nuffield Foundation

The Foundation is looking for a new Director to work with Trustees and senior management to set and implement the strategic direction for the Foundation; exploiting its independence to oversee the development of new and existing programmes, and to represent the work of the Foundation at large.

The closing date for applications was 13 February 2012.

DFID should work more effectively with private foundations

The International Development Select Committee has concluded that DFID needs to work more effectively with private foundations in order to improve the impact of aid. 

Using sport to educate and enthuse young people about science

Sport has a unique ability to capture the imagination of young people and to stimulate their aspirations. Science and engineering has dramatically shaped the modern sporting world, sometimes causing controversy, but always generating fascination. 

iPad game seeks to help autistic children develop social skills

Children with autism as young as 18 months could be helped to improve their socialising skills thanks to a new iPad app which was developed using research by Nuffield Foundation New Career Development Fellow Dr Sue Fletcher-Watson.

Calling all young film-makers!

Box Office Bioethics is a new film-making competition for students from the Nuffield Council on Bioethics. The competition is open to individuals or groups of students in the UK and Republic of Ireland, in three categories: