Asylum migrants earn 55% less per week than UK-born workers

Efforts to help refugees who have settled in the UK to integrate into British society have been constrained by the lack of information on the short- and long-term outcomes of refugees, a new report by the Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS) at the University of Oxford, reveals today. The Nuffield-funded report identifies information on jobs and the labour market as particular gaps.

Parental choice of school is not the answer to social integration

Parental choice of school is associated with higher levels of segregation among school children from different socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds, according to a new Nuffield-funded report from researchers at the University of Bristol and Cardiff University.

Early interventions could reduce violent crime

Interventions involving multiple agencies may be effective in reducing violent crime, according to a new POSTnote briefing co-authored by Nuffield Foundation Flowers Fellow, Francesca Boyd.

Government and NHS leaders could do more to encourage collaborative relationships between healthcare staff and parents of critically ill children

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has published a briefing note outlining the factors that can contribute to disagreements between parents and healthcare staff about the care and treatment of critically ill babies and young children.

Nuffield Foundation appoints Board and Director of the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory and establishes new data partnership to shed light on how the family justice system is working

Nuffield students win at the Big Bang UK Science and Engineering Competition

Congratulations to all of our Nuffield Research Placement students who were finalists in last week’s Big Bang Competition at the NEC in Birmingham.

Azeem Azhar appointed to the board of Ada Lovelace Institute

The Nuffield Foundation has appointed technology entrepreneur, investor and adviser Azeem Azhar to the board of the Ada Lovelace Institute, an independent research and deliberative body with a mission to ensure data and artificial intelligence (AI) work for people and society.

No fault divorce proposal is consistent with international trends

New research published today by the Nuffield Foundation argues that the Ministry of Justice's (MOJ) proposal for no fault divorce is fully consistent with international trends. Indeed, the report finds there is an international trend away from requiring any ground at all. 

Early intervention is key to breaking 'vicious circle' of maths anxiety

Three-quarters (77%) of children with high maths anxiety are normal to high achievers on curriculum maths tests, according to Nuffield-funded research from the Centre for Neuroscience in Education at the University of Cambridge. 

Nuffield Foundation become the 100th funder to sign up to 360Giving

We are delighted to become the 100th funder to sign up to 360Giving. 360Giving supports UK grantmakers to publish information on who, where and what they fund in an open, standardised format to build a better picture of the funding landscape and boost its impact.