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We want to improve people’s life chances and identify ways to address disadvantage and inequality in our digitally driven society. Nuffield Foundation research provides independent evidence on topics that affect people’s daily lives and their well-being.

We provide access to outputs from all our research projects and work to strengthen their collective impact.

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Mother and small child on a bus looking out of the window together and playing a game naming the things they see

Justice | 2023 – 2026

Parental Advocacy in England: a realist evaluation of implementation

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Cardiff University
Dr Clive Diaz
Families and family dynamicsFamily justice…Justice
Happy mother and happy baby boy at home playing on the sof

Education | 2023 – 2026

Investigating the origins of the ‘achievement gap’

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Lancaster University
Dr Kirsty Dunn
Early yearsEducation
Grandmother with little children with pen and paper

Education | 2023 – 2025

Improving early mathematical skills by supporting home learning

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Ulster University
Professor Victoria Simms
EducationNumeracy
Two little boys and a little girl, all wearing primary school uniform, work together to solve a puzzle in their classroom.
In progress

Education | 2023 – 2025 In progress

What has ‘Free School Meals’ measured and what are the implications?

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Education Policy Institute
Dr Tammy Campbell
Data for the public goodEconomy, public spending and services…EducationInequality and social mobilityPoverty and living standardsPrimary educationSecondary education
Teenager hugging their mother
New

Welfare | 2023 – 2025 New

Juvenile onset rheumatic diseases: education, vocational readiness, & employment

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University of Manchester
Professor Suzanne Verstappen
Cognitive and non-cognitive skillsEducational assessment…Labour marketLifelong learningMusculoskeletal conditionsPhysical healthPrimary educationSecondary educationWelfare
Girl in school uniform checks her phone while walking to secondary school, carrying a backpack

Education | 2023 – 2026

The impact of exclusion on peers’ education and labour market outcomes

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University of Westminster
Dr Veruska Oppedisano
EducationSecondary education
Portrait of a teenager in front of a blue shed, looking at the camera

Justice | 2023 – 2025

Children in police custody: piloting a ‘Child First’ approach 

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University of Nottingham
Dr Vicky Kemp
Access to justiceJustice…Youth justice
Teenager hugging their mother
In progress

Welfare | 2023 – 2026 In progress

The long-term effects of being a young carer

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St George’s University of London
Dr Rebecca Lacey
Caring responsibilitiesFamilies and family dynamics…Inequality and social mobilitySocioeconomics of early adulthoodWelfare
Teacher helping two primary school children in the classroom

Education | 2023 – 2027

Rethinking special educational needs

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University of York
Dr Umar Toseeb
Early yearsEducation…Mental healthPrimary educationSpecial educational needs and disability
People looking at their mobile phones while waiting for job interview

Welfare | 2023 – 2024

Reliability and validity of crowdsourced workplace wellbeing data

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University of Oxford
Professor Jan-Emmanuel De Neve
Labour marketMental health…Welfare

Welfare | 2023 – 2026

Broad shoulders: raising taxes at the top

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University of Warwick
Dr Arun Advani
Economy, public spending and servicesInequality and social mobility…TaxWelfare
Elderly man drinking tea at home with professional carer

Welfare | 2023 – 2024

Evidencing the outsourcing of social care provision in England

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University of Oxford
Dr Anders Bach-Mortensen
Administrative justiceData for the public good…Economy, public spending and servicesLooked after children and children in needSocioeconomics of ageingSocioeconomics of early adulthoodWelfare

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