The Young Foundation brings together insights, innovation and entrepreneurship to meet social needs. We have a track record of over 50 years' success with ventures such as the Open University, Which?, the School for Social Entrepreneurs and Healthline (the precursor of NHS Direct).
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Highlights
Charm Offensive: Cultivating Civility in 21st Century Britain (Oct 2011)
Civility can seem like an old fashioned concept and the British public tends to think we are on a spiral of decline when it comes to everyday politeness. This report, co-funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and Economic and Social Research Council, finds that far from a thing of the past, civility is something that people still care deeply about wherever they live, but it warns that long-term trends are making civility hard to maintain.
Cohesion: prevention, action and vision
Political discourse around cohesion in the UK has come down to a simplistic juxtaposition between those "who obey our laws" and those who don't. The government needs to re-think its laissez-faire policy on cohesion, says Phoebe Griffith.
Closing the gap: what makes a real difference
Young Foundation Seminar on educational disadvantage, and how best to tackle it.
Michael Young Memorial Lecture 2011: Family and Kinship in an ageing society
The annual Michael Young Memorial Lecture, this year delivered by the Rt. Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP, will discuss the changing role of the extended family in modern society.
Riots overshadow loss of high tech Olympic legacy
The recent riots have diverted attention from the decision by the Government and the Mayor's Office to reject a £1bn bid by the Wellcome Trust to transform the Olympic Park into a science and technology hub.
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