Nuffield Foundation


Young Witness Measuring Up?

A new study funded jointly by Nuffield and the NSPCC investigates how young witnesses are treated in criminal justice proceedings. A 2004 report by the same authors recommended reforms. Read the background and the report itself here.

Dilnott New Trustee

Nuffield is delighted to announce that Mr Andrew Dilnot CBE is to become one of its Trustees. Mr Dilnot is Principal of St Hugh’s College, Oxford University and a former Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

statistics A challenge to damned lies

A newly-launched campaign aims to improve the understanding and use of statistics by government, politicians, companies, advertisers and the mass media. Straight Statistics is funded by Nuffield and was established by journalists and statisticians to restore public confidence in statistics by exposing bad and promoting good practice. More

leran earn What counts as an educated 19 year old these days?

The largest independent review of education and training for 14-19 year olds in England and Wales since the Crowther Report in 1959 has published its report. A Directorate led by Professor Richard Pring from the University of Oxford carried out this Nuffield-funded review of all aspects of 14-19 education and training. More

Notice board

The Social Science Small Grants Scheme, in its current form, will close at 5pm on 17th July 2009.

The Nuffield Foundation is seeking a science curriculum developer for the post of Programme Head, Twenty First Century Science.

Next deadline for outline applications for research and innovation grants is Friday 10th July. We accept these by post or email.

Oliver Bird Rheumatism Programme PhD Studentships now available

Timetable for 2009 Grants Applications.


Newsletter

Newsletter issue 11
Newsletter issue 11

The Newsletter highlights new and current areas of grantmaking and the outcomes of funded work. Download the latest issue with live links to more information about the features


Last Updated Fri, 3 July 2009