To coincide with the University of Nottingham’s debate about the state of meritocracy in contemporary Britain (24 October 2018), CEO Helen Goulden share her thoughts and asks what has merit?
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British Journey: Talking with Joe Hayman
On Thursday, 10th January 2019, join us for a talk with Joe Hayman about his new book 'British Journey'.
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The Red Baron
In moving toward the meritocratic ideal, we have imagined that we have retired the old encrustations of inherited hierarchies. As the sociologist Michael Young knew, that’s not the real story.
- writes Kwame Anthony Appiah in 'The Red Baron' for The New York Review of Books.
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The Rise and Fall of the Meritocracy? By Toby Young
To coincide with the University of Nottingham's debate about the state of meritocracy in contemporary Britain (24 October 2018), we're sharing this piece by Toby Young where he explores the question: What lies beyond the meritocracy?
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Community and plastic cups: reflections on what it all means on World Mental Health Day
Here in Bethnal Green, generations of researchers and innovators have been reflecting on the idea of community since Michael Young moved here to undertake the research that would become the foundations of Family and Kinship in East London.
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Launching cohort seven of The Young Academy
We’re pleased to welcome eight new initiatives to the Young Academy’s accelerator programme for early-stage social ventures tackling educational inequalities. Through the Accelerator, participants will attend intensive workshops and receive one-to-one support from social impact experts, volunteer advisors and education sector leaders. Our goal is to create a space for ideas and projects to be... Find out more
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Patchwork Philanthropy
Our new report maps patterns of philanthropic and charitable spending across England against deprivation, public spending and the EU Referendum result.
Find out more"To address poverty systematically and effectively it is essential to know its extent and character" Philip Alston… https://t.co/wn2xkJM3QV