The Young Foundation → Our Teams → Research Search for: Join our mailing list Sign Up Sign up for Newsletter Email Address Page printed from http://youngfoundation.org/our-teams/research/ The Young Foundation About Us Who we are History Contact Us Office space and room hire Our Work Structural inequality Social innovation & investment Youth & Education Health, wellbeing & ageing Gender Places Our Teams Research Applied Innovation Ventures Transnational Movement Building News & Events Events Press releases News Resources Blog Get Involved SI Drive Research We do high quality research into the theory and practice of social innovation and the character of contemporary inequality. Our approach to these issues is distinctive in that we prioritise deep qualitative work rather than number crunching, although we do some of that too. We’re also unusually practical; we get out and about rather than hiding behind our desks. We find this gives us a richer sense of what people value in their lives and of what works in practice. And it means we’re often the first to spot emerging trends and fresh ideas for shaking things up. To find out more about our research, please get in touch with Victoria Boelman, Acting Director of Research at victoria.boelman@youngfoundation.org More on Research SI Drive SI Drive aims to build on the work already done by social innovation theorists to further explore the relationship bet ... → Read More Mapping social need in Bedford Project In the last two decades, an array of new tools have been developed to map social needs. These tools — from indexes of ... → Read More An insight into the impact of the cuts on some of the most vulnerable in Camden Publication Over the last few years, austerity measures across the country have been changing the shape and size of Britain's public ... → Read More Designed to Move: Tackling physical inactivity Project Physical inactivity is one of the biggest threats our society faces. Levels of physical activity are falling at alarming ... → Read More More from Research at the Young Foundation Related TEPSIE: Growing Social Innovation Project I strongly believe that today our strong European tradition of social innovation is more needed than ever. José Manuel ... → Read More Sinking and Swimming: Understanding Britain's Unmet Needs Publication This is a study of who is sinking and who is swimming in Britain today. Based on new analysis of statistical data, case ... → Read More About Us People Partner with us History Victoria Park Square Vacancies Contact Us Our Work Gender Places Structural inequality Youth & Education Health, wellbeing & ageing Social innovation & investment Our Teams Movement Building Research Applied Innovation Ventures Transnational News & Events Events Press releases News Get Involved Contribute Join our mailing list Resources Blog © The Young Foundation 2014 reception@youngfoundation.org +44 (0)20 8980 6263 T & C Privacy