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Matt Dickson

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Professor of Economic and Social Policy at the Institute for Policy Research, University of Bath. Research Fellow IZA.

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Government investment lifted young people’s hopes in ‘left behind’ areas, new research shows Study finds optimism rising in social mobility ‘cold spots’, bucking national downward trend

New research out today! We show that a Gov’t education intervention targeting 12 social mobility ‘cold spots’ in England (the ‘Opportunity Areas’ programme) had a large positive impact on young people’s optimism about the future…

www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...

02.10.2025 07:55 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Demographic, Health, and Social Predictors of Place of Death in England, 2004-2013: Identifying barriers to dying in the community The reduction of hospital deaths is a policy priority in most developed countries. However, health and social care systems experience difficulties in delivering this outcome. Moreover, studies of p...

New paper out today! Demographic, Health, and Social Predictors of Place of Death in England, 2004-2013: Identifying barriers to dying in the community www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

01.04.2025 11:56 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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No exodus to state sector after VAT added to private school fees, say English councils Most say they have seen no impact on applications for year 7 places, despite warnings from those against policy

Surprise!
www.theguardian.com/education/20...

10.03.2025 10:23 — 👍 9    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

haha, yeah I'm behind the curve, only realised this existed the other day 🤦‍♂️

17.10.2023 08:48 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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