Head of Research (former)
Education
The true ‘additional’ cost of a policy to write off current student loans, compared to the amount the government already ‘writes off’ from unpaid loans, would be lower than this. Read
Education
University applications by disadvantaged students haven’t fallen in the last few years. Read
Europe
For the most part Remain and Leave voters do not have diametrically opposed views of what Brexit should entail, according to polling experts at NatCen. Read
Immigration
Growing numbers of EU nationals have been applying for permanent residence status in the UK. Read
Europe
Two government jobs include a commitment to the “best possible outcome” for the UK after Brexit as a small part of the selection criteria. Read
Education
It’s important not to read too much into the UK’s rank alone, or draw conclusions from changes in our rankings about whether our education system is getting better or worse. Read
Education
High-achieving well-off pupils in Scotland perform better at science, reading and maths than high-achieving poor pupils, according to research. Read
Europe
A video by the National Institute for Economic and Social Research explains the difference between a single market and a free trade agreement. Read
Europe
It sounds like a simple question, but it’s not so easy to answer. We don’t have any official figures for how many UK businesses in total export to the EU. Read
Europe
We often see conflicting figures on the percentage of UK laws that come from the EU. There's no one definitive answer, and many ways of calculating this. Read
