Pathways to power: UpRising Leadership Programme can level playing field for young people from disadvantaged and under-represented backgrounds, independent evaluation finds
- Demos’ independent evaluation of the UpRising Leadership Programme found it significantly improved leadership, networking and advocacy skills 68 per cent of…
Posted by Events on August 23rd, 2016
Ambitious pilot in deprived schools shows how extra-curricular activities can build children’s leadership skills
- 126 primary school children from deprived areas took part in an innovative pilot run by the Scout Association Study revealed children…
Posted by Events on July 13th, 2016
British Families ‘Exposed’ in Times of Economic Shocks
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A new research paper from leading cross-party think tank…
Posted by Events on July 8th, 2016New Demos study reveals scale of social media misogyny
A new Demos social media study has mapped the thousands of aggressive and abusive tweets being sent from UK Twitter accounts –…
Posted by Events on May 26th, 2016Demos Responds to the Queen’s Speech
The 2016 Queen’s Speech saw the Prime Minister take bold strides towards shoring up his legacy, against a volatile leadership landscape and…
Posted by Events on May 18th, 2016Demos’ Evaluation of Pioneering Rugby Pilot Demonstrates Enormous Potential of Character Education
Demos’ independent evaluation of Premiership Rugby’s ‘On the Front Foot’ pilot scheme has found “statistically significant and positive impacts” on the development…
Posted by Events on April 21st, 2016Designing housing to build companionship in later life
- Exclusive polling finds London and the North West have the highest levels of loneliness amongst older people in the country, and…
Posted by Events on April 12th, 2016
Demos Responds to the 2016 Budget
The Chancellor’s 2016 Budget addressed many of Demos’ core policy areas, and in some instances, drew on policy recommendations from our research…
Posted by Events on March 16th, 2016Research Reveals Scale of the Social Media Challenge Facing Gambling Regulators
The scale of the social media challenge facing gambling regulators and those working to minimise gambling-related harm is set out in a…
Posted by Events on February 19th, 2016Demos Announces Social Media Analysis Partnership with the Irish Examiner Ahead of 2016 Irish Election
Today, Demos announces an exciting new partnership with the Irish Examiner, providing exclusive analysis of the digital dimension of the Irish General…
Posted by Events on January 29th, 2016Power to the Pupils: Overhaul Teacher-Student Relationships to Fight Disengagement
A major two-year pilot programme from independent, cross-party think tank Demos has found that giving students greater control and independence to…
Posted by Events on January 28th, 2016Transforming European Democracy through New Technologies
A new paper from the Centre for the Analysis of Social Media in the independent British think tank, Demos, maps the…
Posted by Events on December 21st, 2015Forgotten Towns: new Demos research shows England’s metro revolution is leaving satellite towns behind
A ground-breaking new study from cross-party think tank Demos shows a concerning gulf between the socio-economic performance of English towns and…
Posted by Events on December 15th, 2015Hand Housing Back to Communities to Solve Building Crisis
- Report finds that widespread local opposition to house building (‘NIMBYism’) is not inevitable. Rather than being motivated by selfish, financial concerns,…
Posted by Events on December 10th, 2015
Demos Responds to the Autumn Statement & Comprehensive Spending Review
Welfare and Pensions
If the Treasury was already nervous about Universal Credit, it will be even more preoccupied now. In the medium…
Posted by Events on November 25th, 2015Emerging Crisis in Care for Disabled Children
Budget cuts, poor coordination and access to services threatening to undermine progress for those with most complex needs.
A new report from…
Posted by Events on November 17th, 2015An Invisible Failing: Veterans Need Targeted Support to Rehabilitate & Fulfil their Potential
A new report from cross-party think tank Demos calls for the Government to urgently address the care and rehabilitation of…
Posted by Events on November 5th, 2015Establish Independent Regional Banks with Dual Bottom Line to Support SME Growth
- Report finds major regional imbalance in number of SMEs between North and South of England, and their ability to access…
Posted by Events on October 13th, 2015
Schools Failing to Build & Maintain Confidence and Positive Mindsets in Students
Leavers feel less happy, confident and supported than Year Nines
- Exclusive polling for Demos’ Mind over Matter report reveals final-year students…
Posted by Events on October 15th, 2015
Time to Tackle the Under-Representation of British Muslims in Top Professions
- British Muslims least likely to hold professional or managerial jobs of any religious group in Britain – at only half…
Posted by Events on October 9th, 2015