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Economics Observatory @econ-observatory.bsky.social · 14d

TODAY on the Economics Observatory – What are the effects of youth club closures in the UK? By @carmenvillaecon.bsky.social

What are the effects of youth club closures in the UK? - Economics Observatory

The widespread closing of youth clubs during the 2010s, driven by government austerity measures, led to falling educational performance and increasing rates of youth offending. The long-term…

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UCL News @uclnews.bsky.social · 24d

The majority of young adults in Britain say they've experienced mental health difficulties, with a third expecting to need support in the coming year, according to polling commissioned from @yougov.co.uk by the @uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social of Mental Health & Wellbeing @uclbrainscience.bsky.social

One in three young people surveyed expect to need mental health support in coming year

The majority (64%) of young adults in Britain say they have experienced mental health difficulties, with a third (32%) expecting to need support in the coming year, according to polling commissioned f...

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UCL Institute of Education @ioe.bsky.social · 26d

🌊 Shoring up support for young people in coastal towns could look like:
- Creating safe spaces and activities, available outside of the summer season
- Investing in youth services, including funding for youth worker training

theconversation.com/young-pe...
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Young people in coastal towns are getting left behind – here’s what could help

For young people living in seaside towns year-round, there’s little to do – and youth services are crumbling.

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UCL News @uclnews.bsky.social · Aug 29

🖋️"The cost of doing nothing – for coastal towns and the young people who live there – are severe."

Prof Avril Keating, @drsamwhewall.bsky.social and Emily Clark @uclglobalyouth.bsky.social explore how to better support young people growing up in coastal towns.

theconversation.com/young-people...

Young people in coastal towns are getting left behind – here’s what could help

For young people living in seaside towns year-round, there’s little to do – and youth services are crumbling.

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Sam Whewall @drsamwhewall.bsky.social · Aug 28

✏️New piece in @theconversation.com. We spoke with 50 policymakers and youth practitioners about the issues facing young people growing up in English coastal communities. theconversation.com/young-people...

Young people in coastal towns are getting left behind – here’s what could help

For young people living in seaside towns year-round, there’s little to do – and youth services are crumbling.

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · Jul 23

New post:

"Why are young women increasingly left-wing?"

There's been a lot of focus on young men + the right but less on this much bigger political shift amongst young women.

Why is it happening? How could it change politics?

(£/free trial)

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Why are young women increasingly left-wing?

And how it could change politics

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Charlie Ball @lmicharlie.bsky.social · Jul 17

@jisc.bsky.social have the new Graduate Outcomes data out today, looking at the outcomes of graduates from the 2022/23 academic year, and where they were at the end of 2024, 15 months after graduating.

www.hesa.ac.uk/news/17-07-2...

Graduate Outcomes 2022/23: Summary Statistics - Summary | HESA

Annual first release of graduate outcomes data for 2021/22.

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Newcastle Youth Studies Centre @newcastleyouth.bsky.social · Jun 2

We are pleased to announce our online seminar series taking place in the 2nd half of the year with 6 sessions that cover a wide range of important social issues.
You can see full details including abstracts and can book Zoom tickets at our Eventbrite page: www.eventbrite.com.au/o/newcastle-...

Newcastle Youth Studies Centre

The Newcastle Youth Studies Centre is a collaborative group of researchers who work with young people to understand their lives, and the social, cultural, and economic forces they are living in.Too of...

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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · Jul 17

🗳️ Downing Street has confirmed it will extend the vote to 16 and 17-year-olds by the next general election

👇 Read @philipjcowley.bsky.social's analysis from earlier this year, on why lowering the voting age is unlikely to increase turnout in subsequent elections

The Professor Will See You Now: Votes at 16

In an occasional series, professor Philip Cowley offers a political science lesson for The House’s readers. This week: votes at 16

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Association for Citizenship Teaching @acitizenshipt.bsky.social · Jul 17

16- & 17-year-olds will vote in the next general election. Strengthened Citizenship education is essential to ensure young people are equipped with the knowledge & skills to participate in democracy confidently. Read our full statement below 👇 #Votesat16

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UCL Centre for Global Youth @uclglobalyouth.bsky.social · Jul 17

There's also a lot of work to be done to revitalise + extend #citizenshipeducation in schools in England. As ‪@acitizenshipt.bsky.social‬ can tell you, #cited can work but schools provision has been weakened + marginalised over past 15 years.

UCL Centre for Global Youth @uclglobalyouth.bsky.social · Jul 17

And we'd love to see #voteat16 combined with really strong mechanisms for including young people in *local* decision-making. This was another key theme of our recent report + we include an example from North Tyneside Council on how this can be done discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...

Young people & coastal communities: Local policymaker and practitioner perspectives: Interim report from the UCL Coastal Youth Life Chances project - UCL Discovery

UCL Discovery is UCL's open access repository, showcasing and providing access to UCL research outputs from all UCL disciplines.

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Jan Eichhorn @eichhornjan.bsky.social · Jul 17

Having researched #Vote16 for 13 years, knowing the evidence and, crucially, meeting so many fantastic young people, I am very happy that #VotesAt16 will become reality across the UK! I hope that our research (@chuebner.bsky.social) has been useful to some.
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Voting age to be lowered to 16 in UK by next general election

16- and 17-year-olds will be able to vote in all elections as part of changes including easier voter registration and a crackdown on foreign interference

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UCL Centre for Global Youth @uclglobalyouth.bsky.social · Jul 17

Renewed policy attention to young people + #youth services is overdue + much welcomed but there is a long way to go after 15 years of cuts, as our recent report on coastal #youth demonstrated www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ju...

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UCL Centre for Global Youth @uclglobalyouth.bsky.social · Jul 17

It's also worth seeing this as part of a wider shift to pay more attention to #youth issues + #youth services: researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CB...

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UCL Centre for Global Youth @uclglobalyouth.bsky.social · Jul 17

The intro of #voteat16 for future UK gen elections will generate lots of debate + headlines. But worth keeping an eye on the data we already have on this topic + on experiences in Scotland. This might have more impact on long-term trends (voting habits, youth inclusion) than on next general election

Anthony Wells @anthonyjwells.bsky.social · Jul 17

Since people keep asking...

We don't know with confidence how 16 and 17 year olds would vote. Polling evidence is quite scant because young people are some of the hardest to reach (and I would expect those you can reach will be disproportionately engaged and, therefore, not very representative). 🧵

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UCL Centre for Global Youth @uclglobalyouth.bsky.social · Jul 17

Today's announcement about lowering the voting age in UK general elections to 16 will provoke a lot of headlines + predictions, but worth keeping an eye on data we have so far + what experiences in Scotland can already tell us.

Anthony Wells @anthonyjwells.bsky.social · Jul 17

Since people keep asking...

We don't know with confidence how 16 and 17 year olds would vote. Polling evidence is quite scant because young people are some of the hardest to reach (and I would expect those you can reach will be disproportionately engaged and, therefore, not very representative). 🧵

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UCL Centre for Global Youth @uclglobalyouth.bsky.social · Jul 16

All our #Coastal #youth projects involve #co-production + participatory methods. This new article (led by @rachelbenchekroun.bsky.social) describes how we put this into practice in one recent project, the challenges that we faced + the insights we gained 👇 journals.uclpress.co.uk/r4a/article/...

The role of reflexive and relational spaces in exploring the contradictions and challenges in co-producing research

Co-producing research with young people presents contradictions and challenges. Reflexive and relational spaces are essential to exploring and addressing these. Reflecting on the evolution of our co-p...

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UCL Institute of Education @ioe.bsky.social · Jul 10

Heading to the beach this weekend? See if you can see it from the perspective of the young people who live there year round.

‪@uclglobalyouth.bsky.social research is exploring the challenges faced by these geographically isolated young people.
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📸 Polly Braden / @theguardian.com

1) Joe and Julia, Blackpool Beach. 2) Young people walking to Whitehaven. Photo by Polly Braden.

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UCL News @uclnews.bsky.social · Jul 8

A new report from @uclglobalyouth.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social highlights the challenges faced by young people growing up in England's coastal communities.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Jul 7

‘We’re told we won’t amount to anything’: is it possible to change the fortunes of young people living in England’s coastal towns?

Young people living by the sea are often in some of the most deprived areas of the country, but they say they want the chance to thrive. The Guardian is embarking on a year-long series to tell their stories

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UCL Centre for Global Youth @uclglobalyouth.bsky.social · Jul 8

As part of the CYLC project we talked to 50 policymakers and #youth practitioners about the challenges facing young people aged 15-20 in #coastal communities in England. Our report on these policymaker + practitioner perspectives was published this week 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ju...

Young people growing up in England’s coastal communities face unique obstacles

A new report, from the UCL Coastal Youth Life Chances project, highlights the challenges faced by young people growing up in coastal communities across England.

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UCL Centre for Global Youth @uclglobalyouth.bsky.social · Jul 8

It's great to see young people in #coastal communities being discussed in @theguardian.com this week. This age group is often overlooked. Our Coastal Youth Life Chances (CYLC) project is trying to help fill this gap www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Against the tide | The Guardian

<p>This year-long project from the Guardian’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/series/seascape-the-state-of-our-oceans">Seascape</a> series will be reporting on the lives of young peop...

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Sam Whewall @drsamwhewall.bsky.social · Jul 7

Excited to share a new report (discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...) from the UCL Coastal Youth Life Chances project (featured in two pieces by @theguardian.com this morning!) @uclglobalyouth.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social

Young people & coastal communities: Local policymaker and practitioner perspectives: Interim report from the UCL Coastal Youth Life Chances project - UCL Discovery

UCL Discovery is UCL's open access repository, showcasing and providing access to UCL research outputs from all UCL disciplines.

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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · Jun 12

Call for articles on children and youth engaged in paid employment while studying.

For a special issue of the journal Work, Employment and Society.

Papers are due by 27 February, 2026.

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UCL Centre for Global Youth @uclglobalyouth.bsky.social · Jun 11

Thanks to @sarah-mills.bsky.social for highlighting that there is a lot on youth in the latest UK strategic defence review theconversation.com/uk-looks-to-...

UK looks to military gap years to boost recruitment in the face of growing geopolitical tension

There is an increasing military presence in children and young people’s lives in the UK.

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