Nuffield Foundation

Who we are

The Nuffield Foundation is an independent charitable trust with a mission to advance educational opportunity and social well-being.

We fund research that informs social policy, primarily in Education, Welfare and Justice. We also provide opportunities for young people to develop skills and confidence in science and research.

We are the founder and co-funder of Nuffield Council on Bioethics, Nuffield Family Justice Observatory and the Ada Lovelace Institute.

The Nuffield Foundation was established in 1943 by William Morris, Lord Nuffield, the founder of Morris Motors. 

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

We believe that diversity and inclusion are central to our strategic objectives.

The Foundation exists to improve people’s lives by better understanding the social, economic, technological and demographic issues affecting their life chances. All of our activities seek to advance social well-being and to improve education and skills, particularly for those whose opportunities are constrained by disadvantage or discrimination.

For our work to effectively recognise and reflect these issues, diversity and inclusion must be embedded in all aspects of what we do as a Foundation, including those we employ, the projects we fund and those with whom we work and engage.

We are working to ensure that we are an inclusive organisation, by identifying changes that we can make in different aspects of our work and raising awareness within the organisation.