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NEF reviews policies and provides advice on education and skills development in science, technology, engineering and mathematics related areas. We engage with our partners and stakeholders through organising think-tanks and focus groups as well as contributing to consultations and whitepapers.

Most recently NEF has issued a highly anticipated report Freeing Colleges from Direct State Control based on a consultation with a group of college principals. It aims to contribute to a wider policy discussion by identifying the ways in which a balance can be struck between allowing colleges greater flexibility to act while preserving the national FE infrastructure.

We have also contributed to the national reviews such as the Leitch Review of Skills - Prosperity for All in the Global Economy World 2006, the Sainsbury Science and Innovation – the Race to the Top 2007, and Innovation Nation 2008 amongst others.

Our research activities provide evidence-based policy advice and recommendations to policy makers and politicians.