2026 Fellowship Projects

Below are the finished projects of the Young Fabians Policy Research Fellowship 2026. The reports cover a range of topics from economic policy to international development, and human rights to healthcare. They display the policy research skills of Young Fabians developed through the workshops and mentorship given in the Fellowship Programme. You can read the reports by clicking on the links below and find out more about the authors by clicking on their name. You can find out more about the fellowship programme here

 

The programme was founded and directed by past Fabian Society Senior Researcher Eloise Sacares and the fellows were mentored by policy professionals Eloise Sacares (presently at T&E), George Carew-Jones (Smith School, University of Oxford), Hollie Wright (NEF), and Liam MacLua-Hodgson (The Brain Tumour Charity). 



Building Better Access: Policy Strategies to Improve Refugees and Asylum Seekers Access to Mental Health Services and Outcomes in the United Kingdom

By Tahmina Sayfi 



The Investment State: How a UK Development Bank Drives Growth, Productivity and Regional Renewal 

By Noah Lees



Rent Regulation as Part of a Balanced Housing Strategy: History, Evidence, and Policy Options 

By Yacine Sedour



Non-Consensual ‘Normalising’ Surgeries on Intersex Infants: Britain’s Hidden Human Rights Violation

By Simon O’Laocha



How Does the Underdiagnosis of ADHD and Autism in Black Children Affect Education, Health, and Social Outcomes

By Sue-Marie Majeed

 

To Build Community: Infrastructure and Class in the 1.5 Million New Homes

By Patrick Clarke



The Two-Tier Trap: Moving Beyond Rent Caps for Mid-Market Rent and Build-to-Rent in Scottish Housing Policy

By Jack Bather



Great Britain’s Small Reach: The Costly Impacts of UK Aid Cuts on Global Health, Security and International Standing

By Naoshin Haque



Working Democracy:  How the Democratic Economy Can Transform Workers’ Wellbeing 

By Dan Zukas



UK Aid & Kenya’s Technology Nexus: UK collaborative strategy with Kenya to meet development policy goals

By Eva Lake-Towner



Training Citizens: Civic Education and Youth Apathy

By Jack Leader



Reframing Immigration: How Labour can Build Public Support for a Progressive Migration Policy 

By Rhianna Gorman