We published Next Generation UK 2024! This new study offers insights into the lives of young people in the UK. It explores the hopes that they hold for themselves, the most pressing issues they see in the UK, and globally, and how they view their place in the world.

Go to webpage and download Next Generation UK 2024

Please note that the first Next Generation UK report was published in 2017. We published a new report in December 2024.

The UK’s decision to leave the EU has left many young people feeling uncertain about the future and with questions about how the UK’s place in the world may be recast. While some perceive an opportunity to carve out a new future, others are anxious that Brexit will diminish the UK’s influence on the global stage.

With the backdrop of this moment of transition, the British Council commissioned Demos to undertake independent research for Next Generation UK, aiming for honest dialogue about the challenges facing young people in the UK, as well as exploring ways in which they can still have opportunities and agency as local and global citizens. 

The report is organised according to three key research themes around which we have explored youth attitudes and aspirations: the UK’s place in the world, political and social engagement, and opportunities in education and work.