How intergenerationally fair are the promises being offered by different parties on social care? IF Junior Researcher Melissa Bui takes a look…
Melissa Bui
Melissa is IF’s Senior Researcher. With a degree in economics and an MSc in social and public policy, Melissa is responsible for producing IF’s quantitative research reports. She is also adept at communicating our research to both expert and non-expert audiences and stakeholders, through giving lectures and presentations or being part of panel events. Her particular areas of interest include mental health, government spending, employment and the climate crisis. Outside work Melissa is most likely to be found enjoying food with friends.
IF Manifesto Audit 1: Mental Health
IF Junior Researcher Melissa Bui looks what different parties are promising on mental health ahead of the 2019 UK General Election
Oil industry sponsorship of cultural institutions: why young people are protesting
Protests at the National Portraits Gallery, the abandonment of a seat-subsidy for the Royal Shakespeare Company: the rejection of oil industry sponsorship on ethical grounds, largely driven by campaigns by young people, raises questions about what sources of philanthropy are unacceptable. IF Junior Researcher Melissa Bui – our lead in this ongoing Climate Change blog… Read more »
IF’s new blog column on climate change
Today marks the beginning of a regular blog column on climate change on the Intergenerational Foundation platform – in response to a request that has been frequently voiced by our younger supporters. IF Junior Researcher Melissa Bui presents the aims of the column and a call for contributions
Number of people aged 90 and over reaches a new high
Recent data released by the ONS demonstrate that the population of people aged 90 and over is still growing, although at a slower rate than observed in the previous year. IF Junior Researcher Melissa Bui explores what this means for younger generations
The Bank of Mum and Dad is one of the top mortgage lenders – and so it should be
According to a new study by Legal & General, the Bank of Mum and Dad is “one of the biggest mortgage lenders” in the UK. This finding has renewed concerns over whether parents will have adequate living standards in retirement. Melissa Bui, IF Junior Researcher, explains why, with the exception of poorer “lenders”, these types… Read more »
Moving out: a Millennial milestone or a distant dream?
Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics report a 24% increase in the number of stay-at-home young adults over the past decade. IF Junior Researcher, Melissa Bui, writes on how failing to address the core issues behind this development may turn key milestones into a distant dream for young adults within the next decade
Being more connected does not mean young people are less lonely
Loneliness Awareness Week is currently taking place across the UK. This year’s theme is reducing the stigma around loneliness. IF Junior Researcher Melissa Bui assesses whether young people are indeed more connected, how this relates to their experiences of loneliness, and what is being done about it