UK and the Middle East
Tensions in the Middle East moved to armed conflict in October 2023. What are the implications of the conflict, and how will it affect the UK?
Approved work: Violence Against Women and Girls in schools and among children and young people
This POSTnote will assess evidence on existing interventions, including but not limited to whole-school approaches, multi-agency partnerships, consent education, teacher training, and safeguarding protocols.
Approved work: Electronic Warfare
This POSTnote will provide an introduction to electronic warfare including, what it is, how it’s being used, and its potential implications for both military operations and civilian infrastructure.
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Future research
Approved work: Defending UK airspace
The UK faces potential airborne threats from aircraft, missiles, and drones. What defence is in place, and how can it be improved?
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Horizon scanning
Regional disparities in transport
Regional variations in transport services across England cause a range of challenges.
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Future research
Approved work: Multifunctional land use decisions: what role could collaborative governance models play?
This POSTnote will summarise the challenges and opportunities for developing new multifunctional collaborative land use governance models.
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Future research
Approved work: Winter mortality
This POSTnote will summarise the factors that affect winter mortality. It will outline evidence for policies to prevent excess winter deaths.
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Future research
Approved work: regional differences in healthy life expectancy
This POSTnote will assess the evidence on interventions for increasing healthy life expectancy, and reducing regional differences across England.
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Horizon scanning
Decarbonising surface transport
To meet carbon budget projections, surface transport emissions will need to fall by 86% from 2023 levels by 2040.
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Horizon scanning
Transport: how can sustainable travel choices be encouraged?
Encouraging more sustainable travel choices could help to reduce carbon emissions from transport.
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Horizon scanning
Climate adaptation, mitigation and resilience
Contributors to the horizon scan identified interconnected challenges and opportunities related to climate adaptation, mitigation and resilience.
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Horizon scanning
Addressing climate transition challenges and opportunities
Contributors to the horizon scan identified challenges and opportunities related to climate justice and achieving a just transition.
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Future research
Approved work: Nutrient trading markets
This POSTnote will summarise the challenges and opportunities for using nutrient trading to balance development with UK water quality goals.
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Horizon scanning
Active travel
Active travel provides health benefits to individuals and wider society
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Horizon scanning
Transport system resilience
Opportunities and challenges for increasing the resilience of transport systems.
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