Approved work: Prison populations
This POSTnote will outline current figures on prison populations, implications of an increasing UK prison population and prisoners’ welfare and safety.
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About our future research
Our work programme of future research sets out what topics we will cover in upcoming POSTnotes. We collaborate with stakeholders from industry, government, academia, the third sector and beyond, to help identify important themes, point us in the direction of critical literature, and peer-review the final reports. You can find the latest topics, as well as information on how to contribute as an expert, below.
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Approved work: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technologies
This POSTbrief will be a technical explainer introducing AI technologies. It will explain the main types of AI, give examples of their current and potential future applications, and provide a glossary of common terminology.
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Approved work: Carbon offsetting and carbon payback
This POSTnote will summarise the challenges that have emerged around setting standards for international offsetting and what monitoring is needed to ensure effective mitigation.
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Approved work: Freshwater, floodplain and wetland restoration.
This POSTnote will summarise the evidence base for restoration measures for different freshwater habitat types (complimenting the recent POSTnote and POSTbrief on habitat restoration) and the outcomes for biodiversity and ecosystem service benefits such as natural flood management and water quality.
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Approved work: The impacts and costs of synthetic fertilisers
This POSTnote will summarise the challenges and opportunities for the different approaches for reducing the use of synthetic fertilisers.
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Approved work: Demand side response
This POSTnote will consider developments in demand-side response, evidence of its potential contribution to decarbonisation of the power system, and the policy or market mechanisms needed to fully realise the opportunities DSR presents.
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