Approved work: Assisted dying
This POSTnote will provide a summary of the ethical debate and research on public opinion on assisted dying and related UK legislation.
Contributing to the POST work programme
To produce POSTnotes, advisers and fellows talk to a variety of stakeholders from industry, government, academia, and the third sector. These experts help us identify important themes, point us in the direction of critical literature, and even help us peer-review the final reports.
To contribute with literature, expertise or as a peer-reviewer, please click below on the scope of the topic you are interested in.
New additions to the work programme
The POST board approved 8 new POSTnotes in April 2022.
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Approved work: Automation in military operations
This POSTnote will provide an overview of current and future military applications of automation and AI, and the technical, legal, ethical and societal issues associated with this.
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Approved work: Climate security
The POSTnote will summarise the forecasting and strategic tools needed to identify and measure climate risks and provide early warnings for climate security related tipping points
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Approved work: Energy security
This POSTnote will focus on the technical issues that will affect the security of the UK's energy system in the short to medium term.
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Approved work: Habitat restoration
The POSTnote will summarise the different definitions of, and objectives for, restoration; the evidence base on techniques for restoring different habitat types and the use of science and data to actively support and monitor habitat recovery.
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Approved work: Hypersonic missiles
This POSTnote will explain what hypersonic missiles are, the technical challenges to developing them, and summarise publicly available information about nations’ current capabilities.
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Approved work: Nature recovery, conservation and climate change adaptation
This POSTnote will summarise the evidence base for increasing the resilience of habitats to climate impacts and outline the current approaches to implementing measures in the different nations of the UK.
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Approved work: Palliative and end of life care
This POSTnote will provide an overview of palliative and end of life care, its key components, approaches to managing and standardising care and key challenges to providing high quality care.
Other work in production
Beyond the new additions to our work programme, there are several ongoing publications that we are still working on. Click on the scopes below for more detail and information on work timelines.
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Cyber warfare
This POSTnote will look at the potential threats that cyber presents to UK national security and the steps being taken by Government, industry and other stakeholders to mitigate these.
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Biodiversity and financial risks
Destructive agricultural, forestry and fishery subsidies cancel out biodiversity funding. This POSTnote will look at the financial risks arising from investments that lead to biodiversity loss.
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Invisible disabilities
20 to 21% of adults in the UK report having a disability. Many disabilities cannot be observed physically. This POSTnote will review current employment rights and potential future adjustments for people with disabilities.
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Reform of the Mental Health Act – impacts on children
This POSTnote will summarise recent trends in the use of the Mental Health Act on children and examine proposed legislative reforms.
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Energy consumption of computing
This POSTnote will examine the energy consumption of data centres and data transmission networks. It will review energy trends and initiatives aiming to limit energy consumption.
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Environmentally efficient residential buildings
A POSTnote on green building will summarise the key criteria affecting the environmental performance of buildings.
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Testosterone and sports performance
A POSTnote on testosterone and sports performance will focus on the scientific literature that describes the relationship between sports performance and testosterone.
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