Understanding the 1.5°C global warming level: Implications for policy and adaptation
What are the implications for policy and adaptation of sustained warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and when will this occur?
Accessing national health data for research
How can the upcoming Health Data Research Service simplify access to national health data for research opportunities, while addressing technical challenges, security, governance and public trust?
Facial age estimation
AI tools can be used to assess a person’s age from an image, for example when they want to access online pornography or asylum services. How accurate is it, and what are the legal and ethical issues?
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Governance of solar radiation modification research
How might effective governance of solar radiation modification research be established, as interest grows in outdoor research experiments?
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Upscaling anaerobic digestion
What the benefits and challenges of expanding the anaerobic digestion sector to process organic waste?
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Rights of nature: Ethical frameworks
Rights of nature raise questions about the ethical basis of environmental protection and the implications of extending rights beyond humans.
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Economic support for families with young children
What does evidence suggest about the economic effects of policies supporting families with young children?
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Health effects of vape device components
Vapes are more popular than cigarettes in the UK. What do vape devices and e-liquids contain and how do they affect health?
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Small-scale solar
2025 saw the highest ever number of new solar panel installations in the UK. Amid volatile electricity prices, can small-scale solar reduce electricity bills, and what challenges remain in its rollout?
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Artificial intelligence for cyber resilience
Cyber resilience underpins critical services. What is it, how can it be achieved with AI, and what are the challenges from evolving cyber threats?
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The national hydrogen network
Hydrogen has potential as a low-carbon fuel in some industries. How can hydrogen be transported and what are the plans, progress and challenges in creating a hydrogen pipeline network?
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Impacts of taxation on small businesses: Business rates in the UK
Business rates are a fix cost for firms. Research shows they influence occupancy, employment and rents, with lower rates linked to higher occupancy of premises
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Digital targeting web: enhancing armed forces’ precision and lethality
The digital targeting web is a new initiative intended to enhance the precision and lethality of the UK Armed Forces in targeting adversary forces.
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Lifelong learning and skills
Lifelong learning supports skills development, as technological change, ageing and labour market shifts increase demand for upskilling and retraining. What are the opportunities, challenges and wider impacts?
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What are climate tipping points and how might they affect the UK?
As global warming approaches 1.5°C, parts of the climate system are at increasing risk of undergoing potentially abrupt, long-lived and irreversible shifts.
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