Approved work: Artificial Intelligence and Mental Health
This POSTnote will outline the challenges and opportunities for the use of artificial intelligence and mental health
Approved work: Children’s wellbeing and behaviour in schools
This POSTnote will outline the current evidence and policies in schools to support children's wellbeing and behaviour.
Approved work: Security of UK technology infrastructure
This POSTnote will outline what UK technology infrastructure is, potential impacts of disruptions, risks, options for mitigating risks and relevant policy.
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Approved work: Planning for Net Zero
This POSTnote will outline the challenges and opportunities for spatial planning and climate change across national, regional and local decision-making levels.
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Approved work: The future of Energy Security through AI and Machine Learning
This POSTnote will outline the energy system application of AI and Machine Learning. It will also consider the data, cybersecurity and ethical challenges that will need to be considered for application in the UK to enhance energy security.
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Future research
Approved work: Quantum technologies
This POSTnote will provide an overview of recent developments in quantum technologies and potential applications, including "dual-use" applications for use in either the military or the civilian world.
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Future research
Approved Work: Public health impacts of 20mph speed limits and zones
This POSTnote will outline research evidence about health impacts, data on public attitudes, and explore stakeholder perspectives on this policy.
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Future research
Approved Work: Personalised medicines for Sickle Cell and Thalassemia
This POSTnote will outline the health burden of blood diseases, beta-thalassemia and sickle cell anaemia. It will explain key concepts of emerging treatment and examine perspectives regarding patient awareness and access to innovative medicines such as cell and gene therapy.
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Approved Work: North Sea Decommissioning
This POSTnote will assess the current state of decommissioning in the UK Continental Shelf. It will also consider the technological challenges and repurposing potential with other technologies for innovations that could lower costs or provide opportunities for economic and environmental improvements in the process.
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Approved work: Collation, use and potential misuse of biometric data
This POSTnote will provide an overview of the types of biometric data, along with current and potential uses and benefits such as improved security in authentications and the role of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
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Approved work: Housing insecurity in the private rented sector – social and community impacts
This POSTnote will draw together research on the social impacts of insecure housing on tenants and their families. This could include impacts on health and wellbeing, relationships, finances, and employment and educational outcomes.
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Approved work: Support for neurodivergent children and young people
This POSTnote will outline support available for neurodivergent children and young people in healthcare and education. It could draw together evidence around the benefits of support. It could consider barriers to accessing support, and the implications of these.
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Approved work: 6G – Next generation mobile communication technologies
This POSTnote would provide an overview of the next stage of the evolving mobile communication network, 6G, building on POST’s previous briefings on 5G Technology (2019) and the UK Broadband Infrastructure (2015).
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Future research
Approved work: The hydrogen backbone
This POSTnote would consider the challenges and opportunities of creating a hydrogen transmission backbone for the UK, including the likely benefits and costs that may arise from the current approaches being envisioned.
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Future research
Approved work: Trust in broadcasters and news providers
This POSTnote will examine UK levels of trust in public and private broadcasters and news providers. It will highlight both historical and international comparisons, and changes in how people consume news.
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