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Approved work: Environmental compensation for net zero infrastructure

Friday, 27 March, 2026

Can the environmental impacts of net zero infrastructure developments in specific locations be addressed through strategic compensatory mechanisms?

  • Future research
  • Environment
Approved work: Environmental compensation for net zero infrastructure

Approved work: Governance of solar geoengineering research

Friday, 27 March, 2026

How can researchers, funders and regulators create accountable governance for solar geoengineering research with clear guidance that builds public trust?

  • Future research
  • Energy
  • Environment
Approved work: Governance of solar geoengineering research

Approved work: Impacts of screen and phone use on children and young people’s development 

Friday, 27 March, 2026

How does screen use and personal phone access affect children’s cognitive, behavioural, developmental and wellbeing outcomes, and what does the evidence suggest for interventions? 

  • Future research
  • Digital technologies
Approved work: Impacts of screen and phone use on children and young people’s development 
  • Future research

    Approved work: Accessing large-scale health data for research – opportunities, barriers and risks

    Friday, 27 March, 2026

    How can largescale health data initiatives, such as the Health Data Research Service, improve UK research and outcomes? What regulatory and policy issues arise?

    • Future research
    • Health and social care
  • Future research

    Approved work: Technology to reduce livestreamed child sexual abuse

    Friday, 27 March, 2026

    What is the scale of the problem in the UK, what technological solutions are there, and what regulatory approaches exist?

    • Future research
    • Health and social care
  • Future research

    Approved work: Digital sovereignty

    Friday, 27 March, 2026

    What is digital sovereignty and how might it apply to the UK?

    • Future research
    • Digital technologies
  • Future research

    Approved work: Impacts of social media on children and young people 

    Friday, 27 March, 2026

    What are the wellbeing impacts of social media use among children and young people. How do regulatory interventions shape online safety outcomes? 

    • Future research
    • Digital technologies
  • Future research

    Approved work: FemTech: technology to support women’s health

    Friday, 27 March, 2026

    How can technology aimed at women improve health outcomes? What are the opportunities, challenges and risks regarding health, technology regulation, and data protection?

    • Future research
    • Digital technologies
    • Health and social care
  • Future research

    Approved work: Batteries

    Wednesday, 25 March, 2026

    What are the opportunities for current and future technologies, how do these align with sustainability goals, and what role could the UK play?

    • Future research
    • Energy
  • Future research

    Approved work: Supply chains in the energy industry

    Wednesday, 25 March, 2026

    What are the key concerns, how can these be addressed, and what are the opportunities and challenges for the UK?

    • Future research
    • Energy
  • Future research

    Approved work: Research and development (R&D) for UK Defence

    Tuesday, 11 November, 2025

    How is defence research in the UK structured and coordinated? What are the barriers to effective innovation and how can they be addressed?

    • Future research
    • Security and defence
  • Future research

    Approved work: Small-scale solar

    Friday, 07 November, 2025

    What could small-scale solar contribute to delivering energy and climate policy, and how might it be optimised?

    • Future research
    • Energy
    • Environment
  • Future research

    Approved work: Nature based flood and drought resilience

    Friday, 07 November, 2025

    What are the key challenges and benefits of using nature-based solutions for flood and drought risk climate change adaptation in the UK?

    • Future research
    • Energy
    • Environment
  • Future research

    Approved work: Diagnosis and treatment of rare genetic diseases

    Friday, 01 August, 2025

    What are the challenges associated with the diagnosis of rare genetic diseases, and with the coordination of and access to treatment and care?

    • Future research
    • Health and social care
  • Future research

    Approved work: Multifunctional land use decisions: what role could collaborative governance models play?

    Friday, 02 May, 2025

    This POSTnote will summarise the challenges and opportunities for developing new multifunctional collaborative land use governance models.

    • Future research
    • Environment

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