Select Committee Area of Research Interest: Artificial Intelligence in Weapon Systems
Academics are invited to share their research and insights with the House of Lords Committee on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Weapon Systems.

To produce timely and forward-thinking analysis, our advisers closely monitor the research landscape. This horizon scanning process produces a range of reports that help Parliament plan for the future.
Academics are invited to share their research and insights with the House of Lords Committee on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Weapon Systems.
The House of Commons International Development Committee has updated its Area of Research Interest to support the Committee’s scrutiny of the UK’s international development strategy and funding. The ARI includes several specific areas of interest to further break down the broad area and focus the responses received from the research community
A new collaboration which will see three academics embedded at the heart of Parliament was launched on Monday 21 November.
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A pilot network of Thematic Research Leads (TRLs) will launch at the end of 2022, with three TRLs appointed to join pilot policy hubs in Parliament from January 2023.
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The House of Lords Adult Social Care Committee has published an Area of Research Interest on ‘Unpaid carers’ to support the Committee’s scrutiny of adult social care services in England. The ARI comes with several specific areas of interest aiming to further break down the broad area and focus the responses received from the research community.
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The Women and Equalities Committee and Home Affairs Committee have published a joint Area of Research Interest on ‘Violence against women and girls’ to help support their ongoing scrutiny in this topic area. The ARI comes with several specific areas of interest aiming to further break down the broad area and focus the responses received from the research community.
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The International Trade Committee has published five Areas of Research Interest (ARIs) for 2021 to help support the Committee’s scrutiny of UK trade policy. Each ARI comes with a series of questions aiming to further break down the broad areas. The ARIs focus on UK trade policy and include: Trade negotiations, Gender and trade, Food standards, Developing countries, and Foreign Policy and Trade.
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Experts have helped us find 30 areas of change to help the UK Parliament prepare for the future.
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COVID-19 has increased demand for research evidence. In response the research and publication processes have sped up. What does this mean for scrutiny?
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In its 2017 Industrial Strategy, the UK Government set out a target of investing 2.4% of GDP on R&D by 2027. How is it planning to reach this target? What are the uncertainties emerging from COVID-19 and the withdrawal from the European Union?
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The impacts of COVID-19 on mental health remain unclear. Initial research suggests disproportional impact on children, young people and those with pre-existing mental health conditions.
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COVID-19 has brought the drivers behind health inequality into sharp focus. But are there resources available to meet research and policy needs?
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COVID-19 has renewed attention on unfair and avoidable health differences across the population. But it remains unclear how the pandemic might inform public health policy.
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Biological organisms may begin to provide new and better solutions to environmental problems, but wider use of bioengineering may raise ethical concerns with public perceptions unclear.
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Climate change is expected to worsen the frequency, intensity and impacts of some extreme weather events requiring investment in disaster risk reduction and early warning systems.
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