How could quantum computers undermine digital security?
Quantum computers could undermine widely used forms of encryption that protect online communications and digital identities. How could they do this, and when will they arrive?
How reliant is the UK on other countries for critical space-based technologies?
The UK relies heavily on other countries for critical satellite technology services. How can it become more resilient?
Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) in healthcare decision making
What are QALYs and what role do QALYs play in deciding which treatments the NHS funds?
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What impact does AI have on children’s learning in schools?
AI tools can enhance learning, although evidence on long-term impacts is still emerging.
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Climate scenarios and what they help us explore
Why there are different scenario-based projections, and what do they mean?
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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?
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Technology transfer and productivity growth in the UK
Technology is key to the economy and productivity. Policies on investment and skills shape how technology transfers across the economy.
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