Approved work: Nuclear energy in the UK
This POSTnote will consider the current plans for building new nuclear plant in the UK and the potential of delivering the Government's ambitions in this sector.
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Approved work: Biomass energy
This POSTnote will consider the sustainability of biomass crop feedstocks grown in the UK, and the land use and other challenges that may arise.
Approved work: Long duration energy storage
This POSTnote will assess the various types of long duration energy storage currently being developed and their potential to contribute to the UK’s net zero goal.
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Approved work: Digital Technology and the Future of Freight
This POSTnote will provide an overview of the digital technologies that may shape the future of freight.
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Approved work: Urban Outdoor Air quality
This POSTnote will summarise the evidence for different measures to mitigate emissions from different sources of air pollution.
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Approved work: Nature recovery, conservation and climate change adaptation
This POSTnote will summarise the evidence base for increasing the resilience of habitats to climate impacts and outline the current approaches to implementing measures in the different nations of the UK.
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Approved work: Automation in military operations
This POSTnote will provide an overview of current and future military applications of automation and AI, and the technical, legal, ethical and societal issues associated with this.
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Approved work: Energy security
This POSTnote will focus on the technical issues that will affect the security of the UK's energy system in the short to medium term.
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Approved work: Climate security
The POSTnote will summarise the forecasting and strategic tools needed to identify and measure climate risks and provide early warnings for climate security related tipping points
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Approved work: Habitat restoration
The POSTnote will summarise the different definitions of, and objectives for, restoration; the evidence base on techniques for restoring different habitat types and the use of science and data to actively support and monitor habitat recovery.
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Approved work: Hypersonic missiles
This POSTnote will explain what hypersonic missiles are, the technical challenges to developing them, and summarise publicly available information about nations’ current capabilities.
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Approved work: Assisted dying
This POSTnote will provide a summary of the ethical debate and research on public opinion on assisted dying and related UK legislation.
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Pilot project: New methods for rapidly reviewing research for parliamentarians
How do we rapidly review research for parliamentarians and parliamentary audiences - without comprising academic quality?
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Approved work: Cyber warfare
This POSTnote will look at the potential threats that cyber presents to UK national security and the steps being taken by Government, industry and other stakeholders to mitigate these.
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Approved work: Invisible disabilities
20 to 21% of adults in the UK report having a disability. Many disabilities cannot be observed physically. This POSTnote will review current employment rights and potential future adjustments for people with disabilities.
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