There are no policy recommendations in this report – Nesta’s new blueprint for halving obesity already makes it possible to identify the most effective policy interventions to pursue and at what scale ...

This study focused on terraced and semi-detached housing, modelling air source heat pumps (ASHPs) operating at the maximum noise level allowed by the MCS 020 noise standard (42 dB). By adopting ...

The new government has committed to being ‘mission-driven’, focusing its efforts on five key areas: growth, the NHS, clean energy, safer streets and opportunity. We now know these missions will be ...

Nesta has produced a comprehensive policy plan to decarbonise home heating that the new Government can use from day one. This is a credible and deliverable plan that draws extensively on all the work ...

This report synthesises the policy blueprint. It illustrates the organisations, stakeholders and key stages that should be refined and considered. The organisations involved A coordinated switching ...

Understanding the relative impacts of different forms of early disadvantage on child outcomes can help tailor support systems to better address each child's needs. We used data from the Study of Early ...

How early does the disadvantage gap start when we’re looking at children’s outcomes? Does gender also impact on a child’s developmental assessment results? These are crucial questions that at Nesta we ...

The post-pandemic rises in absence rates are staggering. The sudden surge in overall and persistent absence has left schools and policymakers scrambling for causes and solutions. Finding ways to bring ...

The UK has about 23 million gas boilers, all heating the oldest housing stock in Europe. Despite attempts to encourage heat pump adoptions, it’s expected that 10 million new boilers will be fitted ...

Heat pump users are highly satisfied with their heat pumps, considering them to be safe, reliable, quiet heat sources that are effective for space heating and producing hot water. Overall, ...

To reach the net-zero goals set by governments across the UK, we urgently need to make progress on reducing carbon emissions from our housing. We know that the best way to do this is to change how we ...