Nesta | UK innovation agency for social good
WEBWe are Nesta. The UK's innovation agency for social good. The UK faces major challenges – climate change, inequality, ill health. All of these problems can seem overwhelming. But we believe it's possible to meet these challenges through innovation. That's the creation of new and better solutions. We believe that through new products, new ...
Asset-Based Community Development for Local Authorities
WEBSep 29, 2020 · This guide proposes a way of working that changes the relationship between a local authority, its citizens, and communities by focusing on ‘what’s strong, not what’s wrong’. Part of the New Operating Models Handbook, created by Nesta in partnership with Upstream Collaborative.
School attendance: analysing causes and impact in pursuit of
WEBAttendance has been described recently by school leaders, charities and commentators as the biggest problem facing policymakers and schools. The Children’s Commissioner, Dame Rachel De Souza, commented that greater levels of absence are becoming 'normalised'. The sudden, and seemingly persistent, rise in post-pandemic absence could have ...
About us - nesta
WEBOur specialist enterprises. We have a strong track record of incubating and growing new organisations that go on to form a crucial part of the innovation ecosystem. Several enterprises we've helped build still play an integral role as part of the wider Nesta family.
Lowering boiler flow temperature to reduce emissions | Nesta
WEBOur research found that lowering boiler flow temperatures can reduce carbon emissions, which is why we launched the Money Saving Boiler Challenge in October 2022 which led to approximately ~3.1 million households turning down their boiler flow temperatures over the course of the campaign. This saved an estimated 500,000 tonnes in CO2 and nearly ...
Nesta acquires Behavioural Insights Team to help tackle UK’s …
WEBDec 13, 2021 · Nesta, the UK’s innovation agency, has acquired Behavioural Insights Limited (BIT) in a £15.4 million deal to accelerate social innovation. By bringing together two leaders in their fields, the acquisition will help Nesta tackle some of the UK’s most pressing social challenges. In 2021 Nesta announced a 10-year mission to halve obesity ...
Citizen science - nesta
WEBUse the crowds to help you capture, experiment with and analyse data. Citizen Science is often described as scientific research conducted, in whole or in part, by amateur or nonprofessional scientists who crowdsource their contributions as part of a wider research project. Citizen Science unlocks new resources for research, experimentation and ...
The electricity-to-gas price ratio explained | Nesta
WEBMar 30, 2023 · With the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant still in place, if the electricity-to-gas price ratio came down to 2.5 to 1, a heat pump in this example would be £110 cheaper per year – as shown by the green bar. When the Boiler Upgrade Scheme ends, under the same assumptions, heat pumps would be more expensive, …
The Open Book of Social Innovation - nesta
WEBNov 4, 2013 · The Open Book of Social Innovation is part of the Social Innovator series, which looks at ways to design, develop and grow social innovation. It describes the methods and tools for innovation being used across the world and across different sectors – the public and private sectors, civil society and the household – in the overlapping fields ...
What does the latest census data reveal about how homes are …
WEBJan 6, 2023 · A new batch of Census 2021 data on housing has just been released, giving us a chance to see how homes across England and Wales are heated.. Beyond being able to see whether homes have central heating or not - and whether they rely on gas, electric, oil or solid fuel – there was an option for households to report if they were heated by “renewable” sources such as a heat pump, or by ...