In this project, we partnered with the energy supplier Utilita to explore smart prepayment meter customers’ experience of participating in their version of the DFS called Power Payback. This will ...

We wish to explore if machine learning could be used to create a solution which would produce accurate enough estimates of the calorie content of meals sold by out of home SME businesses. We are open ...

Before joining Nesta, Ryu completed a PhD in Economics at Northwestern University. His research interest lies at the intersection of economic growth and political economy, with a specific focus on how ...

Before joining Nesta, Hema was the healthcare professionals education and events senior officer at Breast Cancer Now. In this role, she worked on educational products and events to support and improve ...

Heating engineers get free heat pumps in first-of-its-kind trial Participants report increased confidence in the technology Nesta launches major project to scale the model - aims to recruit 5,000 ...

Decarbonising home heating is a key priority in the UK’s strategy to cut emissions, and heat pumps are expected to play a pivotal role. The UK government and the Climate Change Committee have both ...

Aaron studied law at Bangor University before moving into the world of social innovation. He went on to co-found and lead Tranquiliti, an EdTech company focused on student wellbeing, which he ran for ...

Mission-oriented management can also work within existing systems; there are real alternatives to top-down monitoring and control to manage mission-driven public servants dedicated to the work of ...

But we might be on to something bigger than just the application of test and learn to foreign affairs. What about the possibility of a whole new means of international relations where test and learn ...

The vast majority of parents who signed up during the pilot reached our web platform from a paid advertising campaign run via our Nesta social media accounts (Facebook and Instagram) and a post from ...

We collected feedback via a survey (sent out on 3 April, and closed on 15 April) and diary study (data collected throughout the pilot) from parents and caregivers on how they found the programme, the ...

To be in a good position to meet the government’s key milestone, we will need a well-functioning market of parenting support. This will require good availability of effective programmes that respond ...