The Standards of Evidence model helps to answer an important question: Is an innovation doing any good? It provides a robust framework for choosing the right approach to understand whether an ...

Ravi Gurumurthy is Group Chief Executive Officer, joining Nesta as Chief Executive in December 2019. Ravi was previously responsible for the International Rescue Committee’s work in designing, testing ...

Nesta Cymru exists to significantly improve the lives of tens of thousands of people in Wales by tackling some of our most significant societal challenges. We partner with government, public sector ...

Nesta in Scotland aims to better understand the potential of digital innovation and data to accelerate innovation for social good in Scotland.

This disparity contributes to electricity being much more expensive than gas, and essentially acts as a tax on low-carbon energy (opposite to a carbon tax) now that the UK has much cleaner electricity ...

How lowering the cost ratio of electricity to gas permanently would help make heating greener The government's support for householders in the form of the Energy Price Guarantee not only kept energy ...

How can it help me? Completing a theory of change worksheet helps you to map out the necessary steps you need to take to achieve a particular goal. It can help you to identify the potential impact and ...

Building on the success of the Arts Impact Fund, our fund is the largest arts and culture social investment fund in the world and is available to organisations across the UK. We launched the £23 ...

In the UK, the residential sector is the third-largest producer of greenhouse gas emissions, after transport and business. Homes are directly responsible for creating around 70 million tonnes of CO2 ...

Children growing up in poverty are less likely to live a long, fulfilling and happy life when compared to their peers. However, our current systems of support often struggle to reach the families who ...

The heat pump survey paints a positive picture for the future of heat pump adoption, showing that the majority of users are satisfied with their system. It also highlighted some improvements that ...

Our essay collection 'The AI Powered State' explores how China is using AI in public sector innovation. There are valuable insights for policymakers about where AI is improving services, as well as ...