Nesta | UK innovation agency for social good
We are Nesta. The UK's innovation agency for social good. Nesta in 2 minutes. More about us. 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.
School attendance: analysing causes and impact in pursuit of
For secondary schools, just 27 (out of the just over 3,000 in our data) have better overall attendance rates in 2021-2022. In general, schools with higher absence rates before the pandemic have seen bigger increases in their absences, post-pandemic. However, within this picture, there is still substantial variation.
The future of food: opportunities to improve health through ...
Our findings. Our report uncovers the food categories that could be promising targets for reformulation and identifies the main barriers and opportunities of reformulation for industry and policymakers. We conducted mixed methods research that included interviews with industry and public health stakeholders alongside analysis of in-home food ...
A brief history of Nesta
In 1998, the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) was launched with Lord Puttnam as our founding Chair, and a statutory remit ‘to promote talent, creativity and innovation in science, technology, and the arts’. While the Board of Trustees was appointed by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, NESTA ...
About us - nesta
Our 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.
3: What is collective intelligence? | Nesta
Feb 10, 2020 · At its simplest, ‘collective intelligence’ can be understood as the enhanced capacity that is created when people work together, often with the help of technology, to mobilise a wider range of information, ideas and insights. Collective intelligence (CI) emerges when these contributions are combined to become more than the sum of their ...
The electricity-to-gas price ratio explained | Nesta
Mar 30, 2023 · How a green ratio of 2.5 to 1 would make a heat pump cheaper than a gas boiler over the same lifespan. The chart below takes an example home and demonstrates how the running cost of a heat pump compared to a gas boiler could be affected by different electricity-to-gas price ratios, upfront costs, efficiency or the cost of gas.
Money Saving Boiler Challenge Campaign | Nesta
Oct 10, 2022 · The campaign helps households save money by lowering the flow temperature on their condensing combi boilers to 60°C. Our evidence suggests that households could save about 9% on their total gas bill by doing this, assuming their flow temperature is currently set at 80°C. For a medium-sized household with an annual gas consumption of 12,000 ...
Nesta Impact Investments
Nesta Impact Investments provide financial, knowledge and network capital to innovative tech ventures that are changing the world for good. We look to back businesses that are closely aligned to Nesta’s Mission impact goals; improving school readiness, tackling obesity, reducing household carbon emissions and improving productivity.
Theory of change - nesta
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 risks of your plan, and connect your work to a bigger goal.