The UK’s September mini heatwave may have come a little late this year, but there is still time to renew the usual debate about air conditioning – what impact it has on the climate, whether the ...

Tues 24 June: 14:30-14:45 | Wed 25 June: 11:30-11:45. Nesta’s nationwide ‘Visit a heat pump’ scheme has seen more than 900 hosts sign up to the platform with over 1800 visits having taken place across ...

Across the UK, professionals in local authorities are developing innovative ways to use data to improve the first, formative years of a child’s life. But innovation thrives on connection and it’s ...

Most people live in homes that burn gas or other fossil fuels to provide heat and hot water. To reach net zero emissions by 2050, we have to switch to greener heating. Heat pumps, which run on ...

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 ...

Richard is a fully qualified mechanical engineer and has a wealth of experience working with and testing innovative heating control technology and 21st-century boiler technology. This report ...

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 ...

Meet our Classroom Changemakers – 15 inspirational teachers who have developed new ways to give young people the chance to get creative and solve problems in maths and computer science lessons ...

In 2021, the UK installed approximately 43,000 heat pumps which translates to around 0.15% of the housing stock. This seems to have increased in 2022 to around 60,000 heat pumps installed but is still ...

Toby worked with local governments to develop and pilot improvements to services that support young children and families. This report outlines the potential of AI tools in schools and colleges, and ...

Patricia Lucas is a social researcher with a particular interest in child health inequalities and evidence for policy. She divides her time between independent work, leading rapid soci… COVID-19 ...

At this very early stage in the responses to the pandemic, four narratives are taking shape, pointing us to quite different futures. These scenarios combine elements of continuity and discontinuity, ...