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This Foresight report examines the future role, uses and planning of the subsurface.
Future of the subsurface June 2024 Foreword Use of the subsurface has been…
Future of the subsurface: subsurface space management in the UK June 2024…
Future of the subsurface: urban water management in the UK June 2024…
Future of the subsurface: geothermal energy generation in the UK Overview…
Government Office for Science Future of tunnelling Future of tunnelling:…
This case study, focusing on the Environment Agency, illustrates how the regulator used the Policy Stress-testing tool from the Futures Toolkit.
Environment Agency This case study explores how futures tools were used to…
This case study, focusing on the Food Standards Agency, illustrates how the department used the Delphi tool from the Futures Toolkit.
Food Standards Agency What was the challenge? The UK Food Standards Agency…
This case study, focusing on the Government Office for Science, illustrates how the office used the Driver Mapping and Scenarios tools from the Futures Toolkit.
This case study, focusing on the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia, illustrates how the organisation used the Horizon Scanning and Scenarios tools from the Futures Toolkit.
This case study, focusing on the US Government Accountability Office, illustrates how the office incorporated foresight into its strategic planning.
This case study, focusing on Natural Resources Wales, illustrates how the body used the Scenarios and Visioning tools from the Futures Toolkit.
This case study, focusing on the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), illustrates how the regulator used the Three Horizons and Future Wheels tools from the Futures Toolkit.
This case study, focusing on the Government Office for Science, illustrates how the office used the Delphi tool from the Futures Toolkit.
This case study, focusing on the Department for the Economy, Northern Ireland, illustrates how the department used the Horizon Scanning tool from the Futures Toolkit.
This case study, focusing on the Northern Areas People’s Development Initiative, South Africa, illustrates how the initiative used the Scenarios tool from the Futures Toolkit.
This case study, focusing on the North East Local Enterprise Partnership, illustrates how the partnership used the Seven Questions tool from the Futures Toolkit.
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Science advice note: What do we already know about microbiome manipulation via diet, prebiotic and probiotic, and other interventions, and what are the research gaps?
We carry out and commission research, evidence synthesis, assessments and advice on a wide range of subjects which have implications for government policy.
Science advice note: How will human genome databases change between now and 2030, and who will hold them in the UK?
Science advice note: What is the evidence base for plausible biological mechanisms for health impacts of ultra-processed foods (UPF)? and Evidence review of epidemiology and clinical trials in relation to health impacts of u…
Science advice note: What are the priority research questions for enabling a risk-based approach to Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) in the built environment?
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