Rethinking food systems to tackle food waste
Food systems have reportedly been largely omitted from the Cop26 agenda, with critics asking: why isn’t food waste a priority? A few years ago, I worked with the leading UK charity…
Insights from helping to build Digital Jersey
Last month, I facilitated a two-day workshop helping to build Digital Jersey. The importance and priority placed on the digital future of Jersey were evident, in the high levels…
Going to sleep at 10pm linked to lowered risk of heart disease
From a press release originally posted on the University of Exeter website. Articles about this study have appeared across the world, including: BBC Healthline Huffington Post i News…
Circular Revolution 2021, Driving the Transition to a Circular Economy in Wales
Wednesday 20 October 2021, 10:45 – 11:45 Professor Saeema Ahmed-Kristensen participated as an invited panellist at the Circular Revolution 2021 event (Driving the Transition to a Circular Economy…
From research to policy: Advocating for a better future
Originally posted on the University of Exeter’s Research and Innovation blog. Professor Mark Thompson looks at how he started working with policymakers, his work at INDEX, and the…
Six strategic plays for UK government IT initiatives and their implications for policy
Written by Mark Thompson and Will Venters, London School of Economics and Political Science. Originally posted on Computer Weekly magazine. The UK government needs to decide what being…
Facebook and the Next Stage of the Digital Meta-morphosis
I have never liked being Alan Brown. It feels like such a boring name. Too easily forgotten or confused with so many others with the same identity. Apparently,…