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Researcher Spotlight – Charlotte Boddy
Policy Liaison Officer and Research Assistant Charlotte Boddy talks about her experience working on an Agile Sprint team/
12 May 2026 -
Fishing for impact
Lucy Rodwell, our Impact Facilitator, reflects on explaining the Sprint model and working at Agile: 'Agile has not just shown that you can deliver primary research within a year, but also that you can deliver outcomes and impacts in a very short timeframe, too. '
8 May 2026 -
Researcher Spotlight: Bothaina Eltigani
DPhil Candidate, Bothaina Eltigani reflects on her Agile Sprint experience: “My biggest takeaway is how powerful constraint can be. It sharpened my ability to identify what truly matters, act quickly, and treat research as an evolving process rather than a linear path."
5 May 2026
Explore sprints
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Environment and National Security: Exploring Policy ‘Demand Signals’ and the Science Response
This 6-month research project is exploring urgent evidence needs and use in response to the climate and biosphere emergency and its implications for UK national security.
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How can action on deforestation strengthen the UK’s food system security and resilience?
This Sprint will explore how alternative deforestation-control pathways may affect agricultural output, trade patterns, livelihoods, and the UK’s food systems.
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How can we prevent childhood sexual abuse in climate disasters?
This Sprint investigates a critical and under-recognised consequence of climate change: the increased risk of childhood sexual abuse during and after climate emergencies across Eastern and Southern Africa.
Outputs
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Our approach to Interdisciplinary research
MoreThis document offers learning from the Agile Initiative for researchers, research facilitators, administrators, and others interested in understanding and practising interdisciplinary research in fast-paced, policy-facing projects.
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Co-Creating research
MoreThis document offers learning from the Agile Initiative for researchers, research facilitators, administrators, and others interested in co-creating fast-paced, policy-facing research.
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Regenerative Agriculture, greenwashing and food system power dynamics
MoreThis report examines how regenerative agriculture can be used in ways that reinforce or challenge existing food system power dynamics, exploring the risks of greenwashing and the implications for policy and business practice.
Associated Sprint: Can regenerative agriculture deliver nutritious food and a just food system?
Associated SDGs: 11 Sustainable cities and communities, 12 Responsible consumption and production, 15 Life on land, 2 Zero hunger, 3 Good health and well-being, 8 Decent work and economic growth
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Designing ecologically effective and economically efficient conservation compensation funds: lessons from theory and practice
MorePRE-PRINT This report explores how conservation compensation funds can be designed to deliver more effective and efficient biodiversity outcomes, drawing lessons from global policy and practice.
Associated Sprint: How can the UK implement the Global Biodiversity Framework’s finance goals?
Associated SDGs: 12 Responsible consumption and production, 13 Climate action, 15 Life on land, 8 Decent work and economic growth
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