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Climate shocks and child abuse
Hannah van Vijfeijken highlights actionable evidence showing that drought and extreme heat are disproportionately affecting highly vulnerable groups of adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting the need systematically to integrate violence prevention into climate action.
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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
Explore sprints
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How can the UK improve flood resilience in the Thames Estuary?
This Sprint will directly support the Environment Agency’s Thames Estuary 2100 (TE2100) Plan by developing a new generation of flood-forecasting and risk-assessment tools.
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How can we assess the macroeconomic and inequality impacts of Carbon Budgets?
This Sprint will be working directly with DESNZ in advance of the Seventh Carbon Budget, and aims to develop new modelling approaches to fill macroeconomic and distributional analysis evidence gaps.
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How can we fireproof the Amazon?
Forest fires are a relatively new issue in the Amazon – historically, the Amazon did not burn. This Sprint will conduct research in this crucial area, and work alongside decision makers to develop policies and practices required to fireproof the Amazon.
Outputs
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There is no “magic bean” solution: new roadmap explores how to scale UK pulses
MoreThis new roadmap suggests that beans and pulses could play a much bigger role in supporting healthier diets, climate goals and nature recovery if long-standing system barriers are addressed.
Associated Sprint: Science-to-policy projects (2026)
Associated SDGs: 13 Climate action, 3 Good health and well-being
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The social and environmental dimensions of critical minerals in the UK
MoreThis research summarises a rapid review of the state of knowledge regarding the social and environmental dimensions of critical minerals in the UK. Written by one of Agile's science-to-policy research teams.
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Net zero education in the UK and Australia: A force for hope and inspiration this World Environment Day
MoreIsobel Talks (University of Oxford) and Alan Reid (Monash University) compare how UK and Australian schools are navigating net zero policy commitments, finding strikingly similar challenges — and pockets of inspiring practice — on both sides of the world.
Associated Sprint: How can curriculum designers provide better Net Zero education for the next generation?
Associated SDGs: 13 Climate action, 4 Quality education
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Expert Comment: Hormuz exposes the fragility of the UK’s food system – but price shocks alone won’t transform it
MoreDr Richard Kipling explains how the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has exposed the UK food system's reliance on imported fertiliser, and why a price shock alone is unlikely to transform it.
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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