News
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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 -
Civil Service and Academia: A Model Partnership
Civil servant Tim Lennox writes about his experience seconding to INET Oxford.
28 April 2026 -
Strait of Hormuz disruption exposes the UK’s fertiliser vulnerability
In this blog, Prof Aidong Yang explains how fertiliser disruption can drive food price risk in the UK.
27 April 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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Can Biodiversity Markets Deliver Inclusive and Collaborative Nature Recovery? Lessons From Different Habitat Banking Models in England
MoreThis paper shows how different habitat banking models under England’s Biodiversity Net Gain policy shape landowner participation, social inclusivity, and collaborative landscape-scale governance in emerging biodiversity markets.
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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Conceptual Framework for Assessing the Economic Impact of Nature-based Programmes on the Mental Health and Well-Being of Adolescents
MoreThis report summarises the design of a health economic model to evaluate the economic implications of implementing nature-based programmes in schools.
Associated Sprint: Is “nature” a policy solution to mental health in schools?
Associated SDGs: 11 Sustainable cities and communities, 13 Climate action, 3 Good health and well-being, 4 Quality education
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NetZeroEd: how can curriculum designers provide better Net Zero education for the next generation?
MoreThis academic poster explains the research of the net zero education sprint.
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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Five arguments for including Net Zero in the curriculum
MoreAn outline of five arguments published on BERA for including Net Zero in the curriculum, touching on issues of: futures, empowerment, complexity, public reasoning and justice.
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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