02 Jun Ideas and EoIs for New Sprints Invited Friday 02 Jun 2023 The Agile Initiative is inviting Oxford University researchers to come forward with ideas for new Sprint research projects.
24 May Researcher Spotlight – Purusothmn Nair Wednesday 24 May 2023 Our Researcher Spotlight series offers reflections and insights from Agile Sprint researchers on the experience of being part of rapid, policy oriented, interdisciplinary academic research within the Agile Sprint model.
22 May Nature-based Solutions can help us adapt to climate change – with more support in the National Adaptation Programme Monday 22 May 2023 Nature-based solutions can help communities and businesses cost-effectively adapt to climate change impacts such as floods, droughts and heatwaves, but they need more support in the third National Adaptation Programme.
15 May Ongoing collaboration on nutrient flow pathways Monday 15 May 2023 A second workshop with stakeholders and the Sprint team asking the question: Can we turn waste into fertiliser? Attendees had in detail discussions about research insights and challenges.
06 Apr Successful Nature Recovery Symposium enables the co-creation of ideas to support conservation and restoration Thursday 06 Apr 2023 Through two days of interactive workshops and information exchange sessions attendees aimed to develop concrete ideas for delivering nature recovery based on the real-world needs of the people involved.
06 Apr Stakeholders join together to discuss scaling-up green ammonia for shipping Thursday 06 Apr 2023 A focussed group drawn from across academia, government, industry, and major investment and regulatory organisations met to hear the first findings from the Sprint's research and to discuss how to scale up green ammonia as a shipping fuel.
14 Mar How can Nature-based Solutions support the Levelling-up agenda? Tuesday 14 Mar 2023 Agile researchers have developed an evidence summary to show how revisions to UK planning policy could help reverse the ongoing loss of green spaces and deliver high quality green infrastructure to tackle inequality and support urban regeneration.
22 Feb Agile researchers submit evidence for parliamentary inquiry into soil health Wednesday 22 Feb 2023 The Agile Sprint team highlighted the importance of soil health to provide essential ecosystem services, from food provision to climate change mitigation.
30 Jan The Agile Initiative’s Summer School is now open for applications Monday 30 Jan 2023 ‘Connecting environmental research with policy: a pathway to real-world impacts’, 10-14 July 2023, is now open for applications