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Nuffield Foundation announces £150 million funding commitment to tackle UK’s biggest social challenges

Stuart Mitchell

The Nuffield Foundation launches a major new Strategic Review, backed by a £150 million spending commitment, to fund research and innovation that addresses some of the UK’s most urgent social and economic challenges. The Foundation will commit £30 million annually over the next five years to generate rigorous evidence on, and shape solutions to, intersecting problems impacting UK society which are holding back the country’s future prosperity and wellbeing. The Foundation’s new strategic focus is a response to current global and domestic pressures reshaping UK policy and politics. Evolving areas…

£168m boost for public data project improving lives across the UK

Stuart Mitchell

A successful UK public sector data scheme gaining insights on everything from the cost of living to early cancer diagnosis gets five more years of funding. UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) investment in Administrative Data Research UK (ADR UK) will continue its ground-breaking UK-wide data-linking and research projects. Transformational impact Since launching in 2018, its work has had transformational impact on a wide range of public health, justice, economic and social care issues. Pay rises for UK workers It helped secure real-terms pay rises for millions of workers across the…

Sainsbury’s and Comic Relief team up to tackle school holiday hunger

Stuart Mitchell

Sainsbury’s is taking a fresh approach to tackling school holiday hunger by funding both meals and activities for children to help create memorable experiences, as new research shows that food is integral to our memories. New research commissioned by Sainsbury’s found that 72% of Brits say that food is an important part of their memories, with moments of connection with family and friends (43%) and positive memories of childhood (37%) being the ones we most closely associate with food. Almost two thirds (64%) of Brits say that they associate food…

The SBTi opens net-zero standard for finance industry

Stuart Mitchell

Financial institutions will, for the first time, be able to set science-based targets aligned with net-zero, following the release of the Science Based Targets initiative’s (SBTi) Financial Institutions Net-Zero Standard. The Standard provides clear, actionable science-based guidance for banks, asset owners and managers, private equity firms and other financial institutions to align their lending, investment, insurance, and capital markets activities with limiting global warming and achieving net-zero by 2050 at the latest. By setting targets against the Standard, financial institutions can set a clear route to build resilience, meet evolving…

ADMA unveils new powerhouse Advisory Committee to lead marketing’s next era

Stuart Mitchell

The Association for Data-Driven Marketing and Advertising (ADMA) has unveiled a new Advisory Committee featuring some of Australia’s most respected marketing and business practitioners. The new Committee will be key in shaping ADMA’s strategy to execute its vision to drive innovation, build industry capability, set the standard for responsible marketing, and reimagine the industry’s future through data-driven transformation. Composed of leading CMOs and specialists from Optus, NAB, Woolworths, MECCA, Zip Co, and Deloitte, the Committee brings a breadth of experience across marketing, digital, and business leadership. This announcement follows previous…