The World Bank’s adoption of missions as an organising framework — through initiatives such as Mission 300 and Mission Water — signals an ambition to operate not only at greater scale, but with more ...

A space mission proposed and co-led by UCL researchers, which will image the edge of Earth’s magnetic bubble for the first time, was launched today from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The bubble ...

A new type of long-necked plant-eating dinosaur – the largest ever found in Southeast Asia – has been revealed in a study led by researchers at UCL, Mahasarakham University, Suranaree University of ...

Regularly taking part in arts activities such as reading, listening to music or visiting a gallery or museum may slow the ...

In partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies and the organization’s Government Innovation program, we have developed the Public Sector Capabilities Index, the first global tool designed to assess ...

COP30 must be the bridge between promise and proof – the moment the world shifts from declarations to outcomes people can feel in daily life. The transformation towards more sustainable and ...

Two frontier artificial intelligence startups founded by UCL researchers have raised a combined $1.6 billion in seed and early-stage financing, cementing London's position as a global centre for ...

For the first time, the G20 will meet on African soil - at a moment when demands to reshape the global economy are intensifying. Climate instability, biodiversity loss, the rising cost of capital, and ...

Public procurement is a key tool for mission-oriented innovation policies. It has been relevant in industrial policy, but underused as a tool for shaping markets to tackle social and ecological ...

This article advances a market-shaping theory of the public sector to address one of the most persistent tensions in public administration: how governments can be both stable and agile, while also ...

Pressure to achieve at school at age 15 is linked to depressive symptoms and risk of self-harm, and the association appears to persist into adulthood, finds a study led by UCL researchers. The authors ...

What if a single medication could increase your lifespan, improve mental health, ease chronic pain, lower cortisol levels and blood pressure, strengthen your immune system and improve your ability to ...