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New Bennett Institute for Innovation and Policy Acceleration

Established to address and develop urgently needed policies and solutions to tackle some of society’s greatest challenges.

Science, technology and innovation is not addressing world’s most urgent problems

A major new research study led by the University of Sussex shows that global science research is not addressing the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Countries investing in renewable energy enjoy greater economic growth and lower income inequality

2 July 2021

Renewable energy acts as a catalyst for reducing income inequality and energy poverty according to analysis of data from over 200 countries.

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University to play key role at new research centre at forefront of UK industrial decarbonisation ambitions

24 May 2021

Benjamin Sovacool will be co-director and the University leads on 3 research topics at the Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre

Local creative microclusters vital to the UK’s post-Covid economic recovery

30 April 2021

Research by Dr Josh Siepel has provided important insights into how the creative industries can bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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‘There’s nothing stopping it now’ – Prof Carol Alexander responds to public listing of Coinbase

19 April 2021

Professor Carol Alexander has been at the forefront of expert responses to the public listing of Coinbase on the stock market.

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Home improvers and influencers vital to achieving UK net zero domestic heating targets

8 April 2021

The role of enthusiastic heat pump adopters in spreading the word is as important as Government policy, education and training.

Business School achieves 2021 Innovations That Inspire award for transformative innovation policy research

30 March 2021

AACSB International recognises the global impact of the Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium

A rural power plant set in green fields sends plumes of smoke into the sky

UK society picks up unpaid £110 billion tab from energy industry every year

26 March 2021

The true social, environmental and health costs of the UK energy sector is paid for by society at large rather than the industry or its consumers

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Consumers will condemn activist brands if they cannot prove moral competency when challenging freedom of speech

26 March 2021

A report finds brands that fail to prove their activist leanings fairly risk being labelled ‘conformist’ and ‘fame-seekers’.

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Scotland’s pursuit of low carbon future restricted by UK national security objectives

25 March 2021

Scotland’s progression to a low carbon future is likely being held back by national security policy from Westminster.

US society picks up unpaid $1.7 trillion tab from energy industry every year

19 March 2021

The social, environmental and health costs of the US energy sector dwarves the revenues of the country’s upstream oil and gas industry ($181 billion)