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Browse all by category → Policy Briefs→ Written Evidence→ Policy Papers and Reports→ How to contribute? Policy Briefs 14 Aug 2024 Evidence Brief: Behaviour Change for Active Travel – Dr Manu Savani 25 Jul 2024 POSTbrief: What is the metaverse and what impacts will it have for society? – Dr Pin Lean Lau 18 Apr 2024 Policy brief: Reducing NHS Costs Associated with Smoking – Professor Francesco Moscone 16 Feb 2024 Policy brief: Hydrogen in the UK. Working from the future – Dr John Szabo More policy briefs Written Evidence 29 Jul 2024 Lobbying and Influence: post-legislative scrutiny of the Lobbying Act 2014 and related matters – Prof. Justin Fisher 17 Apr 2024 Written evidence: Large language models – Dr Elena Abrusci, Dr Hayleigh Bosher and Dr Alina Miron 12 Apr 2024 Written evidence: Renewable Energy and Net Zero in Northern Ireland – Dr Ahmed Zobaa 10 Apr 2024 Written evidence: Governance of artificial intelligence (AI) – Dr Hayleigh Bosher More written evidence submissions Policy papers and reports 20 Aug 2024 Policy paper: Risks, innovation, and adaptability in the UK's incrementalism versus the European Union's comprehensive artificial intelligence regulation – Dr Asress Gikay 07 Aug 2024 POSTnote Research Briefing: Automated vehicles – Professor Joseph Giacomin 08 Jul 2024 Report: New Evidence on Post-Brexit UK Migration Trends – F. Filauri, M. Pazzona, M. Rosina, 05 Jun 2024 POSTnote Research Briefing: Public Health Impacts of Heat More policy papers and reports Browse all Browse by category | AI and tech | Climate change and green energy | Democracy, election and politics | Economy | Global health | IP, digital media and creative industries | Societal challenges | → How to contribute? AI and tech ↑ go back 20 Aug 2024 Policy paper: Risks, innovation, and adaptability in the UK's incrementalism versus the European Union's comprehensive artificial intelligence regulation – Dr Asress Gikay 07 Aug 2024 POSTnote Research Briefing: Automated vehicles – Professor Joseph Giacomin 25 Jul 2024 POSTbrief: What is the metaverse and what impacts will it have for society? – Dr Pin Lean Lau 17 Apr 2024 Written evidence: Large language models – Dr Elena Abrusci, Dr Hayleigh Bosher and Dr Alina Miron 10 Apr 2024 Written evidence: Governance of artificial intelligence (AI) – Dr Hayleigh Bosher 31 Jan 2024 Policy paper: Regulating use of live facial recognition technology by law enforcement authorities in public spaces – Dr Asress Adimi Gikay 10 Jan 2024 POSTnote Research Briefing: Policy implications of artificial intelligence (AI) 08 Nov 2023 Evidence session: Large language models 01 Sep 2023 Policy Brief: Copyright, generative AI and data mining - Dr Hayleigh Bosher 31 Aug 2023 House of Commons Committee report: The governance of artificial intelligence - Dr Hayleigh Bosher 11 Aug 2023 Research summary: Facial recognition and tackling retail crime in the UK - Dr Asress Gikay 07 Jan 2023 Written evidence: Connected tech: Smart or sinister? - Dr Cigdem Sengul 1 2 ❯ Climate change and green energy ↑ go back 12 Apr 2024 Written evidence: Renewable Energy and Net Zero in Northern Ireland – Dr Ahmed Zobaa 16 Feb 2024 Policy brief: Hydrogen in the UK. Working from the future – Dr John Szabo 25 Jan 2024 Written evidence: Keeping the power on. Our future energy technology mix – Dr Ahmed Zobaa 06 Dec 2023 Written evidence: The Role of Natural Capital in the Green Economy - Dr Amama Shaukat 29 Aug 2023 Written Evidence: Preparing for the winter - Dr Ahmed F. Zobaa 01 Aug 2023 Written evidence: Future Energy Technology - Dr Ahmed F. Zobaa 27 Jan 2023 Written evidence: Technological innovations, climate change and onshore solar energy - Professor Hussam Jouhara 01 Dec 2022 Written Evidence: Technological innovations, climate change and onshore solar energy - Professor Hussam Jouhara 27 Jul 2022 Written evidence: Geothermal technologies and the UK's journey to net zero carbon emissions by 2050 - Dr Lee Hosking 27 Apr 2022 Policy Brief | Decarbonising the energy system. New digital infrastructure - Prof Gareth Taylor 21 Jul 2021 Written evidence: The transition to net zero in the UK and geothermal technologies (CeraPhi Energy Ltd) 07 Mar 2021 Written Evidence: Role of batteries and fuel cells in achieving Net Zero - Dr Chun Sing Lai 1 2 ❯ Democracy, election and politics ↑ go back 08 Jul 2024 Report: New Evidence on Post-Brexit UK Migration Trends – F. Filauri, M. Pazzona, M. Rosina, 31 Aug 2023 Report: UK Immigration After Brexit - Dr Matteo Pazzona 22 Aug 2023 Policy Brief: Addressing Future Election Challenges - Prof Justin Fisher 27 Jul 2023 New report: What do voters want from an online voting experience? - Dr Manu Savani, Prof Justin Fisher and Dr Fotios Spyridonis 12 Oct 2022 Draft Strategy and Policy Statement for the Electoral Commission - Prof Justin Fisher 16 Jun 2021 Research article: Public support for 'soft' versus 'hard' behavioural public policies - Dr Manu Savani 20 May 2021 Written evidence: Propriety of governance in light of Greensill - Prof Justin Fisher 08 Oct 2020 Written Evidence: The Work of the Electoral Commission - Prof Justin Fisher Economy ↑ go back 20 Jul 2023 Written evidence: Wales as a global tourist destination 27 May 2023 Policy Brief: Promoting Wales as The Land of Dragons and Legends - Prof Dorothy Yen 21 Feb 2023 Written evidence: Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the blockchain - Dr Monomita Nandy 25 Mar 2022 Written evidence: Wales as a destination for international tourists - Professor Dorothy A. Yen, Dr Ana Canhoto, and Dr Liyuan Wei 27 Dec 2021 Report: COVID-19, Brexit and National Living Wage on the Adult Social Care Sector in England 26 Oct 2021 European Commission feedback: New EU system for the avoidance of double taxation and prevention of tax abuse - Dr Monomita Nandy 27 Nov 2020 Research findings: Banking sector risk, competition and capital - Prof Philip Davis and Ms Dilruba Karim 31 Jul 2019 Research report: Social cash transfers, generational relations and youth poverty trajectories Global health ↑ go back 14 Aug 2024 Evidence Brief: Behaviour Change for Active Travel – Dr Manu Savani 05 Jun 2024 POSTnote Research Briefing: Public Health Impacts of Heat 18 Apr 2024 Policy brief: Reducing NHS Costs Associated with Smoking – Professor Francesco Moscone 20 Feb 2024 Policy paper: Vaccine policies. When people are willing to accept more stringent measures 12 Dec 2023 Open letter: Scientists worried about chemical harms address German ministers - Prof Andreas Kortenkamp 08 Aug 2023 Written evidence: the effects of artificial light and noise on human health 31 May 2023 Policy Brief: Simulation modelling, building resilience and readiness for emergencies - Prof Simon Taylor 27 Apr 2023 Written evidence: The Public Health Approach to preventing gender-based violence - Natalie A. Russell and Dr Lora Adair 18 Jan 2023 Written evidence: Assisted dying/ assisted suicide - Rebecca Hampton Flory 08 Aug 2022 Written evidence: The lived experiences of adults with Cerebral Palsy - Gemma Cook 21 May 2022 Report: Overcoming barriers to vaccination and citizens' deliberate choices - Dr Manu Savani 28 Jul 2021 Written evidence: The use of Vitamin D at a Population Level Against COVID-19 - Dr Fotios Drenos 1 2 ❯ IP, digital media and creative industries ↑ go back 04 Mar 2024 Intellectual Property Office: Emerging public perceptions of intellectual property in UK media – Dr Hayleigh Bosher 13 Oct 2023 Culture, Media and Sport Committee: NFTs and the Blockchain. The risks to sport and culture - Dr Hayleigh Bosher 15 Nov 2022 Evidence session: Economics of music streaming (follow-up) - Dr Hayleigh Bosher 17 May 2022 Policy Brief: Racial diversity initiatives in UK film and TV - Prof Sarita Malik and Dr Clive Nwonka 10 May 2022 Research briefing: Digital technology, arts and culture in the UK 27 Oct 2021 Policy Brief: Compulsory licensing vs. the IP waiver: what is the best way to end the COVID-19 pandemic? - Dr Olga Gurgula 20 Oct 2021 Written evidence: Copyright and Related Rights - Dr Hayleigh Bosher 17 Sep 2021 Written evidence: Economics of Music Streaming - Dr Hayleigh Bosher 21 May 2021 Written evidence: Influencer culture inquiry - Dr Hayleigh Bosher 11 Dec 2020 Research findings: Class and the working actor 21 Aug 2019 Written evidence: Reality TV Public Inquiry - Professor Sarita Malik and Dr Sara De Benedictis Societal challenges ↑ go back 29 Jul 2024 Lobbying and Influence: post-legislative scrutiny of the Lobbying Act 2014 and related matters – Prof. Justin Fisher 29 May 2024 Policy Paper: The external dimension of Italian migration policy in the wider Mediterranean – Dr Matilde Rosina 26 Apr 2024 Policy paper: Migration and soft power. The EU's visa and refugee policy response to the war in Ukraine – Dr Matilde Rosina 22 Jan 2024 Policy Paper: Migration and soft power. The EU's visa and refugee policy response to the war in Ukraine - Dr Matilde Rosina 17 Jan 2024 Written Evidence: Securing the Domestic Supply Chain – Dr Colin J. Axon, Richard C. Darton and Dr Simon Roberts 12 Jan 2024 The House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs report. Cutting crime: better community sentences - Dr Eoin Guilfoyle 14 Dec 2023 Written evidence: an overview of the Irish Community Service Order 30 Nov 2023 Written evidence: Reimagining where we live - Professor Monica Degen 27 Jun 2023 Policy brief: Building Social Connectedness for Older Adults - Prof Christina Victor 29 Apr 2023 The Work of the Office for Students 11 Apr 2023 Policy brief: Precarious transitions? Doctoral students negotiating the shift to academic positions - Dr Kate Hoskins and Dr Ellen McHugh 05 Apr 2023 Policy brief: State Maintained Nursery Schools in England: their role in reducing disadvantage - Dr Kate Hoskins, Lewis Fogarty and Alice Bradbury 1 2 ❯ How to contribute? ↑ go back Contact us Resources for Brunel Staff Work with us (for external partners) Written evidence: Find an inquiry