Keeping 1.5 Alive
An in-depth report on how research at the University of Birmingham is powering climate action in energy, pollution science and environmental systems.
Research in an emergency. Pregnancy and COVID-19
A profile of PregCOV-19, a global initiative to produce ‘living systematic reviews’ on the emerging maternal and child health evidence in the height of the pandemic.
Green chemistry: Starting up?
How high-tech startups are reimagining chemistry, replacing polluting fossil fuel inputs and everlasting plastics with biology-inspired feedstocks and biodegradable products.
Blue Peace Index
A collaboration between the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and the Swiss Agency for Development, the Blue Peace Index serves as an objective, quantifiable tool to assess cross country collaboration on transboundary water resources.
How to boost your academic career
Immersive article on the power of peer reviewed publications to accelerate academic careers, and best practices for early career researchers. Produced for Elsevier, publisher of journals including Nature and Cell
Psychedelics for mental health: Ready for the renaissance
A Sifted special report on the most promising psychedelic drugs in clinical trials today and the business opportunities they could unlock
Back to Blue
An initiative of Economist Impact and The Nippon Foundation, Back to Blue brings together two organisations that share a common understanding of the need to improve evidence-based approaches and solutions to the pressing issues faced by the ocean.