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About Nesta

Nesta is a research and innovation foundation. We apply our deep expertise in applied methods to design, test and scale solutions to some of the biggest challenges of our time, working across the innovation lifecycle.

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Trialling interventions that tackle obesity

Trialling interventions that tackle obesity

About this area of focus

We are working directly with businesses and governments to trial our policy solutions within real-world scenarios. These trials enable us to test and improve policy solutions with frontline partners and build our evidence base on what works before they are rolled out.

All areas of focus within A healthy life

Projects and case studies

Updates and case studies from our portfolio of projects and practical programmes

Asda & Nesta health innovation partnership

Toolkits, research and explainers

Helpful guides and original analysis you can apply to your own work

Modelling ways to improve our health: what would be required to halve obesity?

Commentary and features

Expert opinion and thought-provoking editorial

What might a tax on unhealthy food look like? Four things we learned from our modelling

Events and talks

Keynotes, panel discussions and podcasts to inform, inspire and provoke

Catch-up event: How to fix our broken food system

A powerful ecosystem for innovation

We extend our impact through two specialised units that help people and organisations to solve complex problems and achieve their goals.

BIT

BIT helps clients from government, nonprofits and the private sector to improve people’s lives through our empirical problem solving and deep understanding of human behaviour.

Challenge Works

Challenge Works designs and runs challenge prizes to spark innovation in science, technology and society.