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A fairer start

We're working to narrow the outcome gap between children growing up in disadvantage and the national average.

A healthy life

We're working to increase the average number of healthy years lived in the UK, while narrowing health inequalities.

A sustainable future

We're working to accelerate the UK’s transition to a low-carbon, productive economy by cutting UK household emissions, and reducing skills mismatches in the labour market.

Discovery Hub

Our Discovery Hub scans for emerging trends, promising technologies and interventions to help test encouraging ideas that we can apply to the work of our missions.

Our previous areas of work: 2017-2020

Creative economy & culture Health Government innovation Education Innovation policy

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Nesta in a nutshell

An introduction to our purpose, how we operate, where we work and the people behind our missions.

Our strategy

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Our people

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Our history

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Data & interactive

Dig into the data behind our work in our collection of visualisations and interactive features.

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Catch up on the latest news and announcements from our missions, projects and specialist enterprises.

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Our previous areas of work: 2017-2020

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Innovation policy

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About Nesta

Nesta is an innovation foundation. For us, innovation means turning bold ideas into reality and changing lives for the better. We use our expertise, skills and funding in areas where there are big challenges facing society.

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