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NEPC Policy Advice

The NEPC takes a practical, engineering systems lens to complex problems. A partnership of 41 engineering institution and the Royal Academy of Engineering, our collaborative approach puts robust insights in front of policymakers.

Read about NEPC policy advice, influence and impact

Highlighting the work and impact of the NEPC from its launch in 2019 until September 2022.

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Ventilation matters

Since 2019, the National Engineering Policy Centre has helped shape critical policy decisions that have made a difference to people’s lives and the economy.

 

Net zero

Achieving net zero is an unprecedented challenge – in the scale and pace of policy change and action that is required. Engineering expertise will be central to delivering a transition to a prosperous and sustainable society.

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Safety and ethics of autonomous systems

This project seeks to understand the risks and benefits associated with autonomous systems across sectors and how they should be designed, developed, and deployed to ensure benefits are widely distributed and no one is disadvantaged.

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Infection resilient environments

In March 2020, the Academy and its partners in the National Engineering Policy Centre were commissioned by the Government Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance FRS FMedSci to identify the interventions needed in the UK’s built environment and transport systems to reduce infection transmission.

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Late-stage R&D

This work focused on understanding late-stage R&D, explaining what late-stage R&D is to policymakers and made recommendations to government on actions to ensure more late-stage R&D takes place in the UK.

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COVID-19

The Academy, working with our partners in the National Engineering Policy Centre provided advice to government on a range of areas during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Air quality

The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for England, Professor Chris Whitty asked the NEPC to input to the 2022 CMO Annual Report on air pollution. We organised two virtual roundtables in December 2021 to provide an overview of the roles of engineering in reducing the harmful health effects of air pollution.

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Sustainable living places

June 2020 the National Engineering Policy Centre undertook a project to develop a shared perspective on the current system of housing and infrastructure delivery in the UK.

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Engineering and skills policy

For engineers to tackle the global challenges of the 21st century, we must address the UK's engineering skills challenge

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Wastewater and public health

Considering engineering interventions to mitigate the public health risks posed by wastewater pollution of rivers, in-land and coastal waters across the UK.

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The Academy is working to ensure that engineering is at the heart of policy-making, providing authoritative, impartial advice and expertise. We bring together leading engineers from across all disciplines to work together on issues of national and global importance.

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