Welcome to Foresight
Sir John Beddington shares his thoughts on the findings of the Migraton and Global Environmental Change report over on the DFID blog. We also introduce our video explaining the report's findings and what it means for global human migration.
Our role is to help government think systematically about the future
We use the latest scientific and other evidence combined with futures analysis to tackle complex issues and help policy makers make decisions affecting our future.
Our work makes a critical contribution to meeting important challenges of the 21st century - such as food security, flooding and obesity.
Foresight reports directly to the Government Chief Scientific Adviser and the Cabinet Office. It is a part of the Government Office for Science within the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills.
Foresight projects
Foresight Projects are in-depth studies examining major issues 20-80 years in the future.
Foresight current projects are:
Horizon Scanning Centre
The Foresight Horizon Scanning Centre does short projects looking at discrete issues across the entire public policy spectrum.
Our toolkits and networks look to strengthen futures thinking capacity and share best practice within and across government.
Learn more about what the Foresight Horizon Scanning Centre does:
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Published projects
- Migration and Global Environmental Change
- International Dimensions of Climate Change
- Global Food and Farming Futures
- Technology and Innovation Futures
- Land Use Futures
- Mental Capital and Wellbeing
- Sustainable Energy Management and the Built Environment
- Tackling Obesities: Future Choices
- The Detection and Identification of Infectious Diseases
- Intelligent Infrastructure Systems
- Brain Science, Addiction and Drugs
- Cyber Trust and Crime Prevention
- Exploiting the Electromagnetic Spectrum
- Cognitive Systems
- Flood and Coastal Defence
