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Using evidence-based analysis to support decisionmakers working to ensure environmental sustainability and navigate the socio-economic implications of a changing climate.

Lead Researcher

Susan Guthrie

Research Group Director, Science and Emerging Technology, RAND Europe

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Project

20 Jul 2026

Circularity in defence and aerospace manufacturing

RAND Europe analysed midstream manufacturing in the European Union defence and aerospace sectors and identified opportunities for a more circular economy in the UK.
Research

16 Jul 2026

Pooling Europe's compute: The promise of distributed training for European frontier AI

Europe is falling behind in advanced AI; however, new distributed training methods could help Europe combine resources across locations more effectively, even though these methods cannot fix the shortage of AI chips.

Rafael Andersson Lipcsey, Maximilian Negele
Expert Insights

13 Mar 2026

Knowledge Economy 2045: A vision for the future

These workshops explored how governance and economic systems must evolve to support a sustainable knowledge economy by 2045. Key priorities include global institution reform, strengthening of supply chains and aligning of systems with climate goals.

Theresa Reichstadt, Susan Guthrie, Adam Urwick
Project

18 Aug 2025

Trends in Focus 2025

RAND Europe, in its 2025 edition of Trends in Focus, highlights major trends shaping the policy landscape in the United Kingdom and Europe.
Project

25 Jun 2025

Evaluation of the PATH-SAFE Programme

The PATH-SAFE programme has improved pathogen and antimicrobial resistance surveillance in the UK, but achieving long-term impact requires sustained investment, better coordination, enhanced data sharing, and a strategic approach to scaling and integrating methods.
Expert Insights

11 Jun 2025

Evolving threats to critical undersea infrastructure: Implications for European security and resilience

RAND Europe researchers examined the vulnerability of critical undersea infrastructure (CUI) to threats, exploring the growing dependency on CUI and the implications for European nations, the EU, and NATO.

Henri van Soest, James Black, Harper Fine, Lucia Retter
Project

6 Nov 2024

Evaluation of the first phase of the PATH-SAFE Programme

Researchers are evaluating the first phase of the UK Food Standards Agency's pilot Pathogen Surveillance in Agriculture, Food and the Environment (PATH-SAFE) Programme to assess whether it is improving detection of pathogens in the agri-food system and to enhance its success with recommendations for management.
Commentary

24 Jun 2024

In an Era of Climate Uncertainty, NATO Must Adapt

A NATO that more deliberately incorporates climate change into its as-usual planning would stand a good chance of maintaining its capability edge in the future.

Maria Chiara Aquilino, Sarah Winder
Project

8 Aug 2023

Advancing environmentally sustainable health research

RAND Europe mapped the existing tools and methods that aim to measure and/or improve the environmental sustainability of health research and assessed how these can be used and incorporated.
Project

31 May 2023

Climate Change Dilemmas for UK Defence and Security

Aided by the Global Strategic Partnership, RAND Europe explored the implications of climate change on the five priority outcomes of the UK Ministry of Defence.
Commentary

8 Nov 2022

Green Jobs and Skills Development for Disadvantaged Groups

Many countries have plans to increase green job opportunities. To make sure that everyone can benefit from this promised green transition, it is important to understand how people with low qualifications, and other marginalised groups, might be able to access green jobs.

Joanna Hofman, Katrin Feyerabend, Michaela Bruckmayer
Project

27 Oct 2022

‘Green’ jobs and skills development for disadvantaged groups

People who face disadvantages, including those with low qualifications, may miss out on the opportunities presented by the transition to a greener economy. To ensure this is not the case, more targeted action is needed from relevant stakeholders, such as investing in skill-building among these populations.

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