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Read full postSocial Change Lab and Fossil Free London are running a short, anonymous survey on how recent changes to UK protest law are affecting people's willingness to take part in public protest. The findings will form part of an evidence submission to the Joint Committee on Human Rights inquiry into protest legislation.
Read full postWe've just published the third in our series of discussion papers exploring where the climate movement might focus its energy and resources next. Co-authored with Philip Eubanks of the Climate Emergency Fund and Saul Levin of the Center for Nonviolent Conflict Research, it argues that the resistance forming around data centers may be one of the most significant organising opportunities the climate movement has seen in years.
Read full postWe've just published the second in our series of discussion papers exploring where the climate movement might focus its energy and resources. This one, co-authored with Rupert Read of the Climate Majority Project, asks whether climate adaptation - long treated as a secondary concern by campaigners - might in fact be…
Read full postOn 11 March, we were pleased to host a great discussion sharing our latest research: Which AI harms & risks will mobilise the public to act?, a UK RCT with 3,467 participants which found environmental harms & bias and discrimination best mobilise public action on AI, while extinction risk resonates least.
Read full postA UK RCT with 3,467 participants found environmental harms & bias and discrimination best mobilise public action on AI, while extinction risk resonates least. Anger, temporal proximity, and concern for others drive willingness to act.
Read full postJoin on webinar where we will share findings from our new study exploring which AI harms and risks are most likely to persuade people to act on their concerns. We test the effect of reading about different AI risk areas - from job displacement and disinformation to automated weapons and extinction risks - and measure…
Read full postOur latest research report, conducted for Project Slingshot, surveyed nearly 4,000 people across the UK and US to understand where public opinion stands on factory farming - and where the opportunities for advocates lie.
Read full postWhat we learned from asking 3,500 people how they feel about AI development.
Read full postWe're currently running a large study testing which AI harms and risks are most likely to mobilise people to action. This study examines which AI-related harms most affect people's stated concern and willingness to act, an area where there is currently little empirical evidence.
Read full post2025 has been a remarkable year for activism around the world. From the No Kings protests in the United States, to mobilisations around Gaza, to the global wave of youth-led 'Gen Z' protests from Bangladesh to Kenya to Nepal, citizens have continued to take to the streets to demand change.
Read full postIntroducing a new series of discussion papers on where the climate movement should focus next. Our first paper in this series examines an often neglected area: activism around extreme weather events.
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