NESTA (the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) believes that innovative ideas deserve UK investment.
That's why NESTA was created: to give UK innovators a fighting chance, invest at the highest point of risk - and offer individuals the time, space, money and support to push at the frontiers of knowledge and practice.
What to find out more? Nesta has its own inspirational website at:
Here are some selected links through to the main NESTA site, and to the NESTA Futurelab and Ignite! sites. If you have enjoyed the content of a particular Planet Science section, you might also be interested to learn more about specific areas of NESTA’s work.
about planet science
NESTA’s background
http://www.nesta.org.uk/insidenesta/background.html
FAQs about NESTA
http://www.nesta.org.uk/support/faq.html
sciteach
NESTA has a Learning Programme, that funds innovative educational projects and ideas.
http://www.nesta.org.uk/insidenesta/hwf_learning.html
There is also a Fellowship Programme especially for young people called Ignite!
http://www.nesta.org.uk/insidenesta/hwf_ignite.html
Or go to the Ignite! website
http://www.nesta.org.uk/ignite/index.htm
NESTA Futurelab, based in Bristol, develops innovative new educational software to prototype stage.
http://www.nesta.org.uk/insidenesta/hwf_futurelab.html
or go to the Futurelab website
http://www.nesta.org.uk/futurelab/index.htm
parents
You might be interested in the work of Ignite! NESTA’s fellowship programme for young people.
http://www.nesta.org.uk/ignite/index.htm
outthere
Check out NESTA’s calendar of events, and really get out there!
http://www.nesta.org.uk/inspireme/do.html
wired
Check out these weird and wonderful games and interactives from the NESTA Inspire Me collection.
http://www.nesta.org.uk/inspireme/play.html
There’s also these games on the Ignite! site.
http://www.nesta.org.uk/ignite/040play.htm
under 11s
Take a look at some of the projects NESTA Futurelab is developing for primary age children.
http://www.nestafuturelab.org/showcase/show.htm
next steps
Here’s a selection of NESTA awardees, some are science Fellows some are arts fellows, all are fascinating!
http://www.nesta.org.uk/ourawardees/f_index.html
If you are already a scientist you should know about NESTA’s fellowship programme, especially the Crucible awards and the Dreamtime fellowships.
http://www.nesta.org.uk/insidenesta/hwf_fellow.html
library
Nesta has a wealth of information and research stored up on inventions, innovation and the creative industries.
http://www.nesta.org.uk/howtoapply/inventors
(information)
http://www.nesta.org.uk/insidenesta/research.html
(research)