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Digital R&D Fund for Arts and Culture

We're looking to fund arts and cultural organisations across England who want to work with digital technologies.

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Hubble's 20th birthday

Celebrate the space telescope's amazing 20 years at the forefront of scientific discovery

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BaseKit demo

Take a look at one of our most exciting investments - the website-building company from Cardiff

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5 ways to improve innovation

If there's one big challenge out there, it's persuading local government to let go of their top-down

How to survive an economic downturn

Seasoned UK entrepreneurs and investors reveal their top tips for surviving the recession.

About us

NESTA is the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts. We're an independent body with a mission to make the UK more innovative. Our endowment status means that we operate at no cost to the taxpayer.