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This edition of our newsletter features why we should care about space, the London Mayor's £1m challenge, our live-event for the Rapid Recovery Challenge, the winners reimagining fast-fashion and more...

Why should we care about space in 2020?
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Space is being transformed by innovations like small satellites, micro launchers, robotics and constellations. As the space economy grows and changes, we want to use challenge prizes to secure a place for Britain’s space industry in these exciting new markets, and serve commerce and society alike.
Read more about space

Upcoming events and opportunities
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Mayor’s £1m Resilience Fund: Call for challenge partners in London


We are developing open innovation competitions to help groups working on specific challenges in London like inequality, ageing infrastructure, food insecurity, poor health and well-being. Apply by 14 December. 
 

By Kathy Nothstine
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Recovering jobs and finances during COVID-19


Live Event: 10 December 2020, 15:00-16:30

Join us to explore how innovation can help solve a piece of the UK’s Covid-19 recovery puzzle. Hear from experts in the field and meet the semi-finalist innovators of our £2.8 million Rapid Recovery Challenge Register for free.
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Call to create healthy, thriving, climate-neutral cities


We want to work with cities around the world to identify and scale innovative ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while creating thriving communities. The first step of this process is an open call to cities to put forward their biggest challenges. Closes 22 January 2021. Submit ideas. 
 

By Kathy Nothstine

Challenges news and views
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The winners reimagining fast fashion


Three social innovation projects have been awarded 50,000€ each in the European Social Innovation Competition for their ideas to help make fashion more sustainable! Check out their acceptance videos.
 

By Caecilie Hougaard Pedersen
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Looking for the next generation of innovators! 


With the support of Amazon, Nesta Challenges has launched the Amazon Longitude Explorer Prize, inviting young people across the UK to test, create and develop new technological solutions to the biggest issues of our time! Check it out!
 

By Hannah Picton

Do We Really Want Another “New Normal”?


The Longitude Prize team reached out to contacts around the world to connect with people living with – or who have experienced – drug-resistant infections, to better understand how the Covid-19 pandemic is shaping their lives. We will be sharing each of their stories in the coming months. See the intro. 
 

By Daniel Berman, Caroline Purslow, Ruth Neale, Lauren Bellefeuille
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