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What is GOTT? Interview with Dr Alison Campbell, GOTT CEO
The Government Office for Technology Transfer officially launched last week. We caught up with Alison to find out more about her vision and plans for the new unit. What is GOTT and why it has it been set up? The …
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Helping you navigate your Civil Service job journey
We’ve all been there, looking for a new job. With 2.26 million job applications submitted to the Civil Service last year, it is the top career choice for many. It’s not always easy for job hunters, but Monica Maya-Martinez explains …
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Establishing accessibility in the DDaT Profession
Recognising the growing importance of digital accessibility, David and Beverley outline how they’ve led work to include Accessibility Specialists within the DDaT Capability Framework to help better support and develop the growing number of accessibility professionals across government.
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Extramural Studies (EMS) Placement at the VMD, July 2022
A small group of veterinary students in their final years of study joined us this summer for a two-week EMS placement at our office in Surrey. Students were given a comprehensive overview of our work, with a focus on …
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Recycling commercial trawl nets from harbour to pellet in the UK
Following on from my blog in 2018 regarding the initiation of Torbay Cleaner Coasts Initiative and our work to encourage the commercial Brixham fishing fleet to recycle their HDPE nets, I am pleased to say that there has been some …
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Children are eligible for flu virus and COVID-19 booster vaccines – here’s what you need to know
Getting vaccinated against the flu virus and COVID-19 offers the best protection. Not only does it protect us as individuals but also those around us and limits the disruption to pupils’ education. Here’s what you need to know about the …
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- 20 - 10 + 2025
It’s a bit of a long one this week in celebration of a two-part anniversary at Justice Digital (so grab a cuppa!). We are marking (over!) 20 years of our technology teams, 10 years of our digital teams and thinking …
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National Drought Group projections for winter water resources
Last week, the National Drought Group discussed water resources projections for the winter using different rainfall scenarios on public water supply, agriculture, and the environment.
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Why becoming a case administrator could be your best career move
Donna spent 13 years in the Probation Service, starting off as a case administrator in North West London. We sat down with Donna to find out why she values working for the Probation Service and about the opportunities her role …
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Black History Month: A conversation between Jennifer Coupland and Charlotte Mensah
This year’s theme for Black History Month is 'Time For Change: Action Not Words'. Our chief executive Jennifer Coupland talks to our hair and beauty route panel member Charlotte Mensah about what changes she has seen and what else needs …
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How our new data strategy will support the UK economy
Our Chief Geospatial and Data Officer outlines how HM Land Registry's new data strategy will help to support the UK economy. We'll do this through continued collaboration with others, applying FAIR data principles and the greater use of unique property reference numbers, application programming interfaces and machine readability.
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Liability Driven Investments
Liability Driven Investment, or LDI, is a way of investing that by convention gives a multiple exposure to gilts. Recently it's been a challenging time for corporate defined benefit pension schemes that had LDI. Read our blog to find out more.
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My day as a catering supervisor
This is not your average catering job. It’s a great chance for you to put your catering skills and qualifications into practice. From working with the team to prepare meals for the entire prison, to helping prisoners learn new skills …
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Increasing the efficiency of your clinical trial authorisation (CTA) application and reducing the need for subsequent substantial amendments
In this blog we describe ways to facilitate the review of your initial application, how to avoid unnecessary amendments and, where substantial amendments are necessary, how to submit these so that the review is as efficient as possible, leading to …
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When your heart is in the country: understanding what makes the training estate tick
Having recently joined DIO as a Campaigns and Marketing Officer in our Communications team, one of my main responsibilities is to work on our Training Estate Public Safety (TEPS) campaign. Being new to DIO and the Ministry of Defence as …
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World Polio Day
The global fight to eradicate polio is one of the most successful public health stories in recent years. Polio was once one of the most feared childhood illnesses in the world. It can be contracted at any age, but it …
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The future of working age contributory benefits for those not in paid work
The Social Security Advisory Committee’s latest detailed report looks at the two contributory benefits for those of working age who are not in paid work: New Style Jobseeker’s Allowance and New Style Employment and Support Allowance. These have not received …
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A day in the life of a Senior User Researcher
Thinking of applying for a role as a User Researcher at Defra? Fran Redman shares a typical (or not so typical) day in the life of a Senior User Researcher.
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British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA)
Defra is proud to collaborate with the British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) to highlight the incredible work veterinary nurses do. As the representative body and collective voice of veterinary nurses, the BVNA strive for positive changes that benefit veterinary nursing …
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FSA in NI's first Boardroom Apprentice
Judith Hanvey will attend four Board meetings a year as part of the 12-month Boardroom Apprentice scheme.
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APHA team at Weybridge wins Nobel House Prize for avian influenza outbreak response
The Animal and Plant Health Agency team based at Weybridge provided rapid diagnostic response to the 2021/22 avian influenza outbreak has been made joint winner of the Nobel House Prize for 2021. Celebrating high quality analysis and science The annual …
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Rejoining the Digital Workplace as a Part Time Developer
I had been out of the workplace for 3 years and last applied for a job well over 6 years ago so I started my job search by looking for advice on “returning to the workplace”. The world of applications …
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APHA Marks Biology Week 2022
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) took part in the Royal Society of Biology’s Biology Week in October to raise awareness of the range of scientific roles at the Agency and hopefully inspire the next generation of scientists to …
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How we improved the MOT reminders service using feedback from motorists
Maintaining and improving the customer satisfaction with all our digital services is important to us. In this blog post Nikola Coleman, one of our service designers, shares the process behind how we decide what needs improving and what we did.
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We Are Social Care Nursing: conference preview
Ahead of the We Are Social Care Nursing conference on 3 November, Lucy Gillespie, Project Manager for Regulated Professional Workforce at Skills for Care, gives us an overview of what to expect from its theme: 'Shaping the future of nursing in social care'.
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What is the Blue Belt Programme?
The Blue Belt is the UK Government’s flagship international marine conservation Programme. Since 2016 it has worked closely with a number of UKOTs to assist them in creating and maintaining healthy and productive ecosystems. Find out more about the work of this Programme and UK Overseas Territories in protecting some of the most unique and …
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Get to know the UK Overseas Territories within the Blue Belt Programme
From the vast penguin colonies of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands to the coral reefs of the Pitcairn Islands, the UK Overseas Territories in total contain around 90% of the UK’s recorded biodiversity. Find out more about some of these incredible Territories and their role in protecting huge areas of ocean.
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Get vaccinated: boost immunity and confidence
We are delighted to host this blog from Self Care Forum board member and senior pharmacist, Ade Williams MBE. In particular, he addresses the issue of waning immunity, an aspect of vaccination easy to forget, but one we must keep in mind as we seek to maintain protection for ourselves and those around us.
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Introducing You To...
Hello, I’m Norma and I’m a Customer Service Centre operative working in the call centre, based in Workington. I’ve worked for RPA for 24 years, starting with the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS). I currently answer calls on the Countryside …
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How we are helping improve pre-schoolers’ early development
The early years of a child’s life are vital, not only in establishing important developmental skills, but also in building a lifelong love of learning that will help them in school. Nurseries and childminders do vital work in helping children …
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Getting ready for the next six months
GGMF and GCG Directorate Services is here to help as you prepare for the challenges and priorities for the remaining financial year
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The Civil Service recruitment process, explained
Jen Hughes, Head of Digital, Data and Technology Resourcing. demystifys the Civil Service Recruitment process and shares tips on meeting the Success Profile requirements.
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GCSE and Key Stage 4 vocational qualifications data explained
The 2021/22 academic year saw the return of the summer exam series in which pupils sat GCSEs and exams relating to other Key Stage 4 qualifications for the first time since 2019. Pupils got their results in August and on …
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How to help your child's early language skills - top ten tips from the experts
Your child’s education starts at home long before they enter the classroom. And even when they start nursery or school the home is where a significant amount of their learning happens. That’s why it’s really important to build a positive …
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Improving the policymaking environment
Rebecca Lester and Serena Nüsing from UK Policy Profession examine what good policymaking environments look like and how they might be improved for policymakers.
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Back to the future: policy memory at the heart of reform
Jonathan Mitchell from Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education writes about the importance of maintaining a link to the past for making great policies and services.
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Is it really worth it for an extra few likes…?
A huge proportion of our population now spend much of their day glued to laptop screens or monitors. This has only increased since the Covid-19 pandemic. Research shows that 57.6 million people in the UK (equivalent to 84.3% of the …
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NHSBSA Immigration Health Surcharge for Students beta assessment
Read the beta assessment report for the Immigration Health Surcharge for Students from NHS Business Services Authority
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Vaccination, recruitment and the best dementia care
Dementia care specialists, Vida Healthcare, have been in the process of rolling out the latest batch of Covid-19 and flu vaccines to everyone living and working in their three care homes to protect them as they head into the winter months. This care for staff and residents is at the heart of their ethos.
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Future Farming Podcast: Young people in farming
To celebrate National Young Farmers' Week 2022, Matt McGuire welcomes 3 up-and-coming young people in farming to the podcast. Charlie Beaty, Ed Dungait and Charlotte Garbutt discuss how to get started in farming, the importance of education and the range of roles in agriculture. They also discuss the benefits new talent can bring to the …