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Celebrating the power of community with the Data Science Community Showcase
The Cross-Government and Public Sector Data Science Community provides regular opportunities for people in the public sector, with an interest in data science, to connect with their peers, learn new skills and collaborate. This autumn, we are hosting the first …
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Update on beet sugar negotiations
Annual price negotiations are ongoing between British Sugar and NFU Sugar on next year’s beet sugar price, with no agreement yet being reached. A Defra spokesperson said: Defra has had further discussion with all parties. The Government recognises the importance …
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What is a green job? Everything you need to know
Jobs that contribute to preserving or restoring the environment and our planet are referred to as ‘green jobs’. Many industries are looking to adapt their products and processes to help tackle climate change, such as exploring the use of renewable …
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Meteors and peak-a-boo Venus: the night sky in November
This month brings a great chance to see Jupiter at its brightest, meteors, a host of wonderful stars and constellations, and a chance to see the Moon eclipse Venus!
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Creating the country’s largest fish pass
We needed to make sure that diverting water through the fish pass must not lower the flow through either the canoe slalom course at the adjoining Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre or the turbines of a local hydropower operation. We also needed to allow for maintenance access to the Holme Sluices.
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Incorporating Local Nature Recovery Strategies when planning for Biodiversity Net Gain
LNRSs and BNG both aim to reverse the decline of biodiversity in England: but what do you need to know about how they work together? We’ve summarised how the policies will join up to support developers, landowners, and local authorities in contributing to nature recovery. This blog is also relevant to ecologists and associated advisors on both supply and demand sides of the off-site BNG market.
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Skills: Wargaming and Red Teaming - How the MoD is challenging defence thinking
How do you test ideas and policies? The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is using a range of new tools to examine complex global problems as well as sharing its methods with other departments to improve decision making across government - …
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Tackling the growing risks of space debris in Earth orbit
The UK is pioneering a path to make satellite operations in Earth orbit sustainable in order to help mitigate damage from orbiting space debris.
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The importance of speaking up in the workplace
October was the sixth annual Speak Up Month, led by the National Guardian’s office. It provided an opportunity to raise awareness and highlight the difference Freedom to Speak Up is making for people in the workplace, including in the social care sector.
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Integrating futures thinking in the Crown Prosecution Service
by Rose Cowley and Alex Scott How can you focus on tomorrow’s challenges when today’s are so all-encompassing? Like many operational agencies across the Civil Service, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) continues to operate in the long and difficult shadow …
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Showing progress in how we're delivering our mission - David Davidson, NDA Reporting Manager
Our first Mission Progress Report (MPR) was published in July 2019 and today we are sharing our 5th iteration. But what exactly is it and what does it aim to do? Back in 2015, the NDA was challenged to show …
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How we’re protecting Jewish students on university campuses
The unfolding tragedy in the Middle East is having devastating consequences. Israel suffered the worst terror attack in its history, and Palestinian civilians in Gaza are experiencing a growing humanitarian crisis. Following the attacks by Hamas on 7 October in …
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A Skilled Civil Service: Reforming the Fast Stream
The Fast Stream has long been the Civil Service’s flagship emerging talent development programme. It rivals the best graduate programmes in the UK, currently sitting in the number two spot of the Times Top 100 Graduate Employers. Every year around …
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Physician and Anaesthesia Associate roles in the NHS - fact sheet
*Updated 21 December* This fact sheet sets out our position on the Physician and Anaesthesia Associate roles in the NHS. What are physician associates and anaesthesia associates? Physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs) are healthcare professionals, trained to the …
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Distress and design
Alice Whitehead from Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities writes about how to design public services that eliminate distress.
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"Hear, hear!" for this year's 'Nursing in Social Care' award winners
"We were delighted to win the Nursing Times Nursing in Social Care Award for a project we are both passionate about. Funded by care provider Care UK and The Queen's Nursing Institute (QNI) in collaboration with Tympa Health, we researched ways to identify and treat hearing loss for people living in care homes."
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Free school transport explained: From who’s eligible to how it works
When choosing which schools to apply for, it is important to consider how your child will get there. Some children are eligible for free travel, but this isn’t the case for everyone. Most parents should expect to be responsible for …
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Celebrating the 8th Annual ‘One Health’ Day – Working Across Boundaries
Today marks the 8th annual One Health Day. As the world faces ever more complex and intertwined challenges affecting humans, animals, plants, and the environment, it’s important we take time to recognise the value of a One Health approach, focusing …
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APHA’s One Health approach is critical
A One Health approach to our science is critical and we continue to be a part of the solution nationally and internationally. This blog highlights some of the ways that we are championing a One Health approach.
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How Weather-Health Alerts differ from the National Severe Weather Warning Service
During both the summer and winter seasons, UKHSA and the Met Office monitor weather forecasts to help health and social care professionals, responders, the voluntary sector and the public cope with adverse weather. Where episodes of particularly hot or cold …
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Lessons from setting up a user research operations function
Chris shares lessons for ensuring ReOps functions meet researchers’ needs, measure their impact, and focus on the right things, learned from creating one at the Government Digital Service
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Celebrating Black History Month at the CMA
Every October, the UK celebrates Black History Month. Although Black History Month has been celebrated every February in the USA since 1970, it was not officially celebrated in the UK until 1987 when it was organised by the activist, Akyaaba …
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Radioactivity in food and the environment
We’ve just published our annual report about radioactivity in food and the environment. Our radiation specialist Becca Williams shares the headlines from our monitoring and assessment work and talks about how artificial radioactivity gets into the environment. Headlines Radioactivity in …
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Security Science Programme Leads x3
Do you have strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills? Have you got experience of working in a scientific or technical area leading projects? If so, we are looking for 3 programme leads, and we would love to hear from you! …
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Funded woodland advice available through the PIES project
The PIES project aims to support landowners in bringing existing woodland back into management and to support woodland creation projects. Here Dr Gabriel Hemery explans more.
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Inaccurate coverage on monitoring water quality in England
Today we are looking at inaccurate media coverage on monitoring water quality in England.
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Trauma-Informed Design: How we worked together to develop 'Exit this page'
This blog post highlights how, at the MoJ Digital, we took a collaborative, open, and evidence-based approach to help keep people safe online. Let us rewind Back in March 2020, I identified a high-risk gap in the service where users …
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Flexible and part time jobs: why teaching in further education could be a great next step
Many working parents who juggle childcare and a career might be looking for better flexibility in their working lives, and teaching in further education is one option to explore. It’s a route that allows you to continue working in your …
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Coverage of XL Bully announcement
There has been widespread coverage, including in the BBC following our announcement that the XL Bully type has been added to the list of dogs banned under Dangerous Dogs Act. This means that from 31 December 2023 breeding, selling, advertising, …
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A bold new look for the GOV.UK homepage
We’re making some changes to the GOV.UK homepage. Find out why and what’s coming next.
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Skilled: Meet the ONS Data Science Campus - data science for the public good
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the UK's largest independent producer of official statistics and the recognised national statistical institute of the UK. The ONS Data Science Campus was set up in 2017 with a mission to enhance understanding …
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Working across teams to streamline services for learners
This post explains how digital and policy teams are collaborating to deliver on an ambitious mission to support citizens through a smooth skills and careers journey.
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We Are Strategic Command with WO Sara Catterall
Join us for the first episode of We Are Strategic Command, where Sara touches on her role, life at Strategic Command, and shares some invaluable career advice. In the heart of the military command structure, the role of a Command …
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National Engineering Day 2023
Meet Piera Carugno, a chartered engineer and GSE member Today is National Engineering Day and this year the focus is on celebrating engineers across the country who are working on projects and products which improve lives. One such Engineer is …
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Progress update on UK NSC’s recommendation to screen for tyrosinaemia
Oversight group gets to work in following up UK NSC’s recommendation for the implementation of newborn screening for Hereditary Tyrosinaemia Type 1.
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Shifting policy systems – a framework for what to do and how to do it.
Systems change is hard work, and it takes time. The reality is that no single system map or tool is enough to get you from point A to point B, from system now to system next. Over the last year, …
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Guardian article on English flood defences
Today we are responding to article in the Guardian about English flood defences
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Local Nature Recovery Strategies: coordinating and collaborating on action for nature
Local Nature Recovery Strategies (LNRS) are a key new tool to help make nature recovery possible. Read on to find out more about them!
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Camden Libraries' unique partnership with The British Library
The British Library is internationally renowned as the UKs national library. Its iconic, imposing Grade 1 listed site at St Pancras is a London landmark welcoming over 1.5 million visitors a year. But as well as being a national institution, …
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Get involved in tests and trials
We're pleased to announce a fourth call for tests and trials to help us test and further develop our environmental land management schemes. In this post, I'll share what we plan to explore, how you can apply and details of an upcoming webinar.