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01 Aug Digital, Data & Technology

'We help keep the skies safe': Looking back on 170 years of the Met Office

Today's Met Office has capabilities Admiral Fitzroy could never have imagined when he proposed the concept of a Meteorological Department in 1854

02 Jan HR

Former CPS head and government commercial chief named in New Year's Honours

Max Hill knighted, while former Passport Office head Abi Tierney is named CB

14 Dec 2022 Digital, Data & Technology

'Anything but routine': Met Office boss Penelope Endersby on a record year

The Met Office chief executive on 12 months of global achievements, soaring temperatures and public protection

22 Dec 2020 Digital, Data & Technology

Net zero, a new supercomputer, COP26 and a Met Office restructure: Prof Penelope Endersby looks ahead to 2021

2020 was a year unlike any other, with the coronavirus pandemic upending the work of government and changing how we live our daily lives. Senior figures from across the civil service tell us how the unprecedented 12 months affected them, and look ahead to 2021

02 Jan 2020 Leadership

Met Office chief executive Penelope Endersby on international collaboration, climate research and carols

As 2020 approaches, senior figures from across government reflect on their highlights and challenges of 2019, look ahead to the next 12 months and share their favourite festive memories

03 May 2019 Energy & Environment

Weather report: exclusive interview with Met Office chief executive Penelope Endersby

An explosives expert and the first woman to lead the Met Office, Penelope Endersby’s arrival at the much-loved weather service was a breath of fresh air. She tells Beckie Smith about being a mentor, climate change, and stepping out of the shadows

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