DSIT perm sec to quit civil service
06 Mar Science & Engineering

DSIT perm sec to quit civil service

Sarah Munby says five years as a department head has been “an extraordinary tour of duty”
by Jim Dunton
MPs back Tom Adeyoola for Innovate UK executive chair
16 Apr Science & Engineering
MPs back Tom Adeyoola for Innovate UK executive chair
DfE seeks chief scientific adviser
14 Apr Science & Engineering
DfE seeks chief scientific adviser
Animal and Plant Health Agency hires police chief as next boss
11 Apr Science & Engineering
Animal and Plant Health Agency hires police chief as next boss
Defra appoints new chief scientific adviser
10 Apr Science & Engineering
Defra appoints new chief scientific adviser
Perm sec Tamara Finkelstein says Anjali Goswami will bring "a wealth of knowledge and expertise" to the role
EXCL: DHSC-owned drug development company to cease manufacturing Exclusive
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EXCL: DHSC-owned drug development company to cease manufacturing
Demise of Porton Biopharma, which works with UKHSA, follows market challenges
We need a step change in how we leverage the UK's research strength
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We need a step change in how we leverage the UK's research strength
Dame Ottoline Leyser reflects on five years as chief executive of UK Research and Innovation
Scottish Government seeks chief scientific adviser
24 Feb Science & Engineering
Scottish Government seeks chief scientific adviser
Scotland's next top scientist should be "outstanding" and "widely respected at a national or international level”, job ad says
Growth spurt: Sarah Munby on a year of expansion at DSIT
09 Dec 2024 Science & Engineering
Growth spurt: Sarah Munby on a year of expansion at DSIT
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology permanent secretary talks potential, prioritisation and prezzies
'I might have helped make our planet safer' – Met Office chief exec looks back on a blustery year
06 Dec 2024 Science & Engineering
'I might have helped make our planet safer' – Met Office chief exec looks back on a blustery year
Prof Penny Endersby talks solar storms, supercomputers, cider-making and sticky gift situations
DWP and HMRC 'could save 8.12 million hours a year through AI and automation'
27 Nov 2024 Science & Engineering
DWP and HMRC 'could save 8.12 million hours a year through AI and automation'
DSIT should play a coordinating role to help departments adopt new tech, Social Market Foundation says
DSIT announces 'refreshed' board
07 Nov 2024 Science & Engineering
DSIT announces 'refreshed' board
CDDO chair and IBM UK and Ireland chief exec among department's new non-executive directors
FCDO reopens recruitment for chief scientist a year after fruitless search
04 Oct 2024 Science & Engineering
FCDO reopens recruitment for chief scientist a year after fruitless search
Successor to Charlotte Watts will earn up to £120,000 a year and have one of "the most rewarding and challenging jobs in government"
DHSC offers £200k for 'outstanding' leader to head medicines regulator
30 Sep 2024 Science & Engineering
DHSC offers £200k for 'outstanding' leader to head medicines regulator
Candidates must be able to respond to "unprecedented evolution in medicines and medical technology", including genomics and AI
Vallance: 'I wouldn't have been a minister for Sunak'
30 Aug 2024 Science & Engineering
Vallance: 'I wouldn't have been a minister for Sunak'
Former chief scientific adviser speaks as hunt for next UK Research and Investment chief exec resumes
Ethics in policymaking should not just be a tick-box exercise
14 Aug 2024 Science & Engineering
Ethics in policymaking should not just be a tick-box exercise
It takes time to embed ethics into policymaking. Danielle Hamm from the Nuffield Council on Bioethics suggests three approaches that could help
'We help keep the skies safe': Looking back on 170 years of the Met Office
01 Aug 2024 Science & Engineering
'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
Book review: Neil Lee’s Innovation for the Masses is an ideal book for policymakers
22 Jul 2024 Science & Engineering
Book review: Neil Lee’s Innovation for the Masses is an ideal book for policymakers
Can we drive innovation and also build greater equality? This solution-focused guide suggests so
ONS team wins stats prize for 'considerable' improvements to local data
11 Jul 2024 Science & Engineering
ONS team wins stats prize for 'considerable' improvements to local data
Judges also praise cross-government refugee study which linked data from different departments
Patrick Vallance made science minister as Starmer calls in external experts
08 Jul 2024 Science & Engineering
Patrick Vallance made science minister as Starmer calls in external experts
Former chief scientific adviser joins ministerial team alongside James Timpson and international law expert Richard Hermer KC
Skills deficit leaves departments 'too reliant on suppliers' for major projects, MPs say
15 May 2024 Science & Engineering
Skills deficit leaves departments 'too reliant on suppliers' for major projects, MPs say
A lack of project-management, technical and engineering skills is undermining projects, PAC report warns
Remove trading funds from civil service pay remit process, union urges Exclusive
21 Feb 2024 Science & Engineering
Remove trading funds from civil service pay remit process, union urges
Prospect also calls for "rapid review" of all ALBs and the case for including them in the pay remit
Civil service union backs call for new science Fast Stream
15 Feb 2024 Science & Engineering
Civil service union backs call for new science Fast Stream
Prospect throws weight behind chief scientist Dame Angela McLean’s proposals for a “mid-career” programme
McLean eyes Fast Stream for ‘mid-career scientists’
14 Feb 2024 Science & Engineering
McLean eyes Fast Stream for ‘mid-career scientists’
Government chief scientific adviser says new programme would supply a pipeline of expertise for civil service
‘If you're not a bit anxious at that point, something's wrong’: Perm secs on setting up DSIT, DBT and DESNZ
07 Feb 2024 Science & Engineering
‘If you're not a bit anxious at that point, something's wrong’: Perm secs on setting up DSIT, DBT and DESNZ
A year on from the MOG changes that shocked us all, the three departments' perm secs reflect and share their priorities for the year ahead
It's time to overhaul the role of chief scientific advisers – and the Home Office offers a model to follow
17 Jan 2024 Science & Engineering
It's time to overhaul the role of chief scientific advisers – and the Home Office offers a model to follow
As a new report considers how government can make better use of scientific advisers, co-authors Charlotte Pickles and Prof Sir John Aston set out key recommendations based on the Home Office's experience
Cabinet Office accelerates plan to move 22,000 jobs outside London
12 Dec 2023 Science & Engineering
Cabinet Office accelerates plan to move 22,000 jobs outside London
Government also announces three departments will create new second HQs outside London
Johnson ‘perplexed’ top scientists weren’t consulted over Eat Out to Help Out
07 Dec 2023 Science & Engineering
Johnson ‘perplexed’ top scientists weren’t consulted over Eat Out to Help Out
Former PM tells Covid Inquiry his repeated “let it rip” comments were just a challenge to consensus among experts