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    Thinker Taylor: the policing chief scientific adviser on police dogs, facial recognition and digital forensics
    28 Mar Science & Engineering

    Thinker Taylor: the policing chief scientific adviser on police dogs, facial recognition and digital forensics

    Paul Taylor was named the first national policing chief scientific adviser last year. He tells Beckie Smith how he’s working to improve the way science and technology is used in policing – and the “Del Boy moments” he’s had along the way
    by Beckie Smith
    Dstl kickstarts regional expansion with Newcastle office
    28 Mar Science & Engineering
    Dstl kickstarts regional expansion with Newcastle office
    Read the March 2022 edition of Civil Service World
    17 Mar Science & Engineering
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    Treasury pushes for free Covid testing to be scrapped despite SAGE warnings
    14 Feb Science & Engineering
    Treasury pushes for free Covid testing to be scrapped despite SAGE warnings
    New Dstl chief exec appointed
    23 Feb Science & Engineering
    New Dstl chief exec appointed
    Paul Hollinshead joins from the Defence Nuclear Organisation, "bringing a tremendous amount of experience"
    Darpa exec named first boss of Advanced Research and Invention Agency
    03 Feb Science & Engineering
    Darpa exec named first boss of Advanced Research and Invention Agency
    BEIS hires British-born deputy of US organisation Darpa to lead new “high-risk, high-reward organisation”
    Learning from moonshots: what a mission-oriented approach to policymaking really looks like
    02 Feb Science & Engineering
    Learning from moonshots: what a mission-oriented approach to policymaking really looks like
    From industrial strategies and booster campaigns to levelling up, government announcements are full of "missions" at the moment. Theo Curtis, an economist at the business department, digs behind the buzz
    WATCH: Steve Glass on the work of the Vaccine Taskforce and maintaining 'tenacity under pressure'
    28 Jan Science & Engineering
    WATCH: Steve Glass on the work of the Vaccine Taskforce and maintaining 'tenacity under pressure'
    The winner of the Cabinet Secretary's Outstanding Leader Award shares how the task force delivered Covid-19 vaccines under extraordinary circumstances and on a massive scale, and lessons for the future
    Home Office appoints panel to advise on 'scientific' ways to verify age of asylum seekers
    07 Jan Science & Engineering
    Home Office appoints panel to advise on 'scientific' ways to verify age of asylum seekers
    Ethical concerns have been raised over the plans for medical age assessment
    Whitty knighted in New Year's Honours celebrating government scientists and medics
    04 Jan Science & Engineering
    Whitty knighted in New Year's Honours celebrating government scientists and medics
    UKHSA and MHRA heads also recognised, along with new Scottish Government perm sec
    Cab sec acknowledges civil service’s science skills shortfall
    26 Nov 2021 Science & Engineering
    Cab sec acknowledges civil service’s science skills shortfall
    Simon Case pledges to “recruit more Kate Binghams” after former Vaccine Taskforce boss’s criticisms
    Government scientists seek real-world insight for net-zero policymaking
    15 Nov 2021 Science & Engineering
    Government scientists seek real-world insight for net-zero policymaking
    Project will look at how social and behaviour changes will impact the government’s 2050 ambitions
    Top scientist Jeremy Farrar quits SAGE, warning Covid is 'far from over'
    03 Nov 2021 Science & Engineering
    Top scientist Jeremy Farrar quits SAGE, warning Covid is 'far from over'
    Wellcome Trust director says experts have provided 'vital advice' under 'huge pressure'
    SAGE meeting just once a month as Covid rates rise
    20 Oct 2021 Science & Engineering
    SAGE meeting just once a month as Covid rates rise
    Source cites "lessened demand for science advice" for reduction in meetings
    Cop-ing strategies: Has the government backed up its net-zero ambitions with action?
    09 Aug 2021 Science & Engineering
    Cop-ing strategies: Has the government backed up its net-zero ambitions with action?
    The UK government has some world-leading pledges on carbon reduction ahead of Cop26. But have the policies to meet them followed?
    £110,000 on offer to lead life sciences unit
    02 Aug 2021 Science & Engineering
    £110,000 on offer to lead life sciences unit
    "Strategic thinker" sought to lead engagement with sector after Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit
    Mining exec named next chair of research funding body
    08 Jun 2021 Science & Engineering
    Mining exec named next chair of research funding body
    Sir Andrew Mackenzie will provide "strong, commercially-minded leadership" to UK Research and Innovation, Kwarteng says
    BEIS seeks chief for research agency championed by Cummings
    02 Jun 2021 Science & Engineering
    BEIS seeks chief for research agency championed by Cummings
    Head of Aria will ‘build and design an organisation that is truly unique and unprecedented in the UK’, application pack says
    Innovation agency gets first permanent chief exec in three years
    06 May 2021 Science & Engineering
    Innovation agency gets first permanent chief exec in three years
    Former Watchstone head Indro Mukerjee takes over from Ian Campbell
    Industrial strategy to be scrapped, Sunak and Kwarteng confirm
    31 Mar 2021 Science & Engineering
    Industrial strategy to be scrapped, Sunak and Kwarteng confirm
    May's flagship strategy being "transitioned" into government's Plan for Growth
    Making contact: the inside story of how the government’s Covid app was developed
    29 Mar 2021 Science & Engineering
    Making contact: the inside story of how the government’s Covid app was developed
    More than 20 million UK citizens have downloaded the NHS Covid-19 app. One of the leaders of the development process discusses its impact and future plans with Sam Trendall
    Dominic Cummings rails against Treasury for ‘horrific’ impact on science funding
    19 Mar 2021 Science & Engineering
    Dominic Cummings rails against Treasury for ‘horrific’ impact on science funding
    Advanced Research and Invention Agency needs “extreme freedom” from civil service bureaucracy, procurement rules, business cases and pay scales says PM’s former chief spad
    PM sets out 10-year foreign-policy vision for ‘increased international activism’
    16 Mar 2021 Science & Engineering
    PM sets out 10-year foreign-policy vision for ‘increased international activism’
    Integrated review of security and defence eyes “tilt to the Indo-Pacific” and new tech hubs
    Kwarteng scraps Industrial Strategy Council and hints at BEIS rebrand
    05 Mar 2021 Science & Engineering
    Kwarteng scraps Industrial Strategy Council and hints at BEIS rebrand
    Business secretary tells members move will "mark a departure from the industrial strategy brand"
    Enough modelling, start building - why it is time for Engineering Net Zero Sponsored
    25 Feb 2021 Science & Engineering
    Enough modelling, start building - why it is time for Engineering Net Zero
    Dr David Cole, market director in Power at Atkins, explains why the time for modelling Net Zero scenarios has passed - and why the UK must instead move into action
    June Raine made permanent CEO of medicines regulator
    25 Feb 2021 Science & Engineering
    June Raine made permanent CEO of medicines regulator
    DHSC praises “crucial” role in rapid authorisation of Covid vaccines and formalises interim arrangements in place since 2019
    'High risk' science agency to open in 2022, says BEIS
    19 Feb 2021 Science & Engineering
    'High risk' science agency to open in 2022, says BEIS
    Dominic Cummings's brainchild, UK ARPA, will be known as Aria
    ‘Bad Science’ author Ben Goldacre to review research use of health data
    11 Feb 2021 Science & Engineering
    ‘Bad Science’ author Ben Goldacre to review research use of health data
    Head of Oxford University DataLab to report findings in April
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