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    Science & Engineering

    Keep up-to-date with the latest Science & Engineering news from Civil Service World
    Lack of 'operational readiness' delayed measures to curb Covid, Vallance says
    20 Nov Science & Engineering

    Lack of 'operational readiness' delayed measures to curb Covid, Vallance says

    "Urgency of action" was not "as consistent and as reliable as it should have been across Whitehall", ex-scientific adviser says
    by Beckie Smith
    Abuse could deter scientists from key roles in future crises, Van-Tam warns
    23 Nov Science & Engineering
    Abuse could deter scientists from key roles in future crises, Van-Tam warns
    Fast Stream hits 50% STEM grads recruitment target
    26 Oct Science & Engineering
    Fast Stream hits 50% STEM grads recruitment target
    AWE staff vote to strike over ‘done deal’ 6% pay award
    25 Oct Science & Engineering
    AWE staff vote to strike over ‘done deal’ 6% pay award
    Patrick Vallance to step down as chief scientific adviser
    08 Aug 2022 Science & Engineering
    Patrick Vallance to step down as chief scientific adviser
    Vallance says advising the government has been “immensely rewarding"
    Government 'shouldn’t be scrambling' for external hires, Kate Bingham says
    18 Jul 2022 Science & Engineering
    Government 'shouldn’t be scrambling' for external hires, Kate Bingham says
    Ex-Vaccine Taskforce chief says government has not learned lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic
    Covid rule breaking at No.10 ‘disappointing’, chief scientist says
    09 Jun 2022 Science & Engineering
    Covid rule breaking at No.10 ‘disappointing’, chief scientist says
    "It was really important at all stages that everyone stuck to the rules," Patrick Vallance says
    Thinker Taylor: the policing chief scientific adviser on police dogs, facial recognition and digital forensics Exclusive
    28 Mar 2022 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
    Dstl kickstarts regional expansion with Newcastle office
    28 Mar 2022 Science & Engineering
    Dstl kickstarts regional expansion with Newcastle office
    Defence R&D lab is investigating opportunities to open more hubs around the UK
    Read the March 2022 edition of Civil Service World
    17 Mar 2022 Science & Engineering
    Read the March 2022 edition of Civil Service World
    Defence Equipment & Support chief exec Sir Simon Bollom on the "pinnacle" of his 40-year career and experts reflect on cyber threats in this month's Security & Policing focus
    New Dstl chief exec appointed
    23 Feb 2022 Science & Engineering
    New Dstl chief exec appointed
    Paul Hollinshead joins from the Defence Nuclear Organisation, "bringing a tremendous amount of experience"
    Treasury pushes for free Covid testing to be scrapped despite SAGE warnings
    14 Feb 2022 Science & Engineering
    Treasury pushes for free Covid testing to be scrapped despite SAGE warnings
    Removing tests could make it harder to take precautions and could disproportionately impact vulnerable people, experts say
    Darpa exec named first boss of Advanced Research and Invention Agency
    03 Feb 2022 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 2022 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 2022 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 2022 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 2022 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
    DHSC names new chief scientific adviser
    21 Apr 2021 Science & Engineering
    DHSC names new chief scientific adviser
    Lucy Chappell will take on some of chief medical officer Chris Whitty’s health department work
    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
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