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
PM's advisers suggest centre-of-government climate adaptation push
03 Dec Science & Engineering
PM's advisers suggest centre-of-government climate adaptation push
‘World leading’ climate scientist hired as DESNZ chief scientific adviser
23 Oct Science & Engineering
‘World leading’ climate scientist hired as DESNZ chief scientific adviser
UKRI commits extra £168m for public sector data-linking work
24 Jul Science & Engineering
UKRI commits extra £168m for public sector data-linking work
'Engage, evolve, embed': Behind the policing science and tech strategy
25 May 2023 Science & Engineering
'Engage, evolve, embed': Behind the policing science and tech strategy
Policing’s chief scientific adviser Paul Taylor shares how the new science and technology strategy was developed – and what will be needed for it to succeed
‘He may go down as the most influential chief scientific adviser we’ve had’: experts reflect on Patrick Vallance’s time in government
04 Apr 2023 Science & Engineering
‘He may go down as the most influential chief scientific adviser we’ve had’: experts reflect on Patrick Vallance’s time in government
As government chief scientific adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance became a household name as the calm and rational presence at the daily Covid briefings. Beckie Smith takes a look at the man behind the TV screen
Angela McLean named first female government chief scientific adviser
21 Feb 2023 Science & Engineering
Angela McLean named first female government chief scientific adviser
MoD's chief scientist will replace Patrick Vallance in April
Half of Fast Stream recruits will be STEM graduates, Simon Case says
17 Feb 2023 Science & Engineering
Half of Fast Stream recruits will be STEM graduates, Simon Case says
Cab sec reveals reforms to this year's Fast Stream recruitment in university lecture
'There will be a job for everyone,' Sarah Munby reassures civil servants as BEIS splits Exclusive
07 Feb 2023 Science & Engineering
'There will be a job for everyone,' Sarah Munby reassures civil servants as BEIS splits
Simon Case acknowledges staff are "unsettled" as perm sec says she "didn’t expect" today's announcement
Pocklington to lead new energy department in perm secs reshuffle
07 Feb 2023 Science & Engineering
Pocklington to lead new energy department in perm secs reshuffle
BEIS perm sec Sarah Munby moves to new science department, while Sarah Healey moves from DCMS to DLUHC
'Anything but routine': Met Office boss Penelope Endersby on a record year
14 Dec 2022 Science & Engineering
'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
Defra ‘working up business case’ for APHA cash boost
07 Dec 2022 Science & Engineering
Defra ‘working up business case’ for APHA cash boost
Perm sec Tamara Finkelstein tells MPs department will need to reprioritise some work to offset inflation
'We are putting science, innovation and evidence at the heart of the Home Office'
05 Dec 2022 Science & Engineering
'We are putting science, innovation and evidence at the heart of the Home Office'
Dr Jason Dewhurst talks "embedding a scientifically inquisitive and analytically curious culture across the Home Office"
The fast and the curious: Anita Friend on the Defence and Security Accelerator's 'defendable' decisions
02 Dec 2022 Science & Engineering
The fast and the curious: Anita Friend on the Defence and Security Accelerator's 'defendable' decisions
Anita Friend tells CSW how DASA finds and funds innovation to serve national security, why she trusts her staff, and how managing crises has framed her approach to work
Read the November 2022 issue of Civil Service World
21 Nov 2022 Science & Engineering
Read the November 2022 issue of Civil Service World
This month's issue shines a light on science and innovation in the civil service – plus, the civil servants behind Operation Bridges and an exclusive interview with government's chief property officer
Environment Agency names new chief scientist
04 Nov 2022 Science & Engineering
Environment Agency names new chief scientist
Robert Bradburne joins from Defra, where he was deputy chief scientific adviser