3004
posts-
Global Human Rights Sanctions
What is the new UK's Global Human Rights sanctions regime? Read our latest blog to find out more.
-
Getting the basics right: the eight principles for project success
We must get the basics of project delivery right. We can start this by adopting the eight principles for project success and keeping them at the forefront of everything we do.
-
Hirsch Tailoring: At the cutting edge of reopening safely
Hirsch Tailoring has reopened its premises, once again offering bespoke tailoring services to national and international customers.
-
Government reaffirms commitment to clamping down on single-use plastics
A look into an op-ed from Ministers Pow and Goldsmith in The Telegraph which reaffirms our continued commitment to crack down on single use plastics.
-
Natural England helps secure UNESCO world heritage status for the Black Country
Today we look at positive coverage of Natural England helping to secure world UNESCO heritage status for the Black Country.
-
Who are DIO’s European Support Group?
Greetings from Europe! Many of you won’t have heard of the DIO European Support Group (ESG), headquartered in Mons, Belgium.
-
GVS Learning Opportunity: African Swine Fever Webinar and Free One Health Course
Find out more about two new learning and development opportunities.
-
Testing times
Since the early days of the coronavirus outbreak, much of the world's shared anxiety and worry has focused on how, when and where the virus is transmitted. This worry has been no less acute in our country's care homes. Jeremy Richardson, Chief Executive of Four Seasons Health Care, explains why his business is one of the many care home providers participating in a new research study to determine how outbreaks occur in residential care settings - and could be prevented.
-
Uncle John’s Bakery: Bakery reopens its doors to the community
North London bakery 'Uncle John’s' has been able to reopen safely and safeguard jobs following the coronavirus lockdown.
-
Duncan Selbie's Friday Message - 10 July 2020
This week our Chief Executive's message covers the Prime Minister's commitment to tackle obesity and the work PHE is doing to support this, the hard work and innovation going into managing down rates of COVID-19 infection in Bradford, the new Joint Situational Awareness Team, and adult smoking rates in the UK.
-
Eyewear company INSPECS on being second-time Queen’s Award winners
INSPECS designs, manufactures and distributes eyewear to over 80 countries around the world. Operating from its HQ in Bath, UK and overseas offices in Lisbon, Portugal and Florida, the Company was the first eyewear business to be awarded the Queen’s …
-
Winning a Queen’s Award and what it means for Email Hippo
Congratulations to Email Hippo, who won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation in 2020! Email Hippo: In 2015: began engineering our own solution to stop fraudsters using our email verification software for free. In 2016: reduced the amount of online …
-
Goodbye to my year 11s, from your very proud teacher
Many students spend year 11 looking forward to their last weeks of school. As well as heralding the start of their GCSE examinations, there are other rites of passage that come with being a school leaver which they are far more excited about, such as leaver’s assemblies, hoodies, year books, shirt signing and of course, the all-important prom!
-
Meet our Manufacturing, Materials & Mobility Team
Meet the Innovate UK Manufacturing, Materials, and Mobility sector team who are a group of experts bringing together the areas of Land Transport, Automotive, Connected Transport, Connected & Autonomous Vehicles, Rail, Aerospace, Manufacturing and Materials, Electronics, Sensors, and Photonics (ESP), Digital Security by Design and Robotics.
-
How we are working to safeguard our water supplies
There has been widespread coverage today of the Public Accounts Committee’s report - “England faces serious risk of running out of water within 20 years”.
-
‘Guess Who’s Coming to Network?’
The Civil Service Race Forum (CSRF) is a collaborative group of BAME Staff Networks across the Civil Service (CS), Non-departmental Public Bodies (NDPB) and Arms-Lengths Bodies (ALB) working towards advancing and advocating diversity, inclusion and equality. CSRF has more than 40 …
-
Ainsworth Jewellers: Welcoming our customers back
Philip Ainsworth of Ainsworth Jewellers in Blackburn, talks about the measures they've undertaken to ensure customer safety. Find out how you can work safely here. Video transcript My name is Philip Ainsworth from Ainsworth Jewellers in Blackburn. We’re a family …
-
Recovery in the Crown Court
Susan Acland-Hood talks about our recovery plan with a focus on the Crown Court – which is where we have some of our most significant challenges, because of the difficulty of doing jury trials with social distancing.
-
Writing content at speed
Patrick Taylor has been writing content for parents of school children during coronavirus (COVID-19). This meant working in a different environment, using different methods while under pressure. He shares some ways to quickly get content published while maintaining quality.
-
GVS Learning Opportunity: One Health in Rabies Control and Meeting Sustainable Development Goals
Find out about two new exciting one health learning opportunities which are completely free.
-
Becoming a better teacher from my computer
Maths teacher, Bobby Seagull, reflects on being a teacher in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak and how these unusual circumstances have helped him become a better teacher.
-
Warwick Market: The changes they're making in order to keep people safe and protected
John P Walker, from CJs Events Warwickshire Limited, speaks about the changes they have made in order to keep people safe and protected at Warwick District Markets. Find out how you can work safely here. Video transcript Since the 24 …
-
Big thank you to employers for senior leader apprenticeship progress
I am delighted to report that significant progress has been made with the development of an updated senior leader apprenticeship over the past month. The Secretary of State for Education requested the review back in April and we have been …
-
New job opportunities with GOV.UK at the Government Digital Service
GDS needs more talented people to help us achieve our vision for the future of GOV.UK. Find out what roles will be available and what it's like to work in GOV.UK.
-
Mitchells & Butlers Pubs: Putting traditional pub and restaurant fare back on the menu
Mitchells & Butlers pubs are gearing up to open their doors safely across England.
-
Licensing for the control of birds – how decisions are made
Dave Slater, Natural England's Director for Wildlife Licensing & Enforcement Cases provides more detail on licensing for the control of birds in our countryside.
-
Creative writing: A new chapter
I love reading. It allows our imaginations to run wild and provides a sense of escapism from everyday life, which is so important in these uncertain times. It also helps us switch off from our mobile phones, TVs and dare …
-
How everyone wins in a job share
An unusual spin on a job share allows Nigel Sutton and Colin Hutchinson to extend their professional lives while ensuring critical corporate knowledge and skills are retained. Learn what factors help make their job share successful.
-
Electronic signatures in conveyancing
We will soon start accepting electronic signatures. Find out which form of electronic signatures we are looking at, how these may be used and how you can tell us what you think.
-
How we are improving architecture governance across NELSON and Navy Digital
In this blog post, the Royal Navy’s NELSON gives us a behind-the-scenes look at their work to create a new architecture community for Navy Digital. Joining the dots The NELSON Coordination team is helping to meet the Navy Digital and …
-
How extremists are exploiting the pandemic
We’ve published a report today, looking at the way in which extremists have sought to exploit the current pandemic. My Commission has pulled together research from various areas, to get an overall picture of the extremist threat during the pandemic. …
-
EA2025: Unlocking nature
A look into our new 5 year plan, EA2025, which sets out how we will help to accelerate a just transition to a low-carbon and more climate resilient future.
-
Response to Wildlife Trust report on pesticides and pollinator health
A look into our response to a report issued by the Wildlife Trust today, which suggests pesticide use should be reduced in order to protect pollinators.
-
Overcoming the nerves of returning to reception
On 15th June, Reception teacher, Mel Mycroft, welcomed her pupils back into her classroom. Mel describes her first week in school – the similarities, the differences, the nerves on Monday morning and the children’s happy faces by Friday. It’s been a very different first week back at school…
-
Inaccurate petition on A level and GCSE grades this year
We are aware of a petition on Change.org based on a misapprehension about the way young people will be allocated grades for their GCSEs and A levels this summer. The petition being circulated on social media suggests there will be …
-
Forty-four Natural Capital Atlases released across England
Natural England's Alice Lord explains how you can find out what natural capital you’ve got in your place and what it is doing for people.
-
West Suffolk Market: Social distancing at the forefront of keeping people safe
West Suffolk Council explains how they are working with traders to ensure that the markets are safe.
-
Oakman Inns: Welcoming guests back into their restaurants and gardens
Pub and restaurant chain Oakman Inns is gearing up to welcome back customers, with a new app and table-only service.
-
How GDS improved GOV.UK Frontend’s developer documentation
The GOV.UK Design System team at GDS has rewritten developer documentation for GOV.UK Frontend. Here’s what the team did, including how it identified what needed improving and how it tested the new content.
-
The best forms follow function
How Defence Digital’s Application Service and Development & Operations (DevOps) Team (ASDT) and Defence Business Services (DBS) are making administration tasks easier by addressing an age-old problem. Sometimes it’s hard to see the problem with how you’re doing things. Sometimes …