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The Government Office for Science is excited to announce the publication of a new suite of systems thinking documents for civil servants. We have designed these to be accessible and relevant, with the aim of supporting better evidence-based policy making. …
Although there has been huge growth in academic-policy engagement activity, there is no evidence that this is leading to an increase in evidence use by decision-makers. There is an almost total lack of empirical evidence about what works, and little …
Rare diseases are those which affect fewer than 1 in 2,000 people. There are over 7,000 such conditions, ranging from those you may have heard of, like Huntington’s Disease or the muscular dystrophies, to syndromes so rare they have yet …
Today is National DNA Day (25 April), marking the day James Watson, Francis Crick, Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin discovered the double helix in 1953. I thought it would be a great opportunity to highlight some of the exciting genomics …
Collaboration in the Space Sector – UK Space Agency & the National Physical Laboratory The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is the UK’s National Metrology Institute, specialising in measurement science. We are delighted to be supporting the UK Space Agency in …
NPL is celebrating World Metrology Day by opening our doors Metrology, the science of measurement, enables pioneering digital technologies and allows research, innovation, manufacturing and trade to flourish in the UK. On World Metrology Day, May 20th, NPL is celebrating by opening our …
The GSE Profession, in collaboration with Science and Engineering Fast Streamers and STEM ambassadors, are proud to announce the launch of the 2022 STEM Challenge for secondary school students. STEM informs almost every part of our lives – it helps …
The UKHSA International Health Regulations (IHR) Strengthening Project is a UKAid funded project, to improve global health security through increased compliance with the WHO IHR (2005). The project works across Africa and Asia, to build technical capability of National Public Health …
Blog for carer’s rights day (November 25 2021) Carers Rights Day - Carers UK Caring for Mum with Dementia, Christine Maggs, Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Chair Government Science and Engineering Diversity and Inclusion Action Womens Group Yesterday, following cremation at …
This blog discusses Stress. Stress is the body’s natural reaction to real or perceived harmful situations. In this post you can find out about the physiological benefits of breathing to effectively reduce your physical and mental stress.