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The Secret Engineering Society

Posted by: The Secret Engineering Society, Posted on: 17 May 2021 - Categories: Guest Blog

Guest piece written by Captain Andy Donaldson, Team Leader for the Defence Engineering Head of Profession. Did you know that there is a secret society of engineers working across Defence to make your working lives better? Now that I have …

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Join the new Engineering in Policy Network

Posted by: Eleanor Voss, Posted on: 26 April 2021 - Categories: Blog Series, Guest Blog

This Guest Blog provides more information on the new Engineering in Policy Network (EPN) and how to join.

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Help shape the new Engineering in Policy Network

Posted by: Eleanor Voss, Posted on: 12 March 2021 - Categories: Blog Series, Guest Blog

The Engineering in Policy Network wants to hear from GSE members to shape the network’s new policy

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GSE Opportunities: Institute of Physics Professional Registration Workshop

Posted by: Mohamed Barre, Posted on: 17 December 2019 - Categories: GSE Opportunities
Image shows a paper with the writing workshop placed on a board

This blog post is a collection of vacancies, events and learning and development opportunities for people working in Government Science and Engineering.

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Working with the whole scientific community

Posted by: Professor Ian Boyd, Posted on: 2 August 2017 - Categories: Collaborating & Networking, Our People & Deep Dives, Outreach, Specialism Deep Dives

Ian Boyd, Chief Scientific Advisor and Head of GSE profession for Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), highlights the importance of government and the research community working together.

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Royal Society Pairing Scheme – Applications open

Posted by: Sir Venki Ramakrishnan, Posted on: 14 July 2017 - Categories: Capability & Skills, Collaborating & Networking, Guest Blog, Specialism Deep Dives
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President of the Royal Society, Sir Venki Ramakrishnan explains what the Royal Society Pairing Scheme is and why civil servants should apply.

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What's in it for me?

Posted by: Sir Mark Walport, Posted on: 21 June 2017 - Categories: Capability & Skills, Diversity & Inclusion, GSE Profession Updates, Our People & Deep Dives, Outreach

Sir Mark Walport reflects upon the positive progress being made on the GSE Strategy, and he unveils a new video animation for the profession, which seeks to answer the question: what’s in it for me?

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Putting GSE on the map

Posted by: Oliver Summers, Posted on: 21 April 2017 - Categories: Collaborating & Networking, Diversity & Inclusion, GSE Profession Updates, Our People & Deep Dives, Specialism Deep Dives

Are you a Java genius or a code creator rather than breaker? Then we need your help to create a new digital directory.

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