Applying for content design roles at Defra
Applying for content design roles at Defra
Lead Content Designer Jeni Street shares her tips for anyone out there who's considering applying for content design roles at Defra.
A Document Management Service fit for the future
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Andrea Purdy, Posted on:
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Defra content, Defra digital, Defra services, Digital transformation, Open data
Environment Agency Data and Intelligence Manager Andrea Purdy reflects on the work to modernise an ageing records management system and the learning that has been gained from the project.
Celebrating success with our Technology Innovation team
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Tony Riggs, Posted on:
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Defra digital, Defra Science and Innovation, Digital transformation
Tony Riggs explains how our Technology Innovation team has done some innovative work recently to monitor the effects of trees at absorbing carbon dioxide, and on using high performance compute (HPC) technology for speeding up flood modelling, work which has received industry recognition.
All in a day’s work: the life of a Delivery Manager in Defra Digital
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Mike Douthwaite, Posted on:
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Defra digital, Defra interaction, Defra services, Software tools, User research
Defra Digital Delivery Manager Mike Douthwaite tells us about a working typical day for him which includes everything from agile working to supporting product managers, to recruiting new team members, and celebrating success.
Email alerts – helping water abstractors do their bit for climate change
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Mark Harvett, Posted on:
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Defra content, Defra digital, Defra services, Digital transformation, Software tools, User research
As people around the world mobilise for the Global Day of Action for the Climate, the Environment Agency’s Mark Harvett, one of the Product Owners for the Water Resources Licensing Service, explains how a new email alert service will enable abstractors to be more in-step with available water resources.
Maintaining quality of food imports on this World Food Day
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Tony Hunt, Posted on:
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Defra digital, Defra Science and Innovation, Defra services, Digital transformation
Tony Hunt, imports delivery lead in the Digital Data and Technology Services Major Projects team, has been looking at how food comes into the UK this World Food Day.
User panel is key to success for the waste tracking service
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Laura McNulty, Posted on:
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Defra content, Defra digital, Defra interaction, Defra services, Digital transformation, User centred design, User research
Laura McNulty, from the Resources and Waste team, explains how users are helping to design a digital waste tracking service, and the benefits of creating a user panel.
Celebrating Libraries Week with the Defra library team
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Kimberley Stansfield and Laura Graydon, Posted on:
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Data Transformation, Defra content, Defra digital, Defra services, Open data
To celebrate Libraries Week, Library Officers Laura Graydon and Kimberley Stansfield share their passion for library work and explain why they work in the Defra Library.
Inclusion – more than just a word
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Ahana Ogle, Posted on:
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Defra digital, Digital transformation, Smarter working
As people around the UK take part in events to mark National Inclusion Week, Ahana Ogle shares her experiences of being on the Civil Service Autism Exchange Programme.
Online recruitment, working remotely and yet to meet our team-mates
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Josh George and Junayed Islam, Posted on:
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Data Transformation, Defra digital, Defra services
Two of our data analysts, Josh George and Junayed Islam, who joined Defra at the height of the pandemic, reflect on their experiences of online recruitment, working remotely, and having still never met their colleagues in person.
Building a team to design Defra services
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Cathy Dutton, Interim Head of Interaction Design, Posted on:
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Defra digital, Defra interaction, Defra services, Digital transformation, User centred design
Head of Interaction Design Cathy Dutton lifts the lid on the changes she is making in her team to create opportunities for service designers which enable them to visualise the full service as a user would understand it.