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Rose Grant: Why my family history is important to me

Posted by: Rose Grant, Posted on: 31 October 2022 - Categories: Defra digital
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In Black History Month, Rose Grant shares some very personal reflections of her family’s journey from the Caribbean to London as part of the Windrush generation and how this has made her the person she is today.

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A day in the life of a Senior User Researcher

Posted by: Fran Redman, Posted on: 24 October 2022 - Categories: Defra content design, User centred design, User research
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Thinking of applying for a role as a User Researcher at Defra? Fran Redman shares a typical (or not so typical) day in the life of a Senior User Researcher.

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Why I keep talking about mental health

Posted by: Kata Papunen, Posted on: 10 October 2022 - Categories: Defra digital
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On World Mental Health Day, Kata Papunen reflects on the value of such initiatives and considers her own journey, including personal struggles which have been helped through having access to a range of workplace assistance and resources.

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The value of feedback: Part Two - top tips on giving and getting feedback

Posted by: Leyla Kee-McParlin, Posted on: 7 October 2022 - Categories: Defra content design, User centred design
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In the second part of her blog on feedback Lead Content Designer Leyla Kee-McParlin shares some top tips for giving and receiving feedback, and the things you can do if you want to explore this topic further.

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How the pandemic altered our ways of working and advanced our learning

Posted by: Cathy O’Sullivan, Posted on: 5 October 2022 - Categories: Data Transformation, Defra digital, Defra services
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In Libraries Week Defra library officer Cathy O’Sullivan shares some reflections on her learnings from the pandemic and how it’s changed the way in which the Defra library service works.

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The value of feedback: Part One - why you need to give and get it

Posted by: Leyla Kee-McParlin, Posted on: 3 October 2022 - Categories: Defra content design, Defra digital
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In the first instalment of a two-part blog Lead Content Designer Leyla Kee-McParlin explains how feedback is essential to self-development, and explores how you can give and receive feedback in the most productive and sensitive ways.

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