Am I a cyclist (or just a person on a bike)?
On World Bicycle Day, Wieke Wicks celebrates the benefits – including the joys – of cycling and asks the question ‘what makes a cyclist’?
Data Transformation
What it’s like being on Planet Earth when you’re from Planet Autistic
As people around the world marked World Autism Awareness Day on Sunday 2nd April, David Waller shares his own experiences of being diagnosed with the condition relatively late in life.
How the pandemic altered our ways of working and advanced our learning
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Data Transformation, Defra digital, Defra services
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.
Data, tools and people: Introducing the three enablers of Defra’s Data Analytics and Science Hub
Pippa Sumner sets out how Defra is taking further strides towards being an increasingly data-driven organisation.
Defra Data Heroes: Meet our ‘digital-first’ library team
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Data Transformation, Defra services, Open data
In the latest instalment from our Defra Data Heroes series, we hear from Sonja van Montfort, Defra’s Head Librarian, about how her team keeps colleagues across the Defra organisations informed through a range of print and online resources, and the vital work the team does to manage a unique library collection.
Why Reserves Day is important to me
On Reserves Day, Deputy Director Defra Group Head of Architecture & Standards (and Army Reservist) Steve Reynolds explains what being a Reservist means to him, and how he’s managed to balance his military commitment with a full-time and demanding Civil Service career.
Defra Data Heroes: Meet the Information Appraisal Team
On International Archives Day we hear from Allison Wort, who leads Defra’s Information Appraisal Team, on the work her team does to process, archive and dispose of many thousands of historic files and departmental records each year.
What is Technology Innovation exploration and why do we do it?
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Data Transformation, Defra digital, Defra Science and Innovation, Digital transformation
Technology Innovation Consultant Marcus Melton shares his thoughts on how emerging technologies are explored in Defra, and why it is important we continue to test innovative solutions across the department.
Ramadan: what it means to me
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Afshan Khan, Posted on:
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Data Transformation, Defra digital, Defra Science and Innovation
As Ramadan begins for Muslims around the world, Afshan Khan, a Resource Manager in our Architecture Data Information and Innovation team, shares her thoughts and reflections on what this important time in the Islamic calendar means to her.
Scanning the horizon for the innovations of the future
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Data Transformation, Defra digital, Defra Science and Innovation, Defra services, Digital transformation
Jan Murdoch, Lead Horizon Scanner in our Technology Innovation team, shares his thoughts on the emerging technologies to watch out for this year and why they matter to Defra.
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