Why I enjoy being a business analyst in Defra
Rose Rothery shares her passion for business analysis and explains how Defra’s purpose, and the variety of work she does, has kept her wanting more.
A day in the life of a Senior User Researcher
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Fran Redman, Posted on:
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Defra content design, User centred design, User research
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.
The value of feedback: Part Two - top tips on giving and getting feedback
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.
How the pandemic altered our ways of working and advanced our learning
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Cathy O’Sullivan, Posted on:
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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.
The value of feedback: Part One - why you need to give and get it
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.
Recognising the power of literacy when designing services
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Lucy Hartley, Posted on:
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Defra content design, Defra digital, User centred design
In support of International Literacy Day Lucy Hartley explores why literacy is so vital to her team’s work – content design - in particular the need to follow best practice when producing content and using plain English.
How we’re taking fishing rod licences digital
In the last of our Blogs celebrating National Fishing Month, Digital Product Manager Melinda Twigg shares some reflections on her team’s work over the past year to develop digital fishing licences.
Collaborative design: how content and interaction designers can work together to solve problems
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Caroline Vickers and Joe Horton, Posted on:
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Defra content design, Defra digital, Defra interaction, User centred design
Senior Content Designer Caroline Vickers and Senior Interaction Designer Joe Horton recently worked together on a GOV.UK service. They share how they found collaborative ways of working and the tools that worked best.
Check, check, check; new rod licence app continues to bring benefits
Service Manager Joe Simpson explains how Environment Agency Fisheries Enforcement Officers (FEOs) have been making leaps and bounds in licence checking, thanks to a new app designed and built by Defra’s ‘I Want to Fish’ digital team.
Why I’m a mentor on Defra’s Summer Diversity Internship Programme
Toby Squire, a user researcher working on plant exports, talks about his work as a diversity and inclusion lead within Defra’s Fast Stream network and his role building a mentor network for summer interns.
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