Why I try to avoid food waste
On Stop Food Waste Day, User Support and Training Manager Dom Burton reflects on why he feels the need for us all to reduce our food waste is so critically important to the future of the planet.
What I’ve learned about panel management in a growing research team – Part One
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Jason Stockwell, Posted on:
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Defra digital, Defra service design, User centred design, User research
User research panel manager Jason Stockwell reflects on what happens when a user research project grows suddenly, and quickly, and how this needs to be managed to keep things on track.
Waste not, want not: How Digital is playing a key role in waste reforms
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Peter Collins, Posted on:
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Defra digital, Defra Science and Innovation, Digital transformation, User centred design, User research
A multi-disciplinary digital delivery team in Defra’s Environmental Quality Directorate is driving an exciting initiative which is central to the Government’s ambition to reduce packaging waste and improve the way we use material resources.
Waste carriers: don’t call us, we’ll email you
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Andrew Hick, Lead Test Engineer and Iris Faraway, Lead Developer, Posted on:
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Defra digital, Defra services
Andrew Hick and Iris Faraway, from the Ruby Waste Services team, explain the changes they and their team have been making recently to remove the pain from waste carrier renewals.
Reducing food waste is not a waste of time
To mark Stop Food Waste Day Christina Gyles, one of our interaction designers, shares her passion for reducing food waste and her ideas about what more we can all do.
Never let good news go to waste
Emi Carmichael from the Ruby Waste Services Team tells us about the success of the Defra Waste Exemptions renewal service which was launched in August.
Smart waste tracking challenge: are we any closer to solutions?
Twelve months on from our initial cross-government discovery, are we getting closer to creating innovative solutions for tracking waste we hear you ask? We are pleased to report that the answer is yes.
Lessons from winning the GovTech Catalyst grant fund
I was at Sprint 18 last week, where I got some good news: Defra has won a slice of the £20 million GovTech Catalyst (GTC) grant fund. There will be 3 more opportunities for public sector teams to apply to …
A new discovery for tracking waste
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Alistair Paul, Waste Regulation and Crime, Posted on:
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Defra digital, Digital transformation
A cross-government collaborative team recently started a discovery looking at how waste movements are tracked across the UK. The team is keen to hear from regulators and businesses, to find out more about their needs. In this post I’ll explain …
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