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Catapulting new technologies from idea to reality

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To compete successfully in tomorrow’s global knowledge economy, technological innovation is vital. James Easey from the Technology Strategy Board explains how £1.4 billion of public and private investment is helping the emerging network of Catapult centres shape this country’s innovation …

The view from Helmand: provincial reconstruction in Afghanistan

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The UK presence in Afghanistan has been about more than just military action. Catriona Laing, Head of Mission of the Helmand Province Reconstruction Team, talked to James Mortimer about her experiences there. Q1. What is the Helmand Province Reconstruction Team …

How a small nudge is helping people save for their retirement

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In October 2012, the Government began introducing a groundbreaking new policy to automatically enrol people into workplace pension schemes. "[This is] a new dawn for pension savers, with millions more workers being helped to save towards a pension with a …

Badgers and bees, tweets and trees: how scientist Ian Boyd has made the transition from academia to government

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Professor Ian Boyd, appointed Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in September 2012, answers questions from Jill Rutter about his experiences so far. Q1. Why did you apply to be Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) at …