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Over 10,000 problem solvers at your disposal

Posted by: Sir Patrick Vallance, Posted on: 13 February 2019 - Categories: Making organisations work well
Photograph of Dr Patrick Vallance, Government Chief Scientific Adviser, in a blue suit standing by a wall next to a framed print of an abstract painting with sunflowers

Dr Patrick Vallance, the Government Chief Scientific Adviser, challenges policy-makers not to forget the contribution that scientists and scientific evidence can make to solving policy problems.

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Experts in security, at home and abroad

Posted by: Stephen Lovegrove, Posted on: 3 July 2018 - Categories: Case studies, Frontline work
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The expert response to the Salisbury nerve agent attack involved Service personnel, multiple government departments, the emergency services and other public bodies working together to protect the public.

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From crime scene to court – the science of explosives

Posted by: Charlie Stansfield, Posted on: 17 January 2018 - Categories: Analysis and factual trends, New techniques
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Charlie Stansfield from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) gives an insight into the little-known work of a world-leading forensic science facility in keeping the UK safe.

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How I got here

Posted by: Pete Thompson, Dstl, Posted on: 4 July 2014 - Categories: Analysis and factual trends, New techniques

Pete Thompson is Deputy Chief Executive of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, a government agency that applies science and technology to the defence and security of the UK. How did he get there? I’ve had a varied and interesting …

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