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This guidance sets out the process for determining whether governance approval and ethics review is required for research undertaken, funded or sponsored by MOD.
An introduction to how defence might lessen our contributions to and adapt to climate change.
How suppliers can participate in our frameworks and how customers can use Dstl frameworks to procure science and technology (S&T) research.
Dstl exploits the latest in robotics and AI to create effective and trustworthy uncrewed platforms and autonomous systems for the UK’s security and defence.
A biscuit book exploring how we make technology work for us, find and use information as part of decision-making, and combine with Artificial Intelligence (AI).
A simple guide to quantum physics, demystifying quantum technology using everyday language, familiar examples and analogies.
Guidance on working securely with or for the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl).
An introduction to thinking about the future: the benefits, key futures concepts, and some of the pitfalls.
Dstl’s incinerator facility near Salisbury provides a specialist disposal solution for hazardous or high security waste materials.
Review techniques to create synthetic datasets that mimic the characteristics of a real dataset but remove or obscure any private or sensitive information
A simple guide to understanding and describing the trustworthiness of autonomous systems and associated artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms.
A guide to some different ways of visualising data and their respective strengths and weaknesses.
DASA has launched phase 1 of Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle Testbed – Opportunity to Integrate;
A simple guide and framework for thinking about artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomy from a systems perspective.
Why we think you should read this biscuit book.
Find out how to submit your research to Athena, Dstl's central repository of MOD-sponsored scientific and technical research reports.
Climate change and its effects on defence; exacerbating current issues while also creating new ones.
Dstl coordinates UK science and technology involvement in NATO and sponsors UK businesses and academic institutions to take part in these activities.
Defence emissions come from all areas of defence, and some areas do create significantly larger emissions than others (for example in military aviation).
How defence adapts in response to climate change.
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