Case studies: Real-life examples of government activity

Rowena Hill’s UKRI fellowship shaped climate policy, built knowledge networks, and strengthened evidence use at MHCLG through flexible engagement.

Ana Manzano’s UKRI fellowship co-produced evaluation strategy, built partnerships, and delivered real-world impact in Northern Ireland’s government.

Mattie Toma’s Policymakers Lab surveys researchers and policymakers, making evidence more usable and driving global collaboration and impact.

Caroline Bond’s DfE seminar sparked dialogue, practical ideas, and new research on school attendance through focused academic-policy engagement.

Windscale Pile 2 is one of the The Windscale Piles. These were were the UK's first nuclear reactors and are some of the oldest buildings on the Sellafield site.

The Pile Fuel Storage Pond is our oldest pond and one of the most significant clean-up projects on the Sellafield site. We're retrieving historic nuclear fuel, debris and sludges from the 70-year-old pond and placing it …

The Windscale Piles were the UK's first nuclear reactors and are some of the oldest buildings on the Sellafield site. We're cleaning-up and decommissioning these iconic reminders of our pioneering nuclear history and…

The First-Generation Reprocessing Plant is one of the oldest buildings at Sellafield, dating back to the military origins of the site.

Adappt has built a reputation for using AI in novel ways to solve complex data problems, often in environments where failure to deliver is not an option.  

Border Security Command now has a better understanding of how online platforms used in people smuggling can be monitored and potentially disrupted.

ACE developed options for an AI lab that would inspire and enable greater innovation by adding in technical expertise from industry and academia.

ACE developed a portfolio of in-depth reports to increase understanding of how AI products in four key areas could be used by criminals.

ACE devised a method that ensures Police and Crime Commissioners are well briefed on technology investments so they can make informed funding decisions.

An ACE review established that police forces could realise efficiency and productivity savings of 60% through better use of automated redaction tooling.

As drone threats become increasingly sophisticated, Dstl's open standards approach is proving essential for coordinated international defence responses.

Royal Navy's ASW Spearhead programme rapidly developed three autonomous testbed platforms – CETUS, PROTEUS, and SCYLLA – to enhance ASW capabilities.

Read what our people have to say about working for the National Cyber Force.

A national model collating when technology needs updating or will become obsolete enables the National Police Chiefs’ Council to make crucial funding decisions.

ACE leant on its significant experience to increase innovation in the Home Office, with the aim of improving service delivery as well as increasing efficiency.

As Government Skills launches a new coaching service, developed for civil servants by civil servants, a coach and their coachee share their experiences.

Applying advanced data technologies gives investigators faster insights, reduces effort duplication, and improves how information is shared across the system. 

Read how Nature and Nurture, a riparian woodland in Wiltshire, has used the Countryside Stewardship grant to protect valuable cricket bat willow from Eurasian beaver damage whilst adapting to seasonal flooding.

Dstl and partners are enabling the UK's Integrated Fighting Force by developing underlying technology that will connect platforms and systems.

NW Pro, a family company based in Bedfordshire, has transformed from designing, installing and maintaining security systems, to creating cutting-edge AI solutions for high-end security.

How DASA funding and Dstl support helped transform a deployable antenna concept into critical UK defence space capability.

The Royal Navy's ASW Spearhead programme has rapidly enhanced anti-submarine warfare through Sonar 2087 and Merlin Mk2 helicopter system upgrades.

Lessons from the Competition and Market Authority (CMA)’s investigation into sports broadcasting and production companies that colluded on rates of pay for freelance workers.

How the School-based Nursery Capital Grant accelerated one infant school’s plan to expand its provision to support local demand and improve transitions into reception.

How a primary academy and an infant school each worked with a private, voluntary and independent (PVI) provider to reap the benefits of their mutual expertise.

How two primary schools, each with a supportive governing body and local authority, used the School-based Nursery Capital Grant to create early years places.

Read how Holnicote Estate has combined different management strategies to optimise tree protection across 600 hectares of diverse woodland.

Read how South West Lakes Trust is collaborating with others to protect Burrator Forest from livestock and wildlife damage.

Research examined the current and future pollution risk of coastal historic landfills to protect the surrounding environment.

UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA) manager Stacey Killon describes how the standards shaped her approach to team development.

Read how Paragon Veterinary Group used the England Woodland Creation Offer to support business sustainability while improving biodiversity to the benefit of the wider community.

Wales-based Wall Colmonoy secured Defence Technology Exploitation Programme (DTEP) funding through DASA to develop one of the UK’s most advanced commercially available vacuum casting foundries.

Gloveboxes have been an intrinsic part of nuclear work since the birth of the UK industry. They’ve kept people safe and helped drive nuclear research and development for decades.

Comisiynu hyblyg ar gyfer gweithredu cynnar effeithiol.

Gwella ardaloedd lleol trwy gydgynhyrchu gyda chymunedau.

Rhaglen Dinasyddion Creadigol Belfast 2024.

Cydnabod gwerth y VCSE ar gyfer dyfodol ffyniannus.

Adeiladu nodau cyffredin a chysoni â'r strategaeth adeiladu cyfoeth cymunedol

Cyllid digyfyngiad a hirdymor.

Trosoli data a thryloywder i bontio rhaniadau digidol dinasyddion bregus.

Labordy Canlyniadau Llywodraeth, Rhannu Data, a Gweithio mewn Partneriaeth (SoF).

Cynyddu ymddiriedaeth gyda’r gymdeithas sifil a chymunedau yn ystod ac ar ôl COVID.

Dull wedi’i seilio ar bartneriaeth o leihau troseddau cyllyll.

Adeiladu partneriaethau effeithiol trwy gyfathrebu ac ymgysylltu rhagweithiol.

Cydweithio fel cynghrair.

Gosod pobl ifanc wrth wraidd datblygu polisi.