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The Government Office for Science’s mission is to put excellent science advice at the heart of decision making. GO-Science works with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology .
The Futures Toolkit provides a set of tools to help you develop policies and strategies that are robust in the face of an uncertain future.
The Futures Toolkit A set of tools to help you develop policies and…
Areas of research interest (ARI) are published documents which detail some of the main research questions facing the UK government.
Opportunities for scientific experts to join the government and put science advice at the heart of decision making.
The Chronic risks analysis outlines the most critical medium to long term challenges facing the United Kingdom.
Evidence base of long-term trends for UK policy makers, Spring 2021.
OPSS scientists identified fire risks in tumble dryers and secured improved repairs, leading to a national programme to fix or replace affected machines.
Foresight projects give evidence to policymakers to help them create policies that are more resilient to the future.
New government funding will help make the boldest ideas in UK life sciences a reality.
The skills you need to be a scientist or engineer in government.
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