Battlefield Study participants examining Longues-sur-Mer Battery. (Crown Copyright MOD 2024) I recently had the honour of taking part in a DIO battlefield study in Normandy, focused on the monumental events...
...been increasing in recent years, according to the STEM Women Whitepaper 2024, there is still a low representation of women in STEM within Higher Education that then impacts the workforce...
...more confident and resilient, with stronger communication and problem-solving skills. They can also gain free vocational qualifications. These benefits aren't just what we think we see. They've been substantiated through...
...classed as key workers could work from home. We’ve maximised the use of technology including Skype to promote wellbeing activities such as virtual coffee-catch ups and quizzes. This has helped...
...areas relevant to new starters, such as the Civil Service Code and military equivalent, and DIO’s history and vision. The session was interactive, including presentations, videos, exercises and quizzes, which...
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...of the year wearing a suit for a 16 hour plane journey (someone had told me there was a dress code – there isn’t and everyone else was sensibly dressed...
...for services to be better tailored to the requirements of specific locations. The contracts have also been designed to promote more efficient processes and the quicker delivery of high volume,...
Volunteers from Operation Nightingale have uncovered secrets from a former US military site. MOD Crown Copyright 2024. Defence Infrastructure Senior Archaeologist Richard Osgood led an Op Nightingale Dig at a...
...in December 2024. In 2020, I was made the Lead Project Manager for the Soldiers’ Centre at Pirbright. The new build project which was officially handed over in January 2025...
...stepped in to guard sites to free up police officers for other duties. Responding to bad weather Probably the most common reason for military assistance is in response to adverse...