Occupational psychology — making work better for everyone

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Ever wondered why some teams just click? Or how to find the right person for a job? What about creating a workplace that truly supports your well-being? That's where occupational psychology comes in.

Government Risk Profession – Being more productive and agile through better risk management

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Effective risk management means taking smart, calculated risks to seize opportunities, improve outcomes and create lasting public value. The Government Risk Profession is at the heart of this, championing innovation, supporting confident decision-making and helping us all to be more productive and agile.

Join a profession: real stories of cross-government careers

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As part of Join a profession, our new initiative designed to help civil servants find their professional home, we’ve asked colleagues to share their career highlights.

Join a Profession: discover your professional community

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Being part of a government profession is an important aspect of every civil servant’s career journey. Wherever you work, whatever you do, there’s a Civil Service profession waiting to welcome you and help you develop your skills and career, and …

Celebrating a wave of innovation: Scalable experiments from the One Big Thing initiative

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The One Big Thing initiative, with its focus on innovation and efficiency, has catalysed a wave of transformative experiments across UK government.

Meet the Modern Civil Service, Amritpal Chahal, Apprentice Software Developer - Ministry of Justice

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The Modern Civil Service caught up with Amrit Chahal, one of the very first TechTrack apprentices. In this interview, we talk to him about his motivations, the TechTrack selection process and Amrit’s views on a modern digital government. 

Children embrace the future with the Humanoid School Project 

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British Science Week 2025 marked the launch of an exciting new initiative, where primary school children across the UK were introduced to the world of humanoid robots.

Innovators and changemakers: Celebrating women in the Civil Service

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International Women's day

Whilst reflecting on International Women’s Day 2025, we’d like to shout-out to all the amazing women of the Civil Service who we spoke to over recent months as part of our Meet the Modern Civil Service series.