The government recently confirmed investment of £1.4bn over the next 10 years to redevelop the specialist research and laboratory facilities at our Weybridge site. Find out how this money will be used and what this means for APHA.
In the next in our series of blogs about the work of the Surveillance and Laboratory Services Department (SLSD), we showcase some of the varied testing that we do in the department, and shine a light on some of the …
Today marks the beginning of the fifth annual Invasive Species Week, led by the GB Non-native Species Secretariat.
18 April 2019 marks the third birthday of the APHA Science blog and what an interesting three years we’ve had!
In this blog we embark on an exciting journey with Jill Key, project manager for the GB Non-native Species Secretariat, to learn how APHA is working to strengthen biosecurity in the UK Overseas Territories.
APHA Weybridge hosted the first Inventory and Ambitions workshop for the One Health European Joint Program funded COHESIVE Project. In this blog, Charlotte Cook, Senior Risk Analyst, talks about the event and the importance of professional networks across Europe.
Kirsty Line, head of APHA’s Surveillance and Laboratory Services Department, introduces a series of blogs about the work of the department.
March 2nd marked the 9th International Open Data Day, an annual event promoting awareness and use of open data. Colin Birch, lead statistician at APHA, shares with us his first time experience of publishing a disease simulation model by open access and public release.
Today, Monday 11th February 2019, marks the fourth International Day of Women and Girls in Science (IDWGS). Even in 2019, Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) still remains a male dominated field, with still only a small percentage of the …
In 2018, the APHA International Development (ID) team was established within the Science Directorate to develop new engagement strategies at an international level and to enhance the status and outreach of the agency. During the course of the past year, …
On 19 November Dame Sally Davies, the UK Chief Medical Officer, announced the establishment of an International Reference Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) formed by three Defra Group agencies. In this blog Rod Card (APHA senior scientist for the AMR …
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