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Join our Science Advisory Committees in 2023

Posted by: Professor Robin May, Chief Scientific Adviser, Posted on: 17 February 2023 - Categories: Science
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We're looking for new members to join our Scientific Advisory Committees (SACs). This year, for the first time, we are looking for both full members and associate members. The latter category is specifically aimed at early and mid-career researchers.

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Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2023 at the FSA

Posted by: Professor Susan Jebb, FSA Chair, Posted on: 10 February 2023 - Categories: People, Science
Top left - Naomi Davidson Top right - Priscilla Wanjiru Bottom left - Susan Jebb Bottom right - Chloe Thomas

Ahead of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we hear from some of the many women in the FSA who use science every day to keep food safe, on how they got into STEM.

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Chief Executive’s message to stakeholders - The horsemeat crisis ten years on

Posted by: Emily Miles, Chief Executive, Posted on: 9 February 2023 - Categories: Our mission
Emily Miles, Food Standards Agency Chief Executive, March 2022

This year marks the tenth anniversary of the horsemeat crisis.

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National Apprenticeship Week 2023 - FSA Podcast

Posted by: Catherine Hardy, Communications Manager (Northern Ireland), Posted on: 6 February 2023 - Categories: People
Cover of National Apprenticeship Week Podcast, with Judith Hanvey, Boardroom Apprentice and Andy Cole, Director for Northern Ireland

To mark National Apprenticeship Week, Judith Hanvey the FSA in NI’s Boardroom Apprentice and the FSA’s Director for Northern Ireland Andy Cole discuss the journey so far.

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