tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications from Met Office 2024-11-14T17:07:31+00:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/simon-thompson-appointed-as-new-chair-of-the-met-office-board 2024-11-14T17:07:31+00:00 Simon Thompson appointed as new Chair of the Met Office Board Simon Thompson has been selected as the new Chair of the Met Office Board and will start his appointment on 1 December 2024. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/a-fiery-end-to-esas-cluster-satellite-salsa 2024-09-27T14:37:18+01:00 A fiery end to ESA's Cluster satellite Salsa Earlier this month ESA's satellite 'Salsa' landed in the South Pacific. Learn more about how NSpOC tracks re-entries from space using Salsa as a case study. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/space-weather-and-the-national-space-operations-centre-nspoc 2024-05-16T00:00:00+01:00 Space weather and the National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC) Information on how the The Met Office delivers space weather services. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/the-government-office-for-tech-transfer-talks-to-the-met-office 2024-04-12T08:00:00+01:00 The Government Office for Tech Transfer talks to the Met Office In this film the Met Office describe how they created their own Knowledge Asset Management Strategy, guided by the Rose Book. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/andy-samuel-appointed-to-the-met-office-board-as-non-executive-director 2023-10-20T11:01:13+01:00 Andy Samuel appointed to the Met Office Board as non-executive director The Met Office’s newly appointed non-executive director, Andy Samuel, is a highly respected leader with extensive experience across start-ups, large multinational companies and government. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-sets-out-adaptation-programme-to-tackle-climate-impact 2023-07-17T17:58:00+01:00 Government sets out adaptation programme to tackle climate impact Third National Adaptation Programme outlines how government will protect infrastructure, promote a greener economy and ensure resilient food production. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/catherine-bremner-appointed-to-the-met-office-board 2023-05-31T13:56:14+01:00 Catherine Bremner appointed to the Met Office Board Catherine Bremner has been appointed as a new non-executive director to the Met Office Board. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/ukho-and-met-office-strengthen-ties-through-spotlight-talks 2023-02-09T08:56:52+00:00 UKHO and Met Office strengthen ties through spotlight talks Organisations host a series of presentations to learn more about each other and how to work closer together. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/rob-woodward-reappointed-as-chair-of-the-met-office 2021-04-19T10:00:00+01:00 Rob Woodward reappointed as Chair of the Met Office Three new non-executive directors, Anusha Shah, Christine Ourmières-Widener and Prof. Jordan Giddings, have also been appointed to the Met Office Board. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/12-billion-for-the-worlds-most-powerful-weather-and-climate-supercomputer 2020-02-17T00:15:00+00:00 £1.2 billion for the world’s most powerful weather and climate supercomputer Predicting severe weather and the impacts of climate change will be faster and more accurate than ever before. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/professor-alan-thorpe-appointed-to-met-office-board 2019-11-05T08:24:36+00:00 Professor Alan Thorpe appointed to Met Office Board Business and Energy Secretary Andrea Leadsom MP has appointed Professor Alan Thorpe as a non-executive director to the Met Office Board. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/chair-appointed-to-public-weather-service-customer-group 2019-11-05T08:18:41+00:00 Chair appointed to Public Weather Service Customer Group Minister of State Chris Skidmore MP has appointed Duncan Potts as Chair of the Public Weather Service Customer Group. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/most-detailed-picture-yet-of-changing-climate-launched 2018-11-26T10:43:00+00:00 Most detailed picture yet of changing climate launched New data gives the most detailed picture yet of temperature, rainfall and sea level rise over next century tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/appointment-to-the-met-office-board 2018-10-31T18:14:26+00:00 Appointment to the Met Office Board Business and Energy Secretary Greg Clark has appointed Hunada Nouss as a new non-executive director to the Met Office Board. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-chair-of-the-met-office-appointed 2018-06-04T11:00:08+01:00 New Chair of the Met Office appointed The government has today (4 June) announced Rob Woodward as the new Chair of the Met Office. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-and-india-research-partnership-reaches-400-million 2018-04-18T14:06:00+01:00 UK and India research partnership reaches £400 million UK and India to expand their exceptional research relationship tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-uk-initiatives-to-help-commonwealth-countries-tackle-worlds-greatest-environmental-challenges 2018-04-17T08:36:00+01:00 New UK initiatives to help Commonwealth countries tackle world’s greatest environmental challenges Business ministers announce more than £8 million for innovation technology to tackle global climate change and prepare for natural disasters. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/met-office-chief-executive-stands-down 2018-03-05T12:42:14+00:00 Met Office Chief Executive stands down Rob Varley has stepped down from his role as Chief Executive of the Met Office. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/dstl-reports-on-space-weather 2017-10-05T14:34:49+01:00 Dstl reports on space weather This week the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) will be celebrating World Space Week 2017 with space weather reports. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/weekend-flood-outlook-persistent-rain-and-gales-forecast 2016-02-05T15:20:00+00:00 Weekend flood outlook � persistent rain and gales forecast Flood statement on 5 February 2016