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Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

March 03, 2024

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is an executive agency of the Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom. Its stated purpose is "to maximise the impact of science and technology for the defence and security of the UK".[1] The agency is headed by Paul Hollinshead as its chief executive,[2] with the board being chaired by Adrian Belton.[3] Ministerial responsibility lies with the Minister for Defence Procurement.

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
Agency overview
Formed2 July 2001
Preceding agency
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
HeadquartersPorton Down, Wiltshire
Employees5,500[citation needed]
Agency executive
  • Paul Hollinshead
Parent agencyMinistry of Defence
Websitewww.dstl.gov.uk

History edit

Dstl was formed from the July 2001 split of the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA). Dstl was established to carry out and retain the science and technology work that is best done within government,[4] while work that could be done by industry (forming the majority of DERA's activities) was transferred to Qinetiq, a government-owned company that was later floated on the stock exchange.

Dstl absorbed the Home Office's Centre for Applied Science and Technology (CAST) in April 2018,[5] taking on CAST's role[6] to apply science and technology to support the Home Office's operations and frontline delivery, provide evidence to support policy, and perform certain regulatory functions.

Dstl was a trading fund of the MOD from its formation until 2016, when it became an executive agency of the MOD.[citation needed]

Organisation edit

Most of Dstl's funding comes from the MOD, while a small portion comes from other government departments and commercial sources. In 2016/17, 91% of Dstl's £587m income came from the MOD.[7]

In April 2015, Dstl completed a major reorganisation, merging twelve operating departments into five divisions. The motivation behind this change was to enable more coherent and productive delivery to customers and simplify access routes for suppliers.[8]

Leadership edit

  • Martin Earwicker (2001–06): chief executive from its creation in 2001, until he left in 2006 for the Science Museum.[9]
  • Frances Saunders (2006–11): took over as acting chief executive in May 2006[10] and was appointed as chief executive in August 2007.[11][12] On 29 June 2011, Saunders announced to staff that her post had been advertised and that she would not be applying.[13]
  • Jonathan Lyle (2012–17): formerly Director of the Programme Office at Dstl, placed into an acting role and was appointed in March 2012.[14]
  • David Marsh: acting chief executive from September 2017 to January 2018.[15]
  • Gary Aitkenhead[16] (2018–2021).[15]
  • Doug Umbers: interim chief executive from April 2021 to February 2022.
  • Paul Hollinshead (2022 - )

Operations edit

 
Portsdown West

Dstl carries out a broad range of work from high-level analysis to support Ministry of Defence policy and procurement decisions, to technical research in defence areas such as biomedical science and electronics, alongside operational work such as forensic analysis of explosives[17] and providing paid volunteer scientists to Iraq and Afghanistan to provide rapid scientific advice to British forces. It has done work for around 40 government departments and agencies including the Home Office and Department for Transport.[18] It undertakes research with both industry and academia to achieve its role.[19]

Following a review and consultation process initiated by MOD's Chief Scientific Advisor (CSA), it became responsible for the formulation and commission of MOD's non-nuclear research programme from 1 April 2010, under the responsibility of the Dstl Programme Office.[20][21] Within the Programme Office were 16 domains[22] with some established as Science and Technology Centres, including Armour and Protection, Cyber and Influence, Counter Terrorism, and CBR (Chemical, Biological and Radiological).[23] These centres fund research via the Centre for Defence Enterprise,[24] also part of the Programme Office.[25]

A subsequent MOD CSA-led review in 2015 into MOD's science and technology capability recommended that the commissioning of science and technology should be independent of the delivery.[26] Following this, the commissioning role was moved to Defence Science and Technology (DST) within MOD Head Office, with Dstl focusing on delivery.[citation needed]

Within the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 was a proposal to create "a government-backed service designed to help small and medium-sized businesses bring new ideas to market more quickly".[27] In 2016, it was announced by Defence Secretary Michael Fallon that this 'Defence and Security Accelerator'[28] would have access to an £800m innovation fund and build on the 'Centre for Defence Enterprise' model, operating within Dstl.[29]

In 2017, Dstl began a five-year programme of innovation in space science.[30] In 2019, Dstl opened a new satellite ground control station at Portsdown West to support future space research.[31]

In March 2020, scientists from Dstl began supporting Public Health England to better understand COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[32] By January 2021, around 300 scientists were said to be involved with COVID-19 support.[33]

R-Cloud edit

Research Cloud (or R-Cloud) is the Dstl's supply chain marketplace for science and technology research.[34] Version 4 went live on 1 December 2020.[35] R-Cloud frameworks cover eight "capability areas":

  • Command, Control, Communication and Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR);
  • Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN);
  • Counter Terrorism and Security (CT&S);
  • Cyber;
  • Human Capability (HC);
  • Integrated Survivability (IS);
  • Platform Systems (PS);
  • Weapons.[36]

Locations edit

Current sites include:

The former CAST sites at Langhurst, West Sussex and Sandridge, Hertfordshire were closed around 2020 after the 2018 merger of CAST into Dstl.[5]

Sections of 150-millimetre-thick (5.9 in) pre-atomic steel plate uncontaminated with radionuclides, recovered from HMS Vanguard, were used for the shielding of the whole body monitor at the Radiobiological Research Laboratory (now Dstl) at Alverstoke, Gosport, Hampshire.[40]

Spin-offs edit

Ploughshare Innovations edit

In April 2005[41] the technology transfer company Ploughshare Innovations Ltd was formed to manage and exploit intellectual property within Dstl.[42] Dstl and Ploughshare Innovations have successfully spun-out several new companies including Alaska Food Diagnostics[43] and P2i Ltd.

See also edit

  • The Technical Cooperation Program (TTCP) – an international defence science and technology collaboration between Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States.
  • DARPA – US Defence Agency responsible for the development of new technology for the US military.
  • Defence Science and Technology Organisation – a branch of the Australian Department of Defence that researches and develops technologies for the Australian defence industry.
  • Qinetiq – the part of Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA) privatised in June 2001, with the remainder of DERA renamed Dstl.

References edit

  1. ^ . Dstl. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Dr Paul Hollinshead, MBA, OBE". UK Government. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Dstl: membership". GOV.UK. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  4. ^ (PDF). Dstl. November 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Centre for Applied Science and Technology (CAST) becomes part of Dstl". GOV.UK. 24 April 2018. from the original on 24 April 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  6. ^ Home Office Science: Centre for Applied Science and Technology: An Introduction (PDF). United Kingdom: Home Office. 2016. pp. 3–4. ISBN 978-1-78655-083-5.
  7. ^ "Defence Science and Technology Laboratory annual report and accounts 2016 to 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  8. ^ Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (22 June 2015). "Annual Report and Accounts 2014/15" (PDF).
  9. ^ Smith, Michael (16 July 2006). "Wanted: gadget wizard to replace the real life Q". The Times. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  10. ^ . parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk. 2011. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  11. ^ (PDF). dstl.gov.uk. 16 August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011.
  12. ^ Gilbert, Natasha (20 November 2007). "Interview: Frances Saunders | Education | The Guardian". The Guardian. London. ISSN 0261-3077. OCLC 60623878. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  13. ^ Global email to all staff dated 29/6/11
  14. ^ "Jonathan Lyle named as new Dstl Chief Executive". GOV.UK. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  15. ^ a b "Defence Science and Technology Laboratory appoints new Chief Executive". GOV.UK. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  16. ^ "Gary Aitkenhead – GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  17. ^ Gardham, Duncan (11 July 2007). "'We've never seen a bomb like 21/7 devices'". The Daily Telegraph. London. ISSN 0307-1235. OCLC 49632006. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  18. ^ . Dstl. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013.
  19. ^ . Dstl. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013.
  20. ^ "The Strategic Defence and Security Review and The National Security Strategy". publications.parliament.uk. 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  21. ^ "Dstl to become the key focus of science and technology within MOD" (Press release). Ministry of Defence. 19 March 2010. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  22. ^ National Archives (UK)
  23. ^ . dstl.gov.uk. Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014.
  24. ^ "Centre for Defence Enterprise". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  25. ^ "The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  26. ^ "A review of MOD's science and technology capability (Executive summary)" (PDF).
  27. ^ National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015: A Secure and Prosperous United Kingdom (PDF). HM Government. November 2015. ISBN 9781474125963.
  28. ^ "Defence and Security Accelerator – GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  29. ^ "Defence Innovation Initiative – Speeches". www.gov.uk. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  30. ^ "Three...two…one…blast off! Dstl launches £50 million Space Programme". GOV.UK. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  31. ^ "Defence Secretary outlines future space programme". Royal Air Force. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  32. ^ "Military stands up COVID Support Force". GOV.UK. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  33. ^ "Covid-19: UK Dstl helps NHS to address vaccine related challenges". Army Technology. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  34. ^ Dstl, Access R-Cloud (Version 3.0), accessed 21 May 2021
  35. ^ Dstl, Access R-Cloud (Version 4.0) 17 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 21 May 2021
  36. ^ Government Online, R-Cloud Framework Renewal – Ministry of Defence, published 6 February 2017, accessed 21 May 2021
  37. ^ "Fort Halstead's Dstl research laboratory to close". BBC News: Kent. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  38. ^ "Building state-of-the-art facilities at Dstl". GOV.UK. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  39. ^ "Fort Halstead project". JTP. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  40. ^ Cowling, Giles. . Defence Management Journal. 31. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012.
  41. ^ "House of Commons – Defence – Eighth Report". publications.parliament.uk. 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  42. ^ "Ploughshare Innovations – Intellectual Property Licensing for Dstl – Ploughshare". ploughshareinnovations.com. 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  43. ^ Stewart, Heather (4 May 2004). "MoD tries to turn swords into shares | Business | The Guardian". The Guardian. London: GMG. ISSN 0261-3077. OCLC 60623878. Retrieved 12 June 2011.

External links edit

  • Official website  
  • Ploughshare Innovations

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The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory Dstl is an executive agency of the Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom Its stated purpose is to maximise the impact of science and technology for the defence and security of the UK 1 The agency is headed by Paul Hollinshead as its chief executive 2 with the board being chaired by Adrian Belton 3 Ministerial responsibility lies with the Minister for Defence Procurement Defence Science and Technology LaboratoryAgency overviewFormed2 July 2001Preceding agencyDefence Evaluation and Research AgencyJurisdictionUnited KingdomHeadquartersPorton Down WiltshireEmployees5 500 citation needed Agency executivePaul HollinsheadParent agencyMinistry of DefenceWebsitewww wbr dstl wbr gov wbr uk Contents 1 History 2 Organisation 2 1 Leadership 3 Operations 3 1 R Cloud 4 Locations 5 Spin offs 5 1 Ploughshare Innovations 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory editDstl was formed from the July 2001 split of the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency DERA Dstl was established to carry out and retain the science and technology work that is best done within government 4 while work that could be done by industry forming the majority of DERA s activities was transferred to Qinetiq a government owned company that was later floated on the stock exchange Dstl absorbed the Home Office s Centre for Applied Science and Technology CAST in April 2018 5 taking on CAST s role 6 to apply science and technology to support the Home Office s operations and frontline delivery provide evidence to support policy and perform certain regulatory functions Dstl was a trading fund of the MOD from its formation until 2016 when it became an executive agency of the MOD citation needed Organisation editMost of Dstl s funding comes from the MOD while a small portion comes from other government departments and commercial sources In 2016 17 91 of Dstl s 587m income came from the MOD 7 In April 2015 Dstl completed a major reorganisation merging twelve operating departments into five divisions The motivation behind this change was to enable more coherent and productive delivery to customers and simplify access routes for suppliers 8 Leadership edit Martin Earwicker 2001 06 chief executive from its creation in 2001 until he left in 2006 for the Science Museum 9 Frances Saunders 2006 11 took over as acting chief executive in May 2006 10 and was appointed as chief executive in August 2007 11 12 On 29 June 2011 Saunders announced to staff that her post had been advertised and that she would not be applying 13 Jonathan Lyle 2012 17 formerly Director of the Programme Office at Dstl placed into an acting role and was appointed in March 2012 14 David Marsh acting chief executive from September 2017 to January 2018 15 Gary Aitkenhead 16 2018 2021 15 Doug Umbers interim chief executive from April 2021 to February 2022 Paul Hollinshead 2022 Operations edit nbsp Portsdown WestDstl carries out a broad range of work from high level analysis to support Ministry of Defence policy and procurement decisions to technical research in defence areas such as biomedical science and electronics alongside operational work such as forensic analysis of explosives 17 and providing paid volunteer scientists to Iraq and Afghanistan to provide rapid scientific advice to British forces It has done work for around 40 government departments and agencies including the Home Office and Department for Transport 18 It undertakes research with both industry and academia to achieve its role 19 Following a review and consultation process initiated by MOD s Chief Scientific Advisor CSA it became responsible for the formulation and commission of MOD s non nuclear research programme from 1 April 2010 under the responsibility of the Dstl Programme Office 20 21 Within the Programme Office were 16 domains 22 with some established as Science and Technology Centres including Armour and Protection Cyber and Influence Counter Terrorism and CBR Chemical Biological and Radiological 23 These centres fund research via the Centre for Defence Enterprise 24 also part of the Programme Office 25 A subsequent MOD CSA led review in 2015 into MOD s science and technology capability recommended that the commissioning of science and technology should be independent of the delivery 26 Following this the commissioning role was moved to Defence Science and Technology DST within MOD Head Office with Dstl focusing on delivery citation needed Within the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 was a proposal to create a government backed service designed to help small and medium sized businesses bring new ideas to market more quickly 27 In 2016 it was announced by Defence Secretary Michael Fallon that this Defence and Security Accelerator 28 would have access to an 800m innovation fund and build on the Centre for Defence Enterprise model operating within Dstl 29 In 2017 Dstl began a five year programme of innovation in space science 30 In 2019 Dstl opened a new satellite ground control station at Portsdown West to support future space research 31 In March 2020 scientists from Dstl began supporting Public Health England to better understand COVID 19 during the COVID 19 pandemic in the United Kingdom 32 By January 2021 around 300 scientists were said to be involved with COVID 19 support 33 R Cloud edit Research Cloud or R Cloud is the Dstl s supply chain marketplace for science and technology research 34 Version 4 went live on 1 December 2020 35 R Cloud frameworks cover eight capability areas Command Control Communication and Computers Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance C4ISR Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear CBRN Counter Terrorism and Security CT amp S Cyber Human Capability HC Integrated Survivability IS Platform Systems PS Weapons 36 Locations editCurrent sites include Alverstoke Hampshire as a tenant of the Institute of Naval Medicine Fort Halstead Kent departure planned since 2011 37 38 expected to be complete in 2022 39 Harwell Science and Innovation Campus Oxfordshire Porton Down Wiltshire headquarters Portsdown West HampshireThe former CAST sites at Langhurst West Sussex and Sandridge Hertfordshire were closed around 2020 after the 2018 merger of CAST into Dstl 5 Sections of 150 millimetre thick 5 9 in pre atomic steel plate uncontaminated with radionuclides recovered from HMS Vanguard were used for the shielding of the whole body monitor at the Radiobiological Research Laboratory now Dstl at Alverstoke Gosport Hampshire 40 Spin offs editPloughshare Innovations edit In April 2005 41 the technology transfer company Ploughshare Innovations Ltd was formed to manage and exploit intellectual property within Dstl 42 Dstl and Ploughshare Innovations have successfully spun out several new companies including Alaska Food Diagnostics 43 and P2i Ltd See also editThe Technical Cooperation Program TTCP an international defence science and technology collaboration between Australia Canada New Zealand the United Kingdom and the United States DARPA US Defence Agency responsible for the development of new technology for the US military Defence Science and Technology Organisation a branch of the Australian Department of Defence that researches and develops technologies for the Australian defence industry Qinetiq the part of Defence Evaluation and Research Agency DERA privatised in June 2001 with the remainder of DERA renamed Dstl References edit About us Dstl Archived from the original on 21 October 2013 Retrieved 16 February 2014 Dr Paul Hollinshead MBA OBE UK Government 26 April 2022 Retrieved 26 April 2022 Dstl membership GOV UK Retrieved 10 November 2020 Framework Document PDF Dstl November 2006 Archived from the original PDF on 22 February 2014 a b Centre for Applied Science and Technology CAST becomes part of Dstl GOV UK 24 April 2018 Archived from the original on 24 April 2018 Retrieved 24 December 2021 Home Office Science Centre for Applied Science and Technology An Introduction PDF United Kingdom Home Office 2016 pp 3 4 ISBN 978 1 78655 083 5 Defence Science and Technology Laboratory annual report and accounts 2016 to 2017 PDF Retrieved 3 May 2018 Defence Science and Technology Laboratory 22 June 2015 Annual Report and Accounts 2014 15 PDF Smith Michael 16 July 2006 Wanted gadget wizard to replace the real life Q The Times Retrieved 10 September 2020 House of Commons Defence Minutes of Evidence parliament the stationery office co uk 2011 Archived from the original on 29 August 2012 Retrieved 12 June 2011 Press release Heading up Defence Science New Chief Executive appointed at Dstl PDF dstl gov uk 16 August 2007 Archived from the original PDF on 28 September 2011 Gilbert Natasha 20 November 2007 Interview Frances Saunders Education The Guardian The Guardian London ISSN 0261 3077 OCLC 60623878 Retrieved 12 June 2011 Global email to all staff dated 29 6 11 Jonathan Lyle named as new Dstl Chief Executive GOV UK Retrieved 16 February 2014 a b Defence Science and Technology Laboratory appoints new Chief Executive GOV UK 30 November 2017 Retrieved 8 December 2017 Gary Aitkenhead GOV UK www gov uk Retrieved 4 May 2018 Gardham Duncan 11 July 2007 We ve never seen a bomb like 21 7 devices The Daily Telegraph London ISSN 0307 1235 OCLC 49632006 Retrieved 16 February 2014 Who we work with Dstl Archived from the original on 21 October 2013 Industry Dstl Archived from the original on 21 October 2013 The Strategic Defence and Security Review and The National Security Strategy publications parliament uk 2011 Retrieved 12 June 2011 Dstl to become the key focus of science and technology within MOD Press release Ministry of Defence 19 March 2010 Archived from the original on 26 October 2012 Retrieved 16 February 2014 National Archives UK Science and Technology Centres dstl Defence Science and Technology Laboratory dstl gov uk Ministry of Defence Archived from the original on 22 February 2014 Centre for Defence Enterprise Ministry of Defence Retrieved 16 February 2014 The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory Dstl Ministry of Defence Retrieved 16 February 2014 A review of MOD s science and technology capability Executive summary PDF National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 A Secure and Prosperous United Kingdom PDF HM Government November 2015 ISBN 9781474125963 Defence and Security Accelerator GOV UK www gov uk Retrieved 4 May 2018 Defence Innovation Initiative Speeches www gov uk 16 September 2016 Retrieved 20 September 2016 Three two one blast off Dstl launches 50 million Space Programme GOV UK 4 October 2017 Retrieved 7 February 2018 Defence Secretary outlines future space programme Royal Air Force 18 July 2019 Retrieved 6 March 2021 Military stands up COVID Support Force GOV UK 19 March 2020 Retrieved 12 August 2021 Covid 19 UK Dstl helps NHS to address vaccine related challenges Army Technology 18 January 2021 Retrieved 12 August 2021 Dstl Access R Cloud Version 3 0 accessed 21 May 2021 Dstl Access R Cloud Version 4 0 Archived 17 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine accessed 21 May 2021 Government Online R Cloud Framework Renewal Ministry of Defence published 6 February 2017 accessed 21 May 2021 Fort Halstead s Dstl research laboratory to close BBC News Kent 17 June 2011 Retrieved 24 December 2021 Building state of the art facilities at Dstl GOV UK 2 March 2015 Retrieved 7 February 2018 Fort Halstead project JTP Retrieved 24 December 2021 Cowling Giles From Land Sea and Air Defence Management Journal 31 Archived from the original on 25 February 2012 House of Commons Defence Eighth Report publications parliament uk 2007 Retrieved 12 June 2011 Ploughshare Innovations Intellectual Property Licensing for Dstl Ploughshare ploughshareinnovations com 2011 Retrieved 12 June 2011 Stewart Heather 4 May 2004 MoD tries to turn swords into shares Business The Guardian The Guardian London GMG ISSN 0261 3077 OCLC 60623878 Retrieved 12 June 2011 External links editOfficial website nbsp 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