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Journey to becoming an Assessment Manager
Akintayo Fajimi had an interesting career trajectory prior to joining the Engineering Section at UKAS as an Assessment Ma…
Living the UKAS values
In early 2021 UKAS saw the culmination of an important project in which we re-launched our Purpose, Vision, Mission and V…
The future for mutual recognition and international collaboration
In his article for UKAS’s 2021/2022 Annual Report, Emanuele Riva, Chair of the International Accreditation Forum, s…
World Accreditation Day 2022
Jointly organised by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (…
Celebrating women in accreditation on International Women’s Day 2022
Lorraine Turner, Accreditation Director, UKAS: I have been with UKAS for over 25 years and during that time it has been s…
Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, the role of accreditation
In this interview for the UKAS 2021 Annual Report, Chief Scientific Officer for NHS England, Sue Hill, shares her thought…
UKAS’ Purpose, Vision, Mission and Values
In UKAS’ Annual Report for 2021, Strategic Director Jeff Ruddle outlines the updated strategy of the UK’s Nat…
Accreditation and the 4th Industrial Revolution
In UKAS’ Annual Report for 2021, Strategic Development Director Jeff Ruddle discusses the unique challenges and opport…
What’s next for Private Providers of COVID-19 Testing?
I’ve achieved accreditation, now what? In the last twelve months many of you, as Private Providers, have worked tireles…
Upholding the integrity of accreditation
In UKAS’ Annual Report for 2021, Lorraine Turner discusses UKAS’ commitment to upholding the integrity of acc…