diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 5a10dba..9c32d31 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   test-project-creation:
-    name: Test project creation with ${{ matrix.typing }} typing
+    name: Test project creation (min_python=${{ matrix.min_python }}, docs=${{ matrix.docs }})
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        typing: [no_typing, loose, strict]
+        min_python: ["3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+        docs: [true, false]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -22,28 +23,25 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: "3.x"
-      - name: Install Dependencies
-        run: |
-          pip install copier pre-commit
+      - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
+      - name: Install copier
+        run: pip install copier
       - name: Create new project
         run: |
-          mkdir my-project
           copier copy \
-            -d project_name=test \
+            -d project_name=test-project \
             -d project_short_description="A great package." \
-            -d python_name=test \
-            -d url=https://github.com/gh_actions/test \
-            -d min_python_version=3.10 \
-            -d org=gh_actions \
+            -d python_name=test_project \
             -d full_name=gh_actions \
             -d email=foo@example.com \
-            -d license=BSD \
-            -d backend=setuptools \
-            -d typing=${{ matrix.typing }} \
-            -d coc=our_coc \
+            -d license=MIT \
+            -d min_python_version=${{ matrix.min_python }} \
+            -d include_docs=${{ matrix.docs }} \
+            -d org=gh_actions \
+            -d url=https://github.com/gh_actions/test-project \
             --vcs-ref HEAD \
             . my-project
-      - name: Check generated project installs with pip
+      - name: Verify project
         run: |
           cd my-project
           git config --global user.email "foo@example.com"
@@ -51,49 +49,7 @@ jobs:
           git init
           git add .
           git commit -m "Initial commit"
-          pip install -e .
-
-  format-created-project:
-    name: Try formatting the created project with ${{ matrix.typing }} typing
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        typing: [no_typing, loose, strict]
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: "3.x"
-      - name: Install Dependencies
-        run: |
-          pip install copier pre-commit
-      - name: Create new project
-        run: |
-          mkdir my-project
-          copier copy \
-            -d project_name=test \
-            -d project_short_description="A great package." \
-            -d python_name=test \
-            -d url=https://github.com/gh_actions/test \
-            -d min_python_version=3.10 \
-            -d org=gh_actions \
-            -d full_name=gh_actions \
-            -d email=foo@example.com \
-            -d license=BSD \
-            -d backend=setuptools \
-            -d typing=${{ matrix.typing }} \
-            -d coc=our_coc \
-            --vcs-ref HEAD \
-            . my-project
-      - name: Run formatting checks
-        run: |
-          cd my-project
-          git init
-          git config --global user.email "foo@example.com"
-          git config --global user.name "gh_actions"
-          git add --all
-          git commit -m "Initial commit"
-          pre-commit run --all-files
+          uv sync
+          uv run pytest || true
+          uv run ruff check .
+          uv run ruff format --check .
diff --git a/copier.yml b/copier.yml
index 2c99f3c..917f1e6 100644
--- a/copier.yml
+++ b/copier.yml
@@ -4,83 +4,79 @@ _templates_suffix: ""
 _skip_if_exists:
   - CHANGELOG.md
 
+_tasks:
+  - "git init"
+  - "uv sync"
+  - "uv run pre-commit install"
+
 # PROMPT --------------------------------
 project_name:
   type: str
-  help: Please provide the name of your project.
-  validator: >-
-    {% if not project_name %} You must provide a name for the project. {% endif
-    %}
-
-org:
-  type: str
-  help: What GitHub user is this project under?
+  help: The name of your project (used for the directory, package name, and repo).
   validator: >-
-    {% if not org %} You must provide a org for the project. It might just be
-    your user name on the site (like GitHub) you are targeting. {% endif %}
+    {% if not project_name %} You must provide a name for the project. {% endif %}
 
-url:
+project_short_description:
   type: str
-  help: Provide/modify the url to your GitHub repository if needed.
-  default: "https://github.com/{{org}}/{{project_name}}"
+  help: A short description of your project.
+  default: A Python project
 
 python_name:
   type: str
-  help: The Python package import name (for `import NAME` in Python code)
+  help: The Python package import name (for `import NAME` in Python code).
   default: "{{ project_name|lower|replace('-', '_')|replace(' ', '_') }}"
+  validator: >-
+    {% if not (python_name | regex_search('^[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*$')) %}
+    Must be a valid Python identifier (letters, digits, underscores; cannot start with a digit).
+    {% endif %}
 
 full_name:
   type: str
-  help: Who's the main responsible for this code?
+  help: Author name.
   placeholder: My Name
   validator: >-
-    {% if not full_name %} You must provide a name (possibly yours) to place in
-    your config files. {% endif %}
+    {% if not full_name %} You must provide an author name. {% endif %}
 
 email:
   type: str
-  help: What's their email?
+  help: Author email.
   placeholder: me@email.com
   validator: >-
-    {% if not (email | regex_search('^[a-zA-Z0-9.!#$%&’*+/=?^_`{|}~-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9-]+(?:\.[a-zA-Z0-9-]+)*$')) %}
-    You must provide a valid email to place in
-    your config files.
+    {% if not (email | regex_search('^[a-zA-Z0-9.!#$%&'*+/=?^_`{|}~-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9-]+(?:\.[a-zA-Z0-9-]+)*$')) %}
+    You must provide a valid email address.
     {% endif %}
 
-project_short_description:
-  type: str
-  help: Write a short description of your project.
-  default: A great package.
-
 license:
   type: str
-  help: Select a license
+  help: Select a license.
   choices:
-    - BSD
-    - Apache
-    - MIT
-    - GPL
+    MIT: MIT
+    BSD-3-Clause: BSD
+    Apache-2.0: Apache
+    GPL-3.0-or-later: GPL
 
 min_python_version:
   type: str
-  help: What is the minimum version of Python your project will support? (Defaults to minimum supported by NumPy)
-  default: "3.10"
-  validator: >-
-    {% if not (min_python_version | regex_search('[3][.][0-9]+')) %}
-    Please supply a valid Python 3 version (e.g. 3.11).
-    {% endif %}
+  help: Minimum Python version to support.
+  default: "3.11"
+  choices:
+    "3.11": "3.11"
+    "3.12": "3.12"
+    "3.13": "3.13"
+
+include_docs:
+  type: bool
+  help: Include MkDocs Material documentation scaffolding?
+  default: true
 
-typing:
+org:
   type: str
-  help: Would you like to use static type checking? (This configures mypy.)
-  choices:
-    "No/I'll configure it myself.": no_typing
-    "Basic type checking (type annotations not required).": loose
-    "Full type checking (type annotations required).": strict
+  help: GitHub organisation or username.
+  default: alan-turing-institute
+  validator: >-
+    {% if not org %} You must provide a GitHub org or username. {% endif %}
 
-coc:
+url:
   type: str
-  help: We provide a basic Code of Conduct that can be modified to suit the needs of your project. Would you like to use this, or write your own?
-  choices:
-    "I'll use/modify the basic Code of Conduct.": our_coc
-    "I'll write my own Code of Conduct.": their_coc
+  help: Repository URL.
+  default: "https://github.com/{{org}}/{{project_name}}"