Professor Tom Crick MBE
Biography
Professor Tom Crick MBE is the Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and began his new role in November 2023.
Professor Crick is Professor of Digital Policy and Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor at Swansea University and brings with him a wealth of experience as an interdisciplinary computer scientist across AI, data science and cyber security. His interests sit at the research-policy-practice interface, identifying and addressing domain problems with broad digital, data-driven and computational themes, and especially focusing on the impact on people, communities, heritage and culture.
He has led the major science and technology curriculum reforms in Wales over the past 10 years, and has recently driven the development of Swansea University’s civic mission strategy.
Alongside his academic work, Tom has held senior advisory roles with Nesta, Ofcom, National Infrastructure Commission for Wales, British Science Association, and BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, as well as non-executive roles in the utilities, engineering/manufacturing, and health and social care sectors.
Tom is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences and the Learned Society of Wales, as well as a Chartered Fellow of the BCS and IET. He was appointed MBE in the 2017 Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to computer science.
DCMS Chief Scientific Adviser
The DCMS Chief Scientific Adviser is responsible for:
- ensuring that the department’s policies are supported by the best science and technology advice available
- advising ministers and senior officials on science and technology matters
- providing professional leadership to the specialists within DCMS
- working with the wider community of Chief Scientific Advisers to address cross-departmental issues
- building a network of scientific expertise and communicating effectively between government, academia and industry.