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Learn about the fascinating history of the role of the UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser as we mark 60 years of scientific excellence with an anniversary publication and thoughts from GCSAs past and present.
A new report on the future of the subsurface has been published by the Government Office for Science today.
The Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology (CST), which serves as the government’s highest-level advisory council on science and technology, is seeking new members.
Following their first face-to-face meeting in Ottawa, the Government Chief Scientific Adviser and her counterparts from the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand make a joint statement to bolster science and techn…
The Government Office for Science launches its new online guide to help academics engage with government.
Professor Dame Angela McLean visited Madagascar to see how the UK is supporting the Malagasy government and people to protect this biodiversity hotspot.
Professor Dame Angela McLean visited Ottawa to meet her counterparts from the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand in what was the first face-to-face meeting of the Chief Scientific Advisers (CSAs) of the five na…
Advice to the Prime Minister on harnessing research and development in the UK creative industries
The Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology (CST) met with the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) today in Washington, D.C. to discuss shared science and technology priorities.
Government to discuss with venture capitalists how to work best with them to harness their ideas, adopt transformative technologies and address various challenges.
Advice on opportunities to strengthen the UK’s sovereign space capability.
Professor Dame Angela McLean visited the United States to launch the US-UK Strategic Dialogue on Biological Security, visit US laboratories, and take part in discussions with scientists, scientific advisers and companies wor…
Professor Dame Angela McLean visited Japan and Korea to take part in discussions on science and technology, including with scientific leaders, officials and experts.
Advice from Council for Science and Technology (CST) on the prioritisation of investment in the capabilities laid out in the National Space Strategy is published.
The Council for Science and Technology wrote to the Prime Minister in October offering advice on opportunities to further drive research and development in the UK’s creative industries.
Professor Dame Angela McLean DBE FRS has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
The Government Chief Scientific Adviser takes part in a panel encouraging more honours nominations from the STEM community in the north of England.
A new database of Areas of Research Interest has been developed by the Government Office for Science and the Economic and Social Research Council.
DSIT becomes first central government department to join STEM Futures: the cross-Whitehall scheme to drive science and tech expertise among civil servants.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
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