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Speech by Sir Mark Walport to the Foundation for Science and Technology on the challenge of communicating the uncertainty in risk estimates to policy makers.
Article by Sir Mark Walport on climate change and the recent extreme weather.
Presentation by Sir Mark Walport on the potential benefits and risks of big data.
Speech by Sir Mark Walport at the Natural History Museum's 2013 annual science lecture.
Article by Sir Mark Walport on on the dramatic rise in research collaboration with India.
Presentation by Sir Mark Walport at the launch of the Foresight report on the future of manufacturing.
Foresight report says that businesses and government must adapt to ensure manufacturing continues to play a powerful role in the UK economy.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Lecture by Sir Mark Walport on the science and policy of climate change.
Speech by Sir Mark Walport on the future of climate science advice in government.
Joint article on the science of climate change by the 4 most recent government chief scientific advisers.
Speech by Sir Mark Walport at the dual use biology conference held at Wilton Park.
Speech by Sir Mark Walport at the 2013 Royal Statistical Society annual conference.
The Civil Service is taking a new, joined-up approach to horizon scanning to help inform current policy making.
Speech by Sir Mark Walport at the Foundation for Science and Technology conference on cities of the future.
Letter from the Chief Scientific Advisers Committee (CSAC) on strategic priorities for the science and research budget for 2015 to 2016.
Article by Sir Mark Walport on the proposed ban on neonicotinoid pesticides and the 'precautionary principle'.
Speech by Sir Mark Walport at the Centre for Science and Policy (CSaP) annual conference.
Sir Mark Walport's first speech as as Government Chief Scientific Advisor on rigour and openness in science.
Hyper-connectivity will have a transforming effect on how we see ourselves and others in the next decade.
Report shows that death and destruction are not the inevitable consequences of natural hazards.
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