Great meeting with New Zealand's NZ ChiefSciAdvisor Juliet Gerrard. It's incredibly useful to come together and share learnings and insights. Thank you for visiting!

Congratulations to Professor Christopher Johnson 👏

Professor Johnson is a leading researcher in cyber security for safety critical computing systems and brings a wealth of expertise to government. It is a pleasure to welcome him to the network of Chief Scientific Advisers.

Read the Council for Science and Technology (CST) letter on R&D in the UK creative industries and the response from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport Secretary of State ➡️ gov.uk/government/pub…

Thanks to Peter Bazalgette Creative Industries Policy & Evidence Centre Arts and Humanities Research Council Creative UK and all who contributed to this work.

.Mark Thomson has been announced as the UK's preferred candidate to be the next Director-General of CERN. An eminent physicist, he is the best candidate for the role.

Do you know someone who does outstanding work in science, technology and research and deserves recognition? Nominate them for an honour! The deadline for the New Year round is fast approaching, but nominations can be submitted at any time.

Details 👇
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Great to speak at #AIUK 2024 hosted by The Alan Turing Institute. Managing AI needs both a scientific and systems approach to give the UK the best chance to seize opportunities, mitigate risks and use it to help tackle the challenges we face including on health, climate and public services.

Wondering which scientific advisory committees and councils and arm’s-length bodies provide science and evidence advice to government and how they are connected? Check out this new map 👇

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A great meeting between UK PM’s Council for Science and Technology #CST and the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology #PCAST to discuss shared views on priority issues for science & technology, and areas for future collaboration. More; gov.uk/government/pub…

.British Science Week 2024 is coming to an end on Sunday. It's still not too late to get out and about, check out the events in your local area, and enjoy yourselves. Look out for the details of next year's edition!

STEM apprentices receive the mentorship and exposure necessary to evolve into innovators and problem-solvers. There are over 40 STEM-related apprenticeships in government science and engineering. This British Science Week, learn more here: apprenticeships.gov.uk. #BSW24

Pleased to be in Washington, DC for a meeting of the UK PM’s Council for Science and Technology #CST and the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology #PCAST .

Read our joint statement here: gov.uk/government/pub…

📢 Applications are now open for ARIA’s first programme – Scaling Compute: AI at 1000th the cost.

ARIA will be funding researchers + engineers to see if it's possible to reduce the cost and energy consumption of AI chips by 1000x.

More below on how to get involved 👇

This British Science Week, discover the UK Civil Service Science and Engineering Fast Stream.

This leadership programme gives you the chance to shape government policy and have real impact working with government scientists and engineers.

Details: faststream.gov.uk/science-engine…

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Enjoyed closing the panel discussion marking the launch of British Science Week in the wonderful Peter Harrison Planetarium in Royal Observatory Greenwich.

This informative and inspiring event explored the role of science and society in addressing young people’s concerns about the future #BSW24

Happy United Nations International Women's Day. Celebrating the brilliant contribution women make to science and engineering. #IWD2024 #InspireInclusion

It's British Science Week! 🧪🖥️🔧🔢🧑‍🔬

#BSW24 is an opportunity to get out and about, get inspired and celebrate science, engineering, technology and maths. Check it out! ⤵️

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We're improving NHS productivity with £3.4bn investment, which could help save £35bn by 2030:

✔️expanding AI use for quicker cancer diagnosis
✔ cutting admin & freeing up capacity
✔ transforming access and services for patients

So clinicians can focus on delivering care.

Our life sciences sector is worth £108bn to the economy & helps to save lives.

Today AstraZeneca have announced plans to invest £650m in a new vaccine manufacturing facility in Speke, Liverpool & increase their presence in Cambridge.

Today is #LeapDay .

It takes Earth 365.24 days to orbit the Sun each year, so every 4 years we have an extra day to ensure the months consistently match up with the seasons.