Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government

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government advisory position public office

The Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government is the senior official responsible for providing independent scientific advice to the Prime Minister and Cabinet, helping to shape national policy and respond to scientific and technological challenges.

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Label	Occurrences
Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government canonical	1
Government Chief Scientific Adviser	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government advisory position ⓘ public office ⓘ
advisesOn	climate and environmental science issues ⓘ infrastructure and resilience ⓘ national security–related science and technology ⓘ public health emergencies ⓘ research and innovation strategy ⓘ science policy ⓘ technology policy ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government ⓘ surface form: Government Chief Scientific Adviser
appointedBy	Prime Minister ⓘ surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
collaboratesWith	devolved administrations on science issues ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
employer	UK government ⓘ surface form: UK Government
goal	ensure government policy is informed by scientific evidence ⓘ improve use of science and engineering across government ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	independent scientific advice role ⓘ non‑partisan ⓘ
heads	Office of Science and Innovation ⓘ surface form: Government Office for Science
jurisdiction	UK government ⓘ surface form: Government of the United Kingdom
locatedIn	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
memberOf	Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology ⓘ
officeHolderMustHave	experience in research or innovation leadership ⓘ strong scientific background ⓘ
oversees	cross‑government science and engineering profession ⓘ
partOf	Home Civil Service ⓘ surface form: UK Civil Service
reportsTo	British Cabinet ⓘ surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom Prime Minister ⓘ surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
responsibleFor	advising on emerging scientific and technological risks ⓘ advising on opportunities from new technologies ⓘ advising on science and technology policy ⓘ communicating scientific issues to senior ministers ⓘ coordinating scientific advice across government departments ⓘ overseeing use of scientific evidence in policymaking ⓘ providing independent scientific advice to the Cabinet ⓘ providing independent scientific advice to the Prime Minister ⓘ supporting national emergency response with scientific advice ⓘ
scope	engineering ⓘ innovation ⓘ science ⓘ technology ⓘ
shortName	GCSA ⓘ
worksWith	UK research councils ⓘ departmental Chief Scientific Advisers ⓘ national academies ⓘ scientific community ⓘ

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Robert May → positionHeld → Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government ⓘ

Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government → alsoKnownAs → Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government ⓘ

this entity surface form: Government Chief Scientific Adviser