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Monday 22 April 17:00 - 20:00
Perrin LT, Blizard Building
Whitechapel Campus
London
E1 2AT
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"Why should governments care about science?"
Health & Wellness
Join us at the Queen Mary and Barts and The London Alumni Association Spring Lecture
Science and technology affect virtually every part of our lives and every policy decision that governments make. Modern governments must work out how they will access the scientific knowledge they need and apply the technologies that will be required. In this lecture I will discuss what this means in practice for the UK and the civil service.
Speaker bio
Sir Patrick Vallance is Chair of The Natural History Museum. He is a doctor and scientist and was the UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser (GCSA) from 2018-2023. He was Chief Scientific Advisor for COP26. Patrick was Global President of R&D for GSK until 2018 and prior to that was Professor of Medicine and led the Division of Medicine at UCL. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society, Academy of Medical Sciences, Royal College of Physicians and Royal Academy of Engineering and has received awards for his research as well as his scientific leadership. He had been knighted twice for contributions to science.
5.00pm - Introduction by Prof Sir Mark Caulfield
5.05pm - 'Why should governments care about science' by Sir Patrick Vallance
5.45pm - Q&A
6.00pm - Complementary event reception
