Government Office For Science
January 2026
We’re hiring – looking for scientific experts for high-profile roles
December 2025
Celebrating excellent science advice at the heart of decision making
September 2025
Principles for navigating the social aspects of grid transformation launche…
August 2025
New report sets out technology and research needed to reach net zero
June 2025
Unlocking the power of Engineering Biology
May 2025
Dame Angela McLean's speech at the Royal Institution
April 2025
New guide to research and innovation challenges for climate adaptation rele…
March 2025
New bite-sized technology guides published
Children embrace the future with humanoid school project
February 2025
Eight new members appointed to the Council for Science and Technology
November 2024
Celebrating 60 years of putting excellent science advice at the heart of de…
October 2024
New report released highlights the vital role of the subsurface and the cha…
September 2024
Prime Minister seeks new science and technology leaders to join the Council…
August 2024
Government Chief Scientific Adviser and international counterparts release …
New how-to guide to help academics and industry experts engage with governm…
July 2024
Government Chief Scientific Adviser visits Madagascar
A meeting of firsts for the Government Chief Scientific Adviser and her cou…
February 2024
Government departments discuss innovation with venture capitalists
January 2024
Government Chief Scientific Adviser visits the United States
October 2023
Government Chief Scientific Adviser visits Japan and Korea
September 2023
Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering for Professor Dame …
Honours event comes to Manchester
New one-stop shop to find the topics government is interested in researchin…
July 2023
Government Chief Scientific Adviser visits Birmingham
April 2023
Sir Patrick Vallance's speech at the Natural History Museum
Professor Dame Angela McLean takes up role of Government Chief Scientific A…
January 2023
Wireless 2030 report published
September 2022
Government Chief Scientific Adviser visits UK Atomic Energy Authority and F…
August 2022
Government Chief Scientific Adviser’s visits to Cefas and Fera
Campaign to recruit the next GCSA launching shortly
May 2022
Join the government’s highest-level advisory body on science and technology
January 2022
Genomics Beyond Healthcare: future uses and considerations of genomic scien…
November 2021
New Foresight Project launched to support UK’s 2050 net zero target
Science and innovation critical to climate change solutions
September 2021
Coordinating the UK’s large-scale computing ecosystem
January 2021
Government Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance on the new varian…
July 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19): scientific evidence supporting the UK government re…
Government publishes changes to growth rates and R value
June 2020
Government publishes coronavirus (COVID-19) R value and growth rates
May 2020
Government publishes SAGE minutes
Government publishes latest R number
April 2020
Sir Patrick Vallance pays tribute to Robert May
January 2020
Realising our ambition through science
March 2019
Government Chief Science Adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance pays tribute to Prof…
January 2019
UK at Forefront of Transport Innovation
April 2018
Commonwealth scientific advisers to look at global challenges
Dr Patrick Vallance takes up his appointment as Government Chief Scientific…
March 2018
Great opportunities for UK from oceans
July 2017
New Foresight project to investigate the future of mobility
February 2017
Sir Mark Walport will lead UK Research and Innovation
November 2016
UK to lead the way in quantum technologies
October 2016
August 2016
New Foresight project launched on the future of the sea
May 2016
New Foresight project to explore lifelong learning
January 2016
Distributed ledger technology: beyond block chain
December 2015
UK to capitalise on forensic science excellence
November 2015
How will we power the UK in the future?
October 2015
Medicine, science and values - with hindsight and foresight
May 2015
Bridging the gap between scientific and value judgements
Crop protection: managing risk, not avoiding it
December 2014
Vision set for UK to become a world leader in the internet of things
November 2014
Launch of the Government Chief Scientific Adviser's annual report 2014
October 2014
Managing risk, not avoiding it
August 2014
Chancellor announces review into the future of financial technologies
June 2014
Climate change communication: success or failure?
May 2014
Growing our future: plant science to address global challenges and boost UK…
Genomics England and the power of DNA data
April 2014
The new home on the web for the Government Office for Science
March 2014
The planet in our hands: responding to climate change
Farming technologies: challenges and opportunities
February 2014
Communicating risk and uncertainty in science
December 2013
Big data: big opportunity, big brother or big trouble?
Sharing the planet: humanity’s greatest challenge
October 2013
Future of manufacturing launch
UK must seize opportunities and adapt to global manufacturing revolution
Energy and climate change: challenges for science and policy
The future of climate science advice for policy
September 2013
Dual use biology: how to balance open science with security
Science, evidence and data in government