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Crop protection: managing risk, not avoiding it

Crop protection: managing risk, not avoiding it

Thursday, 14 May 2015

Extract of a speech by Sir Mark Walport to the Crop Protection Association on the current science around neonicotinoid insecticides....

Vision set for UK to become a world leader in the internet of things

Vision set for UK to become a world leader in the internet of things

Thursday, 18 December 2014

A new report by the Government Chief Scientific Adviser says that we are on the verge of a new digital revolution....

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Launch of the Government Chief Scientific Adviser's annual report 2014

Launch of the Government Chief Scientific Adviser's annual report 2014

Wednesday, 19 November 2014

Presentation by Sir Mark Walport at the launch of 'Innovation: managing risk, not avoiding it'....

Managing risk, not avoiding it

Managing risk, not avoiding it

Thursday, 16 October 2014

Speech by Sir Mark Walport to the Herrenhausen conference in Germany....

Chancellor announces review into the future of financial technologies

Chancellor announces review into the future of financial technologies

Thursday, 14 August 2014

Chancellor George Osborne has asked the Government Office for Science to examine how FinTech will evolve in the future....

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Climate change communication: success or failure?

Climate change communication: success or failure?

Wednesday, 18 June 2014

Presentation by Sir Mark Walport on climate change communication at the Walker Institute annual lecture....

Growing our future: plant science to address global challenges and boost UK growth

Growing our future: plant science to address global challenges and boost UK growth

Tuesday, 13 May 2014

Plants may be rooted to the spot but, as well as providing the food we eat, they can help make leaps in our understanding of the world....

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Genomics England and the power of DNA data

Genomics England and the power of DNA data

Thursday, 08 May 2014

Presentation by Sir Mark Walport to the Wired Health conference on the importance of embedding genomics in medicine....

The new home on the web for the Government Office for Science

The new home on the web for the Government Office for Science

Friday, 04 April 2014

GOV.UK is the new place for information from GO-Science and Foresight....

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The planet in our hands: responding to climate change

The planet in our hands: responding to climate change

Monday, 17 March 2014

A series of lectures on climate change given by Sir Mark Walport at Science and Discovery Centres across the UK....

Farming technologies: challenges and opportunities

Farming technologies: challenges and opportunities

Thursday, 13 March 2014

Presentation by Sir Mark Walport at the National Farmers Union (NFU) annual conference....

Communicating risk and uncertainty in science

Communicating risk and uncertainty in science

Friday, 07 February 2014

Speech by Sir Mark Walport to the Foundation for Science and Technology on the challenge of communicating the uncertainty in risk estimates to policy ...

Big data: big opportunity, big brother or big trouble?

Big data: big opportunity, big brother or big trouble?

Wednesday, 04 December 2013

Presentation by Sir Mark Walport on the potential benefits and risks of big data....

Sharing the planet: humanity’s greatest challenge

Sharing the planet: humanity’s greatest challenge

Wednesday, 04 December 2013

Speech by Sir Mark Walport at the Natural History Museum's 2013 annual science lecture....

Future of manufacturing launch

Future of manufacturing launch

Wednesday, 30 October 2013

Presentation by Sir Mark Walport at the launch of the Foresight report on the future of manufacturing....

UK must seize opportunities and adapt to global manufacturing revolution

UK must seize opportunities and adapt to global manufacturing revolution

Wednesday, 30 October 2013

Foresight report says that businesses and government must adapt to ensure manufacturing continues to play a powerful role in the UK economy....

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Energy and climate change: challenges for science and policy

Energy and climate change: challenges for science and policy

Friday, 18 October 2013

Lecture by Sir Mark Walport on the science and policy of climate change....

The future of climate science advice for policy

The future of climate science advice for policy

Wednesday, 02 October 2013

Speech by Sir Mark Walport on the future of climate science advice in government....

Dual use biology: how to balance open science with security

Dual use biology: how to balance open science with security

Saturday, 14 September 2013

Speech by Sir Mark Walport at the dual use biology conference held at Wilton Park....

Science, evidence and data in government

Science, evidence and data in government

Monday, 02 September 2013

Speech by Sir Mark Walport at the 2013 Royal Statistical Society annual conference....

Future of cities launch

Future of cities launch

Tuesday, 18 June 2013

Speech by Sir Mark Walport at the Foundation for Science and Technology conference on cities of the future....

Science advice in government: the next 5 years

Science advice in government: the next 5 years

Wednesday, 24 April 2013

Speech by Sir Mark Walport at the Centre for Science and Policy (CSaP) annual conference....

Rigour and openness in 21st century science

Rigour and openness in 21st century science

Monday, 15 April 2013

Sir Mark Walport's first speech as as Government Chief Scientific Advisor on rigour and openness in science....

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