The government chief scientific adviser (GCSA) is the personal adviser on science and technology-related activities and policies to the prime minister of the United Kingdom and the Cabinet. They are also the head of the Government Office for Science. Since 2023 Dame Angela McLean has been GCSA. Many individual government departments have departmental chief scientific advisers (CSA). The GCSA is involved in recruiting CSAs, and meets regularly with CSAs to identify priorities, challenges and strategies. The adviser also usually serves as chair of the UK's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE).
List of Government Chief Scientific Advisers
See also Chief Medical Officer in the United Kingdom Chief Scientific Officer for England MoD Chief Scientific Adviser Government Office for Science National Technology Adviser Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell Chief Science Advisor in Canada
References
External links Official website Website at Department for Business, Innovation and Skills at the Wayback Machine (archived 2014-03-01) The Role of the Chief Scientific Adviser at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-10-13) – A discussion at the Royal Society, 2001.