HM Treasury Appoints Chief Scientific Advisor
The only main UK Government Department without a Chief Scientific Advisor has today announced that they have appointed one; James Richardson, an internal appointment. Richardson is Director of Public Spending at the Treasury and has a PhD in economics. He will retain his current post whilst taking on the role as CSA.
See the full news at the Nature Blog, including comments from the Campaign for Science and Engineering.
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