Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is looking for 10 science and technology experts to join his Council for Science and Technology (CST) and advise the government
The CST has been tasked with providing government with independent advice to the Prime Minister and Cabinet on strategic science and technology subjects, especially those that go across multiple government departments.
It has already played a role in shaping the Government’s Long-term Investment for Technology and Science (LIFTS) and Engineering Biology Sector Vision programmes. CST has a remit beyond the UK as well, it works closely with international advisory organisations, including the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology in the USA.
CST has two chairs: Lord Browne of Madingley, the former CEO of oil firm BP from 1995 to 2007, and one of the first business leaders to recognise that oil firms had to respond to the climate emergency. He co-chairs with Dame Angela McLean, chief scientific advisor to the government and a leading professor in mathematical biology.
The prime minister is looking for 10 new members of the CST. Applicants must have expertise in science, technology, engineering or innovation and experience in academia, business, finance or not-for-profit sector at a national level.
In a statement, his office said: “Applicants should also have strong interpersonal and communication skills and have the ability to operate at the interface between disciplines, integrate different perspectives, evaluate options and develop evidence based solutions.”
Prospective members have been asked to apply at the public appointments website.
