Dr Patrick Vallance FRS FMedSci FRCP is Government Chief Scientific Adviser (GCSA) and Head of the Government Science and Engineering (GSE) profession.
Dr Patrick Vallance, the new Government Chief Scientific Adviser and Head of the Government Science and Engineering Profession, reflects on his early months in the post and on the role of science in government.
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