Government response: Response to Guardian article on fracking
Response from Sir Mark Walport to a claim in the Guardian that his annual report likened fracking risks to thalidomide, tobacco and asbestos. read more
Science
Speech: Launch of the Government Chief Scientific Adviser’s annual report 2014
Presentation by Sir Mark Walport at the launch of ‘Innovation: managing risk, not avoiding it’. read more
Speech: Managing risk, not avoiding it
Speech by Sir Mark Walport to the Herrenhausen conference in Germany. read more
News story: Northern Powerhouse science plans set out by Chancellor
Ambitious proposals for a potential major new National Institute for Materials Research and Innovation welcomed. read more
Speech: Ambassadors for evidence
Article by Sir Mark Walport on the need for scientists and policymakers around the world to work together. read more