The Prime Minister has appointed Professor Dame Carol Propper and Professor Keith Ridgway to the Council for Science and Technology (CST). The Council advises the Prime Minister on strategic science and technology policy issues that cut across the responsibilities of individual government departments.
Members include leading figures in the science, and technology and business community drawn from across academia, key high-tech businesses and investors in innovative companies. Presidents of the national academies and a senior UKRI representative serve as ex-officio members.
Sir Patrick Vallance, the Government Chief Scientific Adviser and Co-Chair of CST, said:
Professor Carol Propper and Professor Keith Ridgway both bring extensive expertise to the Council for Science and Technology. Their knowledge of the research and innovation landscape will be invaluable in supporting the Council's role in providing advice on the government's high-level priorities for science and technology and exploring the opportunities for achieving national goals through emerging technologies.
Lord Browne of Madingley, Co-Chair of CST, said:
The Prime Minister's Council for Science and Technology provides expert advice at the heart of government and is served by a range of individuals with world-class expertise. Today, I am pleased to welcome two new members, Professor Carol Propper and Professor Keith Ridgway. Professor Propper is an internationally-acclaimed economist who continues to make a valuable contribution to the study of the social sciences and the interaction between human behaviour and science and technology. Professor Ridgway brings a wealth of experience from the manufacturing sector and has spent many years working to bring industry and academia closer together. I look forward to the valuable contributions they will make to our work.
