CSaP Appoints New Executive Director

The Centre for Science and Policy is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Chris Tyler as its Executive Director. Chris will be joining us from the House of Commons, where he has been science adviser to the Science and Technology Select Committee for the past three years.

During this time he guided Committee inquiries into scientific advice in government and science funding, and was the architect of the IUSS Committee's major report on engineering. A keen advocate of evidence-based policy, Chris also pioneered the Science and Technology Committee's "Evidence Check" programme.

Chris has a broad range of expertise on the relationships between science and policy, and his advice has been sought internationally, including in Uganda, Canada and New Zealand, where he will spend April working with the Chief Scientific Adviser to the Prime Minister. Before the House of Commons, Chris worked for Sense About Science where he managed and developed the charity's extensive network of scientists and promoted science in public debates on issues as diverse as climate change, chemicals, alternative medicines and nuclear power. Chris has a degree in anthropology from the University of Durham and a PhD in biological anthropology from the University of Cambridge.

Chris will take up his post on 5 May. Welcoming the appointment, David Cleevely, CSaP's Founding Director, commented: "Chris's arrival is a key step in building the network between the scientists and engineers in Cambridge, and the policy makers in Whitehall and Westminster. His experience and his enthusiasm will both be critical in bringing the parties together, and in identifying the issues around which they will engage." Chris added: "I am delighted to be joining the Centre for Science and Policy. It is no exaggeration to say that our future depends on the relationship between government and science; between policy makers and academics. The Centre will play a vital role in forging these relationships."

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Press release - May 2010