The mathematical biologist will take over from Patrick Vallance to provide guidance for the prime minister and cabinet on science and technology policies.
Angela McLean, a mathematical biologist who helped to build models to study the spread of COVID-19, has been appointed as the UK government’s next chief scientific adviser.— who has held the role since 2018 and has appeared in many televised public briefings throughout the pandemic — on 1 April.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, McLean was a member of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies and co-chaired the subgroup that used epidemiology, data analysis and mathematical modelling to guide the government’s response to the pandemic. Since 2019, she has been chief scientific adviser to the Ministry of Defence.
“There are expectations that [McLean’s] role will be quite broad,” says Joanna Chataway, a science-policy researcher at University College London. “It will address economic growth in the priority areas for the government of making science, technology and innovation really relevant to a broad economic and social infrastructure.”
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