British Science Association
The British Science Association (BSA) promotes science. It was founded in 1831.[2] Until 2009 it was known as the British Association for the Advancement of Science (BA).[3] It is a charity.
| British Science Association | |
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| Type | Professional organisation and registered charity |
| Location | Wellcome Wolfson Building, 165 Queen's Gate, London SW7 5HD[1] |
| Key people | Chair: Lord Willetts President: Professor Jim Al-Khalili CEO: Katherine Mathieson |
| Volunteers | 650[1] |
The British Science Association's mission is to get more people engaged in science. It does this by organising projects.[4][5]
The British Science Association has their head office at the Wellcome Wolfson Building in Kensington, London. There are four regional staff elsewhere in the UK.[5] The British Science Association offers a wide variety of activities and events that recognize and encourage people to be involved in science.[6] These include the British Science Festival, British Science Week, the CREST Awards, Huxley Summit, Youth Pannle, Media Fellowships Scheme. There are regional and local events.[6]
British Science Association Media
References
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- ↑ "Our work". British Science Association. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "British Science Association". sciencemarch.eu. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Our organisation". British Science Association. Retrieved 2019-04-19.