Membership of the Education and Public Outreach Advisory Committee (EPOAC)

James Wilsdon's biography

James Wilsdon is Director of the Science Policy Centre at the Royal Society, the UK's national academy of science. From 2001 to 2008, he worked at Demos, first as Head of Strategy, then Head of Science and Innovation.

James Wilsdon is Director of the Science Policy Centre (SPC) at the Royal Society, the UK's national academy of science. The Royal Society's mission is to expand the frontiers of knowledge through the development and use of science, engineering, medicine and mathematics for the benefit of humanity. As the Society prepares for its 350th anniversary in 2010, it is establishing the SPC to provide high-quality scientific advice to policymakers, and to map and analyse the latest developments in science policy around the world. James became Director of the Science Policy Centre in September 2008.

From 2004 to 2008, James was Head of Science and Innovation at Demos, and Director of the Atlas of Ideas project, which explored the new geography of science and innovation in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. He has researched and published widely on science and innovation policy, sustainable development, emerging technologies, and the globalisation of science, R&D and higher education.

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