British Science Association
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| Founded | 1831[1] |
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| Type | Professional organisation and registered charity |
| Registration no. | 212479 |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 51°29′49″N 0°10′45″W / 51.497074°N 0.1791942°W |
Area served | UK, Worldwide |
Key people | Chair: Lord Willetts President: Professor Jim Al-Khalili CEO: Katherine Mathieson |
Revenue | £2,908,598 (year ending Dec 2014)[2] |
Employees | 30[2] |
Volunteers | 650[2] |
| Website | www |
The British Science Association (BSA) promotes science. It was founded in 1831.[1] Until 2009 it was known as the British Association for the Advancement of Science (BA).[3] It is a charity.
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]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "About Us". British Science Association. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Financial history – 212479 – BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE". www.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ↑ Robert Winston, New Scientist, 3 February 2009.
- ↑ "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.