Tweaks to ministerial responsibilities position government to “crack on quickly”, with Vallance leading on science
Research policy experts have welcomed the continuity in the briefs issued by the new government for Department for Science, Innovation and Technology ministers, seeing Patrick Vallance as taking the lead on science.
The list of responsibilities for ministers, published on 19 July, was seen as indicating that, despite being a junior minister, science minister Vallance will lead on science and innovation with a focus on emerging technologies, international collaboration and the effective translation of research into practical innovations.