We need to show why the government should be funding science and how that funding delivers. — Mark Walport Copy Share Image
Wellcome Trust focuses on supporting outstanding researchers, accelerating the application of research, and exploring medicine in historical and cultural contexts. We believe passionately that… — Mark Walport Copy Share
In the case of health information, I spent twenty-five years practicing medicine, and I was all too familiar with the fact that information wasn't… — Mark Walport Copy Share
We owe it to ourselves and to our policy makers to have a high standard of public debate about the future of our energy… — Mark Walport Copy Share
Distributed ledgers are inherently harder to attack because instead of a single database, there are multiple shared copies of the same database, so a… — Mark Walport Copy Share
If you look at U.K. science, we collaborate with people across the whole world, and it's extremely important we continue to do so in… — Mark Walport Copy Share
The European Parliament must send a clear sign that it recognises the importance of embryonic stem cell research. — Mark Walport Copy Share
The government is right to recognise the importance of science and technology, but I think it is a mistake to ringfence funds. — Mark Walport Copy Share
One has to understand the functioning of the normal brain before studying the badly malfunctioning brain. — Mark Walport Copy Share
When governments work well, they safeguard citizens' health, well-being, resilience and security, and they increase prosperity. To do this, they must respond effectively to… — Mark Walport Copy Share
Science, engineering, and technology have transformed the infrastructure of the modern world and have a vital role to play at the heart of policy… — Mark Walport Copy Share
Public trust is a vital condition for artificial intelligence to be used productively. — Mark Walport Copy Share
Of course methane is a fossil fuel, but as long as it is burned efficiently and fugitive emissions of methane gas are minimised, it… — Mark Walport Copy Share
We take it for granted that because our shelves and supermarkets are heaving with food that there are no problems with food security. But… — Mark Walport Copy Share
Forensic science offers great potential, as it draws on almost every discipline and, in doing so, creates widespread opportunity for innovation. — Mark Walport Copy Share
Cities are central to the shaping and delivery of national policy objectives, and in return, they are the places where social, environmental, and economic… — Mark Walport Copy Share
