Mark Walport

It's been an enormous privilege to be the government chief scientific adviser.

— Mark Walport

Science is not finished until it is communicated.

— Mark Walport

Public trust is a vital condition for artificial intelligence to be used productively.

— Mark Walport

Henry Wellcome certainly was a talented character with a colorful and amazing personal story.

— Mark Walport

No one likes doing primate experiments, but some research can only be done on monkeys.

— Mark Walport

I've never been a proponent of something monolithic.

— Mark Walport

Clearly, climate change is an extremely important threat to us.

— Mark Walport

The best approach to risk is to identify and manage it.

— Mark Walport

It was and has been one of the major interventions in public health, and it's absolutely vital that people vaccinate their children.

— Mark Walport

The most dangerous infections of humans have always been those which have emerged from other species.

— Mark Walport

Climate change is happening, and humans are significant contributors, and that raises some really important policy questions.

— Mark Walport

Scientists have argued that research is good for health, wealth, and society, and the government has trusted them on that.

— Mark Walport

Wellcome Collection will be an exciting place in which to explore themes of human well-being, starting with the powerful collections of Sir…

— Mark Walport

We're learning how infections are travelling around the world and, sadly, how cholera in Haiti was brought in by U.N. peacekeeping forces…

— Mark Walport

Science can tell us what can be done in principle, but it is then a matter for public debate as to what…

— Mark Walport

The U.K. is fortunate in its geographical position. We're an island. But we are living in a completely interconnected world where disruptions…

— Mark Walport

Of course methane is a fossil fuel, but as long as it is burned efficiently and fugitive emissions of methane gas are…

— Mark Walport

A computer, by definition, cannot be held accountable for anything because there is no mechanism to hold it to account, short of…

— Mark Walport

Wellcome Trust focuses on supporting outstanding researchers, accelerating the application of research, and exploring medicine in historical and cultural contexts. We believe…

— Mark Walport

An important task for government is to think about the future as well as to learn from the past, and the Foresight…

— Mark Walport

It would be silly not to admit that there are some sections of the public who are unconvinced by the benefits or…

— Mark Walport

The question is, are there useful things that we can do with the results of a genome sequence that would bring benefit?…

— Mark Walport

When governments work well, they safeguard citizens' health, well-being, resilience and security, and they increase prosperity. To do this, they must respond…

— Mark Walport

The problem of poor vision has gone unnoticed for too long - it's astounding that 700 years after glasses were first invented,…

— Mark Walport

When the correct tests are done, GM products are as safe as their non-GM counterparts.

— Mark Walport

Maximum distribution of research findings is essential to maximise their impact.

— Mark Walport

In medicine, there is always a balance between risk and benefit.

— Mark Walport

We need to show why the government should be funding science and how that funding delivers.

— Mark Walport

Research must be central to healthcare if healthcare is to improve.

— Mark Walport

It is absolutely key that funding is used to support the best scientists with the best ideas.

— Mark Walport

A small number of people can make a lot of noise.

— Mark Walport

Forensic science offers great potential, as it draws on almost every discipline and, in doing so, creates widespread opportunity for innovation.

— Mark Walport

Common sense, proportionality, and judgment are the skills we must seek in those we choose to regulate our lives.

— Mark Walport

One of the biggest costs in the whole scientific publishing world is borne by the academic community, which is the peer review.

— Mark Walport

The European Parliament must send a clear sign that it recognises the importance of embryonic stem cell research.

— Mark Walport

We all want our drugs to be safe - and so an essential part of the pathway to the development of a…

— Mark Walport

We may know the chemical structure of medicinal drugs, but we frequently have a very incomplete understanding of how they work.

— Mark Walport

I think publishing is a cost of research in the same way as buying a centrifuge is a cost of research.

— Mark Walport

My job is to advise politicians, elected officials, and government ministries of the best way to deal with important issues, both localized,…

— Mark Walport

The government is right to recognise the importance of science and technology, but I think it is a mistake to ringfence funds.

— Mark Walport