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name: Roland  Jackson
about: I'm interested in the history, ethics, and policy issues relating to science and technology.Trained as a bioscientist, I taught science in the school sector before joining the international chemical company ICI as their Education Adviser in 1989. In 1993 I joined the Science Museum, London, initially as Head of Education and eventually as Head of Museum from 2001-2002. From 2002-2013 I was Chief Executive of the British Science Association. Since then I have been Executive Chair of Sciencewise, and held various other positions in areas of science policy. I am currently a member of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, Visiting Fellow at the Royal Institution of Great Britain, and Research Associate in the Department of Science and Technology S I'm interested in the history, ethics, and policy issues relating to science and technology.Trained as a bioscientist, I taught science in the school sector before joining the international chemical company ICI as their Education Adviser in 1989. In 1993 I joined the Science Museum, London, initially as Head of Education and eventually as Head of Museum from 2001-2002. From 2002-2013 I was Chief Executive of the British Science Association. Since then I have been Executive Chair of Sciencewise, and held various other positions in areas of science policy. I am currently a member of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, Visiting Fellow at the Royal Institution of Great Britain, and Research Associate in the Department of Science and Technology Studies in University College London. ...more