British Science Association Honorary Fellowship

The British Science Association (BSA) have today revealed the cohort of Honorary Fellows for 2019 – the highest honour that the BSA can confer on an individual. These are people who embody the BSA’s vision and mission, making an outstanding contribution to promoting science and public engagement, as well as supporting the organisation’s goal of putting science at the heart of culture and society.

Accepting this prestigious accolade this year are:

  • Angela Saini, author and journalist

  • Chi Onwurah, MP for Newcastle Upon Tyne Central

  • Rt Hon the Lord David Willetts, Chair of the Huxley Summit Advisory Board

  • Dr Helen Czerski, Physicist and broadcaster.

Previous Honorary Fellows have included Sir David Attenborough, Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon, Dr Helen Sharman, Professor Alice Roberts, Sir Paul Nurse and Wayne McGregor.

Helen said “Science and society weave around each other as they both progress, and the question of how to build the relationship between them has rarely been the subject of meaningful and inclusive debate. Our technological society is grasping for ever-deeper control of both the human body and our shared planet, and we need to make long-sighted collective decisions about how to manage this transition. But this can only happen if everyone feels included in the process of science. Effective leadership in this endeavour is absolutely essential, and I’m a long-term supporter of the BSA’s impressive work in this area. I’m delighted to have been awarded an Honorary Fellowship.”

Helen Czerski