Editing British Science Association (section)

{{short description|British learned society}}
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{{Infobox organization
| name                     = British Science Association
| image                    = British Science Association logo.jpg
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| type                     = Professional organisation and [[Charitable organization|registered charity]]
| founded_date             = {{Start date and age|1831|df=yes}}<ref name=about>{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/Pages/Category/about|website=British Science Association|access-date=24 January 2016|archive-date=25 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125013401/http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/Pages/Category/about|url-status=live}}</ref>
| vat_id                   = 
| registration_id          = 212479
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| location                 = Wellcome Wolfson Building,<br/> 165 Queen's Gate, London SW7 5HD<ref name=charities/>
| coordinates              = {{Coord|51.4971|N|0.1790|W|display=inline,title}}
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| key_people               = Chair:  Hilary Newiss<br/>President: Professor [[Kevin Fenton]] <br/> CEO:  Hannah Russell
| area_served              = UK, Worldwide
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| revenue                  = £2,754,408 (year ending Dec 2018)<ref name=charities>{{cite web|title=Financial history – 212479 – BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE|url=http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/FinancialHistory.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=212479&SubsidiaryNumber=0|website=www.charitycommission.gov.uk|access-date=24 January 2016|archive-date=30 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230082429/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/FinancialHistory.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=212479&SubsidiaryNumber=0|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| num_volunteers           = 650<ref name=charities/>
| num_employees            = 30<ref name=charities/>
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| homepage                 = {{URL|www.BritishScienceAssociation.org}}
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The '''British Science Association''' ('''BSA''') is a [[Charitable organization|charity]] and [[learned society]] founded in 1831 to aid in the promotion and development of science.<ref name=about/> Until 2009 it was known as the '''British Association for the Advancement of Science''' ('''BA''').<ref>[https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126936.700-comment-why-turning-out-brilliant-scientists-isn't-enough.html Robert Winston, New Scientist, 3 February 2009].</ref> The current Chief Executive is Hannah Russell. The BSA's mission is to get more people engaged in the field of science by coordinating, delivering, and overseeing different projects that are suited to achieve these goals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishscienceassociation.org/Pages/Category/our-work|title=Our work|website=British Science Association|access-date=2019-04-19|archive-date=12 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412214303/https://www.britishscienceassociation.org/pages/category/our-work|url-status=live}}</ref> The BSA "envisions a society in which a diverse group of people can learn and apply the sciences in which they learn."<ref name="British Science Association">{{Cite web|url=https://sciencemarch.eu/index.php/about-mnu-uk/partners-mnu-uk/partners-bsa-mnu-uk|title=British Science Association|website=sciencemarch.eu|access-date=2019-04-19|archive-date=19 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419192921/https://sciencemarch.eu/index.php/about-mnu-uk/partners-mnu-uk/partners-bsa-mnu-uk|url-status=live}}</ref> and is managed by a professional staff located at their Head Office in the Wellcome Wolfson Building.<ref name="British Science Association"/> The BSA offers a wide variety of activities and events that both recognise and encourage people to be involved in science.<ref name="Our organisation">{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishscienceassociation.org/our-organisation|title=Our organisation|website=British Science Association|date=10 January 2015|access-date=2019-04-19|archive-date=12 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412214200/https://www.britishscienceassociation.org/our-organisation|url-status=live}}</ref> These include the British Science Festival, British Science Week, the CREST Awards, For Thought, The Ideas Fund, along with regional and local events.<ref name="Our organisation"/>