Julia Sutcliffe: chief scientific adviser explains why policymaking must be underpinned by evidence

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast, features the physicist and engineer Julia Sutcliffe, who is chief scientific adviser to the UK government’s Department for Business and Trade.

In a wide-ranging conversation with Physics World’s Matin Durrani, Sutcliffe explains how she began her career as a PhD physicist before working in systems engineering at British Aerospace – where she worked on cutting-edge technologies including robotics, artificial intelligence, and autonomous systems. They also chat about Sutcliffe’s current role advising the UK government to ensure that policymaking is underpinned by the best evidence.