INGSA Vice-President (Evidence)

Claire has been a long-time collaborator of INGSA’s and brings a wealth of diverse academic and practitioner experience to the role of Vice-President for Evidence.

She was Provost of The Queen’s College, Oxford from 2019 – 2025. Previously, she was the Director of Science Policy at the Royal Society, and also led the Government Office for Science that supported the Government’s Chief Scientific Advisor (GCSA), Sir Mark Walport.

As well as her Vice-Presidential roles, Claire is leading the development of an Pan-European INGSA Chapter. The Chapter’s pilot project, INCLUSIVE project, examined the role of language, culture, and context play in the production, provision, and reception of science advice.

Claire has written the following books: ‘How does government listen to scientists?’ and ‘Storylistening: Narrative, Evidence and Public Reasoning’.

You can watch a recent INGSA Horizons Interview with Dr Craig and her Storylistening co-author, Dr Sarah Dillon.