British Science Association

The British Science Association (BSA) promotes science. It was founded in 1831.^[1] Until 2009 it was known as the British Association for the Advancement of Science (BA).^[3] It is a charity.

British Science Association

Founded	1831[1]
Type	Professional organisation and registered charity
Registration no.	212479
Location	Wellcome Wolfson Building, 165 Queen's Gate, London SW7 5HD[2]
Coordinates	51.497074°N 0.1791942°W / 51.497074; -0.1791942
Area served	UK, Worldwide
Key people	Chair: Lord Willetts President: Professor Jim Al-Khalili CEO: Katherine Mathieson
Revenue	£2,908,598 (year ending Dec 2014)[2]
Employees	30[2]
Volunteers	650[2]
Website	www.britishscienceassociation.org

The British Science Association's mission is to get more people engaged in science. It does this by organising projects.^[4][5]

The British Science Association has their head office at the Wellcome Wolfson Building in Kensington, London. There are four regional staff elsewhere in the UK.^[5] The British Science Association offers a wide variety of activities and events that recognize and encourage people to be involved in science.^[6] These include the British Science Festival, British Science Week, the CREST Awards, Huxley Summit, Youth Pannle, Media Fellowships Scheme. There are regional and local events.^[6]