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    "articleURL": "/news/articles/2026/how-science-informs-policy-a-conversation-with-professor-anjali-goswami-chief-scientific-adviser-at-the-department-for-environment-food-and-rural-affairs/",
    "date": "2 October 2026",
    "year": "2026",
    "sortDate": "2026-10-02",
    "headline": "How science informs policy: A Conversation with Professor Anjali Goswami",
    "summary": "Yesterday evening, our Vice-Provost for Research and Enterprise, Professor Mary Ryan, sat down with Professor Anjali Goswami, Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to explore what it means to be a scientist in government, in an event organised by the ImperiaPolicy Forum.",
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    "author": "Christina Taylor",
    "profile": "Professor Mary P Ryan",
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