Europe's adviser

摘要

Europe's first chief scientific adviser (CSA) will be Anne Glover, a molecular and cell biologist who is currently CSA to the Scottish government, sources told Nature on 21 November. Glover's appointment comes more than two years after Jose Manuel Barroso, the president of the European Commission, pledged on 15 September 2009 to create the post. But the details of her role are still unclear, including how much power and freedom she will have in providing advice and influencing policy-making. See go.nature.com/kvmwya for more.