What is British Science Association?
{{Infobox organization | name = British Science Association | image = British Science Association logo.jpg | caption = | type = Professional organisation and [[Charitable organization|registered charity]] | founded_date = 1831<ref name=about>{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/Pages/Category/about|website=British Science Association|access-date=24 January 2016}}</ref> | tax_id = | registration_id = 212479 | founder = | location = Wellcome Wolfson Building,<br/> 165 Queen's Gate, London SW7 5HD<ref name=charities/> | coordinates = {{Coord|51.497074|N|0.1791942|W|display=inline,title}} | origins = | key_people = Chair: [[Lord Willetts]]<br/>President: Professor [[Jim Al-Khalili]] <br/> CEO: [[Katherine Mathieson]] | area_served = UK, Worldwide | product = | focus = | method = | revenue = £2,908,598 (year ending Dec 2014)<ref name=charities>{{cite web|title=Financial history – 212479 – BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE|url=http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/FinancialHistory.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=212479&SubsidiaryNumber=0|website=www.charitycommission.gov.uk|access-date=24 January 2016}}</ref> | endowment = | num_volunteers = 650<ref name=charities/> | num_employees = 30<ref name=charities/> | num_members = | subsid = | owner = | non-profit_slogan = | former name = | homepage = {{URL|www.BritishScienceAssociation.org}} | dissolved = | footnotes = }} The '''British Science Association''' ('''BSA''') promotes science. It was founded in 1831.<ref name=about/> Until 2009 it was known as the '''British Association for the Advancement of Science''' ('''BA''').<ref>[https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126936.700-comment-why-turning-out-brilliant-scientists-isn't-enough.html Robert