The Society for Technological Advancement

Shaping the future through technoscientific progress

Our Purpose

Scientific and technological progress encounters a number of barriers in the UK, including excessive bureaucracy, the celebration of prestige over potential, and general pessimism about our ability to positively shape the future through cycles of discovery, invention, and innovation.

The Society for Technological Advancement (SoTA) is designed to cultivate pragmatic optimism about technoscientific progress and build capacity for it to happen, forming a cross-disciplinary community around this mission.

We find and accelerate the progress of scientists, engineers and technologists early in their trajectories. We value promise and potential over prestige and existing credentials.

Our Mission

  1. Redirect exceptional talent towards deep technological and scientific pursuits.

    We believe that more of the world's most talented people should be working on problems that actually matter, rather than chasing the latest trend.

  2. Increase technical talent density in the UK.

    We want the people building the future to know each other, so that they can join forces to build it together.

  3. Shift public perception towards viewing technology as a vital driver of human progress.

    We think that the world needs a reminder of how far we've come, and a vision of where we could go next.