Through SAGE and its sub-committees, the Government has drawn on advice from a wide and diverse pool of advisers from across the scientific community. This has included securing input from; environmental scientists; public health experts; behavioural and social scientists; epidemiologists; virologists; data scientists; immunologists; infectious disease clinicians; epidemiological modellers; doctors; genomic experts; anthropologists; psychologists; and therapeutics and vaccine experts. SAGE is also supported by a number of expert sub-groups and task and finish groups which bring to bear even wider relevant expertise on specific issues. Diversity of thought and expertise is important, and GO-Science has invested in establishing and developing links with a range of different sectors, and with the learned societies. These positive and constructive relationships and ways of working will be maintained and developed contributing to the future operations of SAGE as appropriate.