The scheme took place in the week where Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her Spring Statement, at a time when the role of science and innovation in driving economic growth has never been more important.
Over the course of the week, scientists got a behind-the-scenes insight into how policy is formed, shadowing a policy maker to learn about their work and how they can best share their expertise.
On Wednesday evening, a Parliamentary reception was held with speeches from Baroness Brown of Cambridge FRS; Sir Adrian Smith, President of the Royal Society; and Chi Onwurah MP, Chair of the House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee.
Previous participants of the pairing scheme include Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Greg Clark, former Chair of the Commons Science and Technology Committee, Nick Clegg, former Deputy Prime Minister, and Caroline Lucas MP, former leader of the Green Party.
The scheme will continue later in the year when parliamentarians visit their scientist pairs at their home institutions.