4th October 2016 London, UK
“Just another day in the ice” is a phrase that cannot be used to describe life in HMS Protector. The ship’s company of the UK’s Ice Patrol Ship has the privilege and unique opportunity to work in one of the most stunning environments anywhere in the world. To wake up to see the ship surrounded […]
3rd October 2016 London, UK
Take a deep breath in. And now blow it out, emptying your lungs. You have just extracted oxygen from the air, and replaced it with carbon dioxide. Now look around you for a plant perhaps there is a tree outside your window or a pot plant on your table. That plant is sucking in the […]
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29th September 2016 London, UK
Phil Evans, Met Office Government Services Director, during the opening session Arriving at Wiston House in West Sussex in glorious sunshine yesterday was a little incongruous with the topics, which will be under discussion this week. My colleagues and I are attending a Wilton Park event designed to stimulate dialogue on building and improving early-warning […]
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26th September 2016 London, UK
This week marks 2 years since the UK made the decision to join the Global Coalition – a unified body of 67 international partners dedicated to degrading and defeating Daesh. Two years on and the Global Coalition’s work has seen results. Foreign fighters travelling to Iraq and Syria to join Daesh have decreased by up […]
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22nd September 2016 London, UK
Over the past year, we have seen a growing trend of terrorists targeting civil aviation. This has included attacks on airports in Brussels and Istanbul, the destruction of the Russian Metrojet aircraft over Sinai and the explosion on board a Daallo Airways flight from Mogadishu. These tragic attacks are a stark reminder of the urgent […]
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21st September 2016 London, UK
In 2014, the UK hosted the Global Summit to end sexual violence in conflict, bringing together more than 120 countries, over 100 NGOs and international organisations and more than 900 experts and survivors. The Summit was a milestone in bringing the issue of sexual violence in conflict to international attention and encouraging governments around the […]
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19th September 2016 London, UK
Irregular migration is one of the biggest challenges facing the international community. Large movements of people, on a scale not seen since the Second World War in Europe, have been making headlines since last summer – more than one million refugees and migrants arrived in the EU in 2015, risking their lives crossing the Mediterranean. […]
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13th September 2016 London, UK
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
2nd September 2016 Science and Innovation Network
We are a world leading nation of innovators; winning 13 science Nobel Prizes since 2000 and with more Nobel Prizes per capita than US, France, Germany, Russia or Japan. The research conducted in UK universities tackles the biggest problems facing humankind today. I’ve seen firsthand how research by British Universities can help to change lives. […]
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2nd September 2016 Science and Innovation Network
In 2011, the UK Government chose Israel as the first country where it launched a new model of commercial diplomacy focused on tech partnerships. Five years on, the UK Israel Tech Hub has made tremendous advances in promoting Britain’s role as a leading destination for innovation. We have enabled over 80 commercial partnerships between the […]
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