11th March 2011
Ottawa, Canada
I’d like to take this moment to introduce our UKinCanada Science and Innovation readers to one of the newest members of our team. Shannon has actually been with us (the SIN team) since just after the New Year, but is has been with the Consulate General in Toronto for longer than that working for the Consul General and […]
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7th March 2011
Ottawa, Canada
So we recently had a visitor in from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), a Mr. Robert Culshaw, the Deputy Director of BAS, to be precise. We (in collaboration with the British Council, WWF, the University of Ottawa, The Goethe Institute…) convinced Mr Culshaw to come to Ottawa to participate in a series of events that […]
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23rd February 2011
Ottawa, Canada
So as some of you may have noticed, I’ve been unfortunately delinquent in my blog postings this month, due in part to the fact that I have been kept quite busy here on the ground. Not to worry, I have a few tidbits that will be finding their way to this site in the near […]
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27th January 2011
Ottawa, Canada
Welcome blog readers to our first billingual guest blog posting! In this posting, Nicolina, our Science Officer in Montreal discusses her trip to Newfoudland, looking into renewable energy. This blog was written by our guest blogger in french, and translated to english for the complete Canadian billingualism experience (french and english being Canada’s two official […]
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24th January 2011
Ottawa, Canada
One week ago today we had our inaugural Science Salon event! What is a Science Salon you ask? Well imagine trying to channel Bohemian France, with it’s parlours and poets and artists, into a science themed event, and there you have it – A Science Salon! The goal of these events is to bring people […]
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19th January 2011
Ottawa, Canada
It is with great sadness that we, in the Canadian Science & Innovation team, say goodbye to another of our teammates, Claire Hastings, at the British Consulate Toronto. Claire is leaving our team, but not the Consulate, so although we expect to have lots of dealings with her – she will no longer have a direct hand in the S&I plots. Claire […]
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14th January 2011
Ottawa, Canada
Well, I guess it’s almost that time, time for our fabulous intern, who has been with us since October, to move on to her next adventure. She’s been a lot of fun to have around, extremely helpful, and will be greatly missed by all of us (me and Gill in particular). I’ve asked Elinor to […]
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5th January 2011
Ottawa, Canada
Now that I’ve given you all a more general overview of some of the Ottawa science events that have been keeping me on my toes, I thought I’d follow-up with a couple of shorter, slightly more detailed blogs on certain events that caught my attention. The CFI AGM was one such event, mostly as a result of […]
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22nd December 2010
Ottawa, Canada
In this post our guest blogger Elin Gwyn, a research analyst from OMAFRA, speaks to her experience attending the “Improving the impact of development research through better communication and uptake” workshop in London. Over to Elin! Elin Gwyn On a frosty morning on November 29 I found myself crossing Westminster Bridge, looking down at the boats […]
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20th December 2010
Ottawa, Canada
So it seems that late fall/early winter here in Ottawa contains a plethora of scientific events for a Science Officer to attend, and I have been doing my best to keep up. Here is a brief list of some of the things I’ve been up to, with links where ever I can find them: Bacon […]
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