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
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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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1st September 2016
Science and Innovation Network
As a founder, you don’t necessarily get to choose where your business is “born”. Where you find yourself when it comes to seeking investment, scaling and growing a team, is often a matter of chance rather than a matter of choice. Unlike many in my position however, I did have the opportunity to choose. As […]
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31st August 2016
London, UK
I joined the Foreign Office at the beginning of August as a Graduate Intern in the Africa Directorate and to say that I joined at an eventful time would be an understatement: a new Prime Minister, a new Foreign Secretary and two new government departments off the back of June’s Brexit vote (not to forget […]
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31st August 2016
Science and Innovation Network
The UK’s history of innovation goes back a long way. Ever since the Industrial Revolution, we have carved out a far-reaching global reputation for creative thought and technological excellence. But national reputations only stick if they are backed up by concrete action – and ours has remained solid because we live it every day. In […]
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22nd August 2016
Science and Innovation Network
British culture is famous around the world, with our theatre, our television, our music and our films thrilling millions who have never visited the country and proving a major attraction for many who do. Attention may have shifted this summer from Sherlock, Adele and Harry Potter to our cyclists, gymnasts and rowers at the Rio […]
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