10th August 2016 Stockholm, Sweden
Normally when I talk about ‘the North’ I am referring to the activities we are up to in Scandinavia, or even referring to the high north – the vast areas of ocean, land and ice above the Arctic Circle, where we are active in promoting UK research excellence. However, today I want to turn my […]
9th August 2016 Beijing, China
Last week we had the honour of hosting Sir Andre Geim, UK Nobel laureate, at the Embassy for a press session with Chinese media. As you may know, Andre Geim is the University of Manchester professor famous for winning the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics together with Konstantin Novoselov for his work on graphene, the […]
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1st August 2016 Mumbai, India
Enzymes, fermentation, biocatalysis, and bioprocesses are oft-discussed topics under the umbrella of industrial biotechnology. The UK has a lot to offer in this increasingly relevant area for emerging economies such as India which has heightened interest in efficient manufacturing processes. The UK has several centres of excellence in industrial biotech. For instance, consider the Industrial […]
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1st August 2016 Bangalore, India
On 25 July I attended a workshop and ideathon on the Longitude Prize and Discovery Awards at Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms(C-CAMP), Bangalore . The Discovery Awards are a new seed fund to help teams progress ideas for a transformative diagnostic test that will help combat Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR) by significantly reducing inappropriate use […]
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26th July 2016 Bangalore, India
Manjari Chakravorty, Knowledge Economy Adviser in Kolkata had the opportunity to interview Prof Simon Croft, Professor of Parasitology in the Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), and the first and former R&D Director of the Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi), Geneva. Prof Simon was […]
26th July 2016 New Delhi, India
Last month I was at the 5th UK-India Science and Innovation Council meeting in London where the UK’s Minister for Science and Universities Jo Johnson welcomed his counterpart from India Dr Harsh Vardhan to jointly assess the collaborations between the two countries in the areas of science and innovation. Both the ministers met at the […]
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13th July 2016 Beijing, China
What are the best models for universities and industry to work together to drive innovation? And how can they work together successfully across borders? These were some of the questions addressed by the China-UK Symposium on Innovation Driven Development with Business-University Collaboration that I and other SIN colleagues attended in Beijing last week. The Symposium […]
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12th July 2016 Bangalore, India
The UK and Make in India – ‘a recipe for success?’ As a young boy in London I grew up watching my father spending almost every Saturday cooking curry in our kitchen. I eagerly watched the clock tick down until dinner-time when I could finally see what my father had made. Little did I know […]
8th July 2016 Los Angeles, USA
This post is meant to highlight a new lead agency agreement between the EPSRC and NSF for international collaboration. The lead agency agreement model allows researchers to submit a single collaborative proposal with a joint funding decision, informed by a single lead agency review. This review process will follow the usual process for the lead agency. […]
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6th July 2016 Beijing, China
Tomorrow is my last day in the China Science and Innovation Network. It’s been fun. It’s been hard work. It’s been a privilege. Here’s a look back at some of the highlights from an amazing team during my three years in what might just have been the best job in the Foreign Office. December 2013: During the […]