A blog showcasing the work of the Global UK Science and Innovation Network, approximately 90 officers in over 30 countries and territories around the world
13th November 2015 Science and Innovation Network
The vision for the Arctic Circle conference is that it should be an Arctic version of Davos and therefore it caters for a wide variety interests. Despite being only 3 years old, the conference has grown into an event with almost 2000 delegates from around 50 countries, and with representation including princes and presidents! It […]
11th November 2015 Beijing, China
It was the first snow of winter in Beijing on Friday Morning 6th November 2015. The beautiful snowflakes paved a wide carpet to the Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (ICMM). It was freezing cold outside, but there was a warm atmosphere in a meeting room in the ICMM. In […]
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9th November 2015 Bern, Switzerland
SIN Switzerland had the pleasure last month of organising a bilateral meeting on Catalysis for Energy with the UK Catalysis hub. The workshop was concerned with current and future research on catalytic solutions for Sustainable Energy sources and focused on fuel cells, transportation, photo-catalysis and bio fuels. The event brought together the UK and Swiss […]
6th November 2015 San Francisco, USA
Uncovering DNA as the building block for life was a long journey, which flourished with the discovery of the double helix by the English-American team of Francis Crick and James Watson (based on the work of Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins). Since then, scientists and researchers have been exploring DNA’s role in the development of […]
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3rd November 2015 Beijing, China
Much of what we do in the Science and Innovation Network in China (and perhaps globally) produces short and medium term eye-catching results: our tech partnering missions generate collaborations and multi-million pound contracts ; our GREAT promotional events attract large audiences from across China; we’re racking up the number of joint centres and joint laboratories […]
29th October 2015 Beijing, China
What better way to kick off our new SIN China blog than with a look at Xi Jinping’s high profile State Visit to the UK last week. Science and Innovation was a key element. In addition to Royals, carriages and banquets, Xi visited Imperial College and the National Graphene Institute at Manchester University. The UK and […]
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16th October 2015 Science and Innovation Network
As the end of the World Expo in Milan approaches, Government and civil society leaders are gathering to mark UN World Food Day. Participating nations will show commitment to addressing the challenge of feeding the world’s growing population. It has been the central theme for this year’s Expo – and the UK’s message has been […]
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8th October 2015 Toronto, Canada
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29th September 2015 Toronto, Canada
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29th September 2015 Mumbai, India
You might recall the UK Science and Innovation Network in India put together an excellent workshop on infectious diseases last year, where we explored various potential UK-India collaborative areas to help tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Top experts from the UK and India discussed important issues like open innovation and drug discovery; and the many associated […]
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