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
4th March 2015 Montreal, Canada
On February 27, the UK Science and Innovation Network organised the last of a series of four Young Leaders events on Dementia. Following similar events in Ottawa, Tokyo and Washington DC, the event in London brought together 45 young delegates from 18 countries in the Locarno suite of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office. This event […]
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3rd March 2015 Houston, USA
Nicknamed “Space City”, Houston has always played a major role in aerospace. It’s the home of NASA’s Lyndon B. Johnson Space Centre (JSC), where innovative aerospace technology is tested, finding its way into medicine, energy and communications that we use every day here on Earth. It’s also where Mission Control counts down, sending teams of […]
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3rd March 2015 Mumbai
Pune, also known as the Oxford of the East, is the educational and research hub of Western India. The European Union (EU) Delegation to India organised a regional tour to Pune from 16-18 February 2015. We (new SINner Karanpreet and veteran Vishakha) represented the British High Commission and participated in the stimulating deliberations over the three […]
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26th February 2015 Bangalore, India
I had assumed that a simple tiny light emitting diode (LED) can be used only for illumination. But I was zapped when I visited Prof Harald Haas’s lab at the University of Edinburgh last month. I got a glimpse of tomorrow’s future – LEDs transmitting data! A LED equipped with signal processing technology was streaming […]
26th February 2015 Calgary, Canada
Every week one of our bloggers will introduce themselves to the world and talk about how much fun it is working in Science Policy. Today Aatif Baskanderi says hello from Calgary. Aatif Baskanderi – Calgary Hi! My name is Aatif and, as per my Twitter account (@aatifb), I am an Islamo-Newfie-Pakistani-Engineer + Science nerd passionate about […]
24th February 2015 Toronto, Canada
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20th February 2015 Toronto, Canada
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19th February 2015 Vancouver, Canada
Every week one of our bloggers will introduce themselves to the world and talk about how much fun it is working in Science Policy. Today team leader Nicole Arbour says hello from Ottawa and next week Aatif Baskanderi takes his turn. Nicole Arbour – Ottawa Hi. My name is Nicole and I am a scientist. Or […]
17th February 2015 Montreal, Canada
Again I am not taking credits for this blog. SIN Canada organised the 1st youth event on the 10th September (immediately before the Global Action Against Dementia Legacy Event- GAADLE) to discuss Dementia at the British High Commission. We facilitated the attendance of two Canadian young leaders (Laura Booi and Felicia White) to the Japanese […]
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13th February 2015 Toronto, Canada
DementiaHack, the world’s first dementia-themed hackathon, took place in September 2014 in partnership with HackerNest. If you don’t have four hours to watch the raw video from the event then here are two- and ten-minute recaps: Look out for a guest post from hackathon winners CareUmbrella in the next few weeks. We also hope to […]