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
17th February 2014 New Delhi, India
In elementary Geography we are taught that there are two poles on Earth – one in the Arctic and the other in the Antarctic, but that’s not true! Did you know that there is also a Third Pole? The Hindu Kush-Himalayan region is the Earth’s third Pole as it’s the storehouse of the third largest […]
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14th February 2014 Toronto, Canada
The UK’s Foreign Secretary William Hague and Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird met in London ahead of the London Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade, and refreshed the UK-Canada Joint Declaration. We reported on the original Joint Declaration and Joint Innovation Statement in previous posts, and have been working hard over the past couple […]
11th February 2014 Toronto, Canada
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10th February 2014 Mumbai, India
I was privileged to attend an event at IISER Pune, late October last year, focused on the importance of academia-industry partnerships, the barriers that come in the way of such partnerships and possible solutions. I gave an overview of the existing UK-India innovation partnerships and the different funding schemes in place to help augment such […]
7th February 2014 Mumbai, India
Last month was an exciting one for me, as I saw months of hard-work and endless tele-cons, email exchanges and meetings, finally culminate into a fantastic two –day close-door workshop at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences Mumbai. There, we had some of the best of ageing experts from India and the UK gathered under […]
5th February 2014 Montreal, Canada
It seems that I will be informing you about “smarty” themes, from intelligent garments to smart missions to London, and here’s a tiny hint about my next blog: “Smart visits to Montréal”…stay tuned if you would like to know more! Welcome to new meters and monitors! SIN and UKTI Montreal have partnered with Smart Grids […]
5th February 2014 Singapore
This is a guest post by Dr Cameron Johnstone (ESRU, University of Strathclyde), Dr Michael Lochinvar Sim Abundo and Mary Ann Joy Quirapas (ERI@N, Nanyang Technological University) and Mark Anthony from the SIN Southeast Asia. Singapore – Serious about energy With a population of 5.4 million living and moving on a land area just over 700 square kilometres, few […]
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4th February 2014 Toronto, Canada
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3rd February 2014 New Delhi, India
Over the past year, the UK’s Science and Innovation Network in India, Research Councils UK India, DFID, British Council – India, and the Energy, Climate & Growth Unit have facilitated several collaborations between key stakeholders in India and the UK to promote bilateral research co-operation in the area of ‘Future Cities’. These stakeholders include academic […]
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3rd February 2014 Mumbai, India
During the recent GREAT Britain campaign in Indore (January 15-16, 2014), Prof. Peter Lindstedt from the Imperial College London delivered a couple of interesting talks on automotive engineering to academic and industry audiences. In the middle of a bustling networking session, I was able to find a quiet corner to chat up with Prof. Lindstedt […]
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