Global Science and Innovation Network
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
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3rd February 2014
Mumbai, India
The UK Science & Innovation Network (S&IN), India partnered with the UK Trade & Investment to invite Prof. Peter Lindstedt from the Imperial College London to the GREAT Britain campaign in Indore (Madhya Pradesh) during January 15-16, 2014. Prof. Lindstedt is the Consul for the Faculty of Engineering & Business School, and Professor of thermofluids […]
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28th January 2014
Toronto, Canada
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27th January 2014
New Delhi, India
Earlier this month I wrote a short review of 2013 and promised a preview of the coming year. Although at this stage, it’s impossible to know everything the next 12 months will bring, it’s already shaping up to be a busy time! This year’s EU Research roadshow kicked off in Delhi in January and the […]
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27th January 2014
New Delhi, India
One of the major parts of our work is arranging visits and meetings between the UK and India. There’s no real replacement for meeting face to face if you want to get a collaboration going, but travelling between the UK and India, in either direction, is no small undertaking – a long flight, a new […]
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24th January 2014
Mumbai, India
Fluorescent lamps; flat-panel displays; sterilisation devices for medical tools – what’s common among these items? They all have plasma in them! Plasma is the fourth state of matter; the others being solid, liquid, and gas. It is formed when a gas is heated to extremely high temperatures. Recently, I visited the Institute for Plasma Research […]
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22nd January 2014
Mumbai, India
That Gujarat and vibrancy go hand in hand became evident to me when I recently visited the Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU), established in Gandhinagar, capital of Gujarat, by the Gujarat Energy Research & Management Institute (GERMI) as a private university. A 30-minute drive from the Ahmedabad airport, PDPU is situated between the cities of […]
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21st January 2014
Toronto, Canada
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21st January 2014
Mumbai, India
Energy efficiency and energy resource management for residential and commercial buildings will assume heightened significance, as the urban population of India grows. Realising the need for sustainable habitats in future cities, the Center for Advanced Research in Building Science and Energy (CARBSE) at the Center for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT) University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, is […]
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17th January 2014
Mumbai, India
Understandably, the sound of Goa conjures up images of sandy beaches, lush greenery, and the wide blue ocean. While you can have leisurely fun in Goa, you can also have fun with research there, as I found out! Earlier this month, I visited the Department of Chemistry at the Birla Institute of Technology and Science […]
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14th January 2014
Toronto, Canada
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