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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20th November 2013
Singapore
Guest post from Ching Heong-Lee, Science and Innovation Officer at the British High Commission in Kuala Lumpur. A great deal of the fish we consume in Europe comes from Southeast Asia, meaning that aquaculture – the farming of aquatic organisms – is big business. This presents a lot of research questions, in terms of how […]
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19th November 2013
Toronto, Canada
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14th November 2013
Calgary, Canada

I have only been on the job a few weeks now, and it has been an extreme pleasure to join the Science and Innovation team. It is very exciting to be covering the wealth of opportunities offered across Alberta…
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13th November 2013
Toronto, Canada
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12th November 2013
Houston, USA
I recently had the opportunity to join Sir Mark Walport, the UK Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser, on his trip through Texas before he headed on to Canada. Our Science and Innovation teams coordinated his visit, which focused on the potential for building UK-North America links in energy and sharing best practices in policy and regulation. […]
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6th November 2013
New Delhi, India
Hello readers! Following from my earlier post on the UK Innovation is GREAT showcase event; here is an update on some of the UK companies that will be speaking at the event. As mentioned in my earlier post, the event is designed to enable R&D intensive businesses in India to hear experiences and network with […]
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5th November 2013
Toronto, Canada
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31st October 2013
Ottawa, Canada
The following blog is by our guest blogger, Richard Loat who was part of the team that won 1st place at the UKTI Global Graduate Entrepreneurs’ Festival An idea to an award: winning the UKTI’s Graduate Entrepreneurs Festival I have been fortunate in many ways to be a child of the world. British-born, I grew […]
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30th October 2013
Singapore
The tropical island of Langkawi was an incongruously idyllic setting for a conference dedicated to the debilitating infectious disease Chikungunya. The conference was organized by the European project ICRES, and supported by our own SEA-EU-NET project, which seeks to expand and deepen research collaboration between Europe and Southeast Asia. Meaning ‘that which bends up’ in […]
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28th October 2013
Toronto, Canada
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