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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22nd January 2018 Stockholm, Sweden

by Mikael Allan Mikaelsson

PhD, Science and Innovation Policy Advisor, Europe Lead on Net-Zero Innovation & Climate Change

From the Transformation of Energy to the Transformation of Transport

The Paris Agreement signed by 195 countries at the 21st Conference of the Parties meeting in 2015 marked a significant and critical milestone in the global effort to combat climate change. Already, many countries around the world are making significant advances on their pathways towards clean and sustainable economies. In particular, the decarbonisation of the […]

8th January 2018 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Selina Ng

Newton-Ungku Omar Fund Programme Officer

UK-Malaysia project generating bioelectricity from wastewater wins £197,440 Newton Prize

Winner Prof Phang Siew Moi (with flower bouquet) from University of Malaya and her team pictured here with Vicki Treadell (British High Commissioner to Malaysia) and Tan Sri Zakri Abdul Hamid (Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of Malaysia). 150 Newton-Ungku Omar Fund projects, 43 Newton Prize applications, one Newton Prize winner. After extensive review […]

8th January 2018 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Prof. Dr. Phang Siew Moi and and Dr. Adrian Fisher

Sustainable Energy from Waste Effluents – a blog by the winner of the Newton Prize Malaysia

This blog is co-authored by Professor Dr. Phang Siew Moi from University of Malaya and Dr. Adrian Fisher from University of Cambridge. Dr. Kamran Yunus and Dr. P. Vengadesh, setting up the Algae Biophotovoltaic Device at the Centre for Research in Electrochemical Science and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, UK. […]

5th January 2018 Los Angeles, USA

by Nick Hooper

Royal Society and SIN expore AI for social good in Los Angeles

Last month, the Science and Innovation Network joined the Royal Society to host a series of events around the Neural Information Processing Systems conference in California. This is the first in an ongoing series of activities in the US exploring the challenges and opportunities as AI technology becomes more prevalent in society. You can find […]

18th December 2017 Science and Innovation Network

Sir Emyr Jones Parry

President of the Learned Society of Wales

Wales and the World: Higher Education and the Learned Society of Wales

In 1870, Frances Hoggan qualified as a doctor of medicine in Zurich University, the second woman to qualify in Europe. She was born in 1843, the daughter of a curate in Brecon, mid Wales. Wanting to study medicine, she had to go to Zurich because women in Britain were prohibited from sitting professional examinations in […]

6th December 2017 Beijing, China

Nina Hartley

Senior Project Manager, CSSP China, Met Office.

Science exchanges foster collaboration and understanding

Collaboration is part of the ethos of the Met Office and a fundamental component of the Weather and Climate Science for Service Partnership (WCSSP) programme, supported by the UK Government’s Newton Fund. A core part of the WCSSP programme is the Climate Science for Service Partnership China (CSSP China) – a scientific research programme that […]

21st November 2017 Delhi, India

by Tamil Selvan Chandru

Senior Adviser - Newton Fund India

Pregnancy complications detected early can save lives

The blog is co-authored by Professor Andrew Shennan and Dr Nicola Vousden from St Thomas Hospital, King’s College London. One of the Newton Bhabha funded and Newton Prize winning project in India is ‘Evaluation of the introduction on CRADLE Vital Signs Alert (VSA)’ was led by scientists from St Thomas Hospital, King’s College London in […]

17th November 2017 Chongqing

by Rebecca Jiang

Senior Science and Innovation Officer

UK-China Join Hands in Standardising Global Graphene Practices

Last week in Chongqing, China’s manufacturing hub, the first UK-China Graphene Standardisation Cooperation Working Group Conference agreed to work together to submit a co-authored International Organization for Standardization (ISO) proposal by February 2018. The Conference, part of a SIN funded mission, was opened by the UK’s Minister of Trade & Export Promotion, Baroness Rona Fairhead and […]

17th November 2017 Delhi, India

by Tamil Selvan Chandru

Senior Adviser - Newton Fund India

First ever Newton Prize goes to Indo-UK research and innovation projects

It all started exactly a year ago when Jo Johnson, Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation launched the prestigious Newton Prize during the India-UK Tech Summit in Delhi. The Newton Prize is administered through the UK National Commission for UNESCO, and the team has been busy during the year in receiving and reviewing […]

14th November 2017 Santiago, Chile

by Francisco Alvarez

Head of Science and Innovation (Chile) part of Global Science and Innovation Network

UK and Chile, Two Maritime Nations Betting to Protect the Ocean

With 3 000 miles of coastline, anything to do with the sea is important for Chile. Chile is showing a growing interest and leadership on many ocean issues including marine research and conservation, sustainable fisheries and security. Foreign Minister Heraldo Muñoz personally led Chile’s initiative to host the international ‘Our Ocean’ conference in Oct 2015 […]

About Global Science and Innovation Network

We use this blog to showcase the work of the UK Science and Innovation Network. We have approximately 90 officers in over 30 countries and territories around the world building…

We use this blog to showcase the work of the UK Science and Innovation Network. We have approximately 90 officers in over 30 countries and territories around the world building partnerships and collaborations on science and innovation. SIN officers work with the local science and innovation community in support of UK policy overseas, leading to mutual benefits to the UK and the host country.

We work to four objectives; prosperity, security, influence and development, across 11 thematic programs; Health and Life Sciences, Clean Energy ,Food and Agriculture, Future Manufacturing, Digital Economy, Quantum Technology, Future Cities, Resources and Resilience, Polar Regions, Space and Oceans.