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28th January 2016 Havana, Cuba
Flooding in Havana – a sign of things to come?
Havana is a beautiful, evocative, charming, intriguing city. Yes, many buildings are in desperate need of repair and the holes in the roads need filling in but the city has a faded, pastel-coloured splendour that provides a stunning backdrop to many a photo snapped by a tourist or a Saturday night party on the Malecón. […]
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26th January 2016 Havana, Cuba
What Britain’s future doctors are learning in Cuba
Health services everywhere are under pressure, so perhaps there are lessons to be learned from Cuba, where, to quote Cubans, “We are a poor people but we die of rich people’s diseases.” British medical students have an opportunity to see for themselves during their ‘elective period’ – a few weeks when they can study where […]
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26th January 2016 San Francisco, USA
BLOG: Unlocking Value through Strategic University-Industry Partnerships
This guest blog entry was written by Tomas Coates Ulrichsen who is part of the Center for Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (CSTI) at the University of Cambridge. If you are involved in strategic university-industry partnerships, you are invited to contribute to ongoing research by completing the questionnaire available at the end of this blog piece. Overview […]
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26th January 2016 Jerusalem, Israel
We must not forget Area C
It has been another hard year for the community of Fasayil. Located in Area C of the West Bank, the community faced the demolition of 17 structures last August. The demolitions left 48 people without homes. Like other communities in Area C, Fasayil’s farmers face severe restrictions on access to farmland and irrigation. The village’s […]
25th January 2016 London, England
The 26th African Union Summit
This week I will be attending the 26th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa. While I am a relative newcomer to the Summit, certainly in comparison to some of those present, the UK relationship with Africa is both long and rich. It is also a much more modern partnership than many may think. One that […]
25th January 2016
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Robert Burns and Russia
I was delighted to host our annual Burns Supper at the consulate in St Petersburg on 23 January. It was a truly international evening with guests from Russia, the USA, Norway, the Netherlands and New Zealand joining us to celebrate the birthday of Scotland’s national poet, Robert Burns. We enjoyed eating haggis, Scottish dancing and […]
22nd January 2016
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VALUING OUR PAST – A MUSEUM FOR ALL OUR SCHOOLCHILDREN
I’ve always been a big fan of museums, and working in the Caribbean hasn’t changed my view. The Museum of Slavery in Nassau presents a detailed, and disturbing, account of the impact of slavery in the Bahamas, and museums in St Kitts and Nevis portray a fascinating picture of life before independence. Nelson’s Dockyard in […]
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22nd January 2016 London, UK
Communications evaluation training Amsterdam to Zagreb – all from a small office in Cornwall
Earlier this year we heard Stephen Linzell talk about how we are using a digital analysis tool to manage the FCO’s online presence, evaluate our campaigns and respond to crises. He spoke about how we were beginning to use Ripjar, one of a suite of tools we have, to help us do this. We hope […]
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22nd January 2016 Moscow, Russia
Of science and synchrotrons
In late November SIN Russia delivered – an extremely successful follow-up to our February 2015 Novosibirsk UK-Russia science cafe on the next generation synchrotron light sources. We teamed-up with the world famous Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, and the UK’s national synchrotron science facility, Diamond Light Source (DLS), to deliver a talk on synchrotrons in […]
21st January 2016 London, UK
Building (digital) platforms for discussion – something we should do more of in 2016
Digital and diplomacy: it hasn’t always been easy to put the two together. Over time our use of digital has matured, become more sophisticated and, we hope, more effective. Seeing the online activity from around the network, one thing has stood out above all else – the ability to engage, and, through that, the opportunity […]
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