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21st January 2016 Madrid, Spain
The Pioneering Spirit of British Business
I was very pleased to be able to welcome a group of over 20 smaller British companies to the Embassy this week. They were each highly successful in the UK in their particular sectors and were each looking to broaden their horizons and develop their business in Spain. Here in the Embassy we have an […]
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21st January 2016 Colombo, Sri Lanka
Glorious British Cheeses in Colombo
There are 700 named varieties of British cheese. On Monday night, at the High Commissioner’s Residence, we tasted four of these: a blue Stilton and a mature cheddar, two of the most famous British cheeses, as well as a Red Leicester and a white Stilton with mango and ginger. Cheddar is probably the most consumed […]
21st January 2016 Oslo, Norway
Britain and the European Union: Reform, renegotiation and referendum
In 2015 the British people elected a government committed to reforming, renegotiating and holding a referendum on the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union before the end of 2017. Much is happening to deliver on that commitment. Prime Minister David Cameron’s objectives The Prime Minister believes that the reforms which Britain is seeking will […]
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21st January 2016 Mumbai, India
Global Intellectual Property Convention 2016 in New Delhi
Earlier this month, Adam Williams, Deputy Director – International Policy, from the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) visited New Delhi to attend the Global Intellectual Property Convention 2016 (7-9 January). Adam was a plenary speaker in the session titled, role of innovation, technology and a strong IP ecosystem for sustainable economic growth. Adam shared the […]
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21st January 2016 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Jerudong International School’s Higher Education Evening
On Tuesday I enjoyed taking part in a university briefing evening at Jerudong International School (JIS). The event was aimed at school students about to start applying to universities. Last year, 58% of JIS students who went to university chose to study in the UK. So I was pleased but not surprised to see a […]
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20th 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 […]
19th January 2016 Asuncion, Paraguay
Keeping busy! Priorities for 2016
Happy New Year to all our readers! First of all I would like to welcome Nick White, our new Deputy Head of Mission (DHM), to the Embassy team. He comes to us with previous Paraguay experience – a real plus – and is married to a Paraguayan – an even bigger plus! I’ll leave Nick […]
19th January 2016 Singapore
How to make a successful application: ASEAN CSR Network
With the bidding round well underway, we’re often asked what a successful project looks like. Instead of writing a long technical description, we asked one of our successful implementers from last year to describe firsthand how the SE Asia Prosperity Fund has helped them deliver their project and what they thought helped in making a successful […]
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19th January 2016
This post was published when the author was in a previous role
77 million reasons to like Turkish
Let’s be frank: my Turkish isn’t much good. I’ve been learning regularly for over three years; I wish I spoke it better. Thanks to my excellent teachers, however, I’ve made some progress: you can compare, for example, my first video blog in Turkish in August 2013; my video about Lundy Island, in November 2013; and […]
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19th January 2016 Beijing, China
THIS IS ROCKET SCIENCE …. IN ACTION
Within UKTI, the Advanced Manufacturing and Transport team have responsibility for the Space sector and we work very closely with the SIN team in this and other areas of technological innovation. Last weekend I and my colleague Li Qian accepted the invitation from China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC – a subsidiary of China Aerospace […]