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2nd October 2015 Canberra, Australia
Historic global agreement on sustainable development
Through my work in climate diplomacy, I’ve learned that it’s often very difficult to get countries to agree on things. So when they do, it’s cause for celebration. Especially when they agree on important things, like an ambitious and hopeful vision of what the world should look like 15 years from now. On 25 September this […]
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1st October 2015 Vancouver, Canada
Where East & West Meet
It is impossible to calculate wisdom. You can count the number of people in a room, add up the amount of peer reviewed publications, or years spent living among different cultures, even an average IQ. If you were minded, you could use these metrics to get an idea of whether you were surrounded by knowledge.
1st October 2015 Tripoli, Libya
WHO CARES ABOUT THE ECONOMY?
Who am I? I live in a country that sits on enormous wealth. But this country turned in the worst economic performance in the world in 2014 and was 188th out of 189 countries in the World Bank’s Doing Business report. This is Libya. A country with the largest oil reserves in Africa and a […]
1st October 2015 Colombo, Sri Lanka
A Maldivian experience of Chevening
In the latest in our series of guest blogs to promote the UK’s Chevening Scholarship programme, Alieen Niyaz recounts her experience of studying in the UK as a Maldivian Chevening Scholar. On the very week I arrived in London as a Chevening Scholar, I received an invitation on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen and […]
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1st October 2015 Dublin, Ireland
Trade and Investment – It’s all about innovation based partnerships – here’s a starter for 10
It was great to host our Minister for Trade and Investment in Poland last week – excellent timing and lot’s of focus on fundamentals aimed at driving a strong business growth agenda. Let’s consider three cornerstones for leadership in trade and investment: Inward investment as we look at it or using the UK as a […]
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30th September 2015 London, UK
Finding the time for some digital learning
Most communications professionals want to sharpen their digital communication skills, but we all know it’s hard to find the time to learn new skills and practice them. September was digital learning month for the Communication Directorate at the FCO. Our digital team offered up their creative skills and time to run training sessions and demos […]
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30th September 2015
This post was published when the author was in a previous role
The Story of SMURD
SMURD might sound to the British ear like one of those evil syndicates aiming to take over the world in a sixties spy caper. Or possibly a new brand of detergent. But the acronym actually stands for “Serviciul Mobil de Urgenta, Reanimare si Descarcerare”. It is a Romanian mobile emergency service, which began life in […]
29th September 2015 Toronto, Canada
Canadian science news: 14-27 September 2015
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29th September 2015
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The Jubilee of Mercy: a guide for British pilgrims
What does Pope Francis’s announcement of the Jubilee Year of Mercy mean for an embassy accredited to the Holy See? Above all, it means many more people coming to Rome, and specifically to the Holy Door of St Peter’s Basilica, not as tourists but as pilgrims. Our role, together with the British Embassy to Italy, […]
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29th September 2015 Mumbai, India
Antimicrobial resistance: UK-India collaborating to beat the superbugs
You might recall the UK Science and Innovation Network in India put together an excellent workshop on infectious diseases last year, where we explored various potential UK-India collaborative areas to help tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Top experts from the UK and India discussed important issues like open innovation and drug discovery; and the many associated […]
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