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8th August 2011 Toronto, Canada
Official opening of the Centre for Brain and Mind: Post 2 of 2
This is John Preece guestblogging about a recent trip to the University of Western Ontario for the official opening of the Centre for Brain and Mind (see also Lara Kaute’s post from July 29th). The Centre boasts some 20 principal investigators, including Dr. Adrian Owen (Canada Excellence Research Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience and Imaging and […]
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8th August 2011 Chevening, UK
Hello!
Following in Gary Fisher’s footsteps as the Chevening engagement manager is a daunting prospect, but here goes…….. As the FCO’s newly appointed Chevening alumni engagement manager, I will be taking forward the excellent work started by Gary on further developing the FCO’s links with its alumni. As a former Chevening Officer in Baku, I have […]
5th August 2011
This post was published when the author was in a previous role
End of Mission
This will be my last blog entry from La Paz. I am about to complete my mission here after just under four most stimulating and fascinating years in Bolivia. From later this month, I shall be taking up my new post as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to The Holy See. My successor, Ross Denny, arrives in […]
5th August 2011 Windhoek, Namibia
London 2012 Olympic Games: one year to go and Namibia is raring…
The final 12 month countdown to the greatest show on earth has now started. London 2012 will explode into action in the Olympic Park in Stratford, east London, on 27 July next year.The preparations are all on track. The Park’s construction is now 88% complete and set to provide a spectacular showcase for the very […]
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5th August 2011
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A Magnificent Museum
This morning I was at the Budapest Holocaust Museum to meet the new Director and then attend a ceremony and exhibition. The Museum covers a grim topic but is one of the “must-see” venues in our city – a British Parliamentarian (of Jewish origin) visiting last year called it “magnificent”. Not only is it an […]
4th August 2011 Toronto, Canada
July in Canadian science
July’s SIN newsletter, covering science and technology news in Canada, is out! Click here to download the PDF version. If you would like to be added to the mailing list and receive it automatically in your inbox, leave a comment below or send us an e-mail. This is John Preece assisting Nicole Arbour on the […]
3rd August 2011 Toronto, Canada
June in Canadian science
June’s SIN Newsletter, covering science and technology news in Canada, is out! Click here to download the PDF version. If you would like to be added to the mailing list and receive it automatically in your inbox, leave a comment below or send us an e-mail. This is John Preece assisting Nicole Arbour on the […]
2nd August 2011
This post was published when the author was in a previous role
Peaceful Protest or Terrorism?
The past week has seen tens of thousands of protesters on the streets of Syrian cities, calling for end of the rule of Bashar Al-Assad and the introduction of democracy. Again, their peaceful protests were met by a violent response with reports that Syrian troops opened fire with live ammunition, killing at least one hundred […]
2nd August 2011
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الاحتجاج السلمي أو الإرهاب؟
شهد الأسبوع المضي عشرات الآلاف من المتظاهرين في شوارع المدن السورية يطالبون بنهاية حكم بشار الأسد وبداية للديمقراطية. و مرة أخرى تم مواجهة احتجاجاتهم السلمية بعنف مع تقارير تفيد بأن القوات السورية أطلقت النار على المحتجين مما أسفر عن مقتل أكثر من مئة شخص. و وفقا للبي بي سي و منذ بداية الحراك الشعبي فإن […]
2nd August 2011 Nairobi, Kenya
Somalia Matters to the UK
Together with my colleague Alistair Fernie, Head of DFID Kenya and Somalia, I recently visited Dadaab, the largest refugee camp in the world. There among the crowds of newly-arrived people, I met one young mother, Sarura who, along with her 2 small children and other members of her family, had trekked for weeks to reach […]