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12th November 2010 Ottawa, Canada
Louise Shaxson speaks to her experience @ CSPC
As some of you may already know (through being there and chatting, or by following our twitter feeds) several Science and Innovation Officers from the UKinCanada Science and Innovation Network were attending the Canadian Science Policy Conference (CSPC) last week in Montreal. It was an excellent event, for which the organization committee should be commended, […]
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12th November 2010 Ottawa, Canada
Guest Blog – Two UK Participants discuss their experience at the Canadian Science Policy Conference
It is with great pleasure that I publish our first written external guest blog (actually a co-guest blog, to be specific)! Louise Shaxson of Delta Partnership and Michelle Burns of Department for International Development discuss their experience at this years Canadian Science Policy Conference: Louise Louise Shaxson running her session at the KTKB2010 workshop October […]
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12th November 2010 Ottawa, Canada
Trip to Sudbury – The Recap
So, it’s been a bit of a long time coming…the hazards of planning work trips just before holidays that were in turn followed by hectically planned work weeks afterwards (I’m sure I’m not the only one who does this, and that provides me with some consolation!). So here I am about to regale you with […]
12th November 2010 London, UK
The EU Bill
On Thursday 11 November I introduced the EU Bill to the House of Commons. Find out more about the Bill by watching my video blog below. You can also find detailed information about the EU Bill, and see a text of the Bill itself on the FCO website.
12th November 2010
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Remembrance Day in Kyiv
The British and Canadian embassies in Kyiv organised a short ceremony at the Park of Glory on 11 November to mark Remembrance Day. There was a good turnout. The ceremony, which included prayers, poems, the Act of Remembrance, the Last Post, a two minute silence and the laying of wreaths, took place under a clear […]
12th November 2010
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New route to jobs, growth and competitiveness?
When the current Hungarian government came to power, they made clear that creating more jobs and growth would be their key priority. That fits neatly with the EU’s own priorities – when Hungary takes over the Presidency in January, it can be in the driving seat on this vital issue. National and EU goals will […]
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11th November 2010
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Economic Recovery
The global economic crisis, beginning in the global financial sector in 2008 and subsequently spreading across other economic sectors, has forced dramatic structural economic changes in the United Kingdom. Many countries remain depressed by the slow recovery of global demand, and the caution of companies and consumers. It does appear, though, that the United Kingdom […]
11th November 2010
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Nuclear waster, Beethoven, Cadcam and financial accounting – two weeks in Western India
A civil nuclear energy company, an organisation to strengthen financial accounting standards, a software producer for CadCam and a world-renowned string quartet have been among the visitors promoting and enhancing British interests in Mumbai and nearby Pune in October. First off the block was The Chartered Institute of Management Accounting ( CIMA), whose chief executive […]
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11th November 2010
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Dynamism in Donetsk
I was recently privileged to attend the Champions League match between Shakhtar Donetsk and Arsenal at the splendid Donbass Arena in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk. As with all Champions League and Europa League matches in Ukraine, the embassy put in place consular arrangements including a small team travelling from Kyiv to Donetsk. Representatives of the Metropolitan Police also came […]
11th November 2010
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Save Energy! Save Money! Win Prizes!
When I first arrived in Moscow on my posting to Russia in December 1992 I had a terrific view from my 13th-floor window of a sea of apartment blocks, beyond which a blood-red sun sank towards the dark horizon sometime in mid-afternoon. As darkness fell, I was astonished to see that almost every single light […]