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Richard Baker

Newton Fund Strategic Manager

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Global Science and Innovation Network

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28th September 2018 Beijing, China

Stella Wei

Stella Wei

I’m part of the Newton China Team, based in Guangzhou and act as the South China lead for Newton Fund activities.

Newton Fund improves early flood warning

On 16 September Severe Typhoon Mangkhut battered Hong Kong, Macao and the Pearl River Delta of Guangdong Province, leaving a trail of damage, flooding, hundreds’ injuries and a few deaths in its wake. Pictures posted on internet, showing the extent of floods were shocking: the river water flooded out; cars soaked desperately; car parks turned […]

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27th July 2018 Beijing, China

Phyla Lin

Phyla Lin

Newton South China Lead

New Chinese battery technology benefits UK through Newton Fund

Dr. Wang Wei is a professor at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He has developed a new type of material for Li-ion batteries. Using this material, battery performance is increased 12 times. This innovation will provide critical support to the popularisation of electric vehicles. More importantly, demands of graphite, a high-polluting and energy intensive material, […]

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About Richard Baker

I am based in Beijing and head up the Newton Fund in China, supporting science and innovation partnerships to promote economic development and social welfare. In my time at the…

I am based in Beijing and head up the Newton Fund in China, supporting science and innovation partnerships to promote economic development and social welfare. In my time at the Embassy I have also worked in the visa section and UKTI. I am a vegetarian runner, have a degree in geophysics, and in my younger days I used to be a children’s fitness instructor in Tokyo.

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