30th August 2011
The wire is carefully concealed: stretched through the grass at ankle-height and attached at one end to a grenade. When a soldier’s boot connects with it there is a mighty explosion. Nearby, a military convoy is ambushed by enemy forces and a helicopter is called in to evacuate the wounded. Fortunately, this is a military […]
8th August 2011 Toronto, Canada
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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29th July 2011 Ottawa, Canada
This is the SIN intern Lara Kaute sharing her impressions of the official opening of the Centre for Brain and Mind at the University of Western Ontario in London. Read on for an overview of the Centre, the work that goes on there and the staff. On Monday July 25th, John and I attended the […]
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23rd March 2011
On 3 March a new Alliance for Future Generations came together in the UK. The trigger for its formation was an inspirational visit by Hungary’s Ombudsman for Future Generations – a frequent partner of ours on environmental issues – to the UK in February 2010. A presentation he made at the British Ministry of Justice […]
15th March 2011 Ottawa, Canada
Amy Day, our Media, Policy & Public Affairs Officer from the British Consulate General in Vancouver, was kind enough to put together a note for us on the UK/Canada HIV/AIDS workshop that Paolo was working on with University College London and University of British Columbia (UBC). From all accounts the event ran smoothly and everyone seemed happy […]
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1st October 2010 London, UK
On Wednesday 29 September I spent the day in Edinburgh. I visited the Chamber of Commerce, the University of Edinburgh and the Scottish Parliament. Find out more by watching my video blog below. See a full video of the speech I gave at the University of Edinburgh.
26th September 2010 London, UK
September 26 2010 is European day of languages, and to mark this event, bloggers from across Europe, and beyond, are taking part in Multilingual blogging day. I’m also participating and have published my video blog in French. You can see more multilingual Foreign Office blogs here. For more information on careers for British Graduates see […]
24th September 2010 London, UK
This week I travelled with my friend, German Minister for Europe, Werner Hoyer, to Moldova and Romania. In both Moldova and Romania we discussed the important issue of Transnistria. Whilst in Romania I met with economy Ministers to talk about the European single market, and energy security. To find out more, and to hear Werner […]
21st July 2010 London, UK
I’d like to receive your views and questions about Britain’s policies on Europe. It seems sensible to do this through my blog. Watch the video below to find out more about the issues I’ve been working on, and then submit your questions using the comment function at the bottom of the blog page. I look […]
20th July 2010 London, UK
Find out about the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe in this week’s video blog.