28th September 2011 Toronto, Canada
August’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. Some highlights from August’s news are: Hundreds of jobs […]
23rd September 2011 Toronto, Canada
Yesterday saw the signing of a joint declaration by the Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom and Canada. As part of a wider North American trip, David Cameron made a brief visit to Ottawa yesterday and signed the Canada-UK joint declaration entitled A stronger partnership for the 21st century. Of particular interest to the Science […]
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19th September 2011 Ottawa, Canada
On Wednesday August, the Science & Innovation Network (SIN) at the British High Commission in Ottawa (BHC) hosted our third Science Salon (See the following for Salons 1 and 2), featuring Dr. Adrian Owen, and in collaboration with the Canada Excellence Research Chairs Program. Dr Owen is one of the Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC […]
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16th August 2011 Ottawa, Canada
It’s always a sad time in the office, when we have to say goodbye and send our interns on to their next adventures. Rasna, one of our most recent interns here at the High Commission is off, but not far from our minds. I have a few blogs that she had written for us that […]
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4th August 2011 Toronto, Canada
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’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 […]
27th July 2011 Ottawa, Canada
On my most recent trip to London, I had the pleasure of meeting with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office‘s (FCO’s) Chief Scientific Advisor (CSA), Professor David Clary. We took this opportunity to put together a video blog with his thoughts on science diplomacy, while enjoying a bit of sun in St. James’s Park. Here’s what […]
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18th July 2011 Ottawa, Canada
What better way to explore a new experience, while figuring out what you want to do with the rest of your life than doing an internship with the British High Commission in Ottawa (or in other posts around the world, where opportunities arise)? It is once again my pleasure to introduce you another of our […]
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18th July 2011 Ottawa, Canada
It’s my pleasure to introduce you to our newest SIN Intern, Rasna Sherchan. Rasna is bubbly and enthusiastic and a pleasure to work with. She has had lots of variend and interesting experience that she will be able to build on with us as part of the Science & Innovation team in Canada. To date […]
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11th July 2011 Toronto, Canada
This is John Preece guestblogging about recent reports issued by two of Canada’s influential advisory bodies – the federal Science, Technology and Innovation Council and the provincial Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity. The reports detail the current status and future directions of innovation in Canada: State of the Nation 2010 and Canada’s Innovation Imperative. Both […]
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