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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15th September 2011
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The following is a guest post by Spencer Mahony, HM Consul & UKTI Regional Director for the South East US. There are many famous triangles in the world: the golden triangle in India, which takes in Delhi, Agra (home to the Taj Mahal) and Jaipur; the golden triangle of Oxford, Cambridge and London which has […]
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25th August 2011
Toronto, Canada
Today, we talk about an interesting release from science.gc.ca. Have you ever wondered whether that funny-looking building on your way into work is actually a government research laboratory? Well, now you can confirm it – the Canadian government has released a map showing the locations of all 230+ research facilities it administers. You can also […]
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22nd August 2011
Toronto, Canada
I was recently fortunate enough to visit to the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine, based at the renowned MaRS Discovery District here in Toronto. This visit was part of our ongoing follow-up from ISSCR 2011, and included our Consul-General, Mr. Jonathan Dart. SIN intern Lara Kaute also wrote about her experiences last week. The McEwen […]
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22nd July 2011
Toronto, Canada
This is John Preece guestblogging about an excellent new guide from the UK Higher Education International Unit (UKHEIU). As UK science officers, we here at SIN Canada are often approached by Canadian universities for information about how they can collaborate or partner with their British counterparts. Now, UKHEIU has done all our information-finding for us […]
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31st May 2011
Ottawa, Canada
More follow-up from the Re$earch Money conference! Dr. Andy Hopper, Professor Computer Science, University of Cambridge, UK was invited to participate in a panel at the recent Re$earch Money conference, entitled: Pushing the Envelope: Exemplary Practices in Supporting Business Innovation. He spoke to the role the University has played in helping to create and promote […]
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30th May 2011
Ottawa, Canada
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27th May 2011
Toronto, Canada
This is John Preece guestblogging about another question we at SIN get asked quite often – excellence in UK research. British universities consistently undertake world-class science, receiving over 12 % of all citations to published papers and 10 % of internationally-recognised prizes each year with just 1 % of the world’s population. This assiduous output […]
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5th April 2011
Toronto, Canada
When researchers and policymakers in the UK contact the Science and Innovation Network, they often want a concise summary of all the world-class research going on here. We use several sources to compile this information, one of which is the Canada Research Chairs programme. This government initiative invests $300 million per year in 2000 professorships […]
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4th April 2011
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Sounds like a great deal in these days of expensive fuel! But this is the challenge to schools and colleges competing in the XXVIIth Shell Eco Marathon in May – to build vehicles able to achieve this goal and win the race. 5 Hungarian teams are participating this year. And on Friday one of the […]
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