1st April 2011 Toronto, Canada
John Preece here, covering for Nicole while she’s away. Today I’m going to be talking about the J. Tuzo Wilson lectures, a series of (roughly) annual public presentations on excellence in geophysics. This year’s lecture was given at the University of Toronto by Professor R. Nigel Edwards, recipient of the 2010 J. Tuzo Wilson medal […]
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24th January 2011 Ottawa, Canada
One week ago today we had our inaugural Science Salon event! What is a Science Salon you ask? Well imagine trying to channel Bohemian France, with it’s parlours and poets and artists, into a science themed event, and there you have it – A Science Salon! The goal of these events is to bring people […]
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22nd December 2010 Ottawa, Canada
In this post our guest blogger Elin Gwyn, a research analyst from OMAFRA, speaks to her experience attending the “Improving the impact of development research through better communication and uptake” workshop in London. Over to Elin! Elin Gwyn On a frosty morning on November 29 I found myself crossing Westminster Bridge, looking down at the boats […]
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18th August 2010 Ottawa, Canada
I’m sure you’re asking yourself what I’m doing as a UK Science and Innovation Officer in Canada? Well, a big part of what I do is networking and network development. I talk to researchers, those involved in research administration and policy development, and remind them of all the fabulous research that is done in the […]