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28th October 2013 Bangalore, India

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by Sunil Kumar

Senior Science & Innovation Adviser

Digital innovations in Healthcare

We had the pleasure of working with Accelerator India, C-CAMP and the Electronics, Sensors and Photonics Knowledge Transfer Network on a workshop in Bangalore on Digital Innovations in Healthcare. We considered this an area of great potential for future UK-India collaborations. It may also be an area where companies in both countries could bid into […]

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25th October 2013 Washington DC, USA

Hetty Crist

by Hetty Crist

Deputy Press Secretary

Souper Man – My Day at the Empty Bowls Fundraiser

The following is a guest post by Craig Harnden, Head Chef, British Embassy.  Earlier this week , I had the opportunity to represent the British Embassy at the Capital Area Food Bank’s 6th Annual ‘Empty Bowls’ fundraiser for hunger relief in the Washington area. Empty Bowls is a unique event that brings local restaurants, and […]

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25th October 2013

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by Nigel Baker

Ambassador to the Holy See (2011-2016)

UK Parliament comes to the Holy See

One intangible measure of the strength of a bilateral relationship is how far relations go beyond strict government to government formalities. Relations between the United Kingdom and the Holy See received a boost this week with a visit by 12 members of the All Party Parliamentary Group on the Holy See (APPG for short). The […]

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24th October 2013 Washington DC, USA

by Andrew Overton

Communications Officer

The UN: A Revolutionary Idea with a Big Role to Play Today

As the deadliest war in history was coming to an end in 1945, the international community began to envision ways to maintain peace and prevent another global conflict. This led to the adoption of UN Charter, the founding document of the United Nations, and the creation of the United Nations 68 years ago today. After […]

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24th October 2013 New Delhi, India

UK Innovation Showcase: Calling all R&D intensive businesses in India

Over the last five years, UK and India have together invested over £100 million in joint research programmes and this continues to grow. Our joint research covers: energy security; food and agriculture; and climate change, as well as looks at the enormous social and cultural changes that are taking place in India. It’s an impressive […]

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18th October 2013

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by Paul Johnston

Ambassador to Ireland

To regulate or not to regulate, that is the question …

Guest blog by the Embassy’s Economic Attaché. One thing we hear a lot about these days is regulation. Regulation this, regulation that, it can be good or bad, national or international, too much or not enough. Views may depend on where you stand: employer or employee, big multinational or local SME, left or right or […]

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11th October 2013 San Francisco, USA

Chris Knowland

by Chris Knowland

Head of Science and Innovation, San Francisco

New UK research gives hope for Alzheimer’s treatments

Scientific research may sometimes be portrayed as a series of breakthroughs, but in fact it is a gradual and labour-intensive process, especially when it comes to developing new drugs. However, this week’s announcement of an exciting result from Leicester University in the UK may well represent a turning point in the fight against degenerative brain […]

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