8th February 2013
Toronto, Canada
The UK government employs a lot of scientists and engineers, often in positions not directly related to their professional training. In order to take advantage of possibly-underused skills and push evidence-based policy, the Government Science and Engineering (GSE) community was set up in 2008. It is open to any civil servant with a science or […]
Read more on Making the most of scientists and engineers in government | Reply
8th February 2013
New York, USA
My first Super Bowl experience was transcribing the lyrics of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s half-time show in 2009 for Sky Sports’ subtitled output back in the UK. This, fortunately, required zero knowledge of how (American) football works – and played to my eternal love of The Boss. Since I moved to the […]
Read more on Super-Duper Bowl | Reply (1)
8th February 2013
Boston, USA
I’m a pretty reserved person most of the time, but I can get completely geeked out by celebrities. There is something completely fascinating about the fact that so much of their lives are on display, and yet we really know so little about them. I often wonder what they are REALLY thinking and who they […]
Read more on Suggesting New Solutions for "Making Science Work" | Reply
8th February 2013
Beirut, Lebanon
Diplomats hate making predictions. Churchill once said that you could ignore every other page of Foreign Office advice, because it tended to be in the form of ‘on the one hand’ and ‘on the other hand’. The files are full of pre-election telegrams that hedge their bets. There are good reasons for this. We don’t […]
Read more on Beirutopia | Reply (328)
5th February 2013
Washington DC, USA
The following is a guest blog by Lance Corporal Rob Howe from the Band of the Scots Guard. Lance Corporal Howe is currently taking part in the Pipes and Drums of The Black Watch and the Military Band of the Scots Guards 2013 US tour. One of the many wonderful aspects of life in The […]
Read more on Marching on Across America | Reply (6)
5th February 2013
New Delhi, India
A former SIN Team member, Rajesh Parishwad, left to work for the Royal Society of Chemistry a couple of years ago. But we don’t like to lose touch with old friends and with Rajesh this isn’t difficult to achieve: he still sits in our office in Bangalore! Anyway, we asked Rajesh to bring you some […]
Read more on Great chemistry between UK and India! | Reply
30th January 2013
Washington DC, USA
The following is a guest blog by Major Andrew Halliday from the Black Watch. Major Halliday is currently taking part in the Pipes and Drums of The Black Watch and the Military Band of the Scots Guards 2013 US tour. This is his first post as they roll into Philadelphia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. […]
Read more on Pipes and Drums roll into US for the start of 2013 Tour | Reply (1)
30th January 2013
Washington DC, USA
I happened to be in Dublin four years ago when Ireland’s Rugby team won the Six Nation’s Tournament, sending the country into a swirl of excitement culminating in daylong welcome home celebration on the River Liffey, as well as the first I heard of team captain Brian O’Driscoll – nicknamed The BOD – a player […]
Read more on Six Nations Rugby: How You Can Cheer Stateside | Reply (1)
29th January 2013
Washington DC, USA
The UK and US share one of the longest, most productive scientific relationships in the world. Together, we represent over half of the world’s journal citations and nearly 40 percent of global Research & Development funding. We are truly Partners in Science. I’ve got quite the past in the blogosphere. In 2000, I started my […]
Read more on Bringing UK-US Science & Innovation to the Blogosphere | Reply
28th January 2013
This post was published when the author was in a previous role
Why is the Turkish company HDM Steel setting up a £7m manufacturing plant in South Wales? Take a look at the world. Think about countries where you might possibly imagine investing your money. Do they have a solid record on stability and democracy? Do they rank highly on ease of doing business, with a predictable […]
Read more on Why is everyone investing in the UK? Why aren’t you? | Reply
