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Signing of the Canada/UK Joint Innovation Statement!

by Nicole Arbour | May 14, 2012 | Reply

On Tuesday of last week (May 8, 2012) the Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, and Lord Green, Minister of State for Trade and Investment met in Montreal and signed the Canada/UK Joint Innovation Statement. The ceremony was attended by a small audience, and in case you were following our twitterfeed: The signing happened in Montreal’s Old Port, at the Youville Pumping Station, at 173 Place d’Youville - (Montreal’s first … Read more »Signing of the Canada/UK Joint Innovation Statement!

World IP Day – A Canada/UK Perspective

by Nicole Arbour | April 26, 2012 | Reply

A guest blog in honour of World Intellectual Property Day by the British High Commission’s Trade and Economic Advisor Mark Agnew: April 26 marks World Intellectual Property Day, and a chance to recognize the importance of IP in fostering innovation and growth. Although not particularly a dinner table subject of discussion, intellectual property and the impact of government IP policy is all around us: the patent on your cell phone’s … Read more »World IP Day – A Canada/UK Perspective

Spaceship Earth

by Nicole Arbour | April 25, 2012 | Reply

A guest blog posting in honour of Earth Day (April 22nd), from our British High Commission Ottawa, Climate and Prosperity Advisor, Adrienne Yuen: “There are no passengers on spaceship Earth. We are all crew.” – Herbert “Marshall” McLuhan This past Sunday marked the world’s 42nd Earth Day. It’s a great way to refocus our attention on the significance of the planet we live on. A reminder that, and as far … Read more »Spaceship Earth

Science diplomacy – the FCO`s CSA, Prof. David Clary visits Ottawa

by Nicole Arbour | April 17, 2012 | Reply

Prof. David Clary (his blog), Chief Scientific Advisor (CSA) to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) recently visited Ottawa, on the invitation of the Office of the Auditor General(@OAG_BVG) to participate in a Science Forum, looking at how science can be used to better inform policy, in times of austerity. Part of this involved discussions of how science advice to government was done in the UK, and the role of CSAs in advising the UK government … Read more »Science diplomacy – the FCO`s CSA, Prof. David Clary visits Ottawa

Environmental exposure : trends, priorities and collaboration – A UK-Canada perspective

by Nicolina Farella | April 16, 2012 | Reply

The British High Commission (in Canada)`s Science and Innovation Network, together with the Canadian Institute of Health Research for Human Development, Child and Health (CIHR-IHDCYH) under the aegis of the scientific director Michael Kramer, hosted a workshop on Measuring Environmental Exposure. Our goal was to better understand the research gaps that still need to be addressed in order to understand the links between human health and environment, and more specifically: the measurement of … Read more »Environmental exposure : trends, priorities and collaboration – A UK-Canada perspective

From beer and bread to cancer research: using brewers yeast to unlock the secrets of cancer genetics

by Nicole Arbour | April 4, 2012 | Reply

Alexandra Weirich, our SIN Intern, guest blogs about a recent UK researcher’s visit to the University of Ottawa: Dr. John Diffley from the UK’s London Research Institute, travelled to Montreal and Ottawa last week to meet with scientists at the University of Ottawa and McGill and discuss their research findings. Dr. Diffley shared what he has discovered about DNA replication (how cells create copies of their DNA) by studying how this … Read more »From beer and bread to cancer research: using brewers yeast to unlock the secrets of cancer genetics

High Commissioner visits Toronto Rehab

by John Preece | March 16, 2012 | Reply

SIN Toronto had the pleasure of a visit by the High Commissioner last week, and took the opportunity (with the Consul-General) to get a tour of the state-of-the-art facilities over at Toronto Rehab. After a cordial chat covering research collaboration, rehabilitation science and the Paralympics (Dr. Gaétan Tardif, Chief Medical Officer at Toronto Rehab, is the Chef de Mission of Team Canada for the London 2012 Paralympic Games), we were … Read more »High Commissioner visits Toronto Rehab

#StartupNations supporting the entrepreneurial spirit!

by Nicole Arbour | March 13, 2012 | 2 comments

Over the past few months I’ve had the distinct pleasure of working with Startup Britain, Startup Canada, Startup America, the Kauffman Foundation and the Canadian High Commission in London to plan a Startup Nations event to be held in the margins of the Global Entrepreneurs Congress, taking place (now) in Liverpool UK! Well, over the past couple of days, all our work organising has come to fruition! Yesterday (Sunday, March 11, 2012) was our first … Read more »#StartupNations supporting the entrepreneurial spirit!

SIN podcast: Jason Hall-Spencer on ocean acidification

by John Preece | February 21, 2012 | 1 comment

With the 2012 AAAS Annual Meeting just wrapping up in Vancouver, news stories and features from the leading edges of research are starting to percolate out into the mainstream media. One timely example is that of Dr. Jason Hall-Spencer, a marine scientist at the University of Plymouth who was featured on the BBC at the weekend. Our Science, Innovation and Policy Officer in Vancouver, Dr. Paolo Marcazzan, caught up with … Read more »SIN podcast: Jason Hall-Spencer on ocean acidification

UK announces Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult centre

by John Preece | February 14, 2012 | Reply

The Technology Strategy Board (the UK’s national innovation agency) announced last week that a UK-wide consortium would set up the new Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult centre, with sites in Glasgow and Northumberland. You can read the press release here. Wind, wave and tidal power will be crucial components of the UK’s future energy mix if it is to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, and this centre aims to develop and … Read more »UK announces Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult centre

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