18th July 2011 Ottawa, Canada

Our New SIN Intern at the British High Commission in Ottawa – Alexandra Weirich

What better way to explore a new experience, while figuring out what you want to do with the rest of your life than doing an internship with the British High Commission in Ottawa (or in other posts around the world, where opportunities arise)? It is once again my pleasure to introduce you another of our […]

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18th July 2011 Ottawa, Canada

Our New SIN Intern at the British High Commission in Ottawa – Rasna Sherchan

It’s my pleasure to introduce you to our newest SIN Intern, Rasna Sherchan.  Rasna is bubbly and enthusiastic and a pleasure to work with.  She has had lots of variend and interesting experience that she will be able to build on with us as part of the Science & Innovation team in Canada. To date […]

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6th July 2011 Ottawa, Canada

World Oceans Day – WWF hosts Stephen Hall from the UK’s National Oceanography Centre

This year on World Oceans Day (June 8, 2011) WWF-Canada hosted a round table and reception with government, industry and academic participants, aimed at drawing attention to and increasing the dialogue on the conservation and economics of our oceans.  Stephen Hall from the UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC), in was invited to present an overview of […]

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14th June 2011 Ottawa, Canada

SIN podcast: Paolo Marcazzan talks fuel cells with Gregory Offer

Our Science and Innovation Officer at the British Consulate-General in Vancouver, Paolo Marcazzan, recently attended the 2011 Hydrogen and Fuel Cells International Conference, coordinated a research visit and interviewed Dr. Gregory Offer of Imperial College London. You can listen to the podcast below, and click [Read More] to read what Paolo had to say about […]

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31st May 2011 Ottawa, Canada

Andy Hopper Speaks to Innovation from the Re$earch Money Conference in Ottawa

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 March 2011 Ottawa, Canada

Putting a Little "Innovation" in our Discussions – John Preece on Africa Rising: Entrepreneurship and Innovation Frontiers

Our New Science & Innovation Intern in Toronto, Dr. John Preece, discusses his experience at the Africa Rising: Entrepreneurship and Innovation Frontiers conference. John will also be running the Science & Innovation Canada Blog for the next couple of weeks, while I’m away. I look forward to seeing what the next couple of weeks will […]

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18th March 2011 Ottawa, Canada

Our New SIN Intern at the Toronto Consulate General: John Preece

I’d like to introduce everyone to the newest member of our team, Dr. John Preece.  John, who will introduce himself to you directly below, is our intern in Toronto. He has tons of interesting varied experience and has thrown himself enthusiastically into the SIN portfolio, starting with a blog (of which there are already more […]

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15th March 2011 Ottawa, Canada

Knowledge to Action: Exploring Opportunities for UK-Canada HIV/AIDS Research Collaboration

Amy Day, our Media, Policy & Public Affairs Officer from the British Consulate General in Vancouver, was kind enough to put together a note for us on the UK/Canada HIV/AIDS workshop that Paolo was working on with University College London and University of British Columbia (UBC).  From all accounts the event ran smoothly and everyone seemed happy […]

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About Nicole Arbour

Based in the National Capital, I cover the federal S&T sector, national S&T organisations, as well as local industry and academic partners. I manage the UK’s Science & Innovation Network…

Based in the National Capital, I cover the federal S&T sector, national S&T organisations, as well as local industry and academic partners. I manage the UK’s Science & Innovation Network in Canada, and our contribution towards the wider Canada-UK relationship. This year my focus will be working towards the delivery of the Canada-UK Joint Declaration and the Canada-UK Joint Innovation Statement. In my spare time I like to cook and spend quality time with my family. Find me on Twitter @narbour