4th August 2016 Montreal, Canada
I took my initial spin in an exhaustless car whilst visiting the Institut de recherche d’Hydro-Québec (IREQ), where Quebec’s power utility is doing ground-breaking research into batteries for electric vehicles.
16th February 2016 Skopje, North Macedonia
Living as a student in the UK what mainly contributes for my satisfaction are opportunities that the university offers. However, the quality of higher education in the UK is not news. It is well known that some of the best universities in the world are here, and they not only provide students with first-class academic knowledge, but also enable them to […]
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28th December 2015 New Delhi, India
Antimicrobials, our lifeline to modern medicine, are today under grave threat, with antimicrobial resistance sitting alongside climate change and terrorism on the Global Risk Register, as a global public health priority for the UK. Globally, by 2050, drug-resistant infections could cause 10 million extra deaths a year and have a cumulative cost of US$ 100 […]
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2nd November 2015 Havana, Cuba
This excellent blog was written by Chevening scholar Osmel Barreto who arrived in London just one month ago to study for an MSc in IT and Strategic Innovation. Osmel tells us about his experience of cultural change and having to learn how to do so many new things all at the same time. Thanks for […]
29th October 2015 Havana, Cuba
One phrase stood out from the Italian Prime Minister’s speech at the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana yesterday. Prime Minister Renzi said that even though Italy might not be a superpower in some areas, it should be considered ‘a cultural superpower’ given the strength of its architecture, music and art. Having spent a few […]