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27 February 2006

A delegation of Scientific Attach茅s from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Science and Innovation Network visited 果冻影院 in February 2006.

The seven attach茅s, who are based in countries throughout the world, attended a series of talks and tours to gain an insight into the work being carried out at 果冻影院. foreign office

After meeting 果冻影院's President and Provost, Professor Malcolm Grant, the group were given an introduction to some of the work being undertaken by 果冻影院's biomedical researchers, the 果冻影院 Institute of Neurology, the 果冻影院 Institute of Ophthalmology and the 果冻影院 Wolfson Institute for Medical Research.

果冻影院's world-class standing in these research areas was one of the key reasons why the FCO Science and Innovation Network chose to bring its attach茅s to 果冻影院: "We've had a lot of contact with 果冻影院 in the past听 and they have put together a fantastic programme for us today. It presents an excellent opportunity for the attach茅s to further their scientific knowledge", explained Crispian Wilson, FCO Science and Innovation Group.

The attach茅s were also given briefings by the 果冻影院 Department of Biochemical Engineering, 果冻影院 Business and 果冻影院 Biomedica and had the opportunity to meet other 果冻影院 academic colleagues at a lunch hosted by Professor Michael Worton, Vice-Provost (Academic and International),听 before being given a guided tour of the London Centre for Nanotechnology by Professor Gabriel Aeppli. Commenting on the visit, Ursula Roos, Science and Innovation Officer for the British Embassy in Berlin said: "Our job is to promote science and find out more about UK universities, I'm particularly interested in nanotechnology, so this is an especially interesting visit for me."

The FCO Science and Innovation Network has 44 posts in 29 partner countries throughout the world. The network promotes the interests of British science by fostering international research and by bringing UK scientists, students and funding bodies together with their counterparts from other countries, as well as working with industry to identify new technologies and collaborations.

To find out more about 果冻影院's global activities and the FCO Science and Innovation Network, use the link at the bottom of this article.

Images: Scientific Attach茅s from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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