Bolivian Space Agency – a new technological era

Paola Escobari is a UK Chevening Scholar doing a master’s degree in RE & Microwave Engineering at the University of Surrey, which undertakes cutting-edge research in wireless communications, space technology and advanced microwave technologies. She graduated in electronic and telecoms engineering from San Andres University in La Paz and undertook VSAT systems and satellite teleport trainingContinue reading “Bolivian Space Agency – a new technological era”

Conservation through coexistence: Andean bears and people in Bolivia

Ximena is a conservation fellow at Chester Zoo UK, and research associate at WildCRU, University of Oxford. Based in Bolivia, Xime has been actively involved in the study of the ecology and  conservation of Andean bears. She has an M.S. in Geographic Information Systems from the  University of Leicester, UK, and a Ph.D from theContinue reading “Conservation through coexistence: Andean bears and people in Bolivia”

Brazilian organized crime and drug gangs – an international problem with international consequences

Dr. Vinicius Mariano de Carvalho is Lecturer in Brazilian Studies at King’s College London  and Honorary Professor for Brazilian Studies at Aarhus University in Denmark.  He researches in Brazilian Defence and Security issues. Tuesday 16 May 2017, 18.30 Room G35, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU Tickets, including refreshments: non-members £8, members £6, studentsContinue reading “Brazilian organized crime and drug gangs – an international problem with international consequences”