Professor John Rogister

How did your life acquire a Franco-British dimension? My parents arranged a holiday around historical sites, so I visited Versailles, the châteaux of the Loire, and Paris obviously. That was in 1954-55 and that holiday had a determining influence on me. From then on I was sure I wanted to become a historian of France.…

Professor Declan Mc Cavana

How did your life acquire a Franco-British dimension? I was born in West Belfast in 1963. The onset of the Troubles was one reason to go abroad. Both Gaelic and English were spoken around the house. My older brother was a fanatic about languages and went on to take a PhD in French Literature at…

Franco-British Connections and the 2010 SMCC

The delegates of the 2010 Strategy & Management Consulting Conference (SMCC) will be invited by the French Embassy in London to meet alumni from their respective schools in the spirit of strengthening cross-Channel professional links. This conference is the largest student-run conference on consulting in Europe. Under the sponsorship of the BCG (headline sponsor), OC&C…

Sir Howard Davies

Your education and career? I was in Sixth Form at Manchester Grammar School and then at Oxford, I took a course on History and French, and it was possible to spend a year in France. So, I was made a teaching assistant in English – or, as they said back then, in the English system…

Launch of the FB Comparative Project Prize

We are pleased to be working with the Franco-British Comparative Project for the launch of their prize, which will aim to stimulate debate around the innovation systems of France and Great Britain. The launch event will be held in Paris on the 30th of September 2010, and will include a brief presentation of the prize…