The specific strategic goals of the RCUK Office in India will be to make it easier for the UK and India to develop high quality, high impact research partnerships by focusing on the following priorities:
- Influence: To develop positive, sustainable and influential relationships with key stakeholders
- Excellence: To support the facilitation of high quality research collaborations between India and the UK
- Impact: To build the profile of the RCUK office to influence policy and deliver valuable, high impact outputs
These three priorities will underpin five key aims presented in the RCUK International Strategy which are:
- Encourage collaboration between UK researchers and the best researchers from around the world
- Promote the movement of researchers to and from the UK
- Give UK researchers access to data facilities and resources
- Influence the international research agenda
- Promote the UK as a world centre for research and innovation
The RCUK Office in India will work primarily with Indian funding bodies to share strategies, increase dialogue on funding priorities and pursue and promote collaborative research opportunities.
The work of the Office underpins the RCUK international strategy, the international and research strategies of the UK Research Councils, and contributes to UK's Strategy for International Engagement in Research and Development (R&D).
The RCUK Office in India is situated in the British High Commission in New Delhi and is co-located alongside the UK’s Science and Innovation Network (SIN) team. The Office will work closely with the SIN Network, including Consulate-based teams, others such as UK Trade and Investment and the British Council to align activities and present a joined up picture of UK research resources and expertise.