Research Councils UK Office in India

Welcome to the website of the Research Councils UK (RCUK) Office in India. RCUK is the strategic partnership of the UK's seven Research Councils. Each year the Research Councils invest around £3 billion in research covering the full spectrum of academic disciplines from the medical and biological sciences to astronomy, physics, chemistry and engineering, social sciences, economics, and the arts and humanities.

The RCUK Office in India was launched in October 2008 with an aim to bring about a step change in research partnerships between the two countries and make it easier for the best researchers in UK and India to develop high-quality, high impact research partnerships by:

developing positive, sustainable and influential relationships with key stakeholders.

supporting the facilitation of high quality research collaborations between India and the UK.

building the profile of the RCUK office to influence policy and deliver valuable, high impact outputs.

Applications open for BioPharm 2020: UK-India Biotechnology Business Challenge
‘BioPharm 2020: UK-India Biotechnology Business Challenge’ invites entries from all UK and Indian scientists working in universities, research institutes and industry. The contest promotes international entrepreneurship in healthcare and pharmaceutical sciences within the UK and India.
05/03/10
UK and India collaborate on cheaper and more efficient solar cells
Two projects on solar energy research focussed on photovoltaics, launched by the UK and Indian governments, are set to tackle some of the main challenges in developing cost-effective, efficient and stable solar energy systems.
15/02/10
The IISc-UK lecture series 2010: presented by the RCUK Office in India, UK Science and Innovation Network and the Indian Institute of Science
The Research Councils UK Office in India (RCUKI), UK Science and Innovation Network (SIN) and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) present a high profile lecture series which will be delivered in India throughout 2010.
11/01/10

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