UK Science and Innovation Network in India's Newsletter.

Issue 74

Funding Opportunities I Upcoming Events I Spotlight I Reports I News from the web

Dear Mr Naresh Sagar,
Welcome to the October Edition of the UK Science and Innovation Network in India's Newsletter.

Top Story

The team is currently preparing for the forthcoming Ministerial Indo-UK Science & Innovation Council, to be held in New Delhi in November. This is the major set-piece event where the priorities and mechanisms for UK-India research and innovation cooperation are agreed every two years. This time, we're hoping to agree the final shape of the Newton-Bhabha programme, and therefore what funding should soon be available to support more joint research. So watch this space to hear what has been agreed and what new opportunities are coming!

Funding Opportunities

Want to keep up to date with all the opportunities funded through the UK's Newton Fund?Follow this page on gov.uk!

Chevening Rolls-Royce Science & Innovation Leadership Scholarships|Closes tomorrow: 31st October, 2014

The EU-India Platform for Social Sciences and Humanities (EqUIP) was launched on 14th October

For a full list of funding opportunities, please check out our monthly summary.

Upcoming events

Innovate UK | Date: 5-6th November | Venue: London | See the event website for more details

Affordable Assisted Living Technologies | Date: 19th November | Venue: Bangalore | See our blog for more details

Bengaluru Space Expo | Date: November | Venue: Bangalore | See the event website for more details

Refrigerated Vehicles Manufacture Workshop | Date: 9th December | Venue: Pune | See our webinar recording for more details

For a full list of upcoming events, please visit here.

Spotlight on... Renewable Energy

Renewable energy has been a long term focus of our work developing collaborations between the UK and India - with projects and events across a range of technologies. Just this week, we've had a delegation of UK experts on wave and tidal energy visiting India. This follows a similar delegation earlier in the year on offshore wind, and a joint workshop in South Africa on biofuels. Renewable energies have also been the subject for significant joint research funding, including two of the Industrial R&D grants awarded recently. For a full picture of the funded projects, please see RCUK's summary. And, with the food-water-energy nexus identified as a priority for the Newton Bhabha programme, that support is likely to continue. Let us know if you have ideas for future events that we could help with!

Reports

Each month, we want to help you understand research and innovation in the UK and India better. Where could you visit, what has happened, what's been published?

Visits and profiles

Sheryl, Tom and Vijay visited the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Mumbai in September - read Sheryl's visit report

Planning a visit to India soon? Check out our top tips for a successful trip. Or check out our map of Indian Science & Innovation to plan your itinerary. We've also produced a map of the UK if you're heading in the other direction!

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