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RCUK Office in India logoWelcome to the website of the Research Councils UK 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.

RCUK India News


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  • Largest India-UK ICT research collaboration attracts over £10 million in funding
    A £10 million boost for the largest India-UK ICT research collaboration, which employs 200 scientists in both countries, will be announced today by the UK’s Minister for Universities and Science David Willetts, during a meeting with Indian Science and Technology Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh in London.
    18 Apr 2012

  • DBT-BBSRC Pre-announcement of joint bilateral call for proposals in bioenergy research
    Following a successful joint bioenergy workshop, held in New Delhi in October 2011, BBSRC and DBT are pleased to announce that a joint call for proposals is anticipated during April 2012 with an anticipated closing date in July 2012.
    28 Feb 2012

  • 2011: A year with RCUK
    Over the last year, the Research Councils have invested in new schemes, partnerships, people and facilities to increase the impact of UK research. 2011: A year with RCUK is a celebration of just some of the impressive activities the Research Councils have led and supported
    4 Jan 2012


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Contact

Contact details for the RCUK India Team can be found here.