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2009 News Items


Here you can find news and press releases from the RCUK Office in India for the year 2009.

  • Climate science statement from the Met Office, NERC and the Royal Society
    As three of the UK's leading scientific organisations involving most of the UK scientists working on climate change, we cannot emphasise enough the body of scientific evidence that underpins the call for action now, and we reinforce our commitment to ensuring that world leaders continue to have access to the best possible science.
    27 Nov 2009

  • UK-India Science Bridge BioPharm 2020 launched in New Delhi
    A £1.5 million UK-India Science Bridge, BioPharm 2020, funded by Research Councils UK (RCUK) and Department of Science and Technology (DST) India, was officially launched on Monday 26 October 2009 at the India Habitat Centre.
    24 Nov 2009

  • Research Councils UK launches framework for the future
    RCUK has published a new framework setting out their vision for the future. The 'Framework for the Future: Excellence with impact' shows the outstanding contribution made by Research Councils UK.
    20 Oct 2009

  • RCUK Office in India Announces Travel Funding for Early Career Researchers
    The Research Councils UK (RCUK) Office in India wants to create opportunities for early career researchers to visit India as part of broader UK-India networking activity. Subject to a successful application, the office will provide limited funds to support a single trip to India for early career researchers to attend a workshop or other similar event in India.
    31 Jul 2009

  • Workshop to Launch ESRC-DFID Joint Scheme for Research on Poverty Alleviation
    The RCUK Office in India and the Department for International Development (DFID) India are organising a workshop in New Delhi on 4 August 2009 to launch the DFID/Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Joint Scheme for Research on Poverty Alleviation.
    28 Jul 2009

  • India-UK Collaborative Research Initiative in Solar Energy
    India's Department of Science and Technology (DST), in collaboration with the Research Councils UK Energy Programme, jointly invite proposals for consortia research projects focussing on Thin Film and Excitonic solar energy.
    23 Jun 2009

  • EPSRC and DST sign cooperation agreement for solar energy research
    The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, UK (EPSRC) and the Department of Science and Technology, India (DST), on 23 April 2009, signed a cooperation agreement to co-fund a joint research initiative in solar energy.
    18 Jun 2009

  • RCUK Office in India launch event
    Full details of the RCUK Office in India launch event
    20 Mar 2009

  • Research Councils UK Science Bridges Awards announced
    Research Councils UK (RCUK) have announced £12 million of funding for collaborations between British universities and institutions in China, India and the US. Three large scale UK-India collaborations have been agreed as part of this package, all jointly funded by RCUK and the Department of Science and Technology, India.
    2 Feb 2009

  • £9m to help research digital revolution
    The UK and Indian governments, scientists and industrial engineers are embarking on a £9 million ‘Next Generation Networks’ project to bring online education, healthcare and early warning weather/natural disaster systems to remote areas in both countries.
    19 Jan 2009