India — a very strong and growing knowledge base and an important international partner for UK,” said Prof Jane Elliott, chief executive, UK’s Economic and Research Council UK and RCUK International Champion while celebrating initiatives of Research Council UK India in presence of British High Commissioner and various Indian-foreign dignitaries .
RCUK India enables a strategic, sustainable research alliance between the UK and India, which is built on the principle of equal partnership. “The core aspect of the UK-India research programmes at RCUK is to make an impact through a lot of projects that we undertake in various fields and delivering sustainable solutions or outcomes. We come to India and specifically tab on various issues that has a lot of scope for research.
We invite collaborative teams from UK and India to compete on those projects which is followed by a complete review process. We discuss with various organisations, communities and other researchers and co-create projects with them on various fields like creating smart cities, urbanisation,” Elliott said. Researchers from both countries are addressing global priorities such as energy access, climate change, and public health.
Dr Nafees Meah, director RCUK India said: “Research and innovation are increasingly developed and transferred through international co-operation. India is the most populous liberal democracy and one of the fastest growing economies in the world. We are here to develop the research and innovation partnership between the UK and India by fostering opportunities for research excellence.