3. Research Councils UK motto is
‘Excellence with impact’
3 billion a year invested in research
Creating new knowledge
Driving innovation
Training the next generation
5. UK India research and innovation
portfolio has grown rapidly in the last
5 years
84 co-funded research and innovation
partnerships investing over £150 million
Involving 43 top UK universities and institutes, in
partnership with 31 universities and institutes in
India and 17 of its national laboratories
Supporting 290 principal and co-investigators in
India and the UK, with many more postdoctoral
researchers and PhD students
Engaging with more than 90 business and
industry groups at small and medium to large-
scale level in both countries
6. In the previous 5 years, the UK-India
portfolio covered 7 themes
1. Food security and agritech
2. Sustainable energy and rural
enterprise
3. Advanced manufacturing
4. Water and climate
5. Civil nuclear research
6. Smart energy, energy storage and
digital economy
7. Health, well being and social change
7. % Spend by research themes
27%
37%
6%
7%
8%
9%
6%
Food Security and Agritech
Sustainable Energy and Rural Enterprise
Advanced Manufacturing
Water and Climate
Civil Nuclear Energy
Smart Energy, Energy Storage, and Digital
Economy
Health, Well-being and Social Change
8. The UK-India research collaboration
is delivering impact
After more than 5 years, RCUK-
India research and innovation
partnership transitioning to a
‘mature phase’
Enhancing collaboration between
academia and industry
>90 industry/business partners
Published impact case studies
http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/RCUK-
prod/assets/documents/india/InspiringChangeImpactHighlightsUK-
India.pdf
10. Example collaboration:
Biomass and Concentrating Photovoltaic System for Rural and
Urban Energy Bridge
• Lead Organisations: Visva-Bharati University and Heriot-Watt
University
• Lead Funders: RCUK Digital Economy (UK) and the Department of
Science and Technology (India)
• Investment: £1.4million from the UK with matched resources from the
Department of Science and Technology
11. Example collaboration
Impact to date:
• 16 Publications to date
• Development of novel and patented 3-D static solar concentrator
technology. Increasing optical efficiency of solar cells from 15-18% up
to 40-70%
• Creation of spin out company: Solar Concentrator Ltd
• Additional research investment of over £3.2 million in the UK as a
result of this collaboration
• Active collaboration with the Fraunhofer society
12. UK-India Task Force 2014 identified
Grand Societal Challenges to focus
future UK-India collaboration
3 interdisciplinary grand societal challenges
Sustainable Cities and Urbanisation
Energy-Water-Food Nexus
Public Health and Well-Being
And two underpinning capabilities
High Value Manufacturing (HVM)
Big Data
For each, there are agreed: Policy objectives;
Scientific objectives; Impact statements
13. Science and Innovation Council
agrees Newton-Bhabha Fund in 2014
£50 million investment from UK over 5
years
Matched resources from Indian
partners
3 pillars
UK delivery partners are:
– Research Councils UK
– Science and Innovation Network
– British Council
– Academy of Medical Sciences
– Royal Society
– Royal Academy of Engineering
– British Academy
– Innovate UK
People
Research
Programmes
Translation
14. > £70 million of new joint research and
innovation investments announced under the
Newton-Bhabha Fund
These include:
EPSRC-DST Joint Virtual Centre on Clean Energy
MRC-ICMR Programme on Mental Health and Substance Abuse
MRC-DBT-DfiD Programme on Women and Child health and nutrition
NERC-MoES Joint Centre on Water Security
MRC-DBT Joint Centre on Cancer Biology
MRC-DBT Joint Centres on Antimicrobial Resistance
NERC-MoES Programme on Sustainable Water Resources for Food, Energy and
Ecosystem Services
NERC-MRC-DBT-MoES Programme on Atmospheric Pollution and Human Health
DBT-BBSRC-ESRC-DFID Global Research Programme on Aquaculture
DBT-BBSRC-NERC Joint Virtual Centres in Agricultural Nitrogen
DBT-InnovateUK-RCUK R&I Bridge in Food Processing
GITA-Innovate UK Industrial Research and Development Programme on Clean
Tech, Affordable Healthcare, and ICT
15. Grand Challenge areas resonate
strongly with Government of
India’s priorities
Make in India
100 Smart Cities Mission
Atal Mission for Rejuvenation
and Urban Transformation
(AMRUT)
National Heritage City
Development and
Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY)
National Mission on Clean
Ganga and Ganga
Rejuvenation
Atal Innovation Mission
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean
and Green India)
Digital India
16. In summary…
The UK-India joint investments,
including the new agreed projects, is
over £200 million
The RCUK-India research and
innovation portfolio is demonstrating
positive impact
The new Grand Challenge areas
resonate strongly with Government of
India’s priorities
The Grand Challenge areas are
interdisciplinary
The programme has developed a
substantial cohort of UK and Indian
researchers and innovators who have
developed strong bonds of trust and
confidence
17. RCUK India
• For further information please:
• visit our website:
• http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/international/offices/india/
• follow us on twitter:
• @RCUK_India
• Contact us by email
• rcuk.india@rcuk.ac.uk