Imperial College London sets up New Science Hub in Bengaluru to Bolster India-UK Research Ties
iStock
Synopsis
Imperial College London has launched Imperial Global India, a science hub in Bengaluru, to boost collaborative research with Indian partners. The hub will focus on areas like AI, climate change, and food security. Initiatives include the India Connect Fund for joint research projects and the Future Leaders Scholarship for Indian STEMB students, fostering innovation and addressing global challenges.
Imperial College London, on Wednesday, launched a new science hub in Bengaluru to scale up collaborative research with Indian partners in areas such as artificial intelligence (AI), climate change and sustainability, food and water security, and antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
The hub will be led by earth scientist Sanjeev Gupta and biomaterials researcher Elena Dieckmann.
The hub will be a platform to rapidly develop and scale groundbreaking ideas into real-world technologies and applications, said Dieckmann.
“Our new science hub, Imperial Global India, will forge and strengthen links between Imperial and partners in India,” said Hugh Brady, president of Imperial College London. “Through the hub we will support several flagship programmes including research projects, long-term collaborations, student scholarships, collaborative PhD programmes and fellowships in areas such as telecom, critical minerals, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, quantum, biotechnology and health tech, and advanced materials.”
Among the first initiatives announced under the new hub is the India Connect Fund, which will support up to 25 joint research projects every year between Imperial and its partners in India in areas such as AI, quantum science, biotech, and clean energy.
Imperial has also rolled out its largest-ever scholarship programme for Indian scientists — the Future Leaders Scholarship, which will benefit 75 STEMB (science, technology, engineering, medicine, and business) students over the next five years.
Other collaborations include six new Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Global Faculty Fellowships with the National Centre for Biological Sciences and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) to develop a London-Bengaluru AI in Science Network.
Additionally, a new collaborative PhD programme with IISc was unveiled. This will be enhanced by a global fellows programme that will facilitate doctoral-level exchanges between laboratories in India and the UK.
“These initiatives will help deliver solutions to the world’s biggest challenges,” Brady added.
ADVERTISEMENT
Imperial Global India aims to serve as a bridge between Imperial and Indian universities, research institutions, policymakers, and industry. The hub will be led by earth scientist Sanjeev Gupta and biomaterials researcher Elena Dieckmann.
The hub will be a platform to rapidly develop and scale groundbreaking ideas into real-world technologies and applications, said Dieckmann.
“Our new science hub, Imperial Global India, will forge and strengthen links between Imperial and partners in India,” said Hugh Brady, president of Imperial College London. “Through the hub we will support several flagship programmes including research projects, long-term collaborations, student scholarships, collaborative PhD programmes and fellowships in areas such as telecom, critical minerals, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, quantum, biotechnology and health tech, and advanced materials.”
Among the first initiatives announced under the new hub is the India Connect Fund, which will support up to 25 joint research projects every year between Imperial and its partners in India in areas such as AI, quantum science, biotech, and clean energy.
ADVERTISEMENT
Imperial has also rolled out its largest-ever scholarship programme for Indian scientists — the Future Leaders Scholarship, which will benefit 75 STEMB (science, technology, engineering, medicine, and business) students over the next five years.
Other collaborations include six new Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Global Faculty Fellowships with the National Centre for Biological Sciences and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) to develop a London-Bengaluru AI in Science Network.
ADVERTISEMENT
Additionally, a new collaborative PhD programme with IISc was unveiled. This will be enhanced by a global fellows programme that will facilitate doctoral-level exchanges between laboratories in India and the UK.
“These initiatives will help deliver solutions to the world’s biggest challenges,” Brady added.
ADVERTISEMENT
(You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel)
