27th August 2014 New Delhi, India

Deputy Prime Minister announces new UK-India partnerships to tackle some of the world’s biggest problems

During a trade mission to India this week, the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, announced a series of new partnerships between British and Indian scientists which will look to tackle some of the biggest issues facing the two countries. From vital health research to predicting the weather, the new partnerships will cement the position of […]

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17th June 2014 New Delhi, India

3D printing – the future of manufacturing?

Additive Manufacturing (also known as direct-digital-manufacture, generative manufacture or 3D Printing) is one of the most exciting emergent technologies available to global industry today, allowing companies to manufacture ever more complex and optimized products and components at very low unit volumes. 3D Printing has taken the media by storm, causing a mixture of knowing nods, […]

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11th April 2014 New Delhi, India

UNBOX-ing ‘Future Cities’

“Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody” – Jane Jacobs The Science and Innovation Network in India have been associated with the Unbox festival since 2012. The festival returned this year with its trademark celebration of interdisciplinary thought and work through a series […]

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3rd February 2014 New Delhi, India

UK-India: Building the ‘cities for the future’

Over the past year, the UK’s Science and Innovation Network in India, Research Councils UK India, DFID, British Council – India, and the Energy, Climate & Growth Unit have facilitated several collaborations between key stakeholders in India and the UK to promote bilateral research co-operation in the area of ‘Future Cities’. These stakeholders include academic […]

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14th January 2014 New Delhi, India

Europe acting together to promote research and innovation cooperation in India

Awareness Raising and Information Campaign in India – 9 January to 31 March 2014 Last week I was at the Indian Institute of Technology – Delhi (IIT-D) to represent the UK at the first event of the European Roadshow 2014 Research, Innovation & Higher Education. The UK shares strong linkages with the IIT-D and it […]

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