UK Science and Innovation Network in India’s Newsletter.

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Issue 74  Funding Opportunities I Upcoming Events I Spotlight IReports I News from the web Dear Mr Naresh Sagar, Welcome to the October Edition of the UK Science and Innovation Network in India’s Newsletter. Top Story The team is currently preparing for the forthcoming Ministerial Indo-UK Science & Innovation Council, to be held in New Delhi in November. This is the major set-piece event where the priorities and mechanisms for UK-India research and innovation cooperation are agreed every two years. This time, we’re hoping to agree the final shape of the Newton-Bhabha programme, and therefore what funding should soon be available to support more joint research. So watch this space to hear what has been agreed and what new opportunities are coming! Funding Opportunities   Want to keep up to date with all the opportunities funded through the UK’s Newton Fund?Follow this page on gov.uk! Chevening Rolls-Royce Science & Innovation Leadership Scholarships|Closes tomorrow: 31st October, 2014 The EU-India Platform for Social Sciences and Humanities(EqUIP) was launched on 14th October For a full list of funding opportunities, please check out our monthly summary.  Upcoming events  Innovate UK | Date: 5-6th November | Venue: London | See the event website for more details Affordable Assisted Living Technologies | Date: 19th November | Venue: Bangalore | See our blog for more details Bengaluru Space Expo | Date: November | Venue: Bangalore | See the event website for more details Refrigerated Vehicles Manufacture Workshop | Date: 9th December | Venue: Pune | See our webinar recording for more details For a full list of upcoming events, please visit here. Spotlight on… Renewable Energy   Renewable energy has been a long term focus of our work developing collaborations between the UK and India – with projects and events across a range of technologies. Just this week, we’ve had a delegation of UK experts on wave and tidal energy visiting India. This follows a similar delegation earlier in the year on offshore wind, and a joint workshop in South Africa on biofuels. Renewable energies have also been the subject for significant joint research funding, including two of the Industrial R&D grants awarded recently. For a full picture of the funded projects, please see RCUK’s summary. And, with the food-water-energy nexus identified as a priority for the Newton Bhabha programme, that support is likely to continue. Let us know if you have ideas for future events that we could help with! Reports  Each month, we want to help you understand research and innovation in the UK and India better. Where could you visit, what has happened, what’s been published? Visits and profiles Sheryl, Tom and Vijay visited the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Mumbai in September – read Sheryl’s visit report Planning a visit to India soon? Check out our top tips for a successful trip. Or check out our map of Indian Science & Innovation to plan your itinerary. We’ve also produced a map of the UK if you’re heading in the other direction! Recent Events Our joint event with UKTI on Hybrid and Electric Vehicles Recent Publications Science and Technology Research Players in India – a report by the European Business and Technology Centre News from the web  Tender opportunity: map Indian research excellence £97 million supercomputer makes UK world leader in weather and climate science Indian Government increases scholarship for scientists by 50% Science chief warns on acid oceans UK opens access to 91 million orphan works New ‘What Works Centre’ for Wellbeing Thanks for reading! Best wishes, Mark, Swati, Rita, Tom, Sunil, Sheryl and Vijay The UK Science & Innovation Team in India Were you forwarded this email? Subscribe now to get next month’s edition direct! In the meantime, stay connected…             For press related queries, please contact :  Chandeep Kaur, Press and Communications, New Delhi T: +91-11-2419 2182  Email: Chandeep Kaur