Imperial College has launched a new science hub in Bengaluru.

The formal launch of the Hub was at the Science Gallery in Bengaluru attended by prominent Indian business leaders, policymakers and scientists.

Imperial Global India, will drive partnerships between Imperial and leading higher education institutes in India and provide a platform for greater collaboration in science and tech innovation between the two countries. The Hub will support joint research projects, long-term collaborations, scholarships, collaborative PhD programmes and fellowships.

Key initiatives include:

The India Connect Fund will support up to 25 joint research projects every year between Imperial and partners in India in areas such as artificial intelligence, quantum science, biotech and clean energy. 

The Future Leaders Scholarship is Imperial’s biggest ever scholarship programme for Indian scientists and will support 75 STEMB students over the next five years.

The establishment of six high-impact Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Global Faculty Fellowships with the National Centre for Biological Sciences and Indian Institute of Science to develop a London-Bengaluru AI in Science Network.

Investment in a Global Challenge Lab programme to bring together hundreds of UK and Indian students each year to jointly co-create innovative solutions to UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Investment in high-impact doctoral training networks in science and technology through a new collaborative PhD programme with the Indian Institute of Science, bringing together UK and Indian PhD students to work on joint research projects. This will be enhanced by a Global Fellows programme facilitating doctoral-level exchanges between leading laboratories in the UK and India.

“Our new science hub Imperial Global India will forge and strengthen links between Imperial and partners in India. 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 telecoms, critical minerals, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, quantum, biotechnology and health-tech, and advanced materials.   These initiatives will help deliver solutions to the world’s biggest challenges,” said Professor Hugh Brady, President of Imperial College London.

Imperial College has a strategic partnership with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, supporting joint research projects in a range of scientific areas. The institute also has close links with the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT).

The India hub is part of a global network of hubs in Singapore, San Francisco and Accra, Ghana.