NEW DELHI: The Imperial College London will set up an international hub for research ‘Imperial Global India’ in Bengaluru.
Scheduled to open in May 2025, the initiative aims to improve scientific, educational, and innovation ties between India and the United Kingdom.
According to a statement by the Imperial College, the Bengaluru hub will serve as a liaison office and will be used as a platform for co-created research partnerships between Imperial and India’s leading academic and research institutions.
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Imperial Global India launches in Bengaluru in May.
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It will also function as a bridge for collaboration across government, industry, and innovation ecosystems.
Imperial’s growing presence in India is reflected in its strategic partnership with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, supporting joint projects across multiple scientific disciplines.
The college’s research collaborations already span institutions such as AIIMS, IITs in Bombay, Delhi, and Kharagpur, and the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. Its scientists are working with Indian partners on challenges including antimicrobial resistance, climate change, and clean energy technologies.
Collaborations between Indian and UK scientists and innovators will co-develop emerging technologies to address shared challenges in areas such as telecommunications, critical minerals, semiconductors, AI, quantum, biotechnology and advanced materials.
The new hub will be spearheaded by Professor Sanjeev Gupta and Dr Elena Dieckmann. Professor Gupta, an Earth Scientist, has worked extensively with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur on studies involving river systems and groundwater depletion.
Dr Dieckmann’s research interests lie in biomaterials and the circular economy and is currently working with researchers in India to repurpose waste solar panels for new architectural applications. Both academics will spend time in India to engage with partners and collaborator