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PDE: Commercialisation (2015-2018) The Key Objectives of this project is the development of scientists and engineers with appropriate technology management aptitude into technology commercialisation managers and technology business development managers. It builds capacity incountry to better allow researchers to pursue research that benefits their economy and solve development challenges. Mode of delivery: through an internship programme comprising of a generic mainstream programme during the first year and specialised stream programme of either technology commercialisation or technology business development in the second year.
The target is to train 10 (5 UK, 5 SA) appropriately skilled and experienced commercialisation practitioners by 2016.
Fund for the Promotion of Scientific and Technological Development Call 2014/15 Grants for innovation collaborations between research consortia in Chile and the UK To foster scientific innovation in Chile - and generate new links between UK and Chilean research centres in areas of particular development relevance for Chile
Institutional Links (2018) Grants for high quality research and innovation collaborations on areas linked to country priorities and development needs, supporting Peruvian researchers to gain experience in collaborating internationally and access facilities, knowledge and expertise, enhancing the quality of their research and enable them to translate research into benefit for their country. SDGs: 3,6,7,12 To initiate new research and innovation collaborations between academic groups, departments and institutions in partner countries and the UK and support the exchange of research and innovation expertise and the translation of research knowledge into tangible benefits.
PDE Partnerships for Research Environment 2018 The Professional Development and Engagement Programme supports the research environment and enables optimal impact from research, shaped by the demands and development priorities of the partner country. REL grants are designed to provide financial support for capacity building & collaboration activities to develop and sustain long term relationships proposed by applicant institutions in the UK and Turkey. To improve policy making process and management of research infrastructures.
STEM Education  Inquiry Based Cocurricular Activities for Rural and Suburban Schools The Malaysian Ministry of Education has been implementing various STEM related competitions to nurture students’ interests in STEMrelated subjects. This project supports the cocurricular department to better understand the impact of these programmes in order support Malaysia build its science capacity. To conduct an impact study on exiting STEM competitions, make recommendations for improvement, resource pack development and capacity building of local technical trainers.
Institutional Links Call April 2016 Grants provide seed-funding to initiate new/develop existing research and innovation partnerships between groups/departments/institutions in partner countries and the UK. Grants are flexible and responsive to in-country needs, allowing partners to establish collaborations on areas linked to country priorities and development needs, and to include relevant non-academic partners (including SMEs/ NGOs). To initiate new research and innovation collaborations between academic groups, departments and institutions in partner countries and the UK and support the exchange of research and innovation expertise and the translation of research knowledge into tangible benefits.
Target: 8 Institutional Links grants awarded in 2017
Professional Development The workshop aims to elevate researchers' skills to expand intarnational networking and initiate international scientific collaboration. It will also provide materials on general practices of international diplomacy and negotiation within the context of science and technology. Enhancing researchers' understanding in science diplomacy and extending international networking as well as international collaboration. To enhance Indonesian researchers capacity as part of the cutting edge of Indonesia's science diplomacy.
PhD Scholorship Programme Call June 2018 The programme aims to develop individual capacity of scholars through PhD placements at a partner institution in areas relevant to development challenges. The PhD placements awarded focus on research areas which have been identified at the country level as important for working towards development priorities. To provide development opportunities for PhD students and establish research links between research groups in the UK and Egypt
Professional Development - Researcher Connect Call 2014 This programme builds the capacity to communicate research. Researchers need to publish articles to ensure their research findings are shared and to support their future careers. Researcher Connect involves a series of facetoface training modules, delivered by experienced trainers and backed up with online resources. To build the communication skills of researchers in partner countries. Target: 800 researchers directly trained over 4 years; a pool of 20 local trainers established to ensure a strong train the trainer programme.
To initiate new research and innovation collaborations between academic groups, departments and institutions in partner countries and the UK and support the exchange of research and innovation expertise and the translation of research knowledge into Grants provide seed-funding to initiate new/develop existing research and innovation partnerships between groups/departments/institutions in partner countries and the UK; or establish local hubs for UK-partner country activity in a particular research area, enabling engagement from the wider research community. To initiate new research and innovation collaborations between academic groups, departments and institutions in partner countries and the UK and support the exchange of research and innovation expertise and the translation of research knowledge into tangible benefits.
Target: 6 Institutional Links grants awarded in 2015
Researcher Links Travel grants Call July 2015 Travel grants (up to 6 months) awarded to researchers to travel to the UK to initiate a research collaboration or undergo training, or for UK researchers to visit the partner country for the purpose of initiating a collaboration and sharing their knowledge and expertise. To build sustainable research links between the UK and partner countries and build capacity for engagement in international research collaboration in areas that are relevant to economic development and social welfare.
6 travel grants per year
British Council UK Delivery costs Delivery and administrative costs to support British Council activities funded through the Newton Fund. Delivery and administrative costs to support British Council activities funded through the Newton Fund.
PDE Capacity Building 2017: Enhancing Collaboration between Research Funding Institutions Professional development programme for policy makers This programme will help the government of Indonesia to build better collaboration between research funding institutions in Indonesia.
Professional development for researchers IMSS Professional development programme in Mexico to support the professionalisation of National Institute of Social Security researchers in areas like effective communication and networking. To support the Mexican Institute of Social Security to diversify its partnerships and have access to international networks through the training of researchers in effective communication skills
RL Egypt Trilateral Workshops July 2015 Grants for workshops in priority research areas defined at a country level, which allow UK and partner country researchers to share their research and establish relationships for longer term collaboration. To build sustainable research links between the UK and partner countries and build capacity for engagement in international research collaboration in areas that are relevant to economic development and social welfare.
REFLORA- KEW capacity building programme Reflora makes herbarium and archive information available through the authenticated Virtual Herbarium of Brazilian flora. Reflora includes the plants collected in Brazil and deposited in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. This project includes the digitisation of these specimens but also a comprehensive capacity building programme for visiting Brazilian scholars. To build capacity and resources to support Brazilian researchers to  capture of economic and social benefit from Brazil’s diverse flora. Targets: 150 visitor weeks (Brazilian researchers at Kew) and 80,000 images of specimens transferred to Rio de Janeiro Botanic Garden

Reflora has the overall objective of making a significant contribution to the scientific and technological development of Brazil by means of researching, retrieving and using herbarium and archive information and making this information available by means of the authenticated Virtual Herbarium of the Brazilian Flora. Reflora includes the plants collected in Brazil and deposited in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and this project includes the digitisation of these specimens but also a comprehensive capacity building programme for visiting Brazilian scholars. This includes training in digitisation techniques, analysis of the collections, paper preparation for publication in peer-reviewed journals, research proposal development, and  technical support for data capture and interpretation. This will be critically important for the effective and sustainable capture of economic and social benefit from Brazil’s diverse flora, and will go beyond the production of high-quality academic research, with benefits for national environmental policy, the economy and management of resources.
Professional development0Researcher Connect Year 3 This programme builds the capacity to communicate research. Researchers need to publish articles to ensure their research findings are shared and to support their future careers. Researcher Connect involves a series of facetoface training modules, delivered by experienced trainers and backed up with online resources. To build the communication skills of researchers in partner countries. Target: 800 researchers directly trained over 4 years; a pool of 20 local trainers established to ensure a strong train the trainer programme.
To build sustainable research links between the UK and partner countries and build capacity for engagement in international research collaboration in areas that are relevant to economic development and social welfare.
Target: Up to 10 travel grants per year Travel grants awarded to researchers to travel between the UK and partner countries to initiate a research collaboration, undergo training or share their knowledge and expertise. The programme builds capacity incountry to better allow researchers to pursue research that benefits their economy and solve development challenges. To build sustainable research links between the UK and partner countries and build capacity for engagement in international research collaboration in areas that are relevant to economic development and social welfare.
Target: Up to 10 travel grants per year
Researcher Links Workshop Call 2015 Grants for workshops in priority research areas defined at a country level, which allow UK and partner country researchers to share their research and establish relationships for longer term collaboration. To build sustainable research links between the UK and partner countries and build capacity for engagement in international research collaboration in areas that are relevant to economic development and social welfare.
X workshops per year each with 20 researchers from the UK and 20 from Turkey
To provide opportunities for international training and development at the doctoral level, including a cohort of 7 PhDs for 20172020 The programme aims to develop individual capacity of scholars through PhD placements in areas relevant to development challenges. Students spend 36 months at a partner institution. The PhD placements awarded focus on research areas which have been identified at the country level as important for working towards development priorities. To provide opportunities for international training and development at the doctoral level, including a cohort of 7 PhDs for 20172020
PDE Women in Science 2017-18 The workshops on alternate career options for Women in science will support women scientists to provide them training to become tomorrow’s leaders in Science and Technology and its allied careers. 1) To raise awareness and increased knowledge of  women scientists To identify and pursue alternative careers in science
2) Enhanced skills of women scientists To pursue career in the field of Science Policy, Science Administration and Science Journalism
3) Creation and support of a professional network of women scientists
4) Emergence of trained women personnel To fulfil evolving needs of Science in India
Researcher Links Workshop Grant - April Call (2017) Grants for workshops in priority research areas defined at a country level with relevance to economic development and social welfare, which allow UK and partner country researchers to share their research with early career researchers and establish relationships for longer term collaboration. To build sustainable research links between the UK and partner countries and build capacity for engagement in international research collaboration in areas that are relevant to economic development and social welfare.
6 workshops per year each with 20 researchers from the UK and 20 from Malaysia
Professional Development 2014/15 Food/Drink Researchers To build further links between UK and Thailand which can initiate the true collaborations for strengthening capacity of Thailand researchers to help address major societal challenges in the area of Food and Drink Technology. Pump priming activities to encourage collaborations in Food and Drink to lead to institutional links
Professional Development for Technology Transfer Officers 2016 and onwards Provides training for researchers based at Technology Transfer Offices to support the professionalisation and development of the TTOs in Mexico. Strengthening the links between academia and impact is vital to realise development objectives, and strengthens the route to impact of the other Newton programmes. To support the professionalisation and development of the Technology Transfer Offices in Mexico
STEM education 2017-18 The STEM Education Programme will support knowledge exchange and partnership opportunities between the UK and India on STEM education approaches and in doing so build the human resource capacity in a vital area for economic development and social wellbeing. These workshops will train and create awareness among experienced teachers  to use research based pedagogical tools  in their colleges in the areas of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and Earth Sciences
STEM Mathematics Teacher Education (IRIS CONNECT software) The STEM Education Programme will support knowledge exchange and partnership opportunities with the UK on STEM education approaches and in doing so build the human resource capacity in a vital area for economic development and social wellbeing. Support dialogue and knowledge exchange between the UK and SA around STEM education approaches for improved curricula for primary, secondary and tertiary STEM education.
• Support development of new and improved pedagogies and teaching and learning resources, relevant to SA context and development need, leading to enhanced capacity for teaching STEM subjects.
• Support centres of excellence for STEM education in SA through partnerships with UK experts.
• Equip students with a better understanding and appreciation of STEM education in an international context

This will mean more students with relevant skills and knowledge pursue a STEMrelated career, thus building absorptive capacity for research and innovation in country.
Researcher Links Workshop Call July 2015 Grants for workshops in priority research areas defined at a country level, which allow UK and partner country researchers to share their research and establish relationships for longer term collaboration. To build sustainable research links between the UK and partner countries and build capacity for engagement in international research collaboration in areas that are relevant to economic development and social welfare.
11 workshops per year each with 20 researchers from the UK and 20 from Egypt
PhD Placement 2017/18 The programme aims to develop individual capacity of scholars through PhD placements in areas relevant to development challenges. Students spend up to 12 months at a partner institution. The placements awarded focus on research areas which have been identified at the country level as important for working towards development priorities. To provide development opportunities for PhD students and establish research links between research groups in the UK and Thailand.
Institutional Links Call 2018 Grants will provide seed funding to: Initiate new or develop existing research and innovation partnerships between groups, departments and institutions in partner countries and the UK; or establish local hubs for UKpartner country activity in a particular research area, enabling engagement from the wider research community. To initiate new research and innovation collaborations between academic groups, departments and institutions in partner countries and the UK and support the exchange of research and innovation expertise and the translation of research knowledge into tangible benefits.
Target: 10 Institutional Links grants awarded in 2018
Professional Development - Wheat/Water Capacity Building Conference - 2015 In order to build engagement between the Egyptian and UK research communities in the field of agriculture and water management, a workshop was run to introduce key researchers from each country and to design a strategy and define areas for future collaboration to lead to the establishment of new partnerships between key institutions in the field of water and agriculture. To encourage investment in joint research calls from RCUK
To support the professionalisation and development of the policy makers and researchers working in Science and Technology policy in Mexico Provides training in STI project management and the design and implementation of public policies and science communication. The work supports professionalisation of researchers working across regional S&T Councils, building capacity to enhance the science and innovation pipeline and improve Mexico's ability to translate research in to societal impact. To support the professionalisation and development of the policy makers and researchers working in Science and Technology policy in Mexico
PhD call June 2020 The programme aims to develop individual capacity of scholars through PhD placements at a partner institution in areas relevant to development challenges. The PhD placements awarded focus on research areas which have been identified at the country level as important for working towards development priorities. To provide development opportunities for PhD students and establish research links between research groups in the UK and Egypt
Institutional Links Call 2018 To initiate new research and innovation collaborations between academic groups, departments and institutions in partner countries and the UK and support the exchange of research and innovation expertise and the translation of research knowledge into tangible benefits. To initiate new research and innovation collaborations between academic groups, departments and institutions in partner countries and the UK and support the exchange of research and innovation expertise and the translation of research knowledge into tangible benefits.
UKIERI Institutional partnerships 2014 The partnership involves staff and researcher exchanges between the UK and India, including for research students. The strand activity is open to all universities and research centres and teams in the UK and India, research institutes and companies or foundations. These partnerships will subsequently funded through Newton fund . To strengthen engagement and encourage future potential collaborations between the Indian and UK higher education institutions by facilitating collaborations between faculties and researchers
Institutional Links Call  (OHEC) Grants provide seedfunding to initiate new/develop existing research and innovation partnerships between groups/departments/institutions in partner countries and the UK. Grants are flexible and responsive to incountry needs, allowing partners to establish collaborations on areas linked to country priorities and development needs, and to include relevant nonacademic partners (including SMEs/ NGOs). To initiate new research and innovation collaborations between academic groups, departments and institutions in partner countries and the UK and support the exchange of research and innovation expertise and the translation of research knowledge into tangible benefits.
Target: 4 Institutional Links grants awarded in 2015
Institutional Links (NXPO) 2019/20 Grants provide seed-funding to initiate new/develop existing research and innovation partnerships between groups/departments/institutions in partner countries and the UK. Grants are flexible and responsive to in-country needs, allowing partners to establish collaborations on areas linked to country priorities and development needs, and to include relevant non-academic partners (including SMEs/ NGOs). To initiate new research and innovation collaborations between academic groups, departments and institutions in partner countries and the UK and support the exchange of research and innovation expertise and the translation of research knowledge into tangible benefits.
Professional development - Tech Transfer Professionals Accredited Training (2017-2019) Supporting professional development of researchers, research managers and policymakers in areas of importance to science, technology and innovation. The programme builds capacity incountry to better allow researchers to pursue research that benefits their economy and solve development challenges. To develop sustainable pool of professionals in technology transfer and encourage young graduates to become technology transfer professionals.
PhD scholarships PhD scholarships in the UK intended to contribute to the long term development of Colombia by supporting highly skilled people who can return and contribute to the country’s economic development and social welfare.  The calls were managed by COLCIENCIAS. To support Colombian students to study for a PhD in the UK
20 PhD students supported for their full 3 year study.
To initiate new research and innovation collaborations between academic groups, departments and institutions in partner countries and the UK and support the exchange of research and innovation expertise and the translation of research knowledge into tangible benefits. Grants to provide seedfunding to initiate new UKMexico partnerships between groups, departments and institutions or establish local hubs for UKMexico activity in a particular research area. Grants are flexible and responsive to incountry development needs, and to include relevant nonacademic partners (including SMEs/ NGOs). To initiate new research and innovation collaborations between academic groups, departments and institutions in partner countries and the UK and support the exchange of research and innovation expertise and the translation of research knowledge into tangible benefits.
Researcher Links call November 2015 Grants for workshops in priority research areas defined at a country level, which allow UK and partner country researchers to share their research and establish relationships for longer term collaboration. To build sustainable research links between the UK and partner countries and build capacity for engagement in international research collaboration in areas that are relevant to economic development and social welfare.