UK Arts and Humanities researchers now have even greater access to Indian academics and institutions 

 Today sees the official opening of the new Research Councils UK (RCUK) office in India.  This office, based at the British High Commission in New Delhi is designed to assist in building new partnerships between the best researchers in the UK and India so that both countries can benefit.

Many successful relationships already exist between UK arts and humanities academics and the Indian research community. The new office should help in the strengthening of those existing relationships as well as enabling new collaborations to be set up.

Speaking on behalf of the AHRC, Chief Executive Professor Philip Esler said "India is a country rich in cultural, religious and linguistic diversity, with a long history and extraordinary artistic and architectural treasures. For many researchers in the UK arts and humanities community, the opening of the RCUK office will inaugurate an exciting era of collaboration with researchers and cultural institutions in India."

For further details on this launch go to the RCUK website. 

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