The International Research Collaborations (Round 1) delivered by the British Council offers grants to support research collaborations between UK institutions and their overseas partners. Over £3.5m in funding has been awarded to 45 projects from 36 UK institutions.
These grants are part of the International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF), which is designed to enable potential and foster prosperity. It puts research and innovation at the heart of our international relationships, supporting UK researchers and innovators to work with peers around the world on the major themes of our time: planet, health, tech and talent. Managed by Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, ISPF is part of the UK’s commitment to prioritise strategic international science partnerships.
As one of the partner organisations delivering ISPF, the British Council is launching several bilateral and multilateral research collaboration grants, early-career research fellowship schemes, capacity strengthening initiatives, and networking opportunities to support collaborations among researchers and innovators.
We are pleased to announce that the following collaborative projects have been awarded grants. The results of grants for collaborations with institutions in Egypt and Malaysia will be announced later.
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Total eligible applications received: 263
Total projects funded: 45
UK Institution | Project Title | Country | Funding Awarded |
University of Northumbria at Newcastle | Adapting crisis responses to salt-droughts inthe Mekong | Vietnam | £79,966.40 |
University of Leeds | Monitoring Degradation and Recovery to Support Restoration | Vietnam | £79,984.00 |
University of York | Recentrailsation reform in Vietnam: ananalysis of its effects | Vietnam | £79,251.20 |
Birmingham City University (BCU) | Inclusive use of Artificial Intelligence ineducation in Vietnam: | Vietnam | £79,308.00 |
University College London | Quantifying heavy metal storage, hydrological connectivity, | Vietnam | £78,988.00 |
London South Bank University | Empowering Change: A Comprehensive Approach to Climate | Vietnam | £72,483.20 |
Aston University | Integrating Polarized Light in AI-driven Biophotonics: | Vietnam | £78,041.60 |
Middlesex University | StrokeDT: Early Intervention for Minor Stroke Patients | Vietnam | £79,912.00 |
Swansea University | Bridging the Generative AI Divide: | Vietnam | £79,803.20 |
Coventry University | Developing Educators' Competencies in Utilising | Vietnam | £79,294.40 |
University of Liverpool | A novel screening method for liver fibrosisfollowing liver | Thailand | £79,339.20 |
University of Cambridge | Beta-Lactam Resistant Strain Replacement of Zoonotic | Thailand | £79,509.60 |
National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB) | Soil Microbial diversity as a nature-basedsolution to improve | Thailand | £79,492.80 |
University of Stirling | Improving the competitiveness of low impact tilapia | Thailand | £79,680.00 |
University of Newcastle Upon Tyne | Technology Assessment and Capacity Building for High- | Thailand | £79,946.40 |
University of Newcastle Upon Tyne | Eco-Creative Nature-Inspired Innovation for Coastal Erosion | Thailand | £79,950.40 |
University of Strathclyde | Photocatalytic and photolectrocatalytic conversion of local | Thailand | £80,000.00 |
The Natural History Museum | Investigation of an Unidentified Chayote disease in Sto. | Philippines | £79,981.60 |
University of Bath | Air Quality Improvement and Resiliencethrough Urban | Philippines | £79,998.40 |
Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine | Development of community-driven machine learning tools | Philippines | £79,796.80 |
British Geological Survey | Philippine Hydro Hub: collaborative hydrological research for | Philippines | £80,000.00 |
Glasgow Caledonian University | PASIG Healthcare: Pharmaceutical Pollution Assessment to | Philippines | £80,000.00 |
University of Essex | Using the innovative monocot grafting approach for | Philippines | £79,999.20 |
University of Reading | Upcycling of virgin coconut oil processingby-products into | Philippines | £79,685.60 |
Harper Adams University | Field Robot as a Living Laboratory Learning and | Philippines | £79,351.80 |
Coventry University | The transformative power of electric mobility technology in | Kenya | £79,430.40 |
Cardiff University | Tomorrow's Legal Talent: A New Judicial Science Curriculum | Kenya | £80,000.00 |
Lancaster University | An AI-Enabled Bioacoustics System for Improving the | Kenya | £80,000.00 |
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew | Designating Tropical Important Plant Areas: | Indonesia | £79,808.80 |
Queen Mary University of London | Transformative Energy Storage Technologies for A Resilient | Indonesia | £79,915.20 |
The University of Manchester | Development of precision medicine-based antihypertensive | Indonesia | £77,817.60 |
University College London | Social Finance for Better Post-Disaster Health | Indonesia | £80,000.00 |
Loughborough University | Indo-NATAL | Indonesia | £79,951.20 |
The University of Birmingham | Zero emission cooling hub for small-scale fisheries | Indonesia | £80,000.00 |
Anglia Ruskin University | Sharing Best Practice for Neurodivergent Students and Staff | Indonesia | £68,600.80 |
University of Bath | Rainfall frequency models for critical infrastructure design in | Turkey | £76,607.20 |
Aston University | Socio-economic Integration of Syrian Refugees in Turkey: | Turkey | £80,000.00 |
University of Strathclyde | Strengthening Cyber Resilience and Navigational Safety in | Turkey | £79,792.80 |
Oxford Brookes University | AquaCav: Clean Water using the Power of Cavitation Bubbles | Turkey | £79,959.20 |
Kingston University | SunGel: Advanced Thin Film Solar Technology | Turkey | £79,584.00 |
Royal Holloway, University of London | Sustainable Ethical Cattle from Antiquity to the Anthropocene | Turkey | £79,942.40 |
London South Bank University | Quantum dots-based nano-optical antennas for versatile and | Turkey | £79,999.20 |
Kingston University | Efficient Removal of Antibiotic Residues from Aqua Environment | Turkey | £79,964.00 |
Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine | RESIBUILD: Resilient Buildings Innovated through AI-supported | Turkey | £79,990.40 |
Leeds Beckett University Enterprises Limited | Generative AI Prototype Platform for Diffusing Circular | Turkey | £76,581.60 |