HIACT Researchers Foster Global Collaboration through British Council’s International Science Partnerships Fund
Author: Dr Yusuf Chanchangi
The International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF) is a programme that supports UK researchers and innovators to collaborate with international partners on multidisciplinary projects. ISPF promotes the establishment of strategic research collaborations between the United Kingdom and many nations. By engaging in multidisciplinary research and fostering innovation, the fund aims to attain substantial social effects in the realms of environment, public health, and technological advancements.
This ISPF global research partnership initiative aims to bring together academics, policymakers, and representatives from international organisations, with a particular focus on the ISPF’s theme goal ‘Resilient Planet’. From the 4th to the 6th of March, Dr Yusuf Chanchangi, researcher from HIACT and affiliated with the University of Exeter, travelled to Delhi with the purpose of enhancing international collaboration in the realm of renewable energy integration.
The main purpose was to engage with a wide range of academics, researchers’ government representatives from Japan, India, and the UK for a discussion and future collaboration in understanding potentials of HALFs across sectors and addressing challenges that could emerge during hydrogen integration in a future Whole Energy System (WES).
The symposium was not merely an assembly to explore ideas; it was a confluence of diverse expertise that resulted in an in-depth conversation across the realms of physical and social sciences. The event emphasised the need of promoting global sustainable energy solutions for a resilient planet. There is already an ongoing plan to continue some collaboration for a resilient planet project where hydrogen integration is expected to take a major role in accelerating clean energy transition.
