Research project grant for collaborations between UK and ARG

BLETTLER MARTIN

Loughborough

Mesa redonda; Loughborough University: Round Table Conference; 2018

Loughborough University

Argentina is a provider of quality research partners for the UK. Around 700 Argentine scientists are working in UK companies and research institutes, and this historic science relationship stretches as far as Darwin joining the Argentine National Science Academy as honorary member in 1879. More recently, last century, Argentine?s three Nobel science laureates: Houssay (Physiology and Medicine, 1949); Leloir (Chemistry, 1970); and Milstein (Physiology and Medicine, 1984) all had strong UK connections (Simon Chater). The international exchanges scheme is designed to offer a flexible platform for UK based scientists to interact with the best scientists around the world and Argentina. Funds for a contribution towards travel, subsistence and research expenses can be requested for either a one-off short visit to explore opportunities for building lasting networks or for bilateral visits to strengthen emerging collaborations. The scheme is intended to stimulate new collaborations between scientists in the UK and Argentina. Herein, I summarized the most important collaboration opportunities between UK and Argentina in order to stimulate new scientific collaboration and interchanges.