Women in Space Leadership Programme

About Women in Space Leadership Programme:

• This initiative aims to develop a women’s leadership framework to support institutions in strengthening their gender-inclusive practices and policies, specifically around space sciences and allied areas.
• It fosters women’s leadership in space sciences by developing a strategic leadership framework. Under this initiative Coventry University acts as the delivery partner.
• To promote a more equitable distribution of leadership opportunities and enable a workplace culture that recognises female leaders, this programme is underpinned by three foundational pillars:
  • Intersectionality or understanding of different aspects of women’s identities
  • Collaborative culturally sensitive approaches that respond to opportunities and challenges in India
  • Using leadership theory from both social science and STEM to support female scientists to become more confident about their leadership abilities

What is UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI)?

• It is the UK and India’s flagship bilateral collaboration programme on education and research founded in 2006.
• Objective: By strengthening education and research collaboration between the UK and India, UKIERI helps both countries to achieve their knowledge ambitions. 
• UKIERI has been implemented in three phases from 2006 to 2022. The fourth phase of UKIERI was launched in 2023.
• UKIERI Phase 4 expects to strengthen the bilateral relationship between the UK and India in the areas of education, research, and innovation, while addressing shared global challenges and promoting sustainable development.