Gandhi Centre for Inclusive Innovation

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Gandhi Centre for Inclusive Innovation

Changing a billion lives with technology.

At the Gandhi Centre for Inclusive Innovation, we study the conditions that make innovation inclusive or exclusive, and we translate that understanding into tools, programmes and ventures that work in the real world.

We work across four themes: startup leadership, financial inclusion, fundraising analytics and health innovation. We map the barriers that prevent low-cost innovation from crossing borders, and we build the evidence base that helps governments, non-profits and businesses remove them.

Our student competitions, fellowship programmes and executive education put this science directly into the hands of entrepreneurs, policymakers, data scientists and the communities they serve. Our work connects �ԹϺ�� Business School's research base to partners across India, Africa, Europe and beyond, with a particular focus on emerging economies where the need for inclusive innovation is greatest.

Research impact areas

Startup leadership

Three student ventures won a combined £10,000 in seed funding at the 2026 Ideas to Impact Challenge, with winning ideas targeting cancer care in Africa, kidney disease detection and smallholder farming income.

Entrepreneurs tackle cancer care gaps in Africa

Data analytics for societal good

The Analytics for Society Awards 2026, co-hosted with University College London School of Management and the Institute of Analytics, offered a £3,000 prize pool to student teams applying data science to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

A student team builds a tool to spot dropout risk early

Data science training for non-profits and government

In partnership with the Alan Turing Institute and the University of Warwick, the Data Science for Social Good programme has trained aspiring data scientists to build data-driven solutions for non-profit and government partners around the world.

Data scientists tackle social problems for NGOs

Fundraising Analytics toolkit

We have developed a suite of data analytics and artificial intelligence tools that helps non-profit and charitable organisations optimise donor targeting and donation campaigning, with blueprint frameworks designed for rapid adoption by organisations that have been left behind by the analytics revolution.

Our influence

Our research and programmes reach partners across India, Africa, Europe and North America, including institutional partners such as the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and the Indian School of Business (ISB).

Our executive education programmes have reached more than 600 executives and more than 300 companies in collaboration with ISB. Our annual Social Impact Day 2026 brought together academics, entrepreneurs, students and industry leaders, reflecting the reach of our convening work across international policy and business communities.