Collaborative Science.

Scientific breakthrough rarely happens in isolation. The Blue Blocks Micro Research Institute opens its longitudinal infrastructure to external partners who share our commitment to rigorous, non-intrusive inquiry. We offer a 17-year continuous dataset (0-18) that simply does not exist elsewhere. No other institution in India has comparable longitudinal density. If you're studying child development and need real data, not theory, we can work together.

Ways To Work With Us

The Scholar Track

Visiting Fellowships

We host 2-3 visiting scholars annually for intensive 2-8 week residencies. You work alongside our research fellows, access the 17-year dataset, and publish collaboratively.

Data Access

Apply for credentialed access to our anonymized longitudinal datasets (Tier 2 access under our data classification standard). Requires IRB approval from your institution and signed data use agreement.

Joint Authorship

Join specific micro-studies as co-investigator. We provide the observational infrastructure; you bring analytical frameworks or comparative data.

The Institutional Track

Joint MOUs

Formalize long-term research alignments.

Methodology Adoption

Adopt the Micro Research framework in your own school or lab. We train your staff, transfer our observation protocols, and help you set up ethics infrastructure.

Grant Alliances

Co-application for international research grants requiring longitudinal K-12 data.

Who We Work With

Our network of technical validators, academic collaborators, and industry partners.

  • IIT Hyderabad
  • IN-SPACe / ISRO
  • AMI
  • Cambridge Assessment International Education
  • Zenodo / CERN
  • TakeMe2Space

Methodology Transfer Program

We believe that "Micro Research" should be the standard for all laboratory schools. We offer a structured Transfer Program to help other institutions replicate our observational infrastructure.

Protocol Training

Training your staff to become Embedded Researchers.

Ethics Architecture

Setting up your internal IRB and Consent frameworks.

Data Schema Licensing

Adopting our standardized variables for cross-institutional comparison.

How to Start

Individual Researchers

For PhD candidates, Post-Docs, and Faculty seeking data access or fellowships. Apply for visiting fellowships (2-8 weeks) or dataset access (requires IRB approval).

Apply for Scholar Credentials

Institutional Partners

For Universities, Research Organizations, Policy Institutes, and NGOs seeking formal alliance.

Request MOU Guidelines

Timeline: Proposals are reviewed on a rolling basis (2-4 weeks).

Collaboration FAQs

Can I visit as a researcher?

We host 2-3 visiting researchers annually. Applications for 2-8 week residencies are available through the Scholar Track.

Can other schools use your methodology?

Yes. Micro Research is explicitly designed for adoption by other institutions. We offer a Methodology Transfer program.

Are you affiliated with a university?

We are independent but maintain a strategic partnership with the Department of Design at IIT Hyderabad.

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