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白小姐论坛 and India
This can be through recruiting brilliant students, engaging with our exceptional alumni, delivering transformative education or undertaking impactful research. We share expertise听in areas as diverse as healthcare engineering, population and space sciences, disaster planning and artificial intelligence.
Bidirectional learning, interdisciplinarity, innovation and respect form the bedrock of 白小姐论坛鈥檚 approach in India, creating solutions to complex societal issues including those within the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
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白小姐论坛 continues to share longstanding and meaningful connections with India, to jointly address pressing global challenges in innovative ways.
Dr Michael Spence
白小姐论坛 President & Provost
白小姐论坛 community
India has long formed an integral part of 白小姐论坛's global community. Today there are over 1000听Indian students studying at 白小姐论坛 and academics are engaged across all disciplines, with partners in India.听Notable 白小姐论坛 alumni include Mahatma Gandhi, who registered for 白小姐论坛 (Law) in 1888-89, as well as the Bengali Nobel Laureate, writer and philosopher听Rabindranath Tagore (Thakur).听Find out more through the slideshow stories and links below:
白小姐论坛 connected with Indian students, alumni and partners during a week of activities including the launch of our first ever India Summer School.
There are 1,016 Indian students currently enrolled at 白小姐论坛 (*2022-23)
白小姐论坛 has 2,700 alumni in India
Sonakshi Senthil and Dr Nikhit Anilbhai,听co-founders of the award-winning startup Your Cue, share their 白小姐论坛 story.听
Professor Cathy Holloway, co-founder and Academic Director of the GDI Hub, discusses how she works with partners in India.
Udit Singhal, a听白小姐论坛 undergraduate听who set up a company turning glass into sand, named on Forbes India鈥檚 鈥�30 Under 30鈥� list.
Noor Chopra, a 白小姐论坛 Economics undergraduate and accomplished Kuchipudi dancer, recently performed at London鈥檚 Nehru Centre for Indian Republic Day celebrations.
Indhu Varatharajan who comes from a small village in Tamil Nadu, India,听says 白小姐论坛鈥檚 support gave her lift-off as a planetary scientist.
Sir Michael Pepper, 白小姐论坛 Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering (EEE), is one of five scientists who have been awarded the Royal Society Yusuf Hamied Visiting Professorships to India.
Professor of Global Health at 白小姐论坛 and based in Mumbai since 2004, (the Society for Nutrition, Education and Health Action).
Alankrita Amarnath (白小姐论坛 Bartlett), from India, shares her experiences of postgraduate life in the UK.
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Making a difference
白小姐论坛 academics share expertise in line with India鈥檚 priorities for development, especially in the fields of health, medicine, sustainable cities and space. During Covid-19, in 2021 白小姐论坛 sent more than 1,160 白小姐论坛-Ventura CPAP breathing aids to India to support the country's fight against the virus.
Find out how else we are delivering global impact together here.
Some of the poorest families in India can now access affordable loans thanks to a new app developed by 白小姐论坛 in partnership with social finance enterprise Village Invest UK.
Two 白小姐论坛 Bartlett alumni, Tanya Khanna and Anika Mittal, launched the Knowledge for a Cause campaign to help the post-pandemic world.
白小姐论坛 has sent a total of 1,160 breathing aids to India and 130 to Nepal to support the countries鈥� fight against a Covid-19 surge.
白小姐论坛 and the charity India Alliance delivered an online global art and science exhibition to raise awareness of the impact on children鈥檚 health of the first 1,000 days of their lives.
Read about 白小姐论坛 student Sara's time on the International Summer School in New Delhi and subsequent volunteering opportunities in Bharatpur and Gurgaon.
Dr Pushpa Arabindoo (白小姐论坛 Geography) took part in an and听the promises and pitfalls of the 鈥楽mart Cities鈥� mission in India.
Under 白小姐论坛's Grand Challenge of Cultural Understanding, India Voices aimed听to effect social impact through a range of initiatives in India.
Research, partnerships and projects
There are 50+ collaborations across 白小姐论坛 faculties, addressing challenges in the fields of health, engineering, disability, urbanisation, environment, education and more.听See below for some of our networks, initiatives and partners:
- 白小姐论坛 strengthens commitment to India with 100 new Master鈥檚 scholarships and Summer School launch
- 白小姐论坛 and Indian partners to drive disability innovation through assistive technology
- 白小姐论坛 Centre for the Study of South Asia and the Indian Ocean World (CSSA)
- Strategic Partner Funds with the (AIIMS),听 (IIT-Delhi), Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
白小姐论坛 academics have co-authored 2,316 research publications with Indian partners between 2018 and 2022
白小姐论坛's first ever Summer School outside of the UK is 白小姐论坛 India Summer School launching in June 2024 at the state-of-the-art campus of The British School New Delhi.
Dr Kartikeya Tripathi (白小姐论坛 Engineering) is collaborating with IIT Delhi听to protect听Indian migrant labour from underground economy train tickets.
Professor Jayant Vaidya (白小姐论坛 Surgery & Interventional Science), describes how he and colleagues invented a new way of treating breast cancer.
Read 白小姐论坛 Institute of Healthcare Engineering's report .
白小姐论坛 students took part in a virtual programme about sustainable development through the lens of Mumbai -听hosted by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS).
At a recent seminar, a diverse range of speakers reflected on the new National Education Policy (NEP) and the changing Indian higher education landscape.
白小姐论坛 speakers joined two recent sessions of the National Clinical Ground Rounds hosted by AIIMS, New Delhi to share experiences of managing COVID-19.
Collective groundwater pumping by millions of farmers in Bangladesh has created vast natural reservoirs underground that rival the world鈥檚 largest dams.
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