Queen’s University Belfast welcomes Aston University delegation following MoU
The common areas of interest for the collaboration include - research translation into real-world problems and contexts for impact, initiatives for skills and employability, and more.
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While building on its mutual strong relationship, the Aston University delegation has visited Queen’s University Belfast campus.
Queen’s University welcomed the delegation and looked forward to stronger relations in the coming period.
Professor Sir Ian Greer, Vice Chancellor of Queen’s University Belfast said, "The alliance brings together two universities central to innovation in the cities of Belfast and Birmingham and their surrounding regions, that share a strong sense of civic duty and both work to maximise the positive socioeconomic impact that they can contribute by fostering inclusive innovation."
Queen’s University Belfast, Aston University enters partnership
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was inked between the two universities during last year November. It was inked to solidify and deepen both university’s roles as catalysts within their respective innovation areas. The areas of interest under the agreement include clean forms of energy such as biofuels, Net Zero, and life and health sciences in terms of disease prevention, early diagnosis and impact mitigation - including through the use of AI, and digital tech which will drive the future of many industries such as advanced manufacturing and professional services.
The Common areas of interest for the alliance are - Growth of entrepreneurship and new businesses; Research translation into real-world problems and contexts for impact; Development of innovation capability clearly linked to business needs; Initiatives for skills and employability; and Engaging with local communities.
World-leading scientist gives annual Aston University Distinguished Lecture
One of the world’s renowned figures in polymer science, research leadership and intellectual property rights, Dr Raghunath Anant Mashelkar delivered Aston University’s 2024 Annual Distinguished Lecture to more than 70 invited guests on 22 April. He is a chemical engineer and a global leader and inspiration in his native India and the wider international research community. The title of Dr Mashelkar’s lecture was ‘Trapeze Artistry in Biomimetic Smart Gels’. ‘Smart gels’, made from synthetic polymers (types of plastics).
About his work on Gandhian Engineering, he said, “rising inequalities create social disharmony. Now, you can’t make the inequalities vanish because you can’t make poor people rich overnight. What is needed is access. Can we give access equality, despite the income inequality? And that’s the principle of Gandhian Engineering. In my lecture I showed a photograph of a poor lady in a hut with a mobile, and a rich lady from a city who also had a mobile. This is equal access. It was not possible previously when mobiles were so expensive. In India now we have good public infrastructure. Data is now Rs 4 per GB and wireless is free. Once you start giving access, there is a parity.”
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