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A senior delegation from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom- the leading educational institution in the north of England, is on an India visit this week in order to strengthen collaborations and seek new prospects around science, humanities, and health.

Visiting three places- Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Delhi, the university roadshow aims to cooperate in science and innovation in order to help drive financial growth and develop skilled job opportunities.

The India-UK contract struck lately covers a joint award Ph.D. programme between the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the University of Manchester, which is noticed as building on existing research partnerships across several thematic areas, including biomaterials, environmental sciences, and graphene.

Associate Vice President of International for Manchester University, Professor Stephen Flint, said the joint Ph.D. programme with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is a testament to the university's strategic initiatives to construct world-class research links with India and to promote more student mobility between the two nations.

He said the University of Manchester based research collaborations with IISc some years ago, and this Ph.D. programme is the following step in deepening our connection with academic colleagues in both educational institutions sharing supervision of the Ph.D. learners, who will spend two years in Manchester and two years in Bengaluru.

Director of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Professor Govindan Rangarajan, said IISc is delighted to collaborate with the University of Manchester for the joint Ph.D. programme.

"Given numerous areas of mutual interest to both institutions, we are convinced this will be a generative collaboration that further amplifies our connections."

The university said it aims to create a global health strategy around the roots of non-communicable disorders in people outside Europe and North America. While in India, the team will explore how working with Indian institutions can handle some of these healthcare challenges.

The University of Manchester stated that its global healthcare approach and India-UK cooperation have resulted in introducing NIHR Global Health Research Unit on (NAMASTE)-Neurodevelopment and Autism in South Asia Treatment and Evidence. The unit constructs its autism programme in order to execute a novel incorporated detection-care pathway for youngsters with autism and their families in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, utilizing lay health workers.