London: Leading British Nobel Prize-winning scientists will visit India this month and deliver several lectures, reflecting the deepening bilateral ties in the field of scientific research.
Venki Ramakrishnan, an India-born British-American structural biologist and a Padma Vibhushan winner, will speak in New Delhi, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Pune and Mumbai.
Paul Nurse, president of the Royal Society and director of the UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation, will deliver the Blackett Memorial Lecture in New Delhi.
Paul Nurse said, India has a rich scientific heritage and it’s clear that the current leadership is committed to building the country s reputation as a rising power in science, for example through its Space Research Programme. This presents exciting opportunities for UK and India based scientists to collaborate.
Bureau Report
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