IIT Kharagpur, Cardiff University to develop waste water treatment solutions
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The joint funding received by scholars from both the top institutes comes from the Global Challenges Research Fund – Impact Acceleration Account (GCRF-IAA) Project 2020 towards the development of a photo-electro-catalytic (PEC) reactor for wastewater treatment, according to a statement issued by IIT Kharagpur.
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The GCRF grant, which is part of the £1.5 billion fund coordinated by UK Research and Innovation, will ensure the maximisation of collaborative opportunities between the two institutions.
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur and UK’s Cardiff University have bagged a funding to develop waste water treatment solutions.
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Credit: CERN
UK scientists have been awarded funding to develop a robust, low-cost ventilator to help patients in low and middle-income countries suffering from severe respiratory problems due to Covid-19.
Mechanical ventilation is a small but important part of the management of pandemic virus infections which affect the lungs, including SARS-CoV-1, SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) and influenza.
Ventilators are typically expensive to purchase and maintain, and need considerable training to use. Most also rely on the provision of high-flow oxygen and medically pure compressed air, which are not readily available in many countries around the world.
Affordable, reliable and easy to use
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Farm in the Southern Ethiopian Highlands
As global temperatures rise, the delicate balance which has allowed Ethiopian crop farmers to feed their families year-round is being disrupted. Scientists from Queen Mary, the University of Greenwich and Kew Gardens visited the region to learn more about how local crops exist in their current environment, and to see how farmers could adapt their processes to better withstand the effects of climate change.
The challenge
Over thousands of years, farmers in the southern Ethiopian highlands have developed unique cropping methods which allow them to ensure food all year round for their families. They grow a complex mix of annual and perennial plants and the landscape is able to support a dense population. This region has not experienced famine in living memory.
Image: The High Energy Ventilator, which the HPLV prototype will be based on. Credit: CERN
Physicists at the University of Liverpool are part of a team of UK scientists awarded £760k funding from UKRI to develop a robust, low-cost ventilator known as the HPLV (High Performance Low Cost Ventilator). This is focussed on helping patients in low and middle-income countries suffering from severe respiratory problems due to Covid-19
Mechanical ventilation is a small but important part of the management of pandemic virus infections which affect the lungs, including SARS-CoV-1, SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) and influenza.
Liverpool’s role
Professor Themis Bowcock, a member of the Particle Physics research group at the University of Liverpool, has played a major role the development of the HPLV.