According to Prof Malabika Sarkar, Vice-Chancellor, Ashoka University, ''It is an honour for the University that Justice Lokur has agreed to be Ashoka’s first Ombudsperson. With his vast experience and distinguished career, he commands the respect of the entire University community.”
The Chair-holder will lead the setting up of an Astrophysics Centre at Ashoka. The permanent Chair will be associated with the Physics Department at the University.
In his role as a Senior Adviser at Ashoka University, Dr Kant will further biomedical research at the University, facilitate collaborations with hospitals, establish workflow as per the highest ethical and regulatory standards, enable translational research and mentor the faculty.
The university in Haryana's Sonipat became the centre of a controversy earlier this week, when Mehta, who had resigned as its vice chancellor two years back, chose to step down as professor, saying that the founders made it "abundantly clear" that his association with the institution was a "political liability".
Ashoka University and IIT Delhi will contribute matching funds to support collaborative and interdisciplinary education and research initiatives through a joint call for proposals, for the development of collaborative activities that will lead to impactful research outcomes.
The application process for PhD programmes in Sociology & Anthropology and Chemical Sciences will close on February 28, 2021, and December 4, 2020, respectively.
The first round of applications will remain open till 7th January 2021.
The rankings are devised based on volume as well as the reach of the research output of the department since it takes into account total publications, number of citations, and number of downloads of research papers of registered authors.
It is a semester-long leadership development program that aims to convene, challenge, and celebrate student leaders working towards UN goals.
The finalists made presentations on ideas which included ways to reduce the concentration of particular matter and other pollutants, provide affordable, eco-friendly alternative to expensive traditional harvesters, prevent stubble burning, and more.
