UNSW Sydney, Manipal Academy select inaugural grant recipients

A project to improve womens safety in public spaces and another exploring sustainability in the apparel industry are the first projects to receive grants under the newly established UNSW Sydney-Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) collaborative research seed funding scheme.

UNSW president and Vice-Chancellor professor Ian Jacobs and Vice-Chancellor of MAHE Dr Vinod Bhat announced the 10 joint grant recipients during an event in Manipal on Saturday, a joint statement said.

Professor Jacobs said: These new grants will help academics at both universities bring the collaboration to life. They will link brilliant minds to jointly address complex and important global research challenges."