SRM AP launches UNITES Global Innovation Society

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SRM University-AP launches the UNITES Global Innovation Society in association with APSCHE to foster multidisciplinary research, scientific exchange, and sustainable development solutions.

AP State Higher Education Council Chairman-in-Charge Prof Sarangam Vijaya Bhaskara Rao, SRM University-AP Vice-Chancellor Prof Ch Satish Kumar and others launching UNITES in Vijayawada on Saturday 	Photo: Ch Venkata Mastan
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AP State Higher Education Council Chairman-in-Charge Prof Sarangam Vijaya Bhaskara Rao, SRM University-AP Vice-Chancellor Prof Ch Satish Kumar and others launching UNITES in Vijayawada on Saturday Photo: Ch Venkata Mastan

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Amaravati: SRM University-AP, Amaravati, in association with Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE), launched UNITES Global Innovation Society – United Network for Sustainable Development Solutions on Saturday, aiming to bring scientists, academicians, industry representatives, government agencies and young researchers onto a common platform to address complex challenges. The Centre for Interdisciplinary Research (CIDR) of SRM University-AP will serve as the founding and host institution of the society, which will focus on collaborative research, innovation, scientific exchange and public engagement.

Prof Sarangam Vijaya Bhaskara Rao, Chairman-in-Charge, APSCHE, the chief guest, stressed the importance of strengthening the link between scientific research, higher education and society through multidisciplinary collaboration. Prof Achanta Venu Gopal, Director, CSIR-National Physical Laboratory and President of UNITES Global Innovation Society; SRM University-AP Vice-Chancellor Prof Ch Satish Kumar; Prof Vijayamohanan Kunjukrishna Pillai of IISER Thiruvananthapuram; Dr Kiran Mangalampalli, Associate Professor, CIDR and General Secretary of UNITES; and others also spoke on the occasion.

The first major event of the society will be held from December 27 to 29 at SRM University-AP on ‘Physics at the Interfaces of Matter, Light and Life’. The event will also feature VIGYAN SETU – National Science & Technology Expo. Eminent scientists and academicians from IIT Hyderabad, University of Hyderabad, DMRL Hyderabad, IIT Bombay, IISc Bengaluru and other institutions attended the launch.

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