UoH gets central grant of over ₹50 cr
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Hyderabad: 10.07,2020
The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) under the Union ministry of science & technology has sanctioned a grant of ₹50.44 crore to the School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad (UoH) for five years.
The grant, which was sanctioned as part of the ‘Boost to University Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Department for Education and Research (BUILDER)’ programme, will be utilised by the School of Life Sciences to promote inter-disciplinary teaching and research.
The varsity will be using the grant to upgrade the central facilities of the School such as proteomics, metabolomics, genomics, greenhouse, animal house, etc. Continuous training programmes will also be organised for the benefit of faculty, masters, and research students working in less equipped remotely located universities. “It’s gratifying to see the School of Life Sciences again recognised by DBT with excellent grant support. With this support, I believe that the efforts by the faculty, post-docs, and the students will enhance research output and enable the School of Life Sciences to be among the world’s best,” said Appa Rao Podile, V-C, UoH.
Under this programme, the school has been sanctioned a budget to improve infrastructure, human resources and equipment. The DBT-BUILDER augmented infrastructure facilities will benefit masters and research students, and facilitate high-end research. The support will also be used to offer training programmes in advanced areas of biology besides encouraging student interns from other institutions.
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