Tuesday 21 May 12-2.30pm and Wednesday 22 May 12-2.30pm
The DMU-India Research Showcase 2024 will bring together our innovative interdisciplinary research collaborations and partnerships with India, and connect and engage with wider De Montfort University (DMU) and India researchers for further development of DMU-India research plans and programmes.
Organised by the DMU-India Research Hub, the showcase highlights include:
- Presentations on interdisciplinary projects.
- Poster Presentation on innovative collaborative initiatives.
- Opportunities for collaboration through networking sessions.
DMU-India Research Hub aims to strengthen existing research collaborations and partnerships, and to further develop new research partnerships with India in line with the DMU Research and Innovation strategy. At a broader policy and engagement level, this aligns with the UK Government India-UK 2030 vision for establishing revitalised and dynamic connections between the two countries.
Ticket sales will close 1 hour before the event starts on each day.
Please contact the DMU Events Office on eventsoffice@dmu.ac.uk if you have any questions.
PROGRAMME
Tuesday 21 May
12-12:30pm
Lunch
12:30-12:35pm
Inaugural Talk by Prof Raghu Raghavan
12:35-12:45pm
Interdisciplinary research with India using creative art based methodologies - Prof Raghu Raghavan
12:45-12:55pm
From Silences to Virtual Memories: 75 years of Partition Studies - Prof Pippa Virdee
12:55-1:05pm
Mobility and Energy Sector Technologies driving to Clean Air: Exploring the Avenues - Dr. Abhishek Tiwary, Dr. Suneel Pandey and Dinesh Pant
1:05-1:15pm
“Not on Record”: Indian cinema entrepreneurships in Upstate Maharashtra, pre-independence - Dr Monia Acciari
1:15-1:25pm
Culturally Based Collaborative Theatre Methodologies and Applied Psychology in Kerala India - Dr Amanda and Dr Sanjana
1:25-1:35pm
Creative and Intercultural Enterprise Research with Indian Communities’ Business & Law Faculty - Prof David Rae and Sudesh Sangray
1:35-1:45pm
Resilience in the face of gender based violence in India- Lessons in community engagement and participatory research through the lens of storytelling - Dr Nadia Svirydzenka and Dr Anoop Bhogal-Nair.
1:45-1:55pm
Enhancing the well-being of Assam tea garden workers and climate change, technology and tradition - Dr Swati Virmani and Dr. Lipika Deka
1:55-2pm
Closing words by Simon Bradbury, PVC International
2-2.30pm
Networking and poster viewing
Wednesday 22 May
12-12:30pm
Lunch
12:30-12:35pm
Opening Address by Prof. Mike Kagioglou
12:35-12:45pm
Building UK/India Partnerships for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research - Dr Tiziana Sgamma
12:45-12:55pm
DMU - NIPER-A collaboration on developing a novel blood test for Alzheimer’s Disease - Prof Sangeeta Tanna
12:55-1:05pm
Accessible Prosthetics: developing capacity, partnerships and research in India - Dr Karthikeyan Kandan
1:05-1:15pm
Collaborative research and teaching in India - Dr Indrani Lahiri
1:15-1:25pm
Mental health issues of internal migrants in India: some thoughts on strengths and weaknesses of current data - Dr Jonathan Coope
1:25-1:35pm
Exploring and co-creating a mental health literacy educational intervention for the nursing staff in hospitals in Pune, India - Akshata Parekh
1:35-1:45pm
Decarb-IT (Equitably Decarbonising India’s Transport Sector) - Prof Subhes Bhattacharyya
1:45-1:55pm
Faith, Spirituality and Medicine- implications for Mental health and Wellbeing - Prof Brown
1:55-2pm
Closing Remarks by Dr Manjeet Ridon and Prof Raghu Raghavan
2-2.30pm
Networking and poster viewing