Five research projects that bring together academics from Queen Mary University of London and Cornell University will receive seed funding.
Academics from both institutions were invited to work together to submit proposals in August 2023 through the Global Strategic Collaboration Awards. Today we have announced that five funding proposals will be funded £8,000 each to support international collaboration.
Queen Mary first began its partnership with Cornell University in 2022. This work is part of Cornell’s Global Hubs initiative and Queen Mary University’s international strategy – and has started to build deeper collaboration in research and education between the two institutions.
“The joint seed grants awarded between Cornell and Queen Mary faculty highlight and deepen the strength of our partnership,” said Wendy Wolford, vice provost for international affairs and Robert A. and Ruth E. Polson Professor of Global Development, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. “With our students and faculty so closely connected, we look forward to expanding this very meaningful collaboration in the years to come.”
Professor Colin Bailey CBE, Principal and President of Queen Mary University of London, said: “It is great to see colleagues from Queen Mary University and Cornell University work together on some fascinating research projects. What is most exciting is that this funding will not only initiate long-term collaboration between leading academics but will also have the potential to be scaled up and to make real-life impact across the globe. Queen Mary is a leading international university, with collaborations all over the world and I look forward to seeing our partnership with Cornell grow as faculty staff get to know each other and work in partnership on leading research projects.”
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