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Eight international fellowships for UCL

18 March 2009

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Eight international researchers have been awarded the first Newton Fellowships to undertake two years of research at 911±¬ÁÏÍø.

The fellows, and the departments they will be joining, are:

  • Dr Javier Carrasco (Fritz Haber Institute, Berlin), London Centre for Nanotechnology
  • Miss Marianna D'Arco (International School for Advanced Studies, Trieste), 911±¬ÁÏÍøeuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology
  • Dr Neel Dhruv (New York University), UCL Institute of Ophthalmology
  • Ms Martha Nari Havenith (Max Planck Institute for Brain Research), UCLÌý Wolfson Centre for Biomedical Research
  • Dr Simona Irrera (Institute for the Organic Synthesis and Photoreactivity, Bologna), UCL Chemistry
  • Dr Koon Fung Lam (Hong Kong University of Science), UCL Chemical Engineering
  • Dr Deborah Villarroel-Lamb (University of the West Indies), UCL Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering
  • Dr Xiaobo Zhai (University of Peking), UCL LawsÌý

The Newton International Fellowships Scheme is an initiative run by the UK's leading academies -Ìý The British Academy, The Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society. The scheme covers researchers in all disciplines covered by the three academies - natural and social sciences, engineering and humanities.

The scheme was established to select the best early-stage post-doctoral researchers from all over the world and enable them to work at UK research institutions for a period of two years.

The scheme provides annual grants of £24,000 as part of a long-term goal to build a global pool of research leaders and foster international collaboration with the UK.

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