SMARTIES

UK-India Joint Network on Sustainable Cities & Rapid Urbanisation. @NewtonFund @ESRC. Co-creating Urban Observatories in Indian cities with @NIUA_India

[SMARTIES @Smartiesproject]

Read about our #urban research shortlisted for the #NewtonPrize here: https://t.co/kvuA3BesAe

[Rt Hon Chris Skidmore @CSkidmoreUK]

Was delighted to present the #NewtonPrize winners with their awards at the @newtonfund annual ceremony last night- some superb examples of international collaboration made possible by our investment on global challenges such as climate change, food security and clean water

[SMARTIES @Smartiesproject]

Delighted that @Smartiesproject colleagues @dpsaroj @uniofsurrey & Prof Michèle Clarke @UoNresearch @UoNGeography with Prof Michael Promentilla @DLSUManila were tonight awarded the 2019 @NewtonFund #NewtonPrize for @NexCities research by UK Minister @CSkidmoreUK

[Newton Fund @NewtonFund]

Great to see all the #NewtonPrize up on stage together - congratulations to teams from the UK and China, Indonesia and Philippines! 👏

[Newton Fund @NewtonFund]

“It’s hard not to be struck by the diversity of research supported through the Newton Fund and their focus on real world challenges” @PennySarchet #NewtonPrize

[SMARTIES @Smartiesproject]

At the @NewtonFund #NewtonPrize ceremony in Westminster tonight celebrating impactful international research & innovation projects which make a lasting difference to peoples' lives. "It's all about people" Minister of State Chris Skidmore.

[DOST PCIEERD @dostpcieerd]

Congratulations!

[Calcutta Riverfront Cultural Heritage & Diasporas @HooghlyHeritage]

All good fieldtrips begin with studying the map! Here @ArchaeoNomad & Prof Sumana Bandyopadhyay of the University of Calcutta are discussing aspects of the 1852 map of #Calcutta published by George Cox, London during our project visit to Bagbazar.

[SMARTIES @Smartiesproject]

We won! Congratulations to @smartiesproject colleagues on winning the UK-Philippines #NewtonPrize 2019 for project @NexCities @dpsaroj @HooghlyHeritage

[Newton Fund @NewtonFund]

Congratulations to the UK-Philippines winners of the #NewtonPrize 2019 🏆👏

Their partnership is addressing sanitation and supporting food production by converting wastewater into nutrient-rich fertiliser 👇

[SMARTIES @Smartiesproject]

Good luck to @Smartiesproject colleagues @dpsaroj & @HooghlyHeritage who have been shortlisted for the 2020 #NewtonPrize with Michael Promentilla @DLSUManila. Fingers crossed for tomorrow's outcome!

[British Embassy Manila 🇬🇧🇵🇭 @ukinphilippines]

"In any research, diversity is key to creating more innovations, and partnering with our UK counterparts provided me with different perspectives."

- Dr. Promentilla, #NewtonPrize finalist

📖: https://t.co/kjqWVbgFu0

#CloserThanYouThink

[SMARTIES @Smartiesproject]

Delighted to announce our new Indo-UK @NewtonFund @ahrcpress project @HooghlyHeritage involving @Smartiesproject colleagues. Focusing on cultural #heritage & #diaspora communities along the Hooghly River #Kolkata in partnership with @heritagewalkcal @ArchaeoNomad @chelsea_mcgill4

[UKRI India @UKRI_India]

International Placement Scheme 2020!

Opportunity for early career researchers, doctoral-level research assistants & @ahrcpress / @ESRC funded doctoral students to apply for placements 🇮🇳 @NMIHACM

Last date 6 February 2020

More details👉https://t.co/XH9Wqic2sT

@UKinIndia

[SMARTIES @Smartiesproject]

@balticgateshead Further views of the #RENKEI dinner including from outside on a windy night in the northeast.

[SMARTIES @Smartiesproject]

Lovely venue for the #RENKEI Steering Committee dinner - the @balticgateshead top floor restaurant. Great views up the River Tyne, the bridges & Newcastle skyline. Food & company great too

[SMARTIES @Smartiesproject]

I particularly like the idea of the June 2020 #RENKEI Steering Committee dinner at the Fushimi sake brewery

[SMARTIES @Smartiesproject]

Professor Yasuto Tachikawa of #Kyoto University presenting plans for next summer's UK-Japan #RENKEI climate change workshop & Steering Committee meeting. June is apparently a perfect time to visit #Japan climatically & he argues that there are also beautiful temples to visit

[SMARTIES @Smartiesproject]

Matt Knowles welcoming everyone to the UK-Japan #RENKEI Steering Committee in Newcastle from his new @BritishCouncil office in #Tokyo

[SMARTIES @Smartiesproject]

Delighted to report that @smartiesproject colleagues led by @dpsaroj have been shortlisted for the 2019 #NewtonPrize for their project Water-Energy-Nutrient Nexus in the Cities of the Future @NexCities with @DLSUManila

[Kieran Drake kierandrake.bsky.social @Kieran_drake]

A beautiful drive from Guwahati to Shillong with the views of and around Umiam Lake particularly impressive.
#ReasonsToLoveIndia
#IncredibleIndia

[Immersive Trails @immersivetrails]

In May 1856, the Directors of Oriental Gas Company met in #London to discuss a proposal for gas streetlights in #Calcutta. The contract for the fittings went to Messenger & Sons of #Birmingham. One of the earliest iron fittings can still be seen in #Kolkata.
#ironworkthursday

[SMARTIES @Smartiesproject]

A rural bucolic scene - cattle sheltering from the heat of the day under big #monsoon skies. Could be a painting by @JohnConstableRA. #Brahmaputra riverbank in #Assam