The Bhattacharyya Award celebrates impactful collaborations between academia and industry. Each year, a prize of £25,000 is awarded to a team whose sustained partnership demonstrates how universities and industry can work together to address complex challenges and create real-world benefits. This award welcomes submissions from all fields, celebrating collaborations beyond engineering.
Established in 2019 in tribute to Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya, this award highlights projects that embody his vision of academia-industry cooperation to drive societal impact.
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