From left: Caitin Dobson (India Institute), Peter Brocklehurst, Andrew Fleming, Shruti Doshi and Wenwei Wu (India Institute), Dr Martin Toms and Dr Sohini Chakrabortee.
From left: Caitin Dobson (India Institute), Peter Brocklehurst, Andrew Fleming, Shruti Doshi and Wenwei Wu (India Institute), Dr Martin Toms and Dr Sohini Chakrabortee. A top UK Government diplomat in India visited the University of Birmingham to discover how research experts might work with policymakers and partners in the country's south-eastern states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Deputy High Commissioner Hyderabad Andrew Fleming visited the Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education to find out more about the University's world-renowned railway research into areas such as metro and high-speed rail. Hosted by the University's India Institute , he also toured the Birmingham Energy Institute , viewing a number of world firsts, including the cryogenic energy storage unit and the first engine to run on liquid air - the Dearman engine. Mr Fleming viewed the ground-breaking technology as part of a briefing on the development of 'clean cold' logistics chains, which are an important priority in India and globally in meeting the demand for sustainable cooling. The Deputy High Commissioner also visited the Institute of Translational Medicine and Queen Elizabeth Hospital to learn about the University's work as part of National Institute for Health Research. He met academics leading the NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery.
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