This year, the MIT-Imperial College London Seed Fund is calling on researchers at each institution to submit proposals focusing on climate solutions and zero pollution.
"Global issues can only be solved with international collaboration and innovative ideas," states Professor Maggie Dallman, vice president (international) at Imperial College London. "The MIT-Imperial College London Seed Fund provides a platform for scientists to do that." The fund, managed by MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) on behalf of the associate provost for international activities, builds on an existing partnership, with an exciting new focus.
This year, the fund is calling on researchers at each institution to submit proposals that address climate solutions and zero pollution. The new theme reflects research priorities already underway at each institution, with Imperial's Zero Pollution initiative seeking to create a future free from human pollution, and MIT's Climate Grand Challenges focusing the research community's efforts on breakthroughs in climate mitigation and adaptation.
"This seed fund marks an exciting new chapter in our collaboration with MIT and will enable our scientists to work more closely together to reduce the impact of pollution on the climate and people's health," Dallman says.
"The new focus of the MIT-Imperial seed fund on climate change and environmental sustainability reflects research priorities at both institutions," says Associate Provost for International Activities and Japan Steel Industry Professor Richard Lester, who drives the fund at MIT. "The world's leading research universities have a special responsibility to develop science-based solutions to these great challenges, and by working together on these problems, MIT and Imperial can reasonably hope to strengthen their combined impact."
The UK has emerged as a leader in international efforts
