Overview

This, as the name suggests, encourages research focused on development emphasizing interdisciplinary approach. The central theme of research under this Centre is Ecology and Sustainable Development, a philosophy that MU has committed itself to for a long time. Scholars from different streams like medicine, engineering, management, geopolitics, media studies and cultural studies work together on research projects relating to sustainable development. Manipal Academy of Higher Education, which has many international linkages, invites experts from different parts of the world and involves their expertise in this area to find out solutions to ecological problems in this coastal region of India and elsewhere in the world.

 

The research projects undertaken by the Centre implements the outcomes of research as actions with the support of local governmental agencies under MU’s Public Private Partnership initiatives.

 

Objectives

 

  • To encourage multidisciplinary research in the area of ecology and sustainable development
  • To bring together scholars from different and diverse disciplines working on a single project
  • To Improve exchange of information and knowledge between different disciplines
  • To encourage international participation in research on developmental issues in coastal Karnataka
  • To find out solutions to ecological problems and implement actions for sustainable development
  • To develop international collaborative research in the field of ecology and sustainable development 
 

Project Title

PI and Institution

Total cost of the project

A Study on factors influencing incidence of cancers in Udupi district through population based cancer Registry

Dr Ramachandra Kamath

Department of Public Health, MU

Rs 6,87,750

Assessment of Photosynthetic Efficiency in Orchids to Manage Greenhouse Effects

Dr Vidhu Sankar Babu

School of Life Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Rs 9,50,000

Spatial and Temporal Variability Of The Water Chemistry and Microflora of Svarna River And Its Estuary

Dr K Balakrishna

Department of Civil Engineering, MIT

Rs 9,48,100

Fundamental study of the use of water and environmentally sustainable water based lubricants in multiple axial groove journal bearings

Prof Raghuvir B Pai

Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, MIT

Rs 8,00,000

Development of bio-degradable natural fibre composites from locally available materials

Dr Vijaya Kini M

DMME, MIT

Rs 8,00,000