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Eight international researchers have been awarded the first Newton Fellowships to undertake two years of research at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº.

The fellows, and the departments they will be joining, are:

• Dr Javier Carrasco (Fritz Haber Institute, Berlin), London Centre for Nanotechnology

• Miss Marianna D'Arco (International School for Advanced Studies, Trieste), ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology

• Dr Neel Dhruv (New York University), ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Institute of Ophthalmology

• Ms Martha Nari Havenith (Max Planck Institute for Brain Research), ¹û¶³Ó°ÔºÌý Wolfson Centre for Biomedical Research

• Dr Simona Irrera (Institute for the Organic Synthesis and Photoreactivity, Bologna), ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Chemistry

• Dr Koon Fung Lam (Hong Kong University of Science), ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Chemical Engineering

• Dr Deborah Villarroel-Lamb (University of the West Indies), ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering

• Dr Xiaobo Zhai (University of Peking), ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº LawsÌý

The Newton International Fellowships Scheme is an initiative run by the UK's leading academies -Ìý The British Academy, The Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society. The scheme covers researchers in all disciplines covered by the three academies - natural and social sciences, engineering and humanities.

The scheme was established to select the best early-stage post-doctoral researchers from all over the world and enable them to work at UK research institutions for a period of two years.

The scheme provides annual grants of £24,000 as part of a long-term goal to build a global pool of research leaders and foster international collaboration with the UK.

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