UoH institutes golden jubilee interdisciplinary research medal from 2024

HYDERABAD: The

University of Hyderabad

(UoH) has instituted the golden jubilee interdisciplinary research medal for PhD scholars in chemistry, life sciences, medical sciences that will be awarded from 2024, the golden jubilee year of the formation of the university.


“The institution of this medal is built on the interdisciplinary nature of education and research in the

National Education Policy

(

NEP

) 2020. It will be a further boost to the academic growth of the research scholars and also to the university as an

Institution of Eminence

,” said Prof BJ Rao, vice-chancellor, UoH.


These medals will be awarded to PhD scholars who cover at least two of the defined areas from chemistry, life sciences, medical/ pharmaceutical sciences.


The interdisciplinary research component should have been published in a peer reviewed journal at the time of thesis submission. The work being considered for the interdisciplinary medal should reflect as being beyond the boundary of the research group in which the student is registered and the school in which the thesis is submitted.


“The candidate with the inter-disciplinary work component published in the highest impact factor journal will be given due credit for the same. The total number of papers published till submission of the thesis from inter-disciplinary work and their cumulative IF shall be given weightage,” read description shared by the university on the eligibility for the medals.