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Best ideas for Oman’s development honoured at Research Awards
By: Times News Service
Muscat: A new way for people with diabetes to cure themselves of their condition, new energy-saving ways to cool homes in hot countries like Oman, and better methods to generate renewable energy are among the 12 projects to have been awarded at this year’s National Research Awards.
The awards honour research done by those who come up with ideas across a number of fields, including healthcare, transportation, energy, the environment, computing, and many others, which benefit the lives of society. Under the PhD category, Constantinos Chryssou from Muscat University won in the Education and Human Resources field for his project titled ‘University–industry interactions in the Sultanate of Oman: Challenges and opportunities’.
Sayyid Theyazin honours research award winners
By: Times News Service
Muscat: The Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation announced the winners of the seventh edition of the Annual Research Forum on Monday.
The function was held under the auspices of His Highness Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham bin Tarik Al Said, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth.
Twelve projects won the national research awards in six research fields, including Culture and Human and Basic Sciences; Education and Human Resources, Energy and Industry, Environment and Biological Resources, Health and Social Services and Communication and Information Systems.
The new logo of Oman Animal and Plant Genetic Resources Centre (Mawarid) was launched on the sidelines of the forum.