A pioneering partnership between Khalifa and Manchester Universities will drive graphene innovation

A pioneering partnership between Khalifa and Manchester Universities will drive graphene innovation

Abu Dhabi-UAE & Manchester-UK - An ambitious partnership between Abu Dhabi-based Khalifa University of Science and Technology and The University of Manchester has been agreed with the aim to deliver a funding boost to graphene innovation that will help tackle the planet’s big challenges.

Professor Sir John O’Reilly, President, Khalifa University, and Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell, Vice-Chancellor and President at The University of Manchester, officially signed a contract between the two institutions during an official VIP visit by Manchester to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Senior officials from both universities were present on the occasion.

This international partnership will further accelerate Abu Dhabi’s and Manchester’s world-leading research and innovation into graphene and other 2D materials. The Research & Innovation Center for Graphene and 2D Materials (RIC-2D) based in Khalifa University is part of a strategic investment programme supported by the Government of Abu Dhabi, UAE. This partnership will support expediting the development of the RIC-2D at Khalifa University as well as help building capability in Graphene and 2D Materials in collaboration with the Graphene@Manchester, a community, which includes the academic–led National Graphene Institute (NGI) and the commercially-focused Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC), a pioneering facility already backed by the Abu Dhabi-based renewable