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Published: 22 February 2023

Ambassador of Argentina visits the ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ and ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ Research Park, Guildford

His Excellency, Ambassador Figueroa, led a delegation visit to the ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ on Monday 20 February 2023 where he was invited to meet Professor Max Lu, Vice-Chancellor, and discuss UK-Argentina research and technology opportunities.

The Ambassador was joined by Dr Ana Franchi, President of CONICET, Argentina’s National Scientific and Technical Research Council, led a lively discussion about Argentina’s research priorities and signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Prof Lu outlining our shared commitment to research collaboration.

Professor Lu said:

“We are honoured to have hosted a visit from the Argentine Ambassador. ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ is fortunate to have a number of research collaborations and strong relations across Argentina. Our MoU with CONICET will provide a strong foundation to develop future collaborative projects and new partnerships in the years to come.â€

The delegation had an interactive demonstration of technology developed by the ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ Institute for People-Centred Artificial Intelligence, the newly-formed pan-university AI Institute. They also met with academics from the School of Veterinary Medicine to learn about their research on sheep vaccination in Rio Negro, Argentina, and discussed ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½â€™s One Health, One Medicine approach to research across the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences.

They ended the day with a trip to , the fourth largest University-owned research park in the country and a major centre of excellence in technology, science, health and engineering for businesses of all sizes. Hosted by Chief Executive Officer Grant Bourhill, they discussed how ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ Technology Centre delivers added value through their outstanding enterprise ecosystem.

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