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Kuwait Science Inward Visit Programme to the United Kingdom Kuwait Science Inward Visit Programme to the United Kingdom In collaboration with Kuwait Science Inward Visit Programme to the United Kingdom In collaboration with ìÉÑ°üdG ôHÉ÷G óªMC’G ±Gƒf ï«°ûdG ƒª°ùdG ÖMÉ°U Iô°†M âjƒμdG ádhO ÒeCG H.H. Sheikh Nawaf AL-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah The Amir Of The State Of Kuwait ìÉÑ°üdG ôHÉ÷G óªMC’G π©°ûe ï«°ûdG ƒª°S âjƒμdG ádhO ó¡Y ‹h H.H. Sheikh Meshal AL-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah The Crown Prince Of The State Of Kuwait Table of Contents Foreword ....................................................................................................................................................... 4 Acknowledgements ....................................................................................................................................... 6 Contributors .................................................................................................................................................. 7 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 8 UK Science and innovation Network (SIN) ................................................................................................. 9 The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, England ......................................................................................... 10 Visit Summary (2nd of December 2019) ................................................................................................ 10 University Profile .................................................................................................................................... 11 Agenda .................................................................................................................................................... 13 The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom ................................................................... 14 Visit Summary (5th of December 2019) ................................................................................................. 14 University Profile .................................................................................................................................... 15 Agenda .................................................................................................................................................... 17 Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom ................................................................ 18 Visit Summary (4th of December 2019) ................................................................................................. 18 University Profile .................................................................................................................................... 20 Agenda .................................................................................................................................................... 22 Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland ............................................................................................. 24 Visit Summary 6th of December 2019 ................................................................................................... 24 University Profile .................................................................................................................................... 25 Agenda .................................................................................................................................................... 27 Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, UK .............................................................. 30 Visit Summary ........................................................................................................................................ 30 University Profile .................................................................................................................................... 32 Agenda .................................................................................................................................................... 35 University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom ........................................................................................... 36 Visit Summary ........................................................................................................................................ 36 University Profile .................................................................................................................................... 40 Agenda .................................................................................................................................................... 42 Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom ............................................................................ 43 Visit Summary ........................................................................................................................................ 43 University Profile .................................................................................................................................... 44 Agenda .................................................................................................................................................... 46 Cardiff University, Wales ........................................................................................................................... 47 Visit Summary ........................................................................................................................................ 47 University Profile .................................................................................................................................... 47 Agenda .................................................................................................................................................... 49 Concluding Remarks ................................................................................................................................... 50 Inward Visit Reports ................................................................................................................................... 51 Food security, food security policy, economic growth, food safety, nutrition ....................................... 51 Monitoring the prevalence crustacean bacterial and viral diseases in the local fish market of Kuwait .. 53 Electrocatalytic CO2 reduction to formate on 2D nanohybrid catalysts ................................................. 59 Integrated, Sustainable Biomass and Wastewater Treatment System for Biofuel and Coproducts Production System from Local Microalgae ............................................................................................ 61 Sustainable Crop Production in Sandy Soils through Climate-smart, Precision Irrigation and Nutrient Management Techniques ........................................................................................................................ 64 To study the effect of Green supply chain practices in manufacturing industries in Kuwait ................. 67 Development and Application of Virtual reality-based inspection of bridge in Kuwait......................... 69 Supply chain risk assessment of energy infrastructure In Kuwait .......................................................... 71 Coastal Management/Engineering; Numerical Modelling ...................................................................... 74 Graphene-based membranes ................................................................................................................... 76 Smart Cities ............................................................................................................................................. 78 Environmental monitoring ...................................................................................................................... 78 Population Health.................................................................................................................................... 78 Environmental monitoring and research ................................................................................................. 80 Clean Energy ........................................................................................................................................... 82 CO2 Capture, Utilization, and Storing (CCUS) ...................................................................................... 84 KFAS Mission Report ............................................................................................................................. 86 Foreword I am delighted to see the publication of this mission report by the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR). It is a wonderfully detailed account of the first UK-Kuwait Scientific Research Inward Visit programme and a true celebration both of the enduring friendship between Britain and Kuwait and of the valuable scientific collaboration between our two countries. I am especially grateful to Dr Samira Omar, Director-General of KISR, for commissioning this visit report, and to colleagues from KISR, the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement for Sciences, the Environment Public Authority, Kuwait University and the Public Authority for Food and Nutrition for their expert contributions. I should also like to thank the UK’s Gulf Science and Innovation Network for supporting
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