National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS)

Established in 1974, NIMHANS, the apex center for Mental Health and Neuro Science education in the Country operates autonomously.The National institute of mental health and Neuro science is a Medical Institution Located in Bangalore. The National In Institution Located in Bangalore. The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) is an Institute of National Importance governed by the act of Parliament titled NIMHANS Act, 2012. This institute is multidisciplinary institute for patient care, academic pursuit and cutting edge research in the field of mental health and neurosciences. The Central Government recognized its eminent academic position, growth and contributions, and declared it a ‘Deemed University’ in 1994. In 2012, NIMHANS was conferred the status of an ‘Institute of National Importance’. NIMHANS is a multidisciplinary institute for patient care and academic research into mental health and neurosciences. It is an Institute of national importance and one of India’s largest neurology centres. A strategic partnership between University of Liverpool and NIMHANS was established over ten years ago, with an Memorandum of Understanding first signed in 2012 and extended for a further 5 years in 2017 and again in 2022. The relationship with Liverpool is two-fold and led by Professor Tom Solomon who leads the collaboration on brain infections. Additionally, the partnership has a mental health focus with collaborations on longitudinal studies being led at Liverpool by Professor Helen Sharp and by Prof. Prabha Chandra at NIMHANS. More recently collaborative activity has extended to include neuro-imaging led by Professor Simon Keller at Liverpool. The partnership includes an active dual PhD programme. Joint workshops take place annually to agree priorities and explore new lines of research, previously the University of Liverpool and NIMHANS having been awarded several Newton and GCRF grants. ...view more