New Delhi, Jan. 28 -- A series of new initiatives spanning research, technology, student access and cricket have been announced by the University of Cambridge on a high-level visit to India, renewing a relationship between the university and India which goes back more than 150 years, a statement by the University of Cambridge said.

On a visit to India by a senior delegation from the UK university, Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Prentice set out a series of measures designed to build dynamic new partnerships and encourage potential donors, plus a key policy change to help talented Indian students to apply to Cambridge.

Professor Prentice announced the launch of the Cambridge-India Centre for Advanced Studies (CAS) with a focus on inno...