2025年9月23日破土, 向慈善家Ratan Tata致敬, 提升印度与牛津的纽带。 Oxford’s first building named for an Indian, the Ratan Tata Building, breaks ground on September 23, 2025, honoring philanthropist Ratan Tata and boosting India-Oxford ties.

2025年9月23日的开创性仪式标志着牛津萨默维尔学院拉坦塔塔大楼的建造工程开始,这是第一个以印度人命名的牛津设施。 A groundbreaking ceremony on September 23, 2025, marked the start of construction for the Ratan Tata Building at Oxford’s Somerville College, the first Oxford facility named after an Indian. 由Morris & Co设计的四层结构将容纳牛津印度可持续发展中心,并反映可持续性、包容性和创新的价值观。 The four-storey structure, designed by Morris & Co, will house the Oxford India Centre for Sustainable Development and reflect values of sustainability, inclusion, and innovation. 2024年10月逝世的已故印度慈善家拉坦塔塔(Ratan Tata), Funded by a major donation from the Tata Group, the building honors late Indian philanthropist Ratan Tata, who died in October 2024. 它完成了Radcliffe天文台的校园,并加强了牛津大学与印度的学术关系。 It completes the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter campus and strengthens Oxford’s academic ties with India.