mumbai the best researcher among the teachers will be felicitated by the mumbai university on its foundation day from next year onwards the university on its foundation day function early this week announced the institution of three new awards one of which will be to encourage more teachers to participate in research activities the three awards will be for the best researcher in teachers the best university department and the best department in administration announced vicechancellor rajan welukar at the function the university usually felicitates achievers from the university and gives prizes to many others who have done extraordinary work in various categories within the university on its foundation day however good researchers failed to get recognition from the 156yearold institution apart from the announcement of these prizes from the next year the vicechancellor also said that the university aims to promote more colleges to go in for academic autonomy and have at least 15 autonomous colleges under the university welukar also said that university departments will also be asked to go in for autonomy