Professor Jai Prakash Saini has been appointed the new Vice-Chancellor of Lucknow University for a three-year term. The appointment was made by Uttar Pradesh Governor and Chancellor Anandiben Patel. Prof. Saini, currently serving as the Vice-Chancellor of Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur, will assume charge soon. He expressed a desire to understand the university's strengths and requirements to develop a plan for enhancing academic quality and research.