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Communicating science in a changing India
Shreya Ghosh
What is the role of science journalism in the rapidly transforming India of the 21st century? What challenges does it face, and how secure is its future? On August 20 - 21, 2018, scientists, journalists and communicators gathered together in the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, to discuss and hash out some key points on the subject of “Science, Journalism, Media: Communicating Science in a Changing India”.
Posted on Oct 27, 2018 in Policy & Outreach
Making Indian science more open and accessible
Manupriya

Sridhar Gutam, Convenor of Open Access India, talks about what will it take to make Indian science truly accessible for anyone interested in it.
Posted on Sep 29, 2017 in Other & Policy
Retractions: what do the data say?
Manupriya

Fuelled by plagiarism and other forms of scientific misconduct, rate of retraction shows a sharp increase in India.
Posted on Sep 16, 2017 in Other, Policy & Ethics
The Biodiversity Act and why you should be aware of it
Manupriya
Researchers and researcher-entrepreneurs will benefit from getting acquainted with the Biodiversity Act.
Posted on Feb 17, 2017 in Other, Policy, Intellectual Property & Advice
Bringing together science and governance
Debaleena Basu
A report from a workshop on Science & Technology policy for women scientists held at IISER Pune in April 2016.
Posted on May 12, 2016 in Policy, Event & Lateral Careers

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2016

IMPRINT: Accelerating research and innovation
Vrushal Pendharkar
Posted on Mar 28, 2016 in Policy, Funding, Research

2015

Two of a kind
Harini Barath
Posted on Apr 22, 2015 in Career Development, Policy, Job Search

2011

Indian universities: The time is now
Ron Vale
Posted on Oct 10, 2011 in Policy, Advice, Research