Funded by Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching, MHRD; IndiaBioscience aims to facilitate networking of undergraduate teachers in Life Sciences to share their ideas, experience and expertise in pedagogy and research. We invite you to participate in relevant discussions.
What approach could a teacher take if her students are wary of numbers and statistical analyses? Could an ecologist replicate fieldwork within the confines of a classroom? A recent research paper discusses the use of sweet, colourful candies as a teacher's aid for imparting mathematical reasoning and introducing the strategies of fieldwork.
To teach or to explore? Can good teaching and ingenious research co-exist? How does faculty perceive the two tasks at hand? With the help of existing literature and expert opinions we attempt to delve into the problem.
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New to genetics? Here is an interactive game that lets you breed dragons! The game produced by the Concord Consortium is an exciting tool for students and teachers to get started with genetics. The beautiful graphics create an engaging experience.
Teachers - use this game in your classrooms for a fun experience! The genes used in this game have been picked from the real world genetics of model organisms!
Indian National Science Academy (INSA) releases a book that offers a look into the impact of science in independent India.
An e-book featuring popular lectures on contemporary developments in biology. Originally published at www.insaindia.res.in
A report of an education camp conducted by the Delhi University in association with the Indian National Science Academy and the Association of Microbiologists of India for the students of a government school in rural Himachal Pradesh.
Authors of a recent study published in the journal CBE-Life Sciences Education argue that when evaluating students, it isn't a matter of ‘asking the right questions’; instead, the challenge lies in asking questions the right way.
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The Department of Biological Sciences at Ashoka University invites application for its Ph.D. program (Spring 2019) in interdisciplinary Biological research that covers a wide number of topics, ranging from single molecules to organismal biology, including Evolutionary Biology, Animal Behaviour, Molecular …
13th Call for Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIG), funded by DBT-BIRAC, Govt. of India is now OPEN till 16th August 2018. The grant is intended to stimulate commercialization of research discoveries/innovative ideas that may be in the nascent stage by providing early …
This scheme aims to facilitate mobility of faculty members working in a regular capacity in State Universities / Colleges and in private Academic Institutions to carryout research work in an established public funded institution such as IITs, IISc, IISERS, National …