Conferences offer opportunities for scientists to share their work, get feedback for it, and find new avenues of exploration. The Science Undergraduate Research Conference (SURC) hosted by Azim Premji University in December 2023 offered this experience to undergraduate students from across India pursuing science research. In this article, one of the organisers of the conference shares how students at this stage of education can benefit from such events.

On 4 Nov 2022, IndiaBioscience and NMKRV College for Women, Bengaluru co-organised a one-day seminar for undergraduate and post-graduate students and faculty, featuring talks on the upcoming areas of biology by scientists in the city. In this article, Vijeta Raghuram, Program Manager-Education, IndiaBioscience, Priya R, a faculty at the Department of Biotechnology of the College, and Suma S, a student of the College share highlights of the event and why such events are essential for undergraduate students and educators.