Helping institutions embrace open access
Manupriya
Academicians and advocates of open access debate the need for open access institutional repositories.
Science Policy Forum
This is the legacy page of science policy forum, which was jointly established by IndiaBioscience, the DST-centre for policy research (CPR), IISc, Bangalore, and Sustainable Water Future Programme. The forum features articles, opinion pieces, events, jobs and grant opportunities in the space of science policy. It also features relevant resources and a discussion space for issues on science policy in India.
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Nationwide video conference highlights achievements of the Science Ministry
Harini Barath
Scientific advances and achievements of the last two years were the focus of a recent press conference organised by the Ministry of Science and Technology, GoI.
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Public engagement with science in India: Making the whole greater than the sum of its parts
Sarah Iqbal & Banya Kar
Over the last year and a half, we have seen a burgeoning of efforts at communicating (COVID-19 ) science to the public. But, did we have a pandemic-ready science communication machinery in the first place? In this article, Sarah Iqbal and Banya Kar, authors of a recent survey report by India Alliance on public engagement with science in India, make a case for the why’s and how’s of engaging public with science before the next health crisis hits us.
Science as a community enterprise: In conversation with Mriganka Sur
Shreya Ghosh
Mriganka Sur is the Newton Professor of Neuroscience and Director of the Simons Center for the Social Brain at MIT. He has also acted as the jury chair for the Infosys Prize in the field of life sciences for the past several years. IndiaBioscience recently had the opportunity to chat with him about the current status of life science research in India, some of the common challenges, and the road ahead for the community. The interview has been edited for clarity and brevity.
Call for a national strategy to make biomedical research more human-relevant
P Surat
Posted on in Health & Medicine, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Policy, Events
Looking afresh at GM Crops: The wait has been long enough
Monika Koul & Ashok Bhatnagar
Equitable digital education – blockers and enablers
Charu D. Rawat & Pranjal Gupta
How can science education research be used for improving college teaching?
Ashish Nerlekar
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Research Ethics
IndiaBiostreams: Webinar on Research Ethics
A moderated discussion with leading researchers on ethical practices in academic research. The topics covered include purity of data, publication ethics and plagiarism. This discussion is broadly based on the “National Policy on Academic Ethics", a document that was issued by the office of the Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) to Government of India in the year 2019.
Science Policy 101
IndiaBiostreams: Science Policy 101 | Science, Technology & Innovation Policies in India - a Flashback
In this second webinar of the ‘Science Policy 101’ series, Aditya Kaushik walks us through the history of Science, Technology and Innovation Policies in India so far, their motivation, salient features, and significant outcomes. This was followed by a general discussion on the four policy statements.
Science Policy 101
IndiaBiostreams: Science Policy 101 | Understanding the Science Policy Ecosystem in India
What is Science Policy? How are Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) policies made in India? Is there an institutional mechanism for STI policymaking? Who are the actors involved in the STI policy process? How does evidence flow into this process? This webinar was the first of the 'Science Policy 101' series, in which the speakers, Chagun Basha and Aditya Kaushik attempt to answer, think-through and discuss these questions.
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Crafting your Career
Crafting Your Career (CYC) | 10 Informational Interview with Chagun and Aditya - Science Policy
Aditya Kaushik & B. Chagun Basha in conversation with Lakshmi Ganesan
In this sixth episode of the series on “informational interviews”, IndiaBioscience chats with Aditya Kaushik and Chagun Basha, two engineers-turned science policy professionals. Listen to learn more about their career paths and also about our new collaborative venture, the science policy forum here.
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Webinar on The Gender Gaps and the Biological Sciences
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Events
International Webinar on Biofilms: Health Aspects and Control Measures
Conference, Seminar & Webinarfocused on Health & Medicine, Biotechnology & Microbiology
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Webinar on "Fostering Transdisciplinary research focused on nationally relevant issues as envisioned in NEP 2020"
Is the pandemic straining gender dynamics in Indian science?
IndiaBiostreams: DBT’s Initiatives on Waste to Value
Policy Lecture Series: The Making of India's Indigenous Scanning Tunneling Microscope
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Regional Manager, Institutional Partnerships
Cactus Communications Pvt. Ltd.
Cactus are looking for a Manager, Institutional Partnerships who will be an evangelist to advance our mission to support and promote the researcher and assist universities to grow. You will directly contribute to the transformation of research communication and researcher …
Public Relations Officer
National Institute of Immunology
National Institute of Immunology (NII) an Autonomous Research Institute of Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India) invites applications for the post of Public Relations Officer (PRO) on Deputation/Short Team Contract Basis. Energetic person possessing Master's degree …
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DST-Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Fellowships Programme
Department of Science and Technology
This fellowship programme provides an opportunity for scientists, technologists, engineers and social scientists to develop skills and contribute to STI policymaking process at various stages in government, academia and industry. Acknowledging the demand and interest, this year's DST-STI-SFP call is …
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Science Technology and Innovation Policies in India
In India thus far, four policy statements have been issued. Here is a compilation of the policy statements.
Resources on Research Ethics
A compilation of resources on research ethics from India and around the world.