List of Science Communicators of India
Public list of science communicators of India
Month: September 2018
National Institutional Ranking and Institutions of Eminence
The National Institutional Ranking Framework of the Ministry of Human Resource Development shows that institutions funded by the Central Government occupy the pride of place in the higher education sector in India, followed by state universities and then by private universities. Autonomy, internal democracy, emphasis on merit in appointments and admissions, flexibility in administration, ability of faculty to attract research grants etc. are pre-requisites for eminence. These attributes, which are worth fighting for, exist to different extents in centrally funded institutions. It is unfair to treat public and private institutions as two separate categories of equal importance for identifying Institutions of Eminence. Private universities need to be encouraged, but not at the expense of publicly funded institutions which have done the nation proud and are acclaimed in India and abroad.
Visualizing cellular and molecular science for science communication
Most science communication workshops for scientists often focus on only the writing component. The visuals that are used alongside have not received similar attention with respect to their legibility.
Event report: “Telling Your Research Story”
Over 40 students from different institutions like CSIR-NCL, IISER-Pune, and Savitribai Phule Pune University took part in a workshop on 18th September 2018 to improve their story-telling skills.
इयत्ता तिसरी शिकलेला क्रांतिकारी संशोधक – दादाजी खोब्रागडे
तुमच्यातील बऱ्याच लोकांना “इयत्ता तिसरी शिकलेला क्रांतिकारी संशोधक” – असे शीर्षक वाचून आश्चर्य वाटणे स्वाभाविक आहे . खरे पाहता संशोधन कार्यासाठी असावी लागेते ती इछा शक्ती , जिज्ञासू वृत्ती आणि काहीतरी नवीन शिकण्याची मनोवृत्ती. याच्याच बळावर नांदेड येथील , इयत्ता तिसरी शिकलेल्या श्री दादाजी खोब्रागडे यांनी तब्ब्ल ९ तांदळाच्या जातींचा शोध लावला. त्यांचे रविवारी , […]
Workshop on Scientific Project Financial Management
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER Pune) along with the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, are inviting nominations (1-2 max per organization) from Junior and Midcareer scientists- both administrators and technologists from various Academic, Scientific research and Govt. funding bodies in the country. In this regard, IISER PUNE proposes […]
Research fund crunch, real or created, is hitting India’s academia on the wrong side
In real terms, the per capita funds available for R&D activities have not increased but, in fact, may be less.
Issues across Science, Journalism and Media: Plagiarism, Scientists and the Media
The fact of plagiarism itself is easy to establish in most cases and the willingness of scientists to come on record to say so would show that the science enterprise in India is robust and well.
Issues across Science, Journalism and Media: Sexual harassment and the moral role of scientists, journalists and institutions
I discuss how cases of sexual harassment at the academic workplace could be covered by journalists, examining the responsibility of individual scientists and of the institutions they belong to.