Looking to science to revive natural building
With the threats of climate change, waste disposal and a housing crisis facing us, it has never been more crucial to adopt more sustainable ways of living. We talk to three women who see natural building as a way forward.
December 18, 2020
Looking at mental health through Caste
Therapeutic techniques work on the assumption that the cause of distress is only within the individual. However, an individual’s mental health is also affected by various forms of systemic discrimination. So for Dalits, therapy involves narrating trauma from one therapist to another, in the hope that they will eventually find a caste-sensitive professional.
December 17, 2020
Why STEM instructors should think about their teaching philosophies
What makes a good STEM instructor? Manan Bhan argues that the answer lies in their teaching philosophy.
December 1, 2020
Threading together a (very) brief history of genetic research on sexuality
A twitter thread on the history of genetic research on sexuality for the LGBTQ+ STEM day 2020.
November 27, 2020
Without interventions, COVID-19 will burn the bridge for STEM education
The recent death by suicide of LSR mathematics student Aishwarya Reddy is a tragic reminder of how STEM careers are not easily afforded. What are some approaches to change that?
November 25, 2020
Argument with faculty over COVID testing camp leads to suspensions
Questions about freedom of expression at IISER Kolkata have been raised with two students suspended for alleged misbehaviour after they demanded clarifications on the secretive manner in which a testing camp was conducted on campus. One of them has since resigned.
November 24, 2020
How Beena went from handling tech to leading a scientific team
It's not everyday that one hears about gifted technical officers making it into faculty. This is why Beena DB's journey from technical officer to faculty member stands out.
October 15, 2020
Grace Banu: A Dalit-Trans technologist fights for a better world
What is it to be Dalit, trans, and still persist in STEM? Grace Banu, a technologist and a fierce activist, talks about the same as she takes us through her life in this comix.
October 2, 2020
The nuts and bolts of getting science done
A tour across some of India’s most sophisticated research facilities guided by the technologists who run these hi-tech spaces.
August 27, 2020
Deepti and her mutant fruit flies
A facility manager by day and an artist by night, Deepti Trivedi has over the years become a critical part of the research community at BLiSC, Bengaluru.
July 14, 2020
Looking to science to revive natural building
With the threats of climate change, waste disposal and a housing crisis facing us, it has never been more crucial to adopt more sustainable ways of living. We talk to three women who see natural building as a way forward.
December 18, 2020
Why STEM instructors should think about their teaching philosophies
What makes a good STEM instructor? Manan Bhan argues that the answer lies in their teaching philosophy.
December 1, 2020
Without interventions, COVID-19 will burn the bridge for STEM education
The recent death by suicide of LSR mathematics student Aishwarya Reddy is a tragic reminder of how STEM careers are not easily afforded. What are some approaches to change that?
November 25, 2020
Sudipta’s evolution from ‘stone-carrying girl’ to top geologist
Sudipta Sengupta is by no means a ‘hidden figure’ in Indian science, but she is probably one of the few star scientists left who worked in a state university. In this report, she opens up about the big shifts in the world of geology and in her own life.
November 17, 2020
UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (UK), and DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance (India Alliance) are organizing an art and science exhibition titled "The Early Years: A Window of Opportunity".
More information here 
Kaapi with Kuriosity, ICTS, is organizing a talk on "Symmetries of nature and nature of symmetries" by Prof. Rohini M. Godbole on 24th January.
More information here
The Thakur Foundation has set up a 10-year endowment grant at Ashoka University for funding the undergraduate education of women in science.
More information here
The Indian Physics Association (IPA) is organising a special lecture and panel discussion themed on "Gender in Physics" on November 28 at 4 pm.
Read Shampa Sengupta's article on the need for us to look at the intersections of the LGBTQI+ and the disability rights movement.
