COVIDSCICOM
'CovidSciCom is a global study involving practitioners and experts across India, Switzerland and the United States, in collaboration with Swissnex in India and Boston, Science et Cité and the Swiss Academies in Switzerland, and the National Institute of Advanced Studies in India'.
For details: https://covidscicom.org/about/
For details: https://covidscicom.org/about/
Bust Corona Myths Challenge
This social media challenge aims to understand and bust the myths and misinformation on Covid-19!
Make a 30 - 40-second selfie video (if possible in the vernacular language) on the myth/ misinformation spreading amongst your friends/neighbourhood / society. Don’t forget to provide facts with the sources, your name and occupation (optional) in the video. Upload the video on your social media profile with hashtags #Bustcoronamyths #Burscovidmyths and share with your friends and social media groups/ pages. Then challenge 3 friends to make and upload videos.
To share / watch videos please visit
https://www.facebook.com/bustcoronamyths
https://twitter.com/bustcoronamyths
Make a 30 - 40-second selfie video (if possible in the vernacular language) on the myth/ misinformation spreading amongst your friends/neighbourhood / society. Don’t forget to provide facts with the sources, your name and occupation (optional) in the video. Upload the video on your social media profile with hashtags #Bustcoronamyths #Burscovidmyths and share with your friends and social media groups/ pages. Then challenge 3 friends to make and upload videos.
To share / watch videos please visit
https://www.facebook.com/bustcoronamyths
https://twitter.com/bustcoronamyths
Student -Scientist : Bridging students with scientists
We host a citizen science initiative named 'student-scientist', which is an attempt to bridge the existing gap between general public and scientists through students. Here schools of an area are bridged with nearby arts and science colleges and the bidirectional communication between the members of educational establishments and professional scientists, from nearby research institutions, and joint knowledge production are promoted. This project also aims to develop educational institutions into a permanent low-cost system for monitoring social and environmental changes of their locality and cultivating pro-environment behaviour amongst the students and general public. For details visit or our Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/studentscientistnias/
Ecology Module for School Children
Developed a module titled Ecosystem for the school children (8th and 9th standard) of four states (Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Rajasthan and Mizoram) of India as part of the project titled Connected Learning Initiative (CLIx https://clix.tiss.edu/), a joint venture of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, USA
Conferences and Workshops Organised
- Students Scientist Interaction. National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore. 16th October 2023.
- Workshop on 'Bridging Animal Cognition with Conservation Biology’. Student Conference on Conservation Sciences - 2023, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. 12th October 2023.
- Recreational angling and the conservation of the megafish mahseer in India. An interaction with the recreational anglers of the Karnataka. 24th June 2023.
- Conducted a training programme on 'Ecology, Ethology and Evolution’ for the students participated in the camp to select the Indian team for International Biology Olympiad (IoB) -2023, HBCSE, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, 6th June 2023,
- National Conference on Intelligence - in Animals, Humans and Machines jointly organized by National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) and Kristu Jayanti College (Autonomous), Bangalore 18th -19th April, 2023.
- SERB Karyashala (High-end workshop) on Science communication. 25th - 30th July 2022
- Students Scientist Interaction. National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore; 9th May 2022.
- Workshop on 'Bridging Animal Cognition with Conservation Biology’. (online) Student Conference on Conservation Sciences- 2021, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 29 September 2021.
- Indo-Swiss panel discussion (online) on Communicating Science in a Crisis. National Institute of Advanced Studies, Swissnex in India and Boston, Science et Cité and the Swiss Academies, 24 March 2021.
- Students Scientist Interaction. National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore; 14 January 2020.
- One day workshop on Designing and conduction experiments in animal behaviour and cognition. National Initiative on Undergraduate Science, (NIUS-Biology). Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, 11 October 2019.
- Workshop on Animal Cognition and Conservation. Student Conference on Conservation Sciences- 2019, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 15-18 October 2019.
- Three-day National Workshop on ‘Science Film Making’ in association with Vigyan Prasar, Dept. of Science and Technology Government of India. National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore; 15-17 July 2019.
- Workshop on Integrating Animal Cognition with Conservation Science. Student Conference on Conservation Sciences- 2018, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 29 September 2018.
- One-day workshop Dialogue with the Scientist-Communicators. With Swissnex India National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore, 28th September 2018.
- Roundtable meeting and public interaction meeting on Flood in Kerala and Kodagu. National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore, 18th September 2018.
- One-day workshop on Conservation Psychology. University of Transdisciplinary Health Sciences and Technology, Bengaluru, 4 June 2018.
- Roundtable meeting on Artificial Intelligence and Society. National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore, 9 April 2018.
- Roundtable meeting on Exposure to Radiation, How Low it should be? Risk of Radiation and Communicating the Reality. National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore, 17 May 2018.
- Workshop on Freshwater Fish Conservation: Concepts, Techniques and Strategies. (With N. Dhanukar IISER Pune; R. Raghavan, KUFOS Kochi; U. Katwate, BNHS Mumbai; S. Philip, Nirmalagiri College, Kannur) Student Conference on Conservation Sciences- 2016, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 21 - 24 September 2017.
- ScienceComm-2017’ With Swissnex India and Science et Cité as part of '70 Years of Swiss-Indian Friendship'. National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore; 30 June 2017
- Three day National Workshop on ‘Science Films’ in association with Vigyan Prasar, Dept. of Science and Technology National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore; 28-30 March, 2017
- Public awareness programme on Conservation of the Subterranean Fishes. CEC Payyaparamba, Mattanur, Kannur district Kerala; 19th March 2017
- Student Scientist Interaction on Interdisciplinary Research. National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore; 10th March 2017
- One day workshop on Communicating Science Out of the Lab. EURAXESS Links India Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) Outreach and National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore; 22nd October 2016
- Workshop on Understanding personality traits in animal species and its applications in wildlife conservation. (With Sindhu Radhakrishna) Student Conference on Conservation Science-2016, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore; 21 - 24 September 2016
- Workshop on Freshwater Fish Conservation: Concepts, Techniques and Strategies. (With N. Dhanukar IISER Pune; R. Raghavan, KUFOS Kochi; U. Katwate, BNHS Mumbai; S. Philip, Nirmalagiri College, Kannur) Student Conference on Conservation Sciences- 2016, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 21 - 24 September 2016.
- Workshop on 'Student Network': A platform for Student-Scientist partnership. National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore. 1 December 2015
- International conference on ‘Cognition Consciousness and Cultures: Implications for the 21st centaury’. (With S. Menon, A. Sinha, N. Nagaraj, S. Roy and B V Sreekantan) National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore. 9-11 December 2015
- Workshop on Freshwater Fish Conservation: Concepts, Techniques and Strategies. (With R. Raghavan, KUFOS Kochi; N. Dhanukar IISER Pune; Neeti, Coorg Wildlife Society Madikeri, U. Katwate, BNHS Mumbai; S. Philip, Nirmalagiri College, Kannur) Student Conference on Conservation Sciences- 2015, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore , 9th September, 2015.
- Workshop on Martial Arts: Harmony of Body and Mind (With Sangeetha Menon) National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore);13 March 2015
- Workshop on Conservation Psychology: Attitude and Environmental Decision-Making. (With Sindhu Radhakrishna) Student Conference on Conservation Science-2014, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore; 25 - 28 September 2014
- Seminar on When Science Meets the Public: Bridging the Gap. (With Pallava Bagla; NDTV New Delhi) National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore; 20 – 21 June, 2014.
- Workshop on Citizens Science Project and Science Communication. National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore and MES KEVEEYAM College, Valanchery, Kerala; January 25, 2010
- National workshop on Recent Trends in Ethology and Behavioural Sciences. Animal Behaviour and Wetland Research Laboratory, Christ College, Irinjalakuda, Kerala; August 5-8, 2003
- Seminar on Environmental Laws. Interdisciplinary Scientific Research Development Organisation, Irinjalakuda, Kerala; February 14, 2004
- Workshop on Conservation of Medicinal Plant Diversity: and Revitalization of Basic Phytomedical Systems. Interdisciplinary Scientific Research Development Organisation, Irinjalakuda and Community Agro-Bodiversity Centre and M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, Kalpetta, Wynad, Kerala; June 10-11, 2006
NIAS Training Programmes for Scientists and Policy Makers
- NIAS- DST Training Programme – “Science Policy and General Management”. With Dr. Gopi Rethinaraj, National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore; 6-17 February 2017
Student Scientist Workshops
My team conducted student-scientist interactions in order to familiarise school and college students with the tools and techniques of science and social science - in various localities of Kerala and Karnataka States
- Bethlehem High School Aizawl, Mizoram, With Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, 24th January, 2017
- Government Model School, Aizawl, Mizoram, With Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, 25th January, 2017
- Govt. High School, Marasuru, Karnataka, 25th September 2016
- St. Mira's Inclusive Convent, Sujjlur, Mandya, Karnataka, 19th September 2016
- St Judes School, Vellarikundu, Kasargode, Kerala, 30 August 2016
- Nirmalagiri College Koothuparamba Kannur Kerala, 29th August 2016
- Government High School, Shivanahalli, Bannerghatta, Karnataka, 12th April 2016
- Members of the Walk with a Scholar Programme of Nirmalagiri College Kannur, Kerala, (at NIAS Bnaglaore), 18th March 201
- Anekal Public School, Anekal, Karnataka, 17 th March 2016
- Govt. High School, Irimbiliyam, Malappuram, Kerala, 2nd March 2016
- St. Thomas College, Thrissur, Kerala, 24 th February 2016
- St. Joseph College, Devagiri, Kozhikode, Kerala, 17 th February 2016
- Government College, Nellihudikeri, Karnataka, 6 th February 2016
- Anglo Vernacular Composite High School, Madikeri, Karnataka, 5 th February 2016
- Govt. Middle Primary School Nanjarayapatna, Karnataka, 5 th February 2016
- MES KVM College, Valanchery, Kerala, 22 th January 2016
- Government High School, Halagere, Koppal, Karnataka, 19 th January 2016
- Government High School, Ginigera, Koppal, Karnataka, 20 th January 2016
- Government High School, Hiresindogi, Koppal, Karnataka, 21 th January 2016
- Govt. High School, Irimbiliyam, Malappuram, Kerala, 22 th January 2016
- Anekal Public School, Anekal, Karnataka, 14 th November 2015
- BVS School Puttoor, Thrissur, Kerala, 12 th November 2015
- Govt. High School, Irimbiliyam, Malappuram, Kerala, 24 th July 2015
- MES KVM College, Valanchery, Kerala, 20th July th 2015
Training Programmes for Biology Teachers
As part of the project titled ‘Connected Learning Initiative Programme (CLIx)’ me and my team conducted training programme titled Biology education and Clix Ecosystem Module for the selected high school biology teachers from Chattisgarh, Telangana, Rajasthan and Mizoram and states. We trained around 550 teachers
- Jawahar Navodaya Vidhyalaya, Raipur, Chhattisgarh 16 November 2017
- Government Model School, Karimnagar, Telangana, 23-25 November 2017
- Government District Institute for Education and Training (DIET), Vikarabad, Renagareddy, Telangana, 20-22, November 2017
- Government District Institute for Education and Training (DIET), Vikarabad, Renagareddy, Telangana, 06-08, November 2017
- Government Model School, Karimnagar, Telangana 6-8 November 2017
- Telangana State Model School (TSMS), Thimmapur, Telangana. 30 October-01 November, 2017
- Government Model School, Karimnagar, Telangana 30th October to 1st November 2017
- District Institute of Education and Training (DIET), Rangareddy, Telangana 20-22 October 2017
- Government College of Education Hanamkonda, Warangal, Telangana 9-11 October 2017
- District Institute of Education and Training (DIET), Warangal, Telangana, 5-7 October 2017
- National Institute of Technology, Aizawl, Mizoram; 11 August 2017 SP Group of Institutions, Sirohi Rajasthan; 21 July 2017
- Global Institute of Technology, Jaipur Rajasthan; 20 July 2017
- District Institute of Education and Training (DIET), Raipur, Chhattisgarh, 16 July 2017