On occasion of Children's Day, IISER Pune had organised an open science exhibition for students and citizens. Several models and hands-on experiments were displayed, and there were talks, a drawing competition and other activities. The exhibition received a huge response, and was reported by Sakal ...

Dr. Siddhesh Kamat was selected as a European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) Young Investigator. Research Matters reported the news. November 15, 2019 ...

Dr. Siddhesh Kamat, Assistant Professor in Biology at IISER Pune, has been selected as an ‘European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO)’s Young Investigator for four years starting January 2020. He is one of 27 life scientists from across the globe chosen for this award. EMBO is an organization t...

Antarctica, with an annual average temperature anywhere between minus ten to minus sixty, is one of the most inhospitable places on the Earth. However, this was not the case forty million years ago; a mild climate had prevailed there. Towards the end of the Late Eocene, approximately 33.7 million ye...

IISER Pune was ranked 20th by Nature Index Rankings in the list of top 50 'young' institutions in the world. The Print reported. October 30, 2019 ...

IISER Pune has been ranked twentieth in a list of top Young Universities in the world published by the prestigious Nature Index. The Index classifies institutions younger than fifty years in this category. Of the ten Indian institutes which have made it to the top 100 Young Universities list, IISER ...

The Indian Express interviewed IISER Pune Director, Prof. Jayant Udgaonkar about the institute's philosophy, activities, its growth since inception, and upcoming initiatives. October 28, 2019 ...

The Hindu, Indus Dictum, and Hindu Business Line covered Dr. Harinath Chakrapani and his group's work on finding novel target proteins for potential drugs against antibiotic-resistant strains of the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus. October 13, 2019. ...

Swapna Joshi, PhD student in Humanities and Social Sciences led a heritage walk about the woodwork and paintings in old Maratha architecture and monuments. Pune Mirror and Indian Express reported. October 7, 2019 ...

Dr. Sujit Ghosh and team's work on a building a photocatalyst to degrade organic pollutants using a stabilised form of the mineral perovskite was reported by The Hindu. October 5, 2019. ...

Dr. Sujit K. Ghosh and Dr. Angshuman Nag have both been chosen to receive the Materials Research Society of India (MRSI)’s Medals for 2020. The Medals will be presented during the Annual General Meeting of MRSI to be held in Kolkata during February 2020. As recipients of this medal, the awardee...

CoESME, IISER Pune (in collaboration with Sakal NIE) is organising a series of workshops on hands-on science toys for students and teachers. Sakal covered the workshops that took place in September, 2017, February, 2018, April, 2018; June 2018(1) and (2).; September 2018, July 2019, September 2019 ...

Dr. Saikrishnan Kayarat was among the recipients of 2019 CSIR-Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award. Research Matters, Pune Mirror reported. September 27, 2019 ...

Dr Saikrishnan Kayarat, Associate Professor in Biology at IISER Pune, has been selected for CSIR's Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in the area of Biological Sciences for the year 2019. Dr Kayarat is one of the two winners of the Prize this year in the Biological Sciences discipline. A total of 12 s...

IISER Pune, Persistent Systems and Prashanti Cancer Care Mission together organised a conference and workshop to initiate The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) project's India chapter. EtTech, Digit reported. September 25, 2019 ...

Hindustan Times and Indian Express reported on the supercomputer being set up as part of the National Supercomputing Mission at IISER Pune. ...

Dr. Nirmalya Ballav and his group's work on developing viable alternatives to silicone diodes was reported in the The Hindu. September 14, 2019 ...

Watching Viswanathan Anand taking time to make his move when he plays against Magnus Carlsen reminds us about the famous theory of speed-accuracy trade-off. This idea has been challenged and debated in the field of olfaction research – forming two schools of thought, one supporting a causal link bet...

A recent paper from Dr. Saikrishnan Kayarat's group has determined the atomic structure of McrBC, a bacterial protein which helps prevent viral infections in a bacterial cell and functions as a molecular scissor. The Hindu reported. August 26, 2019 ...

Dr. Sandanraj Britto and his group's work on production of semi-synthetic proteins which can have potential applications in medicine and healthcare war covered by Pune Mirror. August 24, 2019. ...