Dr. Ramana Athreya's discovery of a new bird in Arunachal Pradesh, followed by his efforts to get the local Bugun community involved in conservation through ecotourism was reported by the Wire and the international conservation magazine Mongabay (also see related article). December 2018. ...

Prof. Sanjeev Galande and group's research on devising a test for early detection of colorectal cancer was reported in an article by the Indian Express. December 3, 2018. ...

Prof. Satishchandra Ogale and team's work on developing a new anode for Lithium-ion batteries with reduced charging time and increased storage capacity was covered in an article in The Hindu. December 1, 2018 ...

IISER Pune is one of the three centres in the country where a supercomputer will be housed as a part of the National Super Computing Mission. Indian Express Tech; Economic Times Tech;  EET India; Indian Express reported. November 26-28, 2018 ...

IISER Pune received an endowment from Tata Technologies to carry out a series of workshops for school science teachers to train them to make and use hands-on toys for teaching science. Maharashtra Times, Sakal Times, Times of India, Pune Mirror, Indian Express, and Sakal November 24, 2018 ...

Dr. G.V. Pavan Kumar was selected for DST (Govt. of India)'s Swarnajayanti Fellowship in Physical Science, and featured in an Indian Express article on Swarnajayanti Fellows of 2017-18. November 23, 2018 ...

In a new partnership that was formalised on November 19, 2018, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune and Tata Technologies will come together to train school teachers towards improving the quality of science and mathematics education in schools, with a key focus on children...

Dr. G.V. Pavan Kumar, Associate Professor in Physics at IISER Pune, has been selected for the Swarnajayanti Fellowship in the area of Physical Sciences for the year 2017-2018. Awarded by the Govt. of India’s Department of Science and Technology to a selected number of young scientists, the Swarnajay...

In a collaborative effort from research groups at IISER Pune (R. Vaidhyanathan, Partha Hazra) and IIT Bombay (Dinesh Kabra), a covalent organic framework (COF) material has been synthesized, which can be used for the coating of white-Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) as an alternative for commerciall...

The IISER Pune Choir led by Dr John Matthew commemorated 100 years of World War I with a performance at the Kirkee War Cemetry. Dr Pushkar Sohoni told the audience about various war memorials and markers of WW-I in the city. Pune Mirror and Indian Express 1, 2 reported. November 11, 2018. ...

Pune Mirror wrote about the heritage walk planned by IISER Pune's Humanities and Social Sciences PhD student Swapna Joshi at the city monument 'Mahadji Shinde Chhatri'. November 8, 2018  ...

IISER Pune is organising a series of popular science talks, Science to Doorsteps of Technocrats aimed to make technocrats aware of the latest developments in scientific research. Times of India reported. November 1, 2018. ...

IISER Pune's Choir led by Dr John Matthew performed at the 150-year-old St. Paul's Church in Pune. Pune Mirror reported. October 28, 2018. ...

Pune Mirror wrote about IISER Pune BS-MS student Kabir Dabholkar who is balancing his academic interests in science with his passion for music and classical guitar October 26, 2018. ...

Exciting Science Group had organised a 'Science and Art' competition for children, which got a great response. Sakal Times and Maharashtra Times reported. October 22, 2018. ...

Research Matters reported Dr. Sutirth Dey and his group's work on various factors that affect fruit flies' tendency to disperse. October 17, 2018 ...

Times of India reported on the activities of Humanities and Social Sciences discipline at IISER Pune, describing how it is to pursue humanities at a primarily science institute. October 9, 2018. ...

Exciting Science Group, with support from CoESME, had organised a hands-on workshop for class XII students. Dr Sutirth Dey and members of his lab conducted the sessions in which students got to extract DNA from bacterial cells and carry out some analysis. Sakal Times and Times of India reported. Oc...

Exciting Science Group, a joint activity of IISER Pune, NCL and Venture Centre, has been conducting science outreach and popularisation activities for students from local, municipal schools for the past ten year. Times of India reported. October 1, 2018. ...

Dr. Thomas Pucadyil is one of the recipients of 2018 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. Dr Pucadyil has been recognised for his outstanding contributions to Biological Science. Indian Express and Pune Mirror and NDTV reported. September 2018. ...