In a significant step towards fostering creativity and innovation, Kalpakghar - Community STEM-Tinkering Centre was inaugurated on August 21, 2024 at Pimpri Chinchwad Science Park, Pune. Kalpakghar is a collaborative STEM-tinkering project between IISER Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad Science Park and is ...

Shri Ashok Rupner, Senior Technical Officer at the Science Activity Centre of IISER Pune has received the Yashkalyani National Vidnyan Prasar Puraskar 2023 from the Yashkalyani Sanstha (NGO). This award recognises Shri Rupner's work in science outreach and service to society. The award ceremony was...

IISER Pune participated at the Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Samagam (ABSS) held during July 29-30, 2023 at New Delhi. This event was jointly organised by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship as part of the 3rd Anniversary of the National Education Policy-...

A joint workshop series aimed towards developing a course on STEM Education by School of Education, University of Glasgow and IISER Pune has been initiated on February 3, 2022. The workshops are a part of the Going Global Exploratory Grant by the British Council awarded to Dr. Gabriella Rodolico (D...

The Balan Group and IISER Pune have signed a Memorandum of Understanding towards building a dedicated space for science outreach on the institute campus. At the MoU signing between IISER Pune and Balan Group: (Left to Right) Dr. Aparna Deshpande, Dr. Sourabh Dube, Col (Retd.) G. Raja Sekhar,&nbsp...

IISER Pune's Science Activity Centre has been conducting online science demonstration sessions throughout the pandemic period. These widely popular sessions are streamed on their YouTube channel, which recently reached 1.5 million viewers. Hindustan Times reported. July 26, 2021. ...

IISER Pune through its Science Activity Centre, celebrated National Science Day 2021 in an online mode in view of the pandemic. Interactions with scientists, film screening, panel discussion, science demonstrations and a showcase of science toys developed by students were organised. Times of India,...

The Science Activity Centre at IISER Pune conducted a series of online demonstration sessions of hands-on activities in Marathi for school teachers and students of Maharashtra. The sessions received a great response. Times of India reported. December 18, 2020 ...

Various online activities initiated during the pandemic-induced lockdown by the Science Activity Centre to motivate teachers and students about science, with simple hands-on toys was reported by Sakal (Akola). October 24, 2020. ...

Science Activity Centre at IISER Pune, in association with Maharashtra State Council of Education Research and Training (MSCERT) Pune, has initiated a series of online workshops in Marathi for school teachers. The series inauguration was covered by Maharashtra Times, Sakal, Times of India. October ...

Science Activity Centre is collaborating with IIT Gandhinagar and the Central Board of School Education (CBSE) to bring forth 30-30 STEM, a series of thirty online workshops for school students and teachers on experiential learning of science. India Education Diary, Indian Express, Campus Varta rep...

The Solar Water Bottle Distillation set up developed by the Science Activity Centre was published by Times of India in their Newspapers in Education (NIE) edition. July 9, 2020. ...

During the lockdown period, Science Activity Centre has initiated a series demonstrations of hands-on science activities, which is live-streamed on their YouTube channel every Sunday. Hindustan Times reported on this. Hindustan Times also reported on the special live session that was held on the oc...

Science Activity Centre encouraged people to observe Zero Shadow Day in Pune on May 13 at 12:31 pm through write ups, photos and videos posted on their site. Many students and teachers experienced this phenomenon. Sakal reported. May 16, 2020 ...

CoESME at IISER Pune, through its Science Activity Centre had organised a Pre-workshop for State Teachers' Science Congress in association with Marathi Vidnyan Parishad. Hindustan Times reported. May 14, 2019. ...

Science Activity Centre at IISER Pune hosted a science exhibition that was the culmination of a state-wide model making competition conducted by Agastya International Foundation. Sakal Times and Sakal reported. December 15, 2018. ...