A new study published in the British Ecological Society’s journal People and Nature brings together two otherwise disparate disciplines in an effort to conserve biodiversity. IISER Pune PhD student Digvijay Patil collaborated with ecologist Dr. Ashish Nerlekar to study the savanna grasslands o...

A book by Dr. Venketeswara R. Pai and co-authors on Bhaskaracharya's Siddhāntaśiromaṇi was released by the  Hon'ble Union Minister for External Affairs, Dr. S. Jaishankar at the India International Centre, New Delhi, during a conference on Mathematical Practices in South Asia.  At the b...

Dr. Pushkar Sohoni named ICCR Chair at the University of ViennaMay 22, 2025 Dr. Pushkar Sohoni has been named as the Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) Chair of Indian Studies at the University of Vienna starting May 21, 2025.  Best Paper Award to PhD student Tejashree LakrasMarch ...

Anil Zankar, a Guest Faculty member in the Humanities and Social Sciences Department of IISER Pune, has been conferred with the Sudhir Nandgaonkar Memorial Award 2025 at the Third Eye Asian Film Festival held in Mumbai, in recognition of Shri Zankar's work in writing on cinema.  The award was ...

Dr. Venketeswara R. Pai from the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences has been honoured with the Satish Bhatnagar Award for the year 2024 by the Indian Mathematical Society (IMS). The Satish Bhatnagar Award has been instituted by the Indian Mathematical Society to recognise the best researc...

The Governor of Maharashtra Shri Ramesh Bais released a book titled 'Gateways to the Sea: Historic Ports and Docks of Mumbai Region' at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai on June 22, 2024. The book has been published by the Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India.  ...

Dr. Pooja Sancheti, faculty member in the Humanities and Social Sciences Department, has won the Rajendra Yadav Hans Anudit Katha Samman '23 for Best Translated Story. The award ceremony took place on August 28, 2023 at India International Centre, New Delhi. "Hans" is among the oldest and most pres...

Dr. Bejoy Thomas from the Humanities and Social Sciences department was a contributing author to Chapter 18 of IPCC AR6 WG2 report titled "Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability". Some of the past and ongoing research by Dr. Thomas pertains to the topic of climate resilient devel...

Here's a link to a short documentary put out by BBC on "Should we put a price on nature?" that features ideas from Prof. Sharacchandra Lele along with other experts on the topic. December 1, 2022...

Prof. Sara Ahmed is the founder of the Living Waters Museum, a virtual repository on water heritage in India. This article in The Hindu describes the work carried out through this initiative. December 2, 2022...

In an update from September 2022, five scientists from IISER Pune are among a list of top 2% scientists created by a team of researchers led by Prof. John P. A. Ioannidis from Stanford University. The list is based on the career-long citation impact of research papers of scientists.  In...

Dr. Venketeswara Pai R., Associate Professor in the Humanities and Social Sciences Department at IISER Pune, has been selected to receive the Mahakavi Kalidas Sanskrit-Vrati National Award in the Young Scholar category for the year 2022. Presented to scholars in recognition of their work towards pr...

Dr. Pushkar Sohoni gave a talk at INTACH on his work related to the history of Jews in India, and in particular in the Deccan region. The Hindu reported on the talk. January 16, 2020. ...

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. Pushkar Sohoni's book on history of the architecture of Ahemadnagar sutlanate of Deccan was reviewed by the magazine Frontline. July 2019 ...

Dr. Pushkar Sohoni's work on history of the monuments and forts of the Nizamshahs of Ahmednagar featured on the website Live History India. February 2019. ...

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'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. ...

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. ...