Dr. Murari Mohan Jana is a rose specialist and is IISER Pune's very own horticulturist, a doctor and nurturer to the ever increasing vegetation covering the sprawling 98 acre campus. BS MS student Lokahith Agasthya sat down with him for tete-a-tete to learn about Dr. Jana’s career and work, horticul...

Dr Sudha Rajamani's group researches chemical origins of life on earth. She was part of the NASA-Spaceward Bound Expedition to Ladakh. The Intersection did a podcast on the expedition and interviewed Dr Sudha (see 7:14 onward). Rajya Sabha TV also covered the project in their programme Science Moni...

Prof G. Ambika's research on analysing ECG signals using elements from the mathematical concept of fractals was recently published. Hindustan Times and The Indian Express reported the news. January 7, 2018. ...

Researchers at IISER Pune have developed a covalent organic framework, a new porous material that can boost storage capacity of a Li-ion battery to nearly twice that of commercially available ones. Lithium-ion batteries are used in devices such as cell phones and laptops. They last long and are r...

Researchers at IISER Pune have developed a novel way to analyze heart dynamics that could potentially be used in the diagnosis of abnormalities of the heart. The analysis is based on the mathematical concept of fractals, which are repeating patterns that are similar at any scale. Fractals are...

Prof. Satish Ogale and his student's research on use of walnut shells as  battery material was covered by Greater Kashmir. December 21, 2017 ...

IISER Pune hosted the France-India 24H Chrono Entrepreneurship Challenge for PhD and Masters students. Hindustan Times reported on the event. December 18, 2017 ...

A fitness centre for behavioural deficiencies was inaugurated at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital, Pune, based on principles arising from Prof. Milind Watve's work at IISER Pune. Pune Mirror covered the news. December 17, 2017. ...

In this series, IISER Pune students bring us glimpses of various facets of the institute such as teaching, research, administration, and campus planning through their interviews with people behind the scenes. INTERVIEW BY Meenakshi Pardasani and Soumya Bhattacharyya “I am a botanist at heart. ...

Dr Pushkar Sohoni's talk about the heritage of Jews in Maharashtra in the popular science talk series 'Vidnyan Gappa' organised by IISER Pune in association with Marathi Vidnyan Parishad was covered by Indian Express. December 11, 2017 ...

IISER Pune and University of Glasgow signed an agreement for a mobility scheme to allow exchange of researchers and students. Times of India, Hindustan Times and Indian Express reported. December 5, 2017 ...

Dr R. Vaidhyanathan and Prof. Satish Ogale's research on development of a covalent organic framework that can greatly boost storage capacity of a Li-ion battery was reported by The Hindu, Indian Express, and Peer Scientist. December 5, 2017. ...

Techstars Startup Weekend  (TGSW) is a global grassroots movement for entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. It has held 2900+ events in 149+ countries around the world. Participants pitch an idea in a minute, form teams, and then build a pr...

Understanding cancer:  Role of DNA-dependent protein kinase in transformation of normal cells to cancer cells [caption id="attachment_1367" align="alignleft" width="230"] Cover page of the issue shows an example of intracellular trafficking, one of the phenomena found to be different between norm...

IISER Pune had organised a science exhibition for general public on occasion of Children's Day. About 4000 children, teachers and parents visited the exhibition. Sakal covered the event. November 20, 2017 ...

Improving TB Diagnostics through Synthetic Biology A team of seven undergraduates who competed in the “olympics” of synthetic biology, the international Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) contest, have won a silver medal at the GiantJamboree that took place from 9-13 November 2017 in Boston, ...

IISER Pune BS-MS student Kabir Dabholkar won Young Musician award of the year. He was shortlisted as one of seven candidates and triumphed, playing classical guitar. Times of India published an article on Kabir's accomplishments. November 12, 2017 ...

Dr. Sudarshan Ananth, Associate Professor of Physics at IISER Pune, has won the B. M. Birla Science Prize in Physics for the year 2016. The Prize was instituted by the B. M. Birla Science Centre in Hyderabad in the year 1990 and is given for outstanding contributions by Indian scientists less than ...

IISER Pune has won the Clarivate Analytics India Research Excellence - Citation Award 2017 in the category ‘Institutions Established Within 15 Years’. The ceremony of the 6th edition of these awards took place in New Delhi on November 03, 2017, where IISER Pune was given one of the two overall insti...

IISER Pune won the Clarivate Analytics India Research Excellence - Citation Award 2017 in the category ‘Institutions Established Within 15 Years’. The Hindu Business Line and BusinessWire India covered the news. November 4, 2017. ...