Women, Science and Media
6-8 November, 2023
IMSc is hosting science communicators and journalists for sessions on topics in science communication, women in science and science journalism:
Schedule
| 6 November, 10 - 11 am RSA Lecture Hall |
Storytell Your Science
Nandita Jayaraj |
| 6 November, 4 pm Ramanujan Auditorium |
The Gender Gap in Indian STEM & the Questions that Remain
Nandita Jayaraj and Ashima Dogra (on video call) |
| 7 November, 10 - 11 am RSA Lecture Hall |
Storytell Your Science
Nandita Jayaraj |
| 7 November, 2 pm Ramanujan Auditorium |
Women in Science (for invited school students) Sneak-peeks into Lives of Real Scientists Nandita Jayaraj A science storyteller takes you on a journey across India's science laboratories. From fossils to stardust, from killer bacteria to nanocrystals, what are our scientists discovering and why should we care?This year's Nobel Prizes Indumathi D. |
| 8 November, 4 pm (Rescheduled. Will be announced later.) Ramanujan Auditorium |
Let's talk about Science Journalism
Shubashree Desikan, IIT Madras Shaastra Magazine |
Mini-Workshop on Science writing
Please sign up for the workshop here (Open to IMSc/CMI members, and IITM students)
Lectures
About the Speakers
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Indumathi D.
Indumathi D. is an Indian particle physicist and a professor at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), Chennai, India. She has been an active member of the Indian Neutrino Observatory (INO) project since its inception. |
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Nandita Jayaraj
Nandita Jayaraj is an independent science journalist. She is a co-founder of the feminist science media platform TheLifeofScience.com. She is also an author/co-author of books such as Anna's Extraordinary Adventures with Weather, Ratna and the Ring of Fire, 31 Fantastic Adventures in Science and most recently, Lab Hopping: A Journey to Find India's Women In Science. |
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Shubashree Desikan
Shubashree Desikan is an Associate Editor with IIT Madras Shaastra magazine. She is also on the editorial board of Confluence, an online space for ideas supported by Indian Academy of Sciences Bangalore. She has spent a decade as a science journalist with the Hindu. She is an IMSc alum with PhD in condensed matter theory. |
Links to upcoming and past outreach events (including videos, slides and notes) may be found here. For any other queries, email us: outreach@imsc.res.in