Researchers at IISc talk about their social media presence and its influence on their professional lives There has long been a perception that scientists are reclusive and asocial. However, this stereotype is being challenged by the rising number of them who tweet and post on Facebook and LinkedIn. Scientists today have more opportunities than […]
A look at what people across departments and programmes are currently doing, and what they can do, to handle their finances Although India has a literacy rate of around 74%, it may surprise many that only 27% of the Indian population is considered financially literate. In fact, post graduates at 31% only do marginally […]
From assisting Prof Madhav Gadgil in his field work, to retiring as the librarian of the Division of Biological Sciences, Yashwant Kanade looks back at almost four decades with IISc I was born on 16 January, 1962 in Sirsi, Uttara Kannada. After finishing primary school, even though there was a private school near my […]
Most gardens on campus are looked after by the IISc Nursery, but some office staff have taken it upon themselves to add their own green touch If you visit the Office of Communications (OoC) at IISc in the sultry months of April and May, you’ll probably notice the bright and colourful flowers in the […]
Radhika Muthukumar gave CONNECT a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to supply water to the campus community and treat the wastewater it produces A few metres down the road from IISc’s main gate is an 80-year old building that was designed by Otto Koenigsberger, an architect who left Nazi Germany and worked for […]
Patenting – getting legal rights over one’s invention – continues to be a tedious process within Indian universities and there are many unanswered questions about the process. CONNECT sat down with Suryasarathi Bose, Associate Professor, Department of Materials Engineering and Chair of the Office of Intellectual Property and Technology Licensing (IPTeL), and office manager Vijay […]
Experiencing the outdoors with the Nature Club On a surprisingly pleasant Sunday morning in mid-April, a carpet of bright yellow copperpod flowers greets visitors at the parking lot near the main entrance of IISc. Among them are participants of the “Butterfly Walk”, organised by the Nature Club of the Institute. They make their way […]
CONNECT shadowed Sudip Ghosh, a CV Raman postdoctoral fellow at the Centre for High Energy Physics It is a pleasant bright morning, unlike the last few days that were rainy. Sudip enters the Indian Institute of Science campus through the D gate. It is just a 10-minute walk from his apartment. Today, he is […]
As an undergraduate student I had to hide my true self from faculty and peers. But now, I see a growing visibility and acceptance that can help take the weight off non-binary and trans students like me On 19 December 2021, I went to IISc’s first Pride March. Over a hundred students, faculty and […]
A small woodland in IISc is the result of a successful three-decade-long ecological experiment In the heart of Bangalore, a city known for its beautiful gardens and majestic trees – now dwindling – lies the lush green campus of IISc. Within it is a small patch of unmanicured woods, populated by over 49 tree […]
