School of Biological Sciences, Niser

18/04/2020

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08/03/2020

`Some of the women who changed the world.

16/11/2019

technicolour dreams

An octopus has been filmed changing colour whilst sleeping, and scientists think it might be due to it dreaming. So our eight-legged sea creature friends can dream, who knew? The footage, captured by PBS for an upcoming documentary Octopus: Making Contact, shows the mysterious creature asleep an...

10/10/2019

Applications are open...

The Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India, Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) and WINStep Forward are partnering to support the prestigious Khorana Program for Scholars named in honor of Dr. Har Gobind Khorana, who won the Nobel Prize in 1968 for his work at the interface...

07/10/2019

This dussehra take down one evil a day....

Reducing food waste is one of the simplest things you can do to save money and help the environment. Get started today — take the Challenge!

29/09/2019

Watch this cool video of an octopus change colors while she is (possibly) dreaming. This video clip was narrated by Dr. David Scheel.

10/09/2019

Researchers, here are some tips on how to highlight your transferable skills in CVs/Resumes

05/09/2019

I'm a Dr.
Can you save this man?
Ahhh does he need a CPR or a PCR?

04/09/2019

Are you a grad student finishing up your PhD? Check out these tips!

17/08/2019

"like all scholars, women eschew potential riches to seek their intellectual fortune, motivated by a passion to learn and teach. That so many are forced to relinquish this goal because of condescending or lewd supervisors, selfish spouses, smug students, and prejudiced hiring committees is in every case a personal tragedy of an unfulfilled life. To struggle as an adjunct living in poverty or merely as an unsung research assistant to a famous husband is the fate of tens, even hundreds of thousands."

The problems of misogynist P*s and tepid reference letters may stem from the same root: the widespread assumption that only men can be brilliant. This view is prevalent in the hard sciences, but also in literature, musical composition, and philosophy. “As predicted,” noted Sarah-Jane Leslie and ...