Dialogue: Science, Scientists, and Society

In today's @timesofindia. As I say in The Real Deal 📘, in traditional sociocultural settings, marriage, relocation to a spouse's city, and new household responsibilities are a critical leak in women's paid employment. I also venture far enough to say that for women in STEM sharing their career goals with their prospective partner before marriage - including the support they expect from them - is absolutely critical. More in the book: therealdealinstem.com

The Real Deal: Lessons, Learnings, and Laughter for Girl Scientists Dr. Karishma S. Kaushik @_KarishmaK provides aspiring girl scientists with an insider’s view into the experiences of a contemporary woman scientist in India confluence.ias.ac.in/the-real-deal-… @joshiamitabhevo @Pavan_KumarGV

🎉 Recently Published Article in World Development 🎉 We find that 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 is associated with higher 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, particularly at lower levels of 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵.

Review for The Real Deal on Amazon.📘💜 "She wears her priority for family AND career with pride- it is not this OR that. Without portraying herself as a superwoman who can do it all or sacrifice one for the other, she quietly demonstrates that you can put family priorities squarely on table and build a good career, simultaneously. The real deal I think is the ability to have and make that choice!" The Real Deal in STEM for women is often neither being a superwoman nor a sacrificial lamb. It is having to be smart, strategic and situational at various times - backed firmly with knowing what one's priories are. 🙏

Do check out the interesting talks/panel discussions at the Dialogue YouTube channel: @dialoguesciencescientistsa7733/videos" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@dialoguescien…

A very unique Integrated BS-PhD programme has started this year @jncasr for research-oriented students presently in third and final year of a regular PhD.

Potential authors, please note: Dialogue now has a new email id for submissions/queries: iasc.dialogue@gmail.com

Most women PhD holders in STEM in India find themselves unable to access long-term, lucrative, and prestigious research jobs. On #InternationalWomensDay, I write for @the_hindu on WHY inspite of boasting of the largest number of women STEM graduates - social, structural and systemic factors preclude the full and sustained participation of women in STEM research in India. 📝👩‍🔬 thehindu.com/sci-tech/scien… (behind a paywall)

When I got my first true peer review experience I wondered what was it that I experienced a few hundred times earlier?milindwatve.in/2023/06/12/my-…

It is impossible not to contemplate these statistics without a deep sense of frustration. Later generations will not forgive what we've done to them. Indeed, we're all culpable.

Brilliant idea! To incentivize authors to make their work reproducible, @ASCETweets Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management will publish papers with verified reproducible results open access FREE for the next year #reproducibility doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)…

Check out this new piece in Confluence

The three major global threats to population health are non-communicable diseases (#NCDs), infectious disease outbreaks, and environmental degradation. A recent Lancet Commission provides a set of priority recommendations to address these threats. Read now 👉 spkl.io/6018AoZ5s

Online Training on "Leveraging AI for Transforming School Education" organized by CIET-NCERT,  under the aegis of the Ministry of Education, Government of India during 19 - 23 January, 2026. For more information, Visit:-  ciet.ncert.gov.in/activity/laie Watch Live on: -YouTube: @ncertofficial" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@ncertofficial -PM e-VIDYA Mobile Application & DTH TV Channels 6–12 - iOS:  apps.apple.com/in/app/pm-evid… - Android:  play.google.com/store/apps/det…

Writing is thinking. Don't let AI do it all.

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Prof Madhav Gadgil on 7 January 2026. He will be remembered for his prolific academic contributions, extensive knowledge and love of the Western Ghats, and formidable legacy in nature conservation. iisc.ac.in/events/remembe…

India Science & Research Fellowships by @IndiaDST through @insa_academy Open to faculty, scientists and researchers in science, engineering and medicine from neighbouring countries Monthly stipend + international travel Details at insaindia.res.in/isrf-call-2025… Apply by 31st March 2026

The administration of an institute or university should be ranked by the state of the women's bathroom. 🫤

New piece in Confluence: confluence.ias.ac.in/pandit-nehrus-…