One of the aims of IISER-Pune is to interact with other institutes and share the joy of doing science with students at all levels. With this aim in view, we are planning to organize one-day lecture series at various reputed institutes all over India. A typical one-day series would consist of three-four one hour talks by IISER-P faculties, along with lots of free time for the faculties to interact with the students (see below for details). This way, we aim to motivate young students in schools and colleges and also present latest research findings to Masters students planning to take up research as a career in India.
We propose to organize three types of lecture series:
Joy of Science Series
Aimed at students in Class XI, XII
These will be popular elementary talks by our faculties on exciting areas of science. The topics will be chosen in such a way that they are NOT part of the regular curriculum of the students
The aim is to make young students enthusiastic about science, and wherever possible, suggest them possible avenues for further reading, small projects etc