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Eugene Garfield Birth Centenary Celebration

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Eugene Garfield Birth Centenary Celebration

Eugene Garfield Birth Centenary Celebration

16th September 2025 | 14:00 – 16:00 (IST) | Online Mode

This event celebrates the birth centenary of Eugene Garfield (1925-2017) and will feature two
lectures by eminent scholars, Prof. Mike Thelwall and Prof. Anthony (Ton) F. J. van Raan. The event
is co-hosted by the Centre for Society and Policy, JRD Tata Memorial Library and DST Centre for
Policy Research, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.

 

Dr. Eugene Garfield

Dr. Eugene Garfield (1925-2017), information scientist extraordinaire and entrepreneur, pioneered the concept of citation indexing and developed the journal impact factor, fundamentally transforming how scientific literature is accessed and evaluated. He founded the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) and revolutionised scientific communication by creating numerous influential bibliographic tools, including Current Contents, Index Chemicus, Science Citation Index, the precursor to today’s Web of Science, and Journal Citation Reports. His visionary work on citation analysis anticipated modern information retrieval algorithms like Google’s PageRank by three decades, earning him recognition as “the grandfather of Google”. His work on citation indexing and information retrieval systems were foundational to modern scientific documentation and databases like PubMed, which rely on MeSH for organising medical literature. Garfield’s innovations laid the foundation for modern scientometrics and bibliometrics, making him one of the most influential figures in 20th-
century information science. He was the first to think of a newspaper devoted to science. Garfield earned a PhD in Structural Linguistics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1961.

Speakers

To honour his legacy, Prof. Mike Thelwall and Prof. Anthony (Ton) F. J. van Raan will each deliver a 40-minute lecture, followed by a 15-minute interactive Q&A session

Lecture 1

Prof. Anthony (Ton) F. J. van Raan | 40 mins

Prof. Anthony (Ton) F. J. van Raan is a Professor of Quantitative Studies of Science at Leiden University’s Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS), of which he was the founder-director until 2010. After a productive career in physics (PhD, Utrecht, 1973), he transitioned to science studies in 1985, publishing extensively on bibliometric indicators, science mapping, and scaling behavior of universities and cities. A recipient of the Derek de Solla Price Award and a Knight in the Order of the Dutch Lion, he continues research in urban scaling and bibliometrics and serves on the editorial boards of leading journals.

Lecture 2

Prof. Mike Thelwall | 40 mins

Professor Mike Thelwall is a Professor of Data Science in the School of Information, Journalism and Communication at the University of Sheffield, UK. He develops quantitative methods for research evaluation, focusing on the use of large language models to support academic assessment. He leads the international metascience project – AI Peer and various LLM-supported grant peer review projects, and serves on the editorial boards of numerous journals. He is the author of the open-access book, Quantitative methods in research evaluation: Citation indicators, altmetrics and artificial intelligence.

To express your interest, please register using the RSVP form.

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Fireside Chat on Role of Early Career Researchers in Science Advice

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Fireside Chat on Role of Early Career Researchers in Science Advice

Fireside Chat on 

Role of Early Career Researchers in Science Advice

Speaker Prof. Rémi Quirion 

President, International Network of Government Science Advice (INGSA) and Chief Scientist of Québec

 

Fireside Chat on Role of Early Career Researchers in Science Advice

Date: 13 June 2025 Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Venue: G-03, IDR Building, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru Lunch will follow the eventThis session aims to foster an open and engaging discussion on the evolving role of Early Career Researchers (ECRs) in science-policy interfaces. Professor Quirion will reflect on global practices and pathways through which ECRs can engage in science advice and evidence-informed policymaking.   Following the opening talk and discussants’ remarks, the session will open into a curated conversation with participants, including ECRs, research managers, and policy professionals, offering a space for interactive dialogue and exchange.   Limited seats available. Only confirmed registrations will be informed regarding participation   Express your interest here:  https://forms.gle/as3EavzbLuK5dCdi9

Workshop on Becoming an Effective Doctoral Supervisor 

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Workshop on Becoming an Effective Doctoral Supervisor

Conducted by 
Professor Maresi Nerad 
Emeritus Professor, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

Organized by 
DST Centre for Policy Research
Indian Institute of Science
Bengaluru 560 012

Dates: 3 and 4 February 2025

Objective

  • Become familiar with multiple ways to connect, guide and lead your supervisees to become independent researchers, be they domestic or international doctoral candidates.
  • Understand various features and benefits of supervision concepts, understand cultural differences within the supervisor-supervisee relationship and apply them effectively.
  • Learn how to communicate effectively in difficult situations with your supervisees.

Description

The success of doing a doctorate depends not only on whether the doctoral candidates are suitable and skilled for this research. Empirical research has found that guidance and support by the supervisor(s) can often make the difference between success and failure.

The workshop begins by reflecting on one’s own doctoral experience, explains the current approaches to doctoral education, co-supervision, and creating an appropriate researcher learning environment.

Since doctoral candidates come from various backgrounds and bring with them various experiences, current adult learning theories will be presented, as well as key cultural differences that affect the supervising relationship.

We will practice how to convey difficult messages to one’s supervisee, and how to make one’s expectations for a quality dissertation transparent to your supervisees. 

Methodology

The workshop will be highly interactive, and work will be done in small groups.
Role plays will be used to practice communication of conveying difficult messages.
Participants must be present for the entire time.

Target group

The workshop is aimed at early-career faculty members in Indian universities / institutes who are supervising one or more doctoral students at present. You should be willing to discuss the above-mentioned topics openly in a group.

How to apply

If you are interested in participating in this Workshop, please fill out and submit this online form by 11:59 p.m. on 23 February 2025 (Thursday). 

ITEC STIP 2024 open sessions

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ITEC STIP 2024 open sessions

ITEC Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Program - 2024

 
Keynote Sessions 
(open for all)
 
ITEC open sessions

“The Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Programme,  ITEC  for short, is the leading capacity building platform of the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. Instituted in 1964, ITEC is one of the oldest institutionalized arrangements for international capacity building having trained more than 200,000 officials from 160+ countries in both the civilian and in the defence sector.”

IISc, Bangalore’s Science Technology and Innovation Policy course through the ITEC Programme will provide a forum for discussion on development of public policy to promote Science, Technology and Innovation. The course will include lectures, popular talks, group activities, roundtables, panel discussions, field visits and cultural immersion programs.

ITEC Programme on Science Technology & Innovation Policy

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ITEC Programme on Science Technology & Innovation Policy

ITEC Programme

on

Science, Technology and Innovation Policy

 
Poster for ITEC event

“The Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Programme,  ITEC  for short, is the leading capacity building platform of the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. Instituted in 1964, ITEC is one of the oldest institutionalized arrangements for international capacity building having trained more than 200,000 officials from 160+ countries in both the civilian and in the defence sector.”

IISc, Bangalore’s Science Technology and Innovation Policy course through the ITEC Programme will provide a forum for discussion on development of public policy to promote Science, Technology and Innovation. The course will include lectures, popular talks, group activities, roundtables, panel discussions, field visits and cultural immersion programs.

The online information session, scheduled for 05 Jan 2024, 5 PM IST (Indian Standard Time), will provide details on this course on Science Technology and Innovation Policy. The link to register for this session is here. You will receive the meeting link to join the online information session, once you register.

 

Eligibility Criteria:

1. Participants must belong to one of the ITEC countries. (S/he must be in the age group of 30-59 Years or as per the rule of ITEC programme)

2. Participants should have a Bachelor’s degree (from a recognized University) in any branch of Science and Engineering.

3. Participants should be senior scientists and technologists, science and technology policy makers, senior administrators, and Heads of National Academies.

Those interested to join this training program, please apply in this link. (to get in touch with the Indian missions in their respective countries for joining letter and visa)

OA Week 2023 Lecture MetaROR: Meta Research Open Review

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OA Week 2023 Lecture MetaROR: Meta Research Open Review

MetaROR: MetaResearch Open Review

Theme: Community Over Commercialization
DST CPR, IISc is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. 
Topic: Meta ROR – 2023 Open Access Week
Time: Oct 27, 2023 05:00 PM (IST)

Background:

The DST-Centre for Policy Research (CPR), Indian National Young Academy of Science  (INYAS), JSD Tata Library, IISc, and Centre for Society & Policy, IISc are thrilled to announce a special lecture in celebration of the International Open Access Week 2023. Marking the seventh year in celebrating the international open access week by CPR at IISc, we are excited to invite you to the lecture titled “MetaROR: MetaResearch Open Review” aligned with this year’s theme ” Community Over Commercialization”. The lecture is focused on the “MetaROR” Platform- a community endeavor.

Celebrating its fifteenth year, the International Open Access Week stands as a global testimony to the movement for open access and open science. It aims to cultivate discussions and foster a broader embrace of open science as the standard in academia and research. Originally launched in 2007 as Open Access Day, a collaboration between SPARC and U.S. students, it has since expanded into an international phenomenon with events worldwide. This year’s theme, “Community Over Commercialization”, seeks to spotlight the pivotal role of the community in championing scholarly publishing, which is grappling with serious issues and needs urgent reforms.

This year’s event is even more special for DST-CPR as we are collaborating with the Indian National Young Academy of Science (INYAS) to broaden the research community’s participation in this important discussion. Researchers worldwide grapple with the “publish or perish” dilemma, leading some to fall into predatory journal traps. The issue is especially severe in the developing world.  Under the umbrella of the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP), INYAS has joined hands with three other international science academies, Bangladesh, Benin, and the Czech Republic. DST-CPR is the knowledge partner of this project. One of the missions of the project is to push for change at the highest levels to safeguard academic quality and integrity. What’s better than to discuss the way forward for the scientific community during Open Access week.

We warmly invite you to join the conversation.

About MetaROR

To innovate scholarly communication and address challenges faced by the  Science and Technology Studies (STS) community, such as limited accessibility of literature and lack of community ownership, a collaborative group from diverse research backgrounds is introducing the MetaROR (MetaResearch Open Review) initiative. MetaROR, set to launch in late 2023, diverges from the traditional journal format. Instead, it embraces a publish-review-curate model, where works are initially made public on preprint servers before undergoing the review process. This approach not only expedites scholarly communication but also alleviates pressures on the peer review system by maximizing the efficiency of reviews. Unlike traditional platforms, MetaROR will be community-owned, emphasizing collaboration and interactivity among various research communities. The initiative seeks to foster dialogue and welcomes contributors to help shape this groundbreaking platform for STS and beyond.

More Information can be found here.

 

Speaker information:

André Brasil is a researcher at the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS | Leiden University), focusing on national evaluation systems, scientometrics, scholarly publishing, open science, responsible research and innovation (RRI) and diversity in science, especially concerning multilingualism and geographic inclusion. As part of his activities, he is a member of the UNESCO Chair for Diversity and Inclusion in Global Science and a research fellow at the Research on Research Institute (RoRI). André is also affiliated with the Brazilian Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education (CAPES).

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Meeting ID: 825 1976 5396

Passcode: 8zkwfE

Panel discussion on open innovation

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Panel discussion on open innovation
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DST-CPR, CSP, IISc Bangalore and Open Science South Asian Network (OSSAN) invites you to

From Science to Innovation: Pandemic stories from IISc and Beyond

DST-Centre for Policy Research, CSP, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and Open Science South Asian Network (OSSAN) are organizing an event (panel discussion) that focuses on open innovation that happened within the institute and among civil society organizations during COVID-19. The purpose of this event is to bring together academics in IISc and innovators from civil society organizations (Makerspaces) to discuss the open innovation strategies that have led to the development of innovative products during the COVID-19 pandemic.

February 18th, 2023

10:00 IST- 15:45 IST
Biological Sciences Auditorium

To attend online, Please register

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The event would be held on February 18, 2023, at Biological Sciences Auditorium (& online) from 10:00 to 16:00 hours. The event is entitled “From Science to Innovation: Pandemic Stories from IISc and Beyond” and it will focus on the role of open innovation in the development of innovative products during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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DST-CPR-IISc Policy Lecture Series: Biosafety and Policy: Frontiers and Challenges

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DST-CPR-IISc Policy Lecture Series: Biosafety and Policy: Frontiers and Challenges

DST-CPR, IISc Policy Lecture Series

Lecture 5

Biosafety and Policy: Frontiers and Challenges

3rd February, 2023

04:00 PM IST

Online via Zoom

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Abstract:

The landscape of evolving challenges from emerging infectious diseases is shaped by multifactorial interactions. Factors like climate change, demographic shifts, conflict and enormous cost of the pandemic on the economic health of developing nations are some of the factors. Biosafety and biosecurity are integral and essential elements factoring in National health preparedness and capacity strengthening. The conventional approach towards public health challenges is thus being reshaped from pandemic lessons-learned. The regulatory frameworks for biosafety by countries are being integrated globally through formal and informal mechanisms. The global commitments are firmly shaping up. A collated effort in addressing issues of antimicrobial resistance, emerging zoonotic infections, surveillance, developing and strengthening national laboratory systems are need-hour factors in the challenge. The problem identification and solving are being addressed through more innovative mechanism viz. the “Action Package Concept” of the Global Health Security Agenda. The UN sustainable developmental goals being central to the objective. The talk will review the evolution of biological threats, elements of biosafety policy framework with relevant examples and look at future directions in this challenging area from a national and international context. 

About the speaker

Professor Atanu Basu

Prof. Atanu Basu is scientist G with the ICMR- National Institute of Virology (NIV, Pune) and heads the Department of Electron Microscopy & Pathology. His group is focused on research projects related to virus pathogenesis, electron microscopy of viruses and pathophysiology of viral hemorrhagic fevers. Dr. Basu is an alumnus of the Presidency college Kolkata, the University of Florida Gainesville USA, the University of Pune and a Fogarty Fellow of the National Institutes of Health USA.
He is a member of the World Health Organization biosafety Technical Advisory Group (TAG-B) and has been a part of the Indian delegation to the UN Biological Weapons Convention (BWC). He serves in National and international advisory capacities in areas of biosecurity and has a strong research focus on emerging infectious diseases and global health security. He is a passionate academician and former adjunct professor of IIT-Mandi. 

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