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Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Webinar Series on AI for Research: Trends, Tools, and Transformations
JNU Seminar on Data "silos" in Evidence-Based Health Policymaking: Can Knowledge Graphs offer a way forward| 22 August, 9:30am
School of Computer & Systems Sciences
Jawaharlal Nehru University
In Collaboration with
Trans-disciplinary Research Cluster on Pluralist Health Care (TRC-PHC), JNU
is organising a SEMINAR on
'Data "Silos" in Evidence-Based Health Policymaking: Can Knowledge Graphs offer a way forward?'
on 22 August 2025, Friday
at 09:30am
SCSS, Seminar Hall, JNU
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Scientific Writing Workshop organized by ACS Publications | 26 August, 3:00 PM IST
Date & Time: August 26, 2025 03:00 PM IST
• Attributes of a High-Quality Research Paper• Anatomy of a Manuscript• Use of Graphics and figures• A well-written Cover Letter• Ethics & Plagiarism• AI in Publishing
CSSP Lecture on "Transforming Within, Transforming Together: Sustainable Community-led Change in Rural Uttarakhand" by Vandana Asha | 21st August at 11:30 am
Centre for Studies in Science Policy
School of Social Sciences, JNU
Cordially invites you to
CSSP Lecture Series Talk on
Transforming Within, Transforming Together: Sustainable Community-led Change in Rural Uttarakhand
by
Vandana Asha
(Founder and Executive Officer, Rang Kaarwaan, Champawat, Uttarakhand)
Venue: Room No. 227, 2nd Floor, SSS-1, JNU
Time: 11:30 am
Date: Thursday, 21st August 2025
Mode: Physical
Abstract: True transformation in rural development does not begin with infrastructure or policy—it begins with people. When individuals engage in deep inner work, developing self-awareness, confidence, and critical thinking, they unlock the capacity to lead change in their own communities. This talk shares the experience of Champawat, Uttarakhand, where Rang Kaarwaan, a women- and youth-led movement, has redefined development through arts-based facilitation, life skills education, and gender equity initiatives. By centering inner transformation—shifting mindsets, fostering empathy, and nurturing agency—local youth and women have emerged as catalysts for collective action. The ripple effect moves outward: from personal growth to household decision-making, from collaborative problem-solving to systemic advocacy. This approach demonstrates that sustainable rural development is not a top-down process, but a co-created journey in which empowered individuals shape resilient, self-reliant communities.
About the Speaker: Vandana Asha is the Founder and Executive Officer of Rang Kaarwaan, a grassroots movement rooted in Champawat, Uttarakhand. Over the past eight years, she has trained and mentored more than 55 local youth—primarily women—as facilitators and leaders, impacting over 9,000 individuals through arts-based education, gender equity programs, and community empowerment initiatives. Vandana's work integrates Theatre of the Oppressed, experiential learning, and creative facilitation to address systemic challenges such as gender discrimination, lack of quality education, and rural youth unemployment. She has designed over 100 curricula, collaborated with nearly 20 organizations, and continues to advocate for community-driven development as a pathway to sustainable change.
About Rang Kaarwaan: Rang Kaarwaan is a women-led grassroots movement in Champawat, Uttarakhand, dedicated to building inclusive, participatory, and creative learning environments. Its initiatives—Rang Shaalaa, Prangan Library & Learning Centre, and Art-vocacy—use arts, theatre, and experiential pedagogy to foster leadership, gender equity, and community resilience. With 5,000+ adolescents, 1,800+ children, and 500+ women directly engaged, and a network of trained local youth facilitators, Rang Kaarwaan is reshaping the way rural communities envision and create sustainable futures.
All are welcome to attend the lecture.
Coordinators, CSSP Lecture Series
Monday, August 18, 2025
Global Data Ethics & Governance Symposium | 18-19 September [Hybrid] CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
CALL FOR ABSTRACTSGLOBAL DATA ETHICS AND GOVERNANCE SYMPOSIUMHybrid (In-person & Virtual)18-19 SEPTEMBER 2025THE RIVERSIDE HOTEL, Duban, SOUTH AFRICATHEME:BUILDING TRUST, PROTECTION, AND ETHICS IN GLOBAL DATA: TOWARDS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CAPE TOWN GLOBAL ACTION PLAN FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTrust in the integrity of science is dependent on ethical creation, use, and sharing of data. In response to this critical reality, the Committee on Data (CODATA) of the International Science Council (ISC) established a Working Group in 2021, now the Data Ethics Task Group (DETG) committed to steering technology toward benevolence and ensuring its enduring benefits to humanity. The DETG is a global multi-disciplinary data ethics stakeholder with the aim of raising awareness about contemporary data ethics issues. The DETG works towards promoting the UNESCO recommendations on open science sets out the foundations for an international standard for open science, by defining shared values and guiding principles. It also seeks to identify "a set of actions conducive to a fair and equitable operationalization of open science for all at the individual, institutional, national, regional and international levels". The DETG promotes the notion that Individual, family and community data rights such as for privacy and rights of representation must be respected throughout the research process; and that data distribution must ensure equal access for researchers in every context, including low resourced contexts and recognizing the importance of fostering equitable partnerships, diversity and inclusion among researchers for achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); in particular SDG 16 and SDG 17. The increasing use of computational techniques including Artificial Intelligence and machine learning, by academic researchers demand consideration of data ethics issues that this raises, especially around bias and privacy.The Global Data Ethics and Governance Symposium will convene a diverse, international group of scholars from across disciplines with interest in data ethics to sensitize and raise awareness about ethical issues among early career and emerging researchers from low and middle-income countries related to building trust, protection and ethics in global data. The symposium will also introduce and launch final versions of policy briefs developed by the DETG in response to the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science and invite wider contributions and engagement around the importance of safeguarding data ethics at the global level. Details at https://codata.org/codata-data-ethics-working-group-policy-briefs-available-for-comment-and-feedback/
Sub-themes:We invite individual paper abstracts and panel proposals under following sub-themes:
- Data Ethics and Scientific Integrity
- Data Privacy
- Data Ethics and Structural Inequities in Science
- Ethics of Indigenous Data Governance
- Ethical Data Stewardship and Data Colonialism
- Data Ethics and Artificial Intelligence
- Data Sovereignty and Intellectual Property Protection.
REGISTRATIONClick the following link https://forms.office.com/r/feuvsKNZF3 to register to participate in-person or virtually.See attached call for abstracts for more detailsDeadline to register: Monday 15 September 2025.Participation is FREE: In-person participation spaces are however limited.ABSTRACT AND PANEL PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONSWe invite abstracts and panel proposals for the following submission types:
- Abstracts of not more than 300 words and a bio-sketch of the authors (50 word limit).
- Fully constituted panel proposals ( of not more than 5 panellists) should describe the topic and relationship between papers in no more than 500 words. Additionally, include 300-word abstracts for each paper on the panel.
We particularly welcome contributions from Junior/Emerging Researchers and Practitioners from Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) including data regulators, policy institutions, and civil society organizations.Click the following link https://forms.office.com/r/j3Quk24unc to submit abstracts and/or panel proposals.Deadline to submit abstracts: 1 September 2025.
Monday, August 11, 2025
Press Invitation - UNESCO to designate new Biosphere Reserves in September 2025
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UNESCO, 7, place de Fontenoy, PARIS, NA FRANCE France
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Fwd: 2026 ST&HV STS School: Call for Applications now open, closes 10 Dec 2025
Sponsor: Science, Technology, & Human Values
Hosted by: Department of Science Studies, Seoul National University and KAIST Graduate School of Science and Technology Policy
With support from: Korean Association of STS (KASTS) and AusSTS Network
Join a dynamic community of scholars for an immersive research and training program in Science and Technology Studies. The 2026 Science, Technology, & Human Values STS School <https://www.sthvschool.org/> will be held in Seoul, Korea on 22–25 June 2026, offering seminars, workshops, and keynotes designed to advance emerging STS scholars' research and professional careers. In particular, we invite late-stage postgraduate students and early career researchers to apply. Preference will be given to Asia-Pacific scholars.
To be considered, please submit an abstract (300 words max), a one-page CV, a biographical statement, and a support statement via Google Form.
Visit sthvschool.org or email sthvstsschool@gmail.com for more information.
Applications are due December 10, 2025. All instruction will be in English.
Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Dialogues on Development Management (DoDM 2025) I 21 August, New Delhi

Monday, August 4, 2025
Max Planck Postdoc Program 2025-26
Max Planck Postdoc Program |
The Max Planck Postdoc Program offers early career researchers a range of benefits to help advance their scientific careers. These include, a guaranteed contract of at least three years, a targeted mentoring program with mentors from other institutes or industry, a career workshop within two years to explore options in science, industry, or entrepreneurship, access to career development and coaching from the Planck Academy and high-quality mentoring and supervision guidelines. The program introduces a new recruitment procedure with positions advertised collectively twice a year for six weeks, aligning with international standards and the typical timing of postdocs completing their degrees. |
Application deadline: September 1, 2025 |
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Indo-German Funding Opportunity for Joint Research Projects in the field of Social Science Research
Indo-German Funding Opportunity for Joint Research Projects in the field of Social Science Research |
In pursuance of the MoU signed between the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) and the German Research Foundation (DFG) Germany, proposals for joint Indo-German academic research projects in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities are invited. Proposals submitted by teams of principal investigators with some initial cooperation experiences are welcome. The objective of this programme is to promote and strengthen the research cooperation in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities between the two countries, by providing funding to allow joint research activities for internationally excellent research in relevant areas of mutual interest and benefit. This is a co-funding mechanism for the support of joint research projects between ICSSR and DFG. Applicants must be permanently employed in a research or academic position in a recognized research or academic institution – either publicly funded university/college, deemed universities recognized by the UGC or a publicly funded research institute or ICSSR research institutes/recognized institutes. They must also hold a PhD or equivalent qualification and have an interest in high quality research which may be evident by past studies, publications and academic background. |
The collaboration opportunity will be open throughout the year with no deadline. |
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