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TIFR is a research institute & Deemed University for Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Computer Science & Science Education, under the Dept of Atomic Energy, Govt of India.

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What is dark matter made of & why can’t we catch it?

Join physicist Priscilla Cushman at @tifr.res.in to learn how scientists are building ever-deeper experiments to trace this cosmic mystery.

🗓️ Feb 16
🕠 5:30 PM
📍Homi Bhabha Auditorium, TIFR, Mumbai
🎥 tifr.link/pl2026-prisc...

#AcademicSky
What is implicit bias & how does it shape our everyday interactions in science & academia?

घडवू सुयोग्य दृष्टिकोन, the Marathi edition of the book "Tuning Mental Frameworks" by Deepa Chari & Vandana Nanal, is now available for free download.

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#Feb11 #AcademicSky #WomenInScience
February 11, 2026 at 5:49 PM
On the #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience, we celebrate voices that shape the future of research.

Here, @shubhatole.bsky.social reflects on institutional culture, student support, & the power of trying.

Read the full media feature on The Indian Express: indianexpress.com/article/citi....
February 11, 2026 at 3:36 PM
This #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience, we remember Dr. Bibha Chowdhury—India’s pioneering woman physicist and the first woman scientist at @tifr.res.in.

A quiet trailblazer, her cosmic ray research helped lay the foundations of modern particle physics in India.

#WomenInSTEM #AcademicSky
February 11, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Ever wish we could see chemistry happen inside living cells?

A new study by #TIFR researchers Prof. Ankona Datta & Sujit Kumar Das reports a molecular framework—ABATaRs—molecular sensors that supercharge Raman signals to visualize elusive biomolecules like H₂O₂ & Cu²⁺.

@ankonachembiol.bsky.social
February 10, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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Thank you, Prof. Vikram Patel for sharing your insights on the status of mental health around the world, on the Baatein platform of @cbmncbs

We must encourage to ask more often - why it matters to me ?

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February 10, 2026 at 3:51 AM
What is dark matter made of & why can’t we catch it?

Join physicist Priscilla Cushman at @tifr.res.in to learn how scientists are building ever-deeper experiments to trace this cosmic mystery.

🗓️ Feb 16
🕠 5:30 PM
📍Homi Bhabha Auditorium, TIFR, Mumbai
🎥 tifr.link/pl2026-prisc...

#AcademicSky
February 10, 2026 at 3:48 AM
1/2 #AwardAlert Suvodip Mukherjee & Harsh Mehta (@tifr.res.in) are 3rd-place recipients of the 2025 #BuchalterCosmologyPrize by American Astronomical Society (@aas.org), awarded for their work, "A Diffused Background from Axion-like Particles in the Microwave Sky."

Awardees: aas.org/press/aas-na...
January 30, 2026 at 11:31 AM
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The mental health framework of India needs your involvement and we welcome you to come, listen and share your thoughts.

𝗧𝗼 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱, 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 - tinyurl.com/3tje48yu

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Baatein by Rohini Nilekani Centre for Brain and Mind at NCBS, in collaboration with the Infosys Science Foundation
Baatein is a space for open and inspirational conversations about mental health, backed by research and scientific evidence. Talk title - From diagnosis to the person: the future of mental health sci...
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January 16, 2026 at 10:09 AM
1/7 #AwardAlert Six researchers from TIFR have been elected Fellows of the Indian Academy of Sciences, 2026.

Whether decoding microbial genomes or probing the deep structure of spacetime, each embodies the spirit of curiosity and persistence.

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January 27, 2026 at 4:28 AM
#TIFRleads Prof. Shubha Tole (@shubhatole.bsky.social) has been elected President of the International Brain Research Organization (@ibroorg.bsky.social)—the first from the developing world to hold this role!

She begins her 3-year term as #IBRO President after serving as President-elect in 2025.
January 14, 2026 at 5:51 PM
#DAEC2026 has begun with Dr. Vivek Bhasin's historical overview of India's nuclear journey—from Apsara, Asia’s first research reactor, to the vision of sustainable power through thorium. A compelling reminder of the scale and self-reliance of India’s nuclear programme.
January 14, 2026 at 5:00 AM
From quantum tech to next-gen reactors, the 2nd DAE Conclave #DAEC2026 at @tifrscience will spotlight the future of science, innovation & sustainability.

📅 Jan 14–18, 2026
📍 TIFR, Mumbai
🔗 www.tifr.res.in/25daeconclave/

#ScienceForSustainability #NuclearHorizons
January 12, 2026 at 2:35 PM
#AwardAlert Congratulations to Dr. Bahadur Singh on receiving the DAE-SSPS Young Achiever Award for his contributions to condensed matter physics.

His #research advances the discovery of #quantum materials by unifying #topology, #symmetry & electronic interactions.

#TIFRScience
January 12, 2026 at 10:22 AM
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Team @cbmncbs.bsky.social presented its latest research findings on #BipolarDisorder @ncbsbangalore.bsky.social annual talks, 2026.

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January 8, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Applications for the mid-term PhD selections at DBS-TIFR close in two weeks!

Apply here: tinyurl.com/5xtm27f9

#AcademicSky
January 8, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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2026 @cbmncbs begins with a new series of #BrainCafe

This story discusses the scope of applying #PrecisionMedicine in deepening our understanding of #mental illnesses.

Story part 1/3 -
youtube.com/shorts/H6Y8-...

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Precision medicine and neuroscience_1
YouTube video by RNP Centre for Brain and Mind (CBM)_NCBS
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January 5, 2026 at 6:28 AM
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Watch a round-up of the Neuroscience Research Symposium recently organised @NCBS_Bangalore

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Neuroscience Research Symposium of Manotsava 2025
YouTube video by RNP Centre for Brain and Mind (CBM)_NCBS
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December 8, 2025 at 4:58 AM
What does boiling water have in common with the laws of the Universe?

Join #CambridgePhysicist David Tong at @TIFRScience as he unpacks renormalisation—a revolutionary idea in physics—with a pot of boiling water.

🗓️ Jan 7 | 5:30 PM
📍TIFR, Colaba

#TIFRScience #Physics
January 1, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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Twelve scientists from Chile, India, Nigeria, Singapore and Taiwan have been selected as new EMBO Global Investigators – Congratulations to the new cohort! 🧪

Read the press release:
https://www.embo.org/press-releases/twelve-scientists-become-embo-global-investigators/
#funding #training
December 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Researchers at @tifr.res.in show that subsystem resetting—occasionally tweaking just a small part—can macroscopically steer the collective behavior of many-body systems.

Published in Physical Review Letters.
#Physics #ComplexSystems #TIFRScience
December 18, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Researchers at @tifr.res.in & students from SPIT have developed a LabVIEW-based prototype system to extract medical-grade oxygen from the waste stream of a liquid nitrogen plant, without affecting LN2 production.
🏆 2nd place, Emerson–NI System Design Contest '25 (IIT Madras)
December 17, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Applications open for the mid-term PhD program in Biology at TIFR, Mumbai!

𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀: Cell Biology, Developmental Neuroscience & Neurogenetics

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: Department of Biological Sciences (tifr.res.in/dbs/)

𝗘𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: JRF or GATE

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆: tinyurl.com/5xtm27f9

𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: Jan 22, 2026

#PhDinIndia
December 9, 2025 at 6:22 AM
“𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘩, 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘶𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦…”
Hear Chandrashekhar Khare, acclaimed mathematician & winner of the Fermat Prize, read from his book & join a discussion about creativity, abstraction & the intellectual solitude behind world-changing breakthroughs.

🗓️ Dec 12, 5 PM
📍HBA Foyer, TIFR, Mumbai
December 8, 2025 at 7:07 AM
#AwardAlert Congratulations to TIFR faculty, Amitesh Anand & Tapomay Bhattacharjee, on being recognised for Scientific Excellence in #BiologicalSciences with the @MerckIndia #YoungScientistAward 2025!

@amiteshanand.bsky.social @tapomoy89.bsky.social @ncbsbangalore.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Tapomay Bhattacharjee (2nd from L, row 1), Asst Prof at @ncbsbangalore.bsky.social, joins the EMBO Young Investigators Network as part of the 2025 cohort.

He is the only YI from an Indian research institute in this year's 28-member cohort.

@tapomoy89.bsky.social #academicsky
embo.org EMBO @embo.org · Dec 2
Congratulations to the new cohort of 28 EMBO Young Investigators! They are joining an international network of more than 800 life scientists – Welcome!

Read the press release here:
https://www.embo.org/press-releases/twenty-eight-group-leaders-become-embo-young-investigators/
December 4, 2025 at 7:19 AM