SciComm ThinkLabs: Towards Strengthening Science and Society Connect in India
Authors/Creators
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Iqbal, Sarah Hyder
(Researcher)
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Karak, Somdatta
(Researcher)1
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Paul, Debdutta
(Researcher)
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Datta, Sayantan
(Researcher)2
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Kar, Banya
(Researcher)3
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Kankaria, Siddharth
(Researcher)4
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Chugh, Priyamvada
(Researcher)
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MITRA, SIULI
(Researcher)
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Borah, Suchibrata
(Researcher)5
- Sundaresan, Shruti
- Naidu, Shriya
- Janet, Orlene
- Rathore, Ankita
- Thapliyal, Utsav
- Champak, Suchitha
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Ramanujam, Niruj Mohan
(Researcher)6
- Varuni P
- Chaterjee, Anusheela
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1.
Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology
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2.
Krea University
- 3. DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance
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National Centre for Biological Sciences
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Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
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6.
Indian Institute of Astrophysics
Description
SciComm ThinkLabs (2023–24) is a practitioner-led initiative convened by FAST India to strengthen the science communication ecosystem in India through collaborative enquiry, collective sensemaking, and co-created tools. Over six months, sixteen science communication practitioners worked across four themes, landscape of SciComm in India, institutional SciComm, capacity-building, and science–media interfaces, to analyse sectoral gaps and develop practical resources. The final report synthesises their findings, evidence, and recommendations, and presents three key outputs: a SciComm Readiness Tool for institutions, a modular training framework, and a Science Journalist Residency framework. The report provides a grounded, practitioner-driven perspective on the current state of science communication in India and outlines pathways for strengthening practice, capacity, and institutional support across the ecosystem.
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