Empowering Women in STEM : Bridging Opportunities in Jammu and Kashmir

About The Workshop

The workshop “Empowering women in STEM: Bridging the opportunities in Jammu and Kashmir’ is being organized by University of Kashmir, with Dr. Riffat John (convener) and Prof. Aijaz Ahmad Wani (co-convener) from the Department of Botany. This unique workshop for women aims:
1 To foster scientific collaboration among scientists from the UT of Jammu and Kashmir and other national/state institutes and universities.
2 To apprise students about emerging roles of women in the growing scientific enterprise and to raise awareness about career options in STEM.
3 To develop mentor and mentee linkages between UG/PG students and scientist across India.
4 To sensitize our young women scientists and students about the latest advances in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and innovations.
5 The workshop is open to all, regardless of gender.

Why Should You Join?

Great Speakers

We have invited scientists who are renowned at the national & international levels for their research. You can listen to their great talks. It is an opportunity for the scientists to exchange their scientific knowledge.

Networking

Workshop are ideal places where we get to know new people and catch up with our old friends. It will be a place where you could find the right kind of people and develop/strengthen collaborations.

Get Inspired

All the participants will listen to the outstanding women scientists and get inspired by their approaches to scientific research and their findings. We will also get to know how despite huge difficulties, they have made their own niche at the national and international levels.

About The University

The University of Kashmir, located at Hazratbal, Srinagar is flanked by the world-famous Dal Lake on the east and Nigeen Lake on the west, under the foothills of Zabarwan Mountains and alongside the holy Hazratbal Shrine. The University’s main Campus, which covers 247 acres, is separated into three parts: Hazratbal Campus, Naseem bagh campus, and Mirza Bagh Cmapus (the later serving for residential purpose), besides having three satellite campuses (North campus, south campus and Kupwara campus). The tranquil ambience of the campus makes it ideal for serious intellectual discourse and research studies. Over the years, the university has strived for excellence in its curriculum and activities. The National Assessment & Accreditation Council (NAAC) of India has re-accredited it as Grade-A+ University and it figures in top 50 universities of the country currently at rank 33 under National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)-2023. This is recognition and reflection of the high standard of quality in teaching and research at the University of Kashmir.

About The Department

The Department of Botany’s modest seed, planted in 1961 and nurtured by renowned botanists, scientists and naturalists, has grown into a massive tree, its branches bursting with blooms of scholarship and dispersing fruits of excellence. The Department has undertaken research projects in the areas of ecology, plant pathology, medicinal plant biology, taxonomy, cytogenetics, biodiversity, molecular biology for which it has received generous funding from Government funding agencies like UGC, DBT, DST, CSIR, MOEF, etc. Many of the faculty members have active collaborations with scientists from Institutes in or outside India.

Event Schedule

"Empowering women in science in Jammu & Kashmir” Workshop will be held at University of Kashmir, J&K, India

Day 01

28 August 2024
Day 02

29 August 2024

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9.30 - 10.30 AM Workshop

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