Professor Ashoke Sen is the winner of the 2026 Oskar Klein Medal for his pioneering contributions to string theory. He is the first Indian physicist to be honoured with the award. Prof. Sen is an ICTS-Infosys Madhava Chair Professor at the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences, TIFR Bengaluru. The award is named after the Swedish theoretical physicist Oskar Klein and is jointly awarded by Stockholm University and the Nobel Committee for Physics of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The TNQ Foundation congratulates Professor Ashoke Sen on this remarkable achievement!

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Throwback to the TNQ Inspiring Science Awards-2026 presentation ceremony. Professor Bonnie Bassler, the featured speaker of the TNQ Distinguished Lectures in the Life Sciences, presented the Awards to the finalists and the winner. Your research could be the next to be recognised! Have you applied for the TNQ Inspiring Science Awards-2027? Apply now - tnqinspiringscienceawards.or… Entries open until October 31, 2026.

The TNQ Foundation congratulates Professor Mahesh Kakde of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) on being named the 2026 Ramanujan Prize winner for his outstanding contribution to algebraic number theory. The International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) and the International Mathematical Union (IMU) jointly award the Ramanujan Prize to young mathematicians from developing countries. Read more: lnkd.in/gnfKBpAk

Have you applied for the TNQ Inspiring Science Awards-2027? If you are a PhD student or a postdoc in India, and have recently published a research paper in life sciences, apply now. Entries close on October 31, 2026 Link - tnqinspiringscienceawards.or…

Could your research paper win the TNQ Inspiring Science Awards-2027? Join us for a discussion on the TNQ Inspiring Science Awards, eligibility criteria , and the application process. We will also discuss what happens after you submit your application and what the Awards include. A question-and-answer session will follow. Who can attend the webinar? •PhD scholars and postdoctoral students in the life sciences in India •Postdoctoral researchers located outside India, but have a PhD from an Indian institute/university •All scientists leading research groups in Indian institutes/universities Please register for the webinar here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…

Could your research paper win the TNQ Inspiring Science Awards-2027? Join us for a discussion on the TNQ Inspiring Science Awards, eligibility criteria , and the application process. We will also discuss what happens after you submit your application and what the Awards include. A question-and-answer session will follow. Who can attend the webinar? •PhD scholars and postdoctoral students in the life sciences in India •Postdoctoral researchers located outside India, but have a PhD from an Indian institute/university •All scientists leading research groups in Indian institutes/universities Please register for the webinar here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…

🦠A microscopic pond alga helped open the windows to brain function, and now a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine! 🏅 Curiosity-driven research, scientific collaboration, and clever experiments changed the course of understanding brain functions that were otherwise difficult to decode. 🧠 🔗 Check the latest post by Rohini Karandikar - tnqdistinguishedlectures.org…

The TNQ Foundation congratulates the 2026 Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine “for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics" Karl Deisseroth was the Featured Speaker of the sixth edition of the Cell Press-TNQ India Distinguished Lectureship Series. He visited India in January 2016 and presented his lectures in Bengaluru, Chennai and New Delhi.

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We are happy to announce a Workshop on Spectral Reciprocity Laws with Professor Akshay Venkatesh Winner of the 2018 Fields Medal in Mathematics & Fellow of the Royal Society Dates: December 21–24, 2026 Venue: The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai More details: tnqdistinguishedlectures.org… #TNQDistinguishedLectures #AkshayVenkatesh #Mathematics #SpectralReciprocity #NumberTheory #Chennai

Dear PhD scholars and postdoctoral researchers: Here’s your chance to win an Apple laptop, a medal and a citation. And if you emerge as the overall winner, you could also receive a travel fellowship to attend an international conference of your choice! 💻 ✈️ Apply now! 🏅 Link - tnqinspiringscienceawards.or…

Dr Purvi Gupta from @iiscbangalore was an invited speaker at the HMI Conference on CR Geometry, held 24–26 Aug 2026 at Hamilton Mathematics Institute, Trinity College Dublin. She presented on “A complex-analytic characterization of Lagrangian immersions in ℂⁿ with transverse double points,” with travel support from TNQ Numbers & Shapes. #Mathematics #CRGeometry #Research

What does the journey of a young scientist look like beyond the research paper? In Episode 2 of Inspiring Science, 2024 TNQ Inspiring Science Awards winner Abhinav Banerjee talks about his research journey, his experiences as a PhD student at IISc, and his transition to a postdoctoral position at Janelia Research Campus. 🎧 Listen here: tnqinspiringscienceawards.or… Applications for the TNQ Inspiring Science Awards-2027 are now open. Apply here: tnqinspiringscienceawards.or… #InspiringScience #SciencePodcast #YoungScientists

Attention, PhD scholars & postdoctoral researchers in India 🇮🇳 Here’s your chance showcase your research and inspire future scientists🔬 Entries are now open for the coveted TNQ Inspiring Science Awards–2027 🎖️ All Finalists get a Medal + Apple laptop + Citation ✈️The winner also gets a travel fellowship to an international conference of their choosing. Entries open until October 31, 2026 🔗 Apply now: tnqinspiringscienceawards.or… #InspiringScienceAwards #ResearchIndia #PhDLife #postdoc #LifeSciences

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Attention, PhD and postdoctoral researchers in India! 🇮🇳 Entries for the TNQ Inspiring Science Awards-2027 open in just three days! If you are the first author or co-first author of a research paper published between October 1, 2025 and September 30, 2026, you are eligible to apply. Watch this space for more details—and get ready to showcase your research!

Congratulations to Professor Bonnie Bassler on being awarded the 2026 Copley Medal by the Royal Society. 🏅 Her pioneering work on bacterial communication and quorum sensing has transformed microbiology and opened new possibilities for combating infectious diseases. Professor Bassler was the speaker of the 2026 TNQ Distinguished Lectures in the Life Sciences delivered in New Delhi, Bengaluru and Mumbai, in February 2026. royalsociety.org/news/2026/0… #BonnieBassler #CopleyMedal #RoyalSociety #TNQDistinguishedLectures #LifeSciences

Presenting Research Highlights for the eighth finalist of the TNQ Inspiring Science Awards 2026. The article highlights the research by Gaurab Ghosh, former PhD student at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, published in Journal of Cell Biology. Article by Debraj Manna. Link - tnqinspiringscienceawards.or…