Suman Tiwari of TIFR wins Euraxess Science Slam India title

Suman Tiwari wins 12th Euraxess Science Slam India, earning a trip to Europe and networking opportunities with top institutes.

Suman Tiwari, a PhD Scholar from TIFR (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research), Mumbai, emerged as the winner in the finals of the 12th Euraxess Science Slam India, a science-talk competition hosted by the German cultural centre Goethe-Zentrum here on Thursday.

The winner gets a roundtrip ticket to Europe and an opportunity to network with research peers in one of Europe’s top institutes.

Giggin T, Assistant Professor, Kerala Agricultural University, Shabana K M, PhD Scholar, IIT Palakkad, and Sreshtha Ganguly, PhD Scholar, IIT Kharagpur, were the other finalists who competed for the title.

Euraxess is a European Union initiative that provides information and supports services for researchers, entrepreneurs, universities, and businesses.

The event provided an opportunity for the audience to know about the study and research options in Europe, EU research career development programmes, and science communication.

The participants interacted with members of the Euraxess India team, the Goethe-Zentrum team, German Consulate, the EU Delegation to India, representatives of EU Member states, representatives from the academic and non-academic sector, and members of the Science Slam Jury as well as other event partners.

The Euraxess Science Slam India 2024 was organised in partnership with CNRS India, Delegation of the European Union to India, Embassy of the Czech Republic, Embassy of The Federal Republic of Germany, Embassy of Italy, New Delhi, Embassy of Slovenia in New Delhi, Embassy of Sweden, New Delhi, Goethe-Zentrum Trivandrum, The Netherlands Innovation Network.