Professor Sudip Roy elected as Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry for his contribution to the Chemical Sciences

Dr Sudip Roy, Visiting Associate Professor of Chemistry, has been elected as a Fellow to the prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry. This honour is in recognition of his significant contribution to the Chemical Sciences and extensive work with Industry and promoting industry-academia collaborations. Dr. Sudip Roy has 20 years of experience in research and innovation. Dr. Roy obtained his Ph.D. in chemical sciences from the University of Saarland in Germany followed by post-doctoral work at Technical University Darmstadt, Germany. He is a Chevening fellow 2019 and studied management of research, science, and innovation at the University of Oxford.

Many of the greatest discoveries are by people who have had broad exposure to multiple disciplines, says Neuroscientist Dr Tara Thiagarajan in her keynote address to the SIAS Class of ‘24

The School of Interwoven Arts and Sciences (SIAS) at Krea University welcomed nearly 200 talented young students into the third cohort of the undergraduate programme. The inaugural ceremony preceded the virtual five-day interactive orientation event, which brought together all students, faculty and guest speakers.
The admission process at Krea gauges potential beyond academic scores, ensuring a diverse set of students from varied backgrounds and interests. The incoming batch of students come from over 3 countries, 19+ states of India and from various boards of education. In keeping with the University’s need-blind admission and need-aware financial assistance process, over 20 percent of them received financial assistance.

The Telegraph publishes op-ed piece on ‘Covid phobia’ authored by SIAS professors

Life, undoubtedly, is uncertain; but when we experience this uncertainty in our everyday affairs, we end up suffering from a ‘novel’ phobia — ‘Covid phobia’.  Prof Soumyajit Bhar, Visiting Assistant Professor, and Prof Kalpita Bhar, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, have together authored an important article on rediscovering the human touch amidst a global pandemic. The …

Prof Sarabjeet D. Natesan selected for Tata Trusts – Partition Archive Research Grant

Prof Sarabjeet D. Natesan, Associate Professor of Economics at Krea University, has been selected for the Tata Trusts – Partition Archive Research Grant. The Tata Grant is an immersive research residency grant program for academic researchers. It provides an opportunity for those who seek to explore and study The Archive’s complete oral history collections including …

Vasudha Katju presents paper on women’s movements in India at the ‘Conceptualizing Difference Conference’

Vasudha Katju, Faculty Associate – Centre for Writing and Pedagogy at Krea University, presented her paper titled ‘Difference in Indian Feminist Activism: Caste and Sexuality in the Autonomous Women’s Movement’, as part of the panel on political activism at the ‘Conceptualizing Difference Conference’. Organised by The Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society, Rule of Law at …

Sundram Fasteners Limited to support 4 faculty positions at Krea

In an effort to encourage Krea University’s talented faculty in their research interests and academic endeavours, Chennai-based manufacturing company Sundram Fasteners Limited (SFL) have come on board to support 4 faculty positions in Science and Business. The proud recipients of this grant are- Prof Bharath Sundaram for Sundram Fasteners Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies; Prof Rishi Vyas for Sundram Fasteners Assistant Professor of Mathematics; Prof R Sathyanarayanan for Sundram Fasteners Associate Professor of Marketing; and Prof Vijaya Subramanian for Sundram Fasteners Associate Professor of Operations Management.

Dr Sunder Ramaswamy speaks on “Covid, Education and the Big Change”, a virtual panel session hosted by The Indian Express

Vice Chancellor Dr Sunder Ramaswamy was a speaker in the panel on “Covid, Education and the Big Change”, along with other Indian educators organised by ‘IE Thinc’ – an initiative by The Indian Express. Sharing his insights on the way forward for post-Covid education, Dr Ramaswamy highlighted the ongoing changes and what this means for the …