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The National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), located in Bangalore, is part of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. The mandate of NCBS is fundamental research in the frontier areas of biology. Our research interests range from the study of single molecules to ecology and evolution.
Description:
Horizon Scanning India is an initiative by researchers from institutions and NGOs in India, and is funded by the UK India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI). We are working to identify priority topics and areas of future research in biodiversity, ecosystems and natural resources in the country, by taking into account the views of scientists and non-scientists alike.
I write to you from the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bangalore. I would like to invite you to participate in Horizon Scanning India. This is an initiative by a group of research institutes and NGOs in India to identify current and future priority areas for research into biodiversity, ecosystems and natural resources of the country.
Horizon Scanning India will work in two stages. The first stage is a questionnaire survey. Here you will have the chance to give us up to 10 questions on biodiversity, ecosystems and natural resources in India which you think scientists should address with future research. By biodiversity and ecosystems we mean, plants, animals, people, the habitats they live in and how they interact with each other.
In the second stage, you will be contacted to rate the importance of the most commonly asked questions in the survey.
At the end of the two stages, we would have identified a list of priority areas and topics for research that are considered important by a large number of people across the country.
The list will be representative of the opinion of people from different backgrounds, with different concerns and will provide a guide for future research and management of biodiversity, ecosystems and natural resources in India. Updates on the progress of this initiative will be posted on this website.
We request you to provide at least 1, and up to ten questions that you think researchers need to address with respect to biodiversity, ecosystems and natural resources of India.
Contact details:
National Centre for Biological Sciences
G.K.V.K. Campus,
Bengaluru 560 065
Tel: 080 2366 0001
emails: hsi10questions@gmail.com
Website: http://www.ncbs.res.in/
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