CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR-IIIM), Jammu, organised a Skill development training programme on 31 January 2025 at its Jammu campus. The event was designed to impart knowledge about Research Methodology, Science Communication, & Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), which gathered participants from all domains of Science and technology and also from other domains like management, law, etc. The event was attended by students, research scholars, scientists, and other professionals who would get benefit from this programme.

Dr Zabeer Ahmed, Director, CSIR-IIIM, inaugurated the event and shed light on the importance of research methodology, science communication and IPR to enrich the scientific ecosystem of the country.

During the inaugural session, Dr Nasir Ul Rasheed, Senior Scientist, CSIR-IIIM, introduced the participants to the theme of the skill development programme and provided an overview of the benefits and key outcomes of the programme.

The inauguration was followed by talks from experts in the domains of science communication and IPR. During the first session, Dr Manish Mohan Gore, Senior Scientist, CSIR-NIScPR, New Delhi, presented a talk during which he highlighted the significance of science communication in bringing out research outcomes of Indian labs to make people aware of scientific developments in the country.

Dr Kancherla Prasad, Coordinator & Senior Scientist at CSIR-IIIM, delivered his talk on another important aspect of science, which let the scientists reap the benefits of their research and motivated them regarding the IPR. Dr Prasad discussed the importance of IPR and detailed the application part by citing various examples.

In the next session, Dr Lipika Patnaik, Senior Principal Scientist, CSIR- IPU, New Delhi, continued the discussion on IPR and elucidated the process of Patent filing and the processes that are required to safeguard the innovations.

Dr Love Sharma, Scientist, RMBD&IST, during his talk, discussed the basics of science communication and shared examples of a few writings to highlight the skills needed for effective science communication that can send the appropriate message to scientific people as well as the general public for wider impact.

During the programme, Dr Zabeer Ahmed also unveiled the calendar 2025, which was a visual journey through 2024, highlights the institute’s contributions to research and development, skill development, entrepreneurship, international collaborations and its commitment to societal welfare.

In the valedictory session, Er Abdul Rahim, Head RMBD & IST, took the feedback of participants and also facilitated the distribution of certificates to the participants. Dr Nasir proposed vote of thanks.