[{"title":"School of Natural Sciences and Engineering","body":"\u003Cp class=\u0022introduction\u0022\u003EThe School of Natural Sciences and Engineering carries out original research and policy advocacy in diverse fields.\u00a0 The faculty are grouped under four programmes of which the Science Communication Programme was established only in 2019-20.\u00a0 During the year 2020-21, the school trained a record number of PhD students (20), post-doctoral fellows (6) and several young research fellows and project assistants due to the success of its faculty in securing long-term research funding from multiple sources. The faculty is also well-recognised for their policy advocacy and outreach that extends NIAS\u2019s standing with the Government and academia. In this way, SNSE is making a major contribution to the vision of NIAS\u2019s founder, the late JRD Tata.\u00a0\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp class=\u0022introduction\u0022\u003EApart from being involved in a multi-year integrated project on Energy, Ecology and Nonlinear Modelling, the faculty in the school work on multiple research projects, carry out teaching, policy advocacy and outreach activities. The details of each of the four programmes in the school are provided in the following sections.\u00a0\u003C\/p\u003E\n","field_blocks":"https:\/\/cms.nias.res.in\/api\/events\/upcoming\/school-of-natural-sciences-and-engineering, https:\/\/cms.nias.res.in\/api\/events\/past\/school-of-natural-sciences-and-engineering"}]