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Research
The questions, mission-mode programmes and scholarly outputs that start every chain of impact.
ANRF + IIT Mandi
Research ×
Impact
Conclave.
Archive of the ANRF + IIT Mandi Research × Impact Conclave 2026 and the National Webinar Competition — bringing together research, communication, translation and pathways to real-world impact.
Photographic archive
Moments from the Conclave.
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01 · The Impact Framework
From research
to public value.
The Conclave was built around a simple question: how does excellent research move beyond publications and become useful, visible and measurable in society?
The programme brought together researchers, funders, policymakers, industry leaders and science communicators to examine how Indian research can translate into deep-tech innovation, public policy, industrial adoption and effective science communication.
“Research. Impact. Society.” — the organising idea running through
the Conclave and the webinar competition.
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Translation
Moving ideas from the lab towards technologies, collaborations, policy and public understanding.
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Collaboration
Connecting academia, industry, policymakers and other partners around meaningful research questions.
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Society
Making scholarly work accessible, multilingual and meaningful beyond the seminar room.
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Impact
Thinking explicitly about outcomes, pathways and the public value created by research and innovation.
02 · National Webinar Competition
100+ Research Stories.
One National Platform.
The ANRF × IIT Mandi National Webinar Competition brought together researchers from across India—spanning disciplines, institutions, career stages and languages.
From research to reach
Come explore the frontiers of
Indian research.
Watch webinar submissions spanning contemporary science, engineering, health, sustainability and emerging interdisciplinary research.
03 · Research Conclave
Two days from
ideas to implementation.
Keynotes, the ANRF Impact Framework, research translation, science communication, AI-enabled dissemination, networking and the “Beyond the Paper” workshop.
Day 1 · 13 August
InaugurationWelcome; messages from IIT Mandi and ANRF leadership.
What is Impact — The ANRF FrameworkDr. Aparna Gupta · Introduction and overview of the framework.
Communicating the Cosmos to the MassesDr. Debiprosad Duari · Democratizing and demystifying science.
Social Media for AcademicsDr. Lakshmanan Nataraj.
Saral AIProf. Ponnurangam Kumaraguru · Accessible, multilingual scholarly content.
From the Lab to the WorldProf. Dipankar Deb and Mr. Somjit Amrit · Translating research.
Impact — An Industry PerspectiveProf. Karthick Athmanathan.
Day 2 · 14 August
Workshop Phase IStory99 · Impact pathways via collaboration.
Workshop Phase IIStory99 · Storytelling and research communication.
Two Minute TalksWorkshop attendees put the communication framework into practice.
Closing SessionReflections and conclusion of the Conclave.
Prof. Aparna Gupta
Professor, Quantitative Finance, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Principal Expert, Advisor to the CEO, ANRF India.
Dr. Debiprosad Duari
Former Director, Research and Academics, M. P. Birla Planetarium · Fellow, Royal Astronomical Society.
Prof. Ponnurangam Kumaraguru
Visiting Scientist, ANRF · Professor of Computer Science, IIIT Hyderabad.
Dr. Lakshmanan Nataraj
Technical Advisor, ANRF.
Prof. Karthick Athmanathan
Professor of Practice, IIT Madras
Mr. Somjit Amrit
CEO and Director · IIT Mandi TIH.
Prof. Dipankar Deb
Director, Incubation · IIT Mandi Catalyst.
Mr. Amrit Vatsa
Co-founder · Story99.
Mr. Anshuman Agrawal
Co-founder · Story99.
04 · Story99 Workshop
Beyond
the Paper.
A hands-on research communication workshop by
helping researchers transform technical presentations into clear,
memorable stories for collaborators, funders, policymakers,
industry and the wider public.
05 · Researcher website
Collaborate.
The Conclave's researcher profiles extend the event into a longer-lived network of people, research interests, presentations and opportunities for collaboration.
Meet our Conclave participants.
The ANRF + IIT Mandi Research x Impact Conclave hosted 37 researchers, who interacted with the visiting speakers, and also with faculty at IIT Mandi.
Explore their research profiles, interests, collaboration
areas, webinar contributions, and external research
links using the networking portal.
Conclave organisation
Meet the Team.
The ANRF + IIT Mandi National Webinar Competition and Research x Impact Conclave brought together representatives from both organizations. Click on the button to know more about the organization team.