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Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Thiruvananthapuram hosted a two-day Women Chemists’ Conclave successful relation with the Royal Society of Chemistry connected the juncture of International Women’s Day. The programme, which concluded connected Sunday (March 8, 2026), was organised nether the taxable ‘Women successful Chemistry: Leadership, Innovation, and Impact’.
Subhasis Chaudhuri, Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Bombay Stock Exchange and erstwhile manager of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, attended the conclave arsenic the main guest. The lawsuit was presided implicit by the founding manager of IISER Thiruvananthapuram, E.D. Jemmis, and the existent director, J.N. Moorthy, some distinguished chemists.
The conclave, conceptualised by R.S. Swathi, Head, School of Chemistry, and Swetavalli Raghavan, Head of Innovation, Strategy and Government Affairs, Royal Society of Chemistry, brought unneurotic women chemists from 32 world institutions crossed India.
A large result of the deliberations was the founding of the Women successful Chemistry Council (WICC), dedicated to advancing the nonrecreational maturation and enactment of women chemists. The assembly volition absorption connected mentoring, enactment development, argumentation engagement, innovation and assemblage gathering wrong the chemic sciences.
The WICC besides resolved to champion the origin of equity and inclusivity successful the chemic sciences by advocating supportive nonrecreational environments, celebrating the accomplishments of women chemists, and encouraging much young women to prosecute careers successful chemistry.
