Institutional News
18 February 2026
Elected Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
Bharata Mata College
The college announced Dr. Jithin Johnson’s election as a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London.
News & Media
Research coverage, institutional updates and scientific engagement
Institutional News
30 January 2026
Grant support for an international workshop on soil arachnids
Bharata Mata College
Institutional announcement of grant support for an international workshop on evolutionary systematics of soil arachnids.
Conference
2026
Arachnid Systematics of the Oriental and Indo-Pacific Regions
23rd International Congress of Arachnology
A symposium on integrative taxonomy, molecular systematics, phylogenomics and conservation coordinated by Dr. Jithin Johnson and Dr. Stephanie F. Loria.
Outreach
10 September 2025
Research methodology workshop for undergraduate students
Tropical Institute of Ecological Sciences
A multi-college training programme coordinated by the Department of Zoology to strengthen undergraduate research skills.
International Workshop
16 March 2025
Evolutionary Biology of Arachnids in the Western Ghats of India
Asian Society of Arachnology
Programme information for a hands-on workshop covering arachnid sampling, biogeography, molecular methods and evolutionary analysis.
Independent Media
24 August 2022
The harmless ‘scorpions’
The New Indian Express
A report on Western Ghats pseudoscorpions and their value for understanding ancient biodiversity.
Independent journalism, institutional announcements, conferences and outreach are labelled separately to avoid overstating media coverage.