CIRCLE Graduate South Asia Conference 2025
Date and Time
Location
Virtual via Zoom. Please register for the Zoom link.
Register by October 10th, 2025 for abstracts to be included in the conference program.
Details
Graduate South Asia Conference 2025 | October 22 and 23, 2025
Call for Abstracts (CLOSED) l Deadline: September 15, 2025
The Canada India Research Centre for Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) invites PhD students from Canadian and south Asian universities engaged in research related to India, South Asia, Indian and/or South Asian diasporas to submit paper abstracts and panel proposals for this multidisciplinary virtual conference.
The two-day, virtual conference is intended to showcase cutting-edge research being undertaken in diverse fields in any/all areas of the research focus. It aims to increase awareness about such research, facilitate networking, and foster impactful research.
The conference will be structured around panels and keynote lectures. There will be virtual space for informal interactions.
Conference Format
This conference will be delivered virtually over the course of two days, synchronously in Eastern (ET) and Indian (IST) time zones. Information regarding the schedule, themes and length of each session will be provided after accepted papers/sessions have been confirmed. There is no fee to participate in this virtual conference.
There will be keynote lectures focused on health, natural sciences and engineering, and social sciences and humanities. The remainder of the conference will be organized around panel sessions. Each panel will comprise 4 or 5 presentations and discussion. A chair will moderate each panel.
Conference Program:
Day 1: Wed, October 22, 2025 – 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (EDT)
| 8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. | Welcoming and Opening Remarks Dr. Guneet Kaur, Director, CIRCLE |
| 8:15 a.m. – 8:50 a.m. | Keynote Speaker Dr. Asim Biswas- OAC Chair in Soils and Precision Agriculture, Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator, University of Guelph. “Information-driven soil management for sustainability”. |
| 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Session 1: Climate, Environment and Sustainability Session 2: Education and Leadership Session 3: Agriculture, Trade and Economic Policy |
| 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Break |
| 11:00 am – 12:30 p.m. | Session 4: Health, Technology and Innovation Session 5: Science, Technology and Innovation |
Day 2: Thurs, October 23, 2025 – 8:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (EDT)
| 8:45 a.m. – 8:50 a.m. | Welcome Dr. Guneet Kaur, Director, CIRCLE |
| 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Special Session: "Clean Label Formulations" Session 6: Social Movements and Marginalized Voices Session 7: Art, Literature and Cultural Discourse |
| 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Break |
| 11:00 am – 12:30 p.m. | Session 8: Diasporas, Partition and Cities Session 9: Media, Culture and Representation Session 10: Gender, Caste and Social Justice |
For information: Conference webpage
Inquiries can be sent to circlegradconf@uoguelph.ca
Organizing Committee
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Taveena Jindal, Conference Coordinator