AR-2020-21

33 rd ANNUAL REPORT 2020-21 169 An online Advanced Course on Pulsar Astrophysics for faculty members, post-doctoral fellows and research scholars working in the field, was held during January 25 – April 10, 2021. A set of 20 lectures by Dipankar Bhattacharya (IUCAA) took a broad and intensive look at the results of pu l sa r as t rophys i cs . I t cove r ed pu l sa r magnetosphere modelling, radio and high-energy radiation from pulsars, neutron star interiors, and the equation of state. In addition to listening to the pre-recorded videos, there were regular interactions with Dipankar Bhattacharya.Assignments were given regularly and quizzes held. There were about 50 participants from various institutions across the country. The course was coordinated by Prakash Arumugasamy (IUCAA). Advanced Course on Pulsar Astrophysics Introductory Course on Astronomy and Astrophysics An online Introductory Course on Astronomy and Astrophysics for college teachers with some emphasis on teachers from the north-east was conducted jointly by the Teaching Learning Centre of IUCAAand the IUCAA Centre for Astronomy Research and Development (ICARD) of Tezpur University. It was held during January 27 –April 8, 2021. The course took on board the syllabuses on astronomy and astrophysics, which have been introduced recently at the undergraduate level at Gauhati University and Assam University, and highlighted the recent developments in the field along with the basic required pedagogy. The topics covered included multi-messenger astronomy, stars and stellar evolution, galaxies and clusters of galaxies, and astronomical techniques. The resource persons were: Biman Nath (Raman Research Institute, Bengaluru), Biman Medhi (Gauhati University,