PROGRAMS
PURC runs various research and capacity building programs independently and in collaboration with various collaborating institutions.
Research Grants
PURC provides research grants to the faculty members to promote applied research and innovation activities in the university. The research grants are provided in a competitive basis according to the PURC research grant procedures. PURC provides three types of research grants but the number of grants depends on the availability of the fund.
- Collaborative Research Grant
- Faculty Research Grant (Constituent Institutions)
- Faculty Research Grant (Affiliated Institutions)
PURC Seminar Series
PURC conducts seminar series regularly to discuss contemporary topics among the relevant academic and professional audience. An expert speaker is invited for each seminar to share his/her presentation with the faculty members, students, and general audience.
List of Seminars
| SN | Date | Speaker | Title | Episode |
| 14. | Sep 22, 2023 | Dr. Bhushan Raj Shrestha Founding Chair, Nepal Research and Education Network, Kathmandu, Nepal |
Role of Research and Education Networks in Enabling Research Ecosystem in Universities |
XI |
| 13. | Aug 30, 2023 | Dr Rajan Parajuli Executive Director Nepal Research and Education Network, Kathmandu, Nepal |
Research and Education Network (REN) Connectivity in Nepal | X |
| 12. | Mar 02, 2023 | Dr. Kriti Dang-Longani Professor, Ajeenkya D Y Patil University, Pune, India |
Objective and Hypothesis Formulation in Research | IX |
| 11. | Jan 05, 2023 | Dr. Kalu Sharma Subedi Senior Consultant Radiologist, Pokhara, Nepal |
Professional Ethics of Health Professionals | VIII |
| 10. | Jan 05, 2023 | Ramesh Kandel Activist, PVN Nepal |
Value Education and Youth for Nation | VIII |
| 9. | Sep 17, 2022 | Dr. Purusottam Basnet Professor Department of Clinical Medicine Faculty of Health Sciences, The Arctic University of Norway, Norway |
Nanomedicines in Pharmacy | VII |
| 8. | Jul 01, 2022 | Dr. Govinda R Timilsina, Senior Research Economist Development Research Group, World Bank, USA | Climate Change: Causes, Impacts and Economic Instruments for Mitigation | VI |
| 7. | Jun 17, 2022 | Dr. Daria Chrobok Chief Executive Officer DC SciArt, Umea, Sweden |
“From Scientist to Entrepreneur – my journey to become a Scientific Illustrator” | V |
| 6. | May 30, 2022 | Dr. Rameshwar Adhikari Professor of Chemistry Central Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, Nepal |
Value of Thought in Science and Technology | IV |
| 5. | Apr 28, 2022 | Dr. Chiranjibi Nepal, Former Governor Nepal Rastra Bank, Nepal |
Contemporary Challenges of Nepalese Economy | III |
| 4. | Apr 28, 2022 | Dr. Rabindra Bhandari, Professor of Economics Westminster College, Fulton, MO, USA | Building Higher Educational Infrastructure for a Democratic Nepal: A Proposal | III |
| 3. | Apr 28, 2022 | Dr. Ajay Ghimire Educator and Entrepreneur Ace Institute of Management, Kathmandu, Nepal | Business Management Education and its Alignment with the Contemporary Societal Needs | III |
| 2. | Dec 10, 2021 | Binda Magar GESI Adviser, United Nations Development Programme, Kathmandu, Nepal |
Equality and Non-Discrimination Core of Sustainable Development Goals | II |
| 1. | Oct 31, 2021 | Dr. Tara Sigdel Associate Professor of Surgery University of California San Francisco, USA | Research and Innovation in Higher Education- an Elusive but Critical Component in Post-COVID Era | I |
NICHOD
NICHOD is a flagship program of National Young Academy of Nepal (NAYAN) and Pokhara University Research Centre (PURC) launched in 2022 and annually organized in collaboration with different supporting partner institutions. It is a national level competition of research students to present their research findings to the general audience in three minutes. The NICHOD competition is inspired from 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) competition initiated by the University of Queensland, Australia where graduate (master and PhD) students present their research in the minutes annually. In Nepal, NICHOD has been extended to undergraduate students in addition to the graduate students. NICHOD encourages and trains students to effectively explain their research findings among the audience beyond their subject domain in three minutes. With the main motto “Research for Social Impact”, NICHOD aims to bridge the gap between scientists and the community while developing students’ skills in academic research, presentation, and communication. Further details are available at https://www.youngacademynepal.org.np/nichod-overview.
NICHOD 2022: The finale of the first episode was hosted by PURC at Pokhara University and supported by Gandaki Province Academy of Science and Technology (GPAST) and Prime Commercial Bank Limited, Pokhara.
NICHOD 2023: The finale of second episode was hosted by the Directorate of Research and Extension (DOREX) at Agriculture and Forestry University, Chitwan and supported by Boston International College (BIC), Chitwan and Ankuram Academy, Chitwan.