Student Talks on Trending Topics in Theory is a discussion meeting on topics in theoretical physics organized by and aimed at advanced graduate students and postdoctoral fellows working in India and abroad. This meeting is similar in spirit to the Modave Summer School on Mathematical Physics, held in Belgium every year. We hope to enable an interactive environment for students and postdocs working in areas like quantum field theory, general theory of relativity, string theory and related areas in mathematical and theoretical condensed matter physics.

The participants are primarily senior graduate students and beginning postdoctoral fellows. Nevertheless, we are open to younger participants and more senior postdocs depending on logistical constraints. 

The primary aims of the meeting are:

• • To bring together graduate students and postdocs working in India into a vibrant community by stimulating academic interaction with each other.

  • To provide enough exposure to various new research topics culminating in thriving research ventures.

  • To open channels of communication between students and postdocs who work in string theory and other field theoretic areas.

  • To facilitate and encourage student collaborations.

  • To enhance the teaching and speaking experience of students.

  • To foster an environment where students can get useful feedback about their ideas about Physics (and sometimes regrading other social issues) in a low-pressure setting.

This year marks the sixth edition of the workshop. It will take place at IIT Indore from 4th to 15th July, 2022.

The videos and a few lecture notes can be found in the Programme page. Due to technical difficulties, some video recordings were lost.