Prof. Manish Kumar Asthana
14.06.2022Prof. Manish Kumar Asthana, Neuroscience, Assistant Professor of Psychology at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India, answers questions about sustainability and peace in preparation for this year's DAAD-Alumni-Forum 'Creating Change'.
What does sustainable work and research mean to you? (not only in the ecological context)
For me, sustainable work means having a pleasant and motivating environmental condition for an individual. It should encourage individuals to build a self-sustaining ecosystem. By research, I mean a process which can explore and investigate answered and unanswered questions from day-to-day life. The objective could range from average to critical topics. However, the plan is always to create and support a sustainable workplace.
In your opinion, what needs to be done to make the world more peaceful?
To make the world more peaceful, we need a Collaborative research platform, sharing resources, giving opportunities to more, and encouraging young minds to focus on learning and education and addressing issues like sex differences, gender equality, racial-biasedness, disabilities, etc.
How do you plan to share the forum results in a lasting way?
Building social networks, inviting foreign research individuals to our native country, can organize online sessions, hosting online sessions.
Which animal would you consider the better human?
A turtle.
