Department of Media Sciences - Funded Projects


Year Title of the Project Funding Agency Investigators Amount Status
2019-2021 Communication for development (C4D): Interventions in resettlement to improve livelihood outcomes for poor women. MHRD-SPARC Dr. D. Sunitha
Dr. C. Velayutham
Dr. Maartje Van Eerd (IHS, The Netherlands)
Dr. Alonso Ayala (IHS, The Netherlands)
INR. 55,60,600/- Ongoing
2018-2020 Gender dimensions of resettlement in Chennai: A participatory documentary, 'We too Urban' and a support mobile application, 'Velai Vaippu' for women. DAIDA Dutch Foundation, The Netherlands Dr. D. Sunitha
Dr. C. Velayutham
Dr. Maartje Van Eerd (IHS, The Netherlands)
Dr. Alonso Ayala (IHS, The Netherlands)
INR. 7,50,000/- Completed
2018 Mobilize young people through campus radio to end child marriage. UNICEF Dr. S. Arulchelvan INR. 5,20,300/- Completed
2018 Cinema in the classroom. Dst. Vigyan Prasar Dr. V. R. Revathy INR. 1,76,100/- Completed
2017-2019 Online media and youth radicalisation: An in-depth analysis of its origin, nature and preventive measures. ICSSR Dr. M. Neelamalar INR. 8,00,000/- Completed
2015 Behavior change communication on hand washing and sanitation practices among children in Tamil Nadu. UNICEF Dr. S. Arulchelvan INR. 5,76,200/- Completed
2014-2015 Ph.D. partnership scheme with Queen Mary College, University of London, United Kingdom, and Anna University, India. ESRC-ICCSR Dr. I. Arul Aram INR. 5,50,000/- Completed
2014 Exhibition in commemoration of the Hundred Years of Indian cinema. Public donations Dr. I. Arul Aram INR. 5,50,000/- Completed
2012-2013 Gaming – Knowledge Transfer. UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI) Dr. I. Arul Aram
Dr. R. Lavanya
Prof. John Kirk (Birmingham City University, UK)
Mr. Oliver Williams (Birmingham City University, UK)
£ 45,000 (INR. 45,00,000) Completed
2011 Preparation of Kalpakkam community radio station start-up manual and sustenance guidelines. Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam Dr. I. Arul Aram
Dr. K. Sunitha
INR. 50,000/- Completed
2011 E-Content Creation in the areas of Environment and Climate Change. Union Ministry of Human Resource Development Dr. I. Arul Aram INR. 56,00,000/- Completed
2010 Use of Information and Communication Technology for creating climate change awareness. UGC Dr. I. Arul Aram INR. 5,40,000/- Completed
2009-2011 MSc (Electronic Media) degree programme in Anna University. Department of Science and Technology, Government of India Dr. I. Arul Aram INR. 27,70,000/- Completed
2009-2011 Special paper on Science Communication for MSc (Electronic Media) in Anna University. Department of Science and Technology, Government of India Dr. I. Arul Aram INR. 12,00,000/- Completed
2009-2010 Anna Community Radio series on the Health and Nutrition for Women (Nalam Peruvai Thozhi). NCSTC, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India Dr. I. Arul Aram INR. 17,00,000/- Completed
2008 A three-day workshop on ‘Process documentation of innovative and successful experiments in total sanitation campaign’. UNICEF Dr. I. Arul Aram INR. 1,50,000/- Completed
2007-2008 Assessment of satellite communication requirements of Indian coastal areas in Tamil Nadu. Development and Educational Communication Unit (DECU), ISRO Dr. I. Arul Aram INR. 85,000/- Completed
2006-2007 “Training the Trainers for Media Teachers and Trainers in Asian Counties” – Refresher Courses jointly with Radio Nederland Training Centre (RNTC), Hilversum, The Netherlands. NUFFIC, Dutch organization for internationalisation in education Dr. C. Velayutham INR. 3,56,000/- Completed
2003-2004 Telemedicine utilization study in Sankara Nethralaya Eye Hospital in Chennai. Development and Educational Communication Unit (DECU), ISRO Dr. I. Arul Aram INR. 50,000/- Completed
2003-2004 Telemedicine utilization study in Apollo Hospitals, Chennai. Development and Educational Communication Unit (DECU), ISRO Dr. I. Arul Aram
Dr. P. Subramaniam
INR. 50,000/- Completed