Prof. Anuradha Batabyal received her Doctorate Degree in Ecology from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. She has completed Master’s Degree in Zoology from Pune University, and Bachelor’s Degree in Zoology from the University of Calcutta.

Prof. Anuradha has over four years of experience and was associated with Azim Premji University, Bengaluru as a researcher and guest faculty and was a postdoctoral researcher at the Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Canada.

Prof. Anuradha’s research interest includes Behavioural ecology and cognition. Her Ph.D. research focused on understanding urbanisation's effects on the physiology, behaviour, and cognition of the Indian rock agama. For her postdoctoral work, she explored the effects of various environmental stressors such as temperature, pollutants, and predators on the learning and memory of pond snails. Her interest also lies in science outreach and integrating the concepts of learning and memory into pedagogical principles.

In her spare time, she enjoys hiking and painting.