She holds a B.ALLB Hons from the National Law School of India University, and a BCL and DPhil from the University of Oxford. At the LSE she teaches intellectual property law at both undergraduate and post graduate level. She was Departmental tutor in 2010-11, and LSE's first Regional Champion for India during 2011-13. She is a regular blogger for India@LSE and is a member of its advisory board. She is currently a member of the School's Research Ethics Committee. Siva is a contributor to