The Association of Quaternary Researchers (AOQR) is an India-based, non-profit scientific society committed to advancing interdisciplinary research on the Quaternary Period, the last 2.6 million years of Earth’s history. AOQR promotes scientific excellence by fostering collaboration, facilitating knowledge exchange, strengthening capacity building, and enhancing policy relevance across disciplines including geology, climate science, environmental studies, archaeology, and human–environment interactions.