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A fond farewell
31 January 2012. Daniel Schaffer, TWAS's Public Information Officer, is retiring. In his concluding article for the 'TWAS Newsletter', he speaks about having been witness to the historic changes in scientific capacity taking place in the developing world over the past 15 years.
Science in the Arab Spring
20 December. Science could be both a source and beneficiary of the dramatic changes taking place in the Arab region. But progress will only take place if the movement stays true to its abiding principles of democracy and transparency.
Empowering Africa
12 December. At a time when increasing access to electricity is driving economic growth in a number of developing countries, sub-Saharan Africa's electricity supplies remain stagnant.
Celso Furtado Prize: Call for nominations
TWAS is seeking nominations for the TWAS-Celso Furtado Prize in Social Sciences 2012. Deadline: 29 February 2012.
Nominations for 2012 TWAS Prizes sought
Each of the eight prizes carries a monetary award of US$ 15,000. Deadline for receiving nominations is 29 February 2012.
Announcing Atta-ur-Rahman Prize in Chemistry
22 November. TWAS has announced the launch of the Atta-ur-Rahman Prize in Chemistry. The announcement was made at the 22nd General Meeting of TWAS held in Trieste.
Royal Society Pfizer Award 2012: Call for nominations
The Royal Society is inviting nominations of research scientists working in Africa in the early stages of their research careers. Deadline: 6 February 2012.
TWAS Fellow elected president of ICSU
1 October. Yuan Tseh Lee, a Nobel Prize-winning chemist from Taiwan, China, is the new president of the International Council for Science (ICSU).
USAID and NSF launch new grant programme
'Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER)' is a competitive grants programme that will allow scientists in developing countries to apply for funds to support research and capacity-building activities. Deadline for proposals: 30 November 2011.
TWAS supports researchers in developing countries through a variety of grants and fellowships. The dates for applications vary, and we're telling you 
Excellence in Science: Profiles of Research
Institutions in Developing Countries is a series of booklets published
by TWAS highlighting successful scientific institutions in the South. Ten institutions have so far been profiled: INBio (Costa Rica), CBS (Tunisia), IMRA (Madagascar), CDRI (India), IMPLAD (China), IHI (Tanzania), SAIAB (South Africa), NARL (Uganda), ORI (Botswana) and IMS (Zanzibar, Tanzania). The volumes are also 
