Programmes

New fellowship agreement with CIIT

TWAS and the COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) have signed an agreement that will allow postgraduate students, postdocs and visiting scholars to study at CIIT in Pakistan. Deadline for applications is 31 August 2013.

TWAS Fellowships: Call for applications now open

25 April 2013. Postgraduate, postdoctoral and advanced research fellowships available to scientists from developing countries. Deadlines vary.

IAP in Rio

The IAP Conference on "Grand Challenges and Integrated Innovations: Science for Poverty Eradication and Sustainable Development" is hosted by the Brazilian Academy of Sciences in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Disaster Risk Reduction: Workshop in Bangkok

22 January 2013. Capacity development for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation, with a focus on hydro-meteorological hazards, floods, droughts as well as geophysical hazards as earthquakes and tsunamis in South and Southeast Asia, will be the theme of the fourth regional workshop of the CATALYST Project. The three-day workshop will take place at the United Nations Conference Centre, Bangkok, Thailand, starting tomorrow.

New agreements with UPM

Both TWAS and OWSD - the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World - have signed agreements with the Universiti Putra Malaysia by which UPM will host a number of fellowships each year.

New TWAS-DFG agreement

12 November 2012. TWAS and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) have signed an agreement that will provide up to 30 'cooperation visits' by postdoctoral scientists from sub-Saharan Africa each year.

Elsevier Awards for Early Career Women Scientists

Deadline: Extended to 31 October. TWAS has teamed up with OWSD to organize the Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early Career Women Scientists in the Developing World.

SRMGI in Africa

A workshop held in Dakar, Senegal, on 27 June - under the Solar Radiation Management Governance Initiative (SRMGI) - gave African scientists an opportunity to learn about the issues and join the discussion.

CATALYST - for hazard risk reduction and adaptation

TWAS is one of seven partners in the CATALYST consortium, a European project on 'Capacity Development for Hazard Risk Reduction and Adaptation'

New fellowship agreement with Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre

TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world, has entered into agreement with the Red Cross / Red Crescent Climate Centre (climatecentre.org) and START (Global Change System for Analysis Research and Training, www.start.org) to offer three types of joint fellowships.

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.

Database of centres of excellence in ICT launched

The EuroAfrica-ICT project, of which TWAS is a participant, has launched a database of African centres of excellence in the field of information and communication technologies (ICT).

Two new prizes to honour young scientists from Pakistan

The Pakistan Academy of Sciences and TWAS announce "Abdus Salam Prize in Science" and "Salimuzzaman Siddiqui Prize in Applied Science and Technology".

TWAS-AAS-Microsoft 2010 Award for Young Scientists

25 February. Three African scientists have been awarded the 2010 TWAS-AAS-Microsoft Award for Young Scientists, given by TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world, the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) and Microsoft Research. The award, funded by Microsoft Research, recognizes outstanding research in computer sciences conducted by African scientists that has – or promises to have – an impact in the developing world.

Open-access thesis repository launched

Theses produced by recipients of TWAS and OWSDW (formerly TWOWS) postgraduate fellowships are now being made available online for free download.

Nominations due on 10 June 2013!

TWAS is calling for nominations for the 2013 TWAS-Lenovo Science Prize in physics or astronomy. The prize carries a USD100,000 award. Deadline for nominations is 10 June 2013!

TWAS-UNESCO Associateship Programme continues to expand

Five new centres of excellence sign up for TWAS-UNESCO Associateship programme

2010 Euro-Africa Week concluded in Helsinki

Some 325 participants from 55 countries gathered in a frozen Helsinki to discuss Euro-Africa cooperation in ICT research and e-infrastructures.

BioVision-Lilly Award launched in conjunction with TWAS

The prize will recognize young scientists from developing countries for their excellent research in infectious diseases, with an emphasis on tuberculosis preferred. Deadline for nominations: 15 January 2011.

Update: Third Euro-Africa Cooperation Forum on ICT Research

Progress on the organization of the 3rd Euro-Africa Cooperation Forum on ICT Research: Helsinki, Finland, 7-8 December 2010.

SRMGI website goes live

25 October 2010. A website dedicated to the Solar Radiation Management Initiative (SRMGI), of which TWAS is a partner, is now online.

Promoting Laboratory Safety in Developing Countries

With input from TWAS, the US National Academies of Science have produced guidelines and manuals to aid laboratory safety and security in developing countries.

TWAS 2010 Young Affiliates selected

Each year, TWAS's five Regional Offices select up to five excellent young scientists (below the age of 40) to be come 'TWAS Young Affiliates'.

EMGEN joins Associateship programme

TWAS has entered into agreement with the Eastern Mediterranean Health Genomics and Biotechnology Network (EMGEN) under the TWAS-UNESCO Associateship scheme.

Third Euro-Africa Cooperation Forum on ICT Research

The 3rd Euro-Africa Cooperation Forum on ICT Research will be held in Helsinki, Finland, on 7-8 December 2010. As one of the organizers, TWAS is now accepting pre-registrations.