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TWAS launches photo contest
14 May. The contest, whose theme is 'Sustainable Energy for All', is open to all TWAS Members, TWAS Young Affiliates, TWAS Alumni, winners of TWAS prizes, fellowships and grants. The first three finalists will receive cash awards. Deadline for submission of photos is 15 August 2012.
Deadline extended - Innovations in Science and Technology in Developing Countries
TWAS and ISTIC are collaborating on a project aimed at identifying, rewarding and disseminating best practices in the innovative use of science and technology in the development of new products, processes or services that have had impacts on economic development in the South.
CNPq-TWAS Fellowship call for proposals is now open
Applications must be submitted between Friday, 13 April 2012, and Thursday, 19 July 2012 by 18:00 hours Brasilia time (GMT -03:00).
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.
TWAS Fellowships: 2012 Call for Applications
Postgraduate, postdoctoral, visiting scholar and advanced research fellowships available to scientists from developing countries.
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).
TWAS Fellowships: deadline 30 June
Postgraduate, postdoctoral, visiting scholar and advanced research fellowships available to scientists from developing countries. Deadlines vary; the next is 30 June 2012.
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.
Assistance for organizers of scientific meetings in the South
Organizers of scientific activities that will be held in developing countries between January and June 2013 can apply for small grants. Deadline for applications: 1 June 2012.
Africa only: AU-TWAS awards for young scientists
The awards are designed to recognize scientific excellence in African countries. Deadline: 30 June, Africa Scientific Renaissance day.
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
A website dedicated to the Solar Radiation Management Initiative (SRMGI), of which TWAS is a partner, is now on line.
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'.
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.
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.
TWAS and ICIPE sign collaboration agreements
10 June. The International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Kenya, has joined two of TWAS's South-South collaboration programmes.
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 
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