Twas in Action
Through its programmes focused on women scientists, TWAS contributes to activating their full scientific potential
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Announcements
Trieste institutions to gather in support of the 2024 International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Announcements
The Sida-backed grants provide developing world scientists with much needed equipment and more
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A TWAS-Sida grant gives scientists in Kenya and Bangladesh the means to work together on an environmentally friendly approach to tomato agriculture
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A TWAS collaborative research grant supported by Sida fosters research between Kenyan and Malagasy scientists to provide more food through small-scale agriculture
Press releases
Elsevier Foundation and TWAS award seven teams grants for gender equity and climate action projects in the global South; women are disproportionately affected by climate change, yet only 4% of research in this area incorporates sex and gender considerations
Announcements
UNESCO-TWAS Executive Director Murenzi to retire
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SG-NAPI grantee Fatalmoudou Tandina's research aims to help Malian health authorities fight back against infectious diseases that mosquitoes transmit
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Essay details a Bolivian scientist’s journey from motherhood to eco-toxicology
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Inspired by the 2023 AAAS-TWAS Science Diplomacy course, Nazma Ashrafi and Noor Shaila Sarmin from Bangladesh plan to use science diplomacy to support local policymakers as they focus harder on the environment