science policy

Researchers fleeing conflict and war need broad support from the science community and governments, say recommendations from a workshop co-organised by TWAS.

Scientists who have fled from lethal conflicts will join policymakers and the leaders of support programmes beginning 13 March in Trieste.

The final report of the UN Scientific Advisory Board urges a stronger role for science in international decision-making.

The Scientific Advisory Board of the UN Secretary-General is set to meet in Trieste 24-25 May.

At a first-of-its-kind event, grantees recall how help from TWAS made their research, and careers, possible.

Science and policy leaders at a high-level workshop in South Africa explored how to be most effective in advising governments.

TWAS Executive Director Romain Murenzi will be director of UNESCO’s Division of Science Policy and Capacity Building, effective 1 June.

Women comprise only 12% of membership on average in the world's science academies, says new report by IAP and ASSAf.

Sir Peter Gluckman, New Zealand's globally influential science adviser, urges small nations to be ambitious in scientific and diplomatic relations with the world.

Science will be crucial to solving global challenges. But some analysts worry that science lacks a voice in shaping the Sustainable Development Goals.